'PAPER MAN'
It's tough to say who is taking the bigger risk by screening the world premiere of a looking-for-distribution title from debut directors as the opening night film, the festival or the filmmakers. It could be a make-or-break moment for the film, written and directed by Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney about a man (Jeff Daniels) who imagines a superhero (Ryan Reynolds) as his lifelong confidant, as this will be a high-pressure, industry-heavy audience. For the festival organizers, it could either boost the perception that they can "make" a film or it could make for one bummer of an after-party.
June 18, 7:30 p.m., Mann Village Theater
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'IT MIGHT GET LOUD' 'ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES' '13 MOST BEAUTIFUL . . . SONGS FOR ANDY WARHOL'S SCREEN TESTS'
Three music films, each satisfying to your inner nerd in its own way. "It Might Get Loud," directed by Davis Guggenheim, brings together three towering figures in the rock pantheon, featuring Jimmy Page digging through his record collection, the Edge explaining his effects pedals and Jack White building a guitar from a pile of junk. "All Tomorrow's Parties" creates an Expressionistic portrait of the ongoing British festival series, with footage of Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian, Nick Cave, Mogwai and others. And with "13 Most Beautiful," a screening of Andy Warhol's screen tests is rare enough, but live, languid musical accompaniment by group Dean & Britta makes the event an aural bull's-eye.
"It Might Get Loud" -- June 19, 7 p.m., Mann Festival; June 22, 2 p.m., Landmark 8
"All Tomorrow's Parties" -- June 24, 8:30 p.m.,
Ford Amphitheatre
"13 Most Beautiful . . . Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Test" -- June 20, 8:30 p.m., Ford Amphitheatre
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'DEAR LEMON LIMA'
Words like "charming" and "quirky" have become signposts for "Danger! Keep out!" among most indie films, but with this debut feature by writer-director Suzi Yoonessi, those adjectives seem apt, and the film revives the very notion that sometimes a certain tweeness, when done right, can be as refreshing as an Astro-Pop on a summer's day. At a high school in Alaska, a young outcast -- played with an uncanny mix of bounce and angst by teenager Savanah Wiltfong -- struggles with issues of heritage, identity and fitting in.
June 20, 7:15 p.m., Mann Festival Theater; June 23,
4:30 p.m., Landmark 8
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'BIG RIVER MAN' 'NO IMPACT MAN'
