A miscellany of errands today - the boy having cancelled on our plans (he came up with "better", a shame as I was hoping to take him to see "Hobo With A Shotgun" at the Uptown...), so off - first stop the Hillhurst flea market (garage sales have begun, but I haven't found anything worth attending yet...), here a couple of books - Grey Owl and Henry Miller, a couple of thrift shops (pair of Timberland Loafers and an antique Sunburst bowl), then home for a nap, then the movie.
Not Hobo with a Shotgun, I'd like that to be an IFN pick, but I'm not sure if it's restricted or not. Instead I go to Rubber - the Movie, showing at the Plaza. First a bite to eat at Higher Ground, then the film.
Now I should have been tipped off by the abundance of tires and props adorning the outside of the theater that this was going to be a highlight of the Calgary Underground Film Festival, but I didn't think. Fortunately I was done early, and departing the Higher Ground discovered that there was a line extending around the block waiting to buy tickets. I dutifully got in line, the anticipation improves the film...
And it was - well, interesting. Gory (a staple of underground and cult films it would appear), but self-aware and he somewhat plays with, a nod and a wink, with cinematic conventions. Worth it, if your into that sort of stuff, I'd give it a worthwhile....
Now it's back to work.