April 2000 – ElectroLund

The Natural History of the Chicken

Director Mark Lewis is described in his short festival biography as “a master of the eccentric animal documentary.”

If I had any idea what I was in for with this double feature, I would never have entered the theater.

What started out as counter-culture basement bands in Seattle quickly became mainstream.

Playing Mona Lisa, based on the play “Two Goldsteins on Acid,” is really a film about life’s meandering journey wrapped in a charming comic shell.

Broke Even is a wonderful example of true independent filmmaking.

Fortunately, filmmaking is generational. Scorsese’s baton has not fallen by Fincher.

Part of my “Article of the Month” series in 2000