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July 13, 2011
Traverse City Film Festival 2011: Jane’s Best Bets
Reel Life with Jane
by Jane Boursaw
I’ve been busy poring over the schedule for the Traverse City Film Festival 2011, which takes place July 26 – 31, and stood in line for my tickets today. I love that every year, the film festival folks raise the bar just a little bit higher.
...As for the rest of the schedule, it’s always REALLY tough to choose because 1) I want to see every single movie; and 2) I always overestimate my energy levels. Why, sure! I can see five movies every day, no problem! And then by about the third day, I start wondering why I didn’t schedule a break in there somewhere.
But, as of this moment, here are the films I’ll be seeing:
...‘Battle for Brooklyn‘ (Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley, USA, 2010). I always love documentaries where a group of people take on “the man.” In this one, a historic Brooklyn neighborhood is being torn down to make way for a development that includes a new basketball arena, future home of the New Jersey Nets. The developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, with prominent politicians by its side, promises the project will bring in jobs and low-cost housing, but longtime residents are being forced out of their homes. An eight-year grassroots resistance effort ensues. Geez, I really hope the residents won.
NoLandGrab: So do we!!!
Posted by eric at July 13, 2011 10:48 AM