This afternoon I read the Spring 2011 issue featuring interviews with Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, and James Caan.
Of all of the interviewees, Vera Farmiga was my favorite. I think the best way to describe her conversations are hilariously articulate.
Her interview is divided into three parts. Click on the following links to be directed to the transcripts on Moving Pictures' website: One, Two, and Three.
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| Miss Farmiga lookin' cool. |
Another nice surprise in the magazine was the interview of Gerardine Wurzburg, director of the documentary Wretches and Jabberers. The film follows the international travels of Larry Bissonnette and Tracy Thresher, two autistic adults advocating for autism. To read her interview, click here. I enjoyed the film very much, and would recommend it highly. Tracy and Larry are two of the many individuals who communicate via typing; their conversations are terribly witty and some of the remarks awfully wry. Their statements reveal a self-awareness which they share during various speaking panels. In their travels to Sri Lanka, Japan, and Finland, they meet with other young adults with autism. And in every country, their drive to communicate their life experiences is contagious.
I enjoyed the movie greatly. I thought Tracy was the most eloquent, with Antti of Finland being a close runner up. For me, one of the most memorable parts occurred in Japan--specifically the reaction of Naoki's mother on the last day of Tracy & Larry's stay in Japan.
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| Tracy and Larry |
Below are some trailers. One for Farmiga's Henry's Crime, and one for Wretches and Jabberers. The former has already hit select theaters in April 2011 after making its rounds at the Sundance Film Festival. The latter has also been released, and is currently available to rent or to own on iTunes.
