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If there is a sense of panic in your household, it's likely to be because you're looking at the catalog of films presented by The Milwaukee Film Festival. You have purchased a six-pack or two of tickets and are torn between the many selections.

Even if you can't afford to take off work from April 21 -to May 5, buying a Pass that allows you, in theory, to see everything, the decisions can be gut-wrenching. Alone most of your decisions are tough enough, but many of us are also attending with other people. 

Then there is the Film Festival Curse. This is where you are in one of the many queue lines outside the theater, waiting for your first-come, first-served seating. You're chatting with the people in line about what you've seen or are intending to see.

Five out of six of the people in line mention a film you haven't selected and begin salivating about how good this film is.

Here's how it goes

Yes, it's generally about...  (Pick One)

  • Gay people
  • Foreign people
  • Historic people
  • Cartoon People
  • Space People
  • Urban people
  • Country People

And Yes, it's a... (Pick One)

  • DocuDrama
  • SciFi
  • Horror
  • PhycoThriller
  • RomCom
  • Teen Themed
  • Coming Of Age
  • MedievilTale

But it's a story that... (Pick One)

  • relates to all of us.
  • awakens examples of modern-day problems.
  • can bring us to tears.
  • won an Award at (Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto, etc.)
  • has a Rotten Tomato rating in the nineties.
  • is the best film a star has done since the network canceled their long-run TV series.

Advice: Never talk to people in line about anything other than how you hate standing inline

Welcome to my world. 

The brilliance of my roommate, Alexa.
What do you have to go through to study dogs?

The Laber Doors.


Two absolutely fantastic sporting events this weekend

At the Master's Golf Tournament

A fantastic round of golf that had (and I'm paraphrasing the commentators) a roller-coaster narrative, as Scotty Scheffler overcame one critical situation after another to win by four strokes. It was almost as impressive as Rory McIlroy's surged from a crowded field to take a second.

In London, A Premier League Fixture

And then I watched the Manchester City - Liverpool football game. All that was missing was the conductor waving the baton. There is a reason it's called the beautiful game.




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