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The Importance of Blind Dating (2005)
Charming and Clever
I adore the work of Stephen Tobolowsky. He's a fantastic acting teacher too. This is a charming piece of work with excellent acting throughout. Clever and amusing. I particularly loved the restaurant scene where there were two different conversations taking place, and the editing between the two was nothing short of brilliant. It's very hard to follow two different conversations at once, particularly when at each of the two tables, identities were confused. In other words, each person at each table thought they were meeting someone else. It was very funny and cleverly executed. Loved the woman sticking something in her ears, to avoid hearing two bizarre conversations while she tried to eat her soup. Susan Carol Davis (producer as well as cast member) and the cast did a great job and managed to convey a lot of information in a short amount of time. Lovely scenery too.
Sordid Lives (2000)
Hilarious and Deeply Moving
It would be easy to dismiss "Sordid Lives" as just a hilarious take on a very dysfunctional community. It's so much more than that. I think the most creative film-makers shine a light into our dark places, our painful places, the places we don't want anyone to see but about which understanding can only come thru seeing.
I love Del's work. I saw a theatrical production of Sordid Lives with Neva Howell premiering the theatrical role of Juanita. So funny but so deeply sad at the same time. After the show, people were commenting on how they laughed until they hurt (one woman said she laughed until she almost peed her pants) but at the same time, wanted to stand up and scream "This is not funny!".
That's a master at work. Bravo, Del.