Ruth Ann Harnisch » In the Loop http://ruthannharnisch.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:07:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Five Out of Five http://ruthannharnisch.com/uncategorized/five-out-of-five/ http://ruthannharnisch.com/uncategorized/five-out-of-five/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:34:11 +0000 rah http://ruthannharnisch.com/uncategorized/five-out-of-five/ Rare day in the Sundance screening rooms yesterday: saw 5 films, enjoyed all.
GOOD HAIR – highly recommended, more on this one later.
ARLEN FABER – great feature film. Every coach, priest, minister, rabbi, counselor, social worker, and confused human should see it.
SPRING BREAKDOWN – enjoyable for what it is, which isn’t much.
IN THE LOOP – I can’t wait to see this one again. I’ll probably watch it every time it’s on cable until I croak. You gotta love Brit wit, or you’ll need an interpreter.
THE INFORMERS – definitely not for everybody, including everyone with whom I went to the screening. All three walked out within the first half-hour.
At this moment, I’m woman-ing the New York Women in Film and Television booth at the Filmmakers Lodge. President Obama, I’m logging more volunteer hours! We’re feeding hungry filmmakers with information, discounts, and networking opportunities.
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]]> http://ruthannharnisch.com/uncategorized/five-out-of-five/feed/ 0 Attention, Secretary Clinton! Security Breach! http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-recovering-journalist/attention-secretary-clinton-security-breach/ http://ruthannharnisch.com/the-recovering-journalist/attention-secretary-clinton-security-breach/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:24:30 +0000 rah http://ruthannharnisch.com/uncategorized/attention-secretary-clinton-security-breach/ Madam Secretary, while you’re cleaning up the other messes left by your predecessor, I respectfully call your attention to a breach of security at the State Department which was revealed at the screening of “In The Loop” at the Sundance Film Festival.

Of course, you should see the movie. It’s hysterical, and it’s probably closer to a documentary than anyone at State would care to acknowledge.

It’s a foul-mouthed farce about the USA and the UK ginning up intelligence to make a case for war in the Middle East.

Anyway, you know all about THAT.

What you don’t know is that the writer-director, Armando Iannucci, got into your new digs with a fake ID and a line of BS.

That’s right, some random Brit printed up a phony press credential with his picture on it, waved it at the security entrance saying, “BBC. I’m here for the 12:30,” and the guard not only let him in, but pointed the way.

He roamed freely, taking pictures for reference to create sets.

When someone challenged him in the corridor, he said, “I’m here for the 12:30,” and the reply came, “Oh, it’s down there,” with a helpful wave in the right direction.

We all want you to get down to business with the important diplomacy and development matters that are your responsibilities.

But first, could you tell the folks at the door to be more careful about checking the IDs?

Iannucci asked the 1000+ people in the audience not to tell how easy it is to get into the State Department.
But I’m tellin’.

(He should have known better – the next screening in that theater is “The Informers” and a lot of us are sticking around for that one.)

Anyway, Madam Secretary, I know you’re busy – isn’t it almost time for your 12:30?

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