True/False Film Festival

[DaveKCMO]

http://www.truefalse.org/

the true/false film festival is a documentary film festival happening this weekend in columbia, missouri. this is the fourth year and the fest is growing rapidly. all the indie film kids will be there showing their stuff, often before it's had a chance to screen at larger festivals (sxsw, sundance, tribeca, etc.). if you're bored this weekend and need quick getaway, check it out!

[KC0KEK]

I've been thinking about checking it out. I'll be there Friday anyway to close on a house I'm buying.

[chrizow]

T/F is really, really great.  it's actually a pretty major event, well-done.  they often bring in the filmmakers to give talks at the screening of their film. 

[DaveKCMO]

very good turnout this year. we saw three films: one was boring (the monastery), two were excellent (third week in october and kurt cobain: about a son, directed by a friend of mine who went to MU).

i hadn't noticed that they have started calling DT columbia "the district". MODESA money, perhaps? they are currently renovating the missouri theater; it will be quite striking when complete.

[chrizow]

do anything else fun in columbia?  it's a great town...i got tired of it after 7 straight years, but now i miss it.

[eclair]

True False was great, despite the frigid temperatures.  Columbia is looking great.  Most if not all of the ugly concrete awnings are down (yippee!) and broadway looks so much better.  I enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Ernies, as well as Mizzou basketball game in Booches, now smoke-free.  Also went to the new-to-me tea room called Coyotea.  I thought it was a sweet place with good food.  Several new vintage shops downtown, if you are into that sort of thing.  CoMo is a fantastic place to spend a weekend.  T/F is a growing fest with international reputation.  We are lucky to have it so close to KC.

[DaveKCMO]

do anything else fun in columbia?  it's a great town...i got tired of it after 7 straight years, but now i miss it.

we went to the ice chalet! always a treat. my b/f got a 1911 map of kansas city MO and KS that is amazing. we had dinner at addison's, coffee at lakota, and lunch at shakespeare's. i will echo eclair's comments that CoMo is looking tons better, but they still have to address the hotel issue... that regency park place is an overbooked dump and it's the only place walkable to downtown! i would like to note that every single stop light in downtown columbia automatically provides pedestrians a walk signal (not button-pressing required!).

on a side note, we experimented with getting there: we took amtrak to jeff city (3 hrs) and rented a car for the 30-mile drive north to columbia. i wanted an excuse to fiddle around in jeff city without committing to an overnight stay.

[alpha_glamourina]

Sounds like you had a really fun weekend.  I've not been to Columbia in years, so excuse me for not knowing where the Regent Park is.  There used to be a Holiday Inn downtown.  Did Regent Park take over it's location, or...? 

[KC0KEK]

we went to the ice chalet!

Small world. We were next door at Gibson Girls having lunch Saturday.

[DaveKCMO]

Sounds like you had a really fun weekend.  I've not been to Columbia in years, so excuse me for not knowing where the Regent Park is.  There used to be a Holiday Inn downtown.  Did Regent Park take over it's location, or...? 

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review ... souri.html

ranks #24 of 31 hotels in columbia, lower than the super 8!

[chrizow]

unfortunately, almost all hotels in columbia are located near I-70 or MO-63 - several miles from downtown. 

i'd stay at the Regency (if i had to stay anywhere) for proximity alone, even if it does suck.

[KC0KEK]

There are a few closer to downtown than I-70, such as the one on Providence about a half-mile south of Reactor Field. In a year or so, the Campus Inn, which is being torn down right now, will be replaced with a Campus Inn.

[chrizow]

true. i forgot about Stony Creek Inn, despite living a 1/4 mile from it for years. 

i never even considered Campus Inn a legit option.  i thought it was just a place for Greek types to destroy after formals. 

[KC0KEK]

i never even considered Campus Inn a legit option.  i thought it was just a place for Greek types to destroy after formals.   :lol:

About 10 years ago, some guy advertised in the Maneater for scholarships for women in exchange for participating in a scientific research study. The first step in the study was submitting to a pelvic exam at a room at the Campus Inn. You'd be surprised how many fell for it before he was arrested.

[chrizow]

About 10 years ago, some guy advertised in the Maneater for scholarships for women in exchange for participating in a scientific research study. The first step in the study was submitting to a pelvic exam at a room at the Campus Inn. You'd be surprised how many fell for it before he was arrested.

I'M A SCIENTIST!  I SWEAR!  AND THEY LIKED IT!

[KC0KEK]

14K turn-out for this year's festival: www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Mar/20070305News005.asp

[chrizow]

"Searching for Truth at the Best Film Festival in the Midwest"

http://riverfronttimes.com/2007-03-07/f ... a-stories/

[DaveKCMO]

giving another shout-out to this event, this year on feb. 25-28. it's become a big draw in the doc world.

http://truefalse.org/

[KCMax]

giving another shout-out to this event, this year on feb. 25-28. it's become a big draw in the doc world.

http://truefalse.org/

True.

[DaveKCMO]

this year's fest is march 3-6. passes on sale now. most "festival-like" atmosphere of any in the region! oscar-nominated "gasland" showed last year, so this is definitely becoming a place to see docs before they hit it big.