Halfway through the festival, more or less. There’s still almost two weeks left, but I only have 8 out of 20 more movies to see. My Day Seven was also Memorial Day, but it didn’t really feel like it. It was kinda rainy and gray and not warm – just like I like it. Still, it was a little disorienting. I also found myself at the only Harvard Exit screening of my festival. I drove, of course, (for those of you who don’t know, Seattle bus service totally sucks after 9pm, especially on Sundays/holidays) and ended up parking in an area of Capitol Hill I’ve never been. Huge houses, gated communities – it was a bit spectacular. When I think of the Hill, I often think of squatter punks projectile vomiting into the street (that’s an actual occurrence), but this area was the complete opposite. Still no parking, so whatever. The film I saw was Life During Wartime, a sequel to 1998’s Happiness, with all the roles played by a new set of actors. I don’t really have too much to say about it. If you liked Happiness or like Todd Solondz, I’d recommend it. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the earlier film, but I think this new one is not as dark, but it still deals with the same uncomfortable subjects in a kind of lighthearted manner. I enjoyed seeing Michael K. Williams in a totally different role than he played in “The Wire”, and the other actors were great in their parts – Allison Janney, Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Paul Reubens, Michael Lerner, et al.