It was a great kickoff to the festival I must say. Racing downtown from work to get to my first screening on time, it was great to see that THE BEETLE, in the Play Circle at the Memorial Union was PACKED! There was a nice Q&A session with the filmmaker of WIN OR LOSE after the screening…where he did apparently need to explain the point of his film, not once but twice…and people seemed strangely confused by the animation bits that he put into the film.
Stopped at Michaelangelo’s for a coffee and a breather before truding out in the freezing rain to see GOODBYE SOLO at the Orpheum…where there was a drive by ticket seller…yup, dude hanging out his window asking those of us on the sidewalk if anyone wanted 2 free tickets to the movie. “Anyone? Anyone?!? Going once, going twice!!!”
Sat next to a guy who really wanted to talk about the film and the ending, but I had to race to my next film, so I felt bad about that. I speed walked from the Orpheum to Bartell, and passed my wife on her way home at a stop light…got to ROCKAFIRE EXPLOSION late a wet…and watched with a true fan wearing a Showbiz Pizza hat, Chuck E Cheese shirt….truth IS stranger than fiction, boy
Got to see a film with my wife, she saw another she really enjoyed…saw one with my son…and he got to see 500 DAYS OF SUMMER which he really liked, and stayed for the Q&A from fellow West High alum Marc Webb…all in all a pretty great night. Crowds were big, and buzzing…the atmosphere was pretty electric, I anticipate it to be bigger as the weekend rolls on…Round 2 starts tomorrow at
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