Pardon my unbridled enthusiasm, but given that it is ‘that‘ time of year again, not only are the cinemas full of decent films for once, but there’s a whole festival full of them headed our direction.
In the past I’ve been lucky enough to attend the festival launch parties, and even turned down a job at the festival a few years ago for reasons which arguably I still regret, but that’s a story for another day. Ultimately I’ve never (and yes, this is pathetic) gotten a chance to fully embrace the festival. Honestly, it’s not going to happen this year either, given that my version of embracing would mean taking the week off work, buying a season ticket, and seeing about sleeping in the lobby of the savoy for the duration!
However, I have picked up a select number of tickets so far, limited by aforementioned constraints of having to go to work and thus not having a season ticket.
So far, my seat at the gala screening of There Will Be Blood has been secured, along with the 3D screening of (the latest/directors/shplah cut of) Blade Runner, the obligatory Surprise Film at the end of the week, and Love in the Age of Cholera.
Honestly that last choice is the one I’m most anxious about. Much as I love films, I honestly worry any time a genuinely great novel ends up on the silver screen. Love in the Age of Cholera also happens to be one of my very favourite books, ever, and as such I’m more than a little bit scared of seeing what will be done with it. Having said that, my giddiness about the whole festival is currently distracting me from this anxiety so I’m going to run with this optimistic blur and hope that it at least does the book justice.
One more time: Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
