Movie Mania!

Well, Chica Cherry has gone to Mexico for our cousin's wedding so I had to work the San Francisco International Film Festival all by myself. Actually, they have plenty of volunteers. They get quite a unique crowd and Gina, the volunteer coordinator, does a terrific job. So this week, CC and I will see five fabulous movies in two days.

On May 7th, we see --
Vasermil: An Israeli film about teens on a soccer team.
La Zona: A Mexican Movie. Viva Mexico!!

On May 8th --
American Teen: It's a documentary a la breakfast club.
Glasses: My personal favorite. It has a dance scene so I am really excited to see it.
The Secret Life of Grain: It is a French movie and I love France.

This year we'll only have seen 7 movies which is quite a let down from previous years but sometimes that happens. We just have to make do and pray we get the right ones. With so few movies to see you really don't want to get stuck watching a bummer film.

There are plenty of movies I wish I could have seen this year like the Danish film, "Just Like Home" and "Secret". Hopefully, they will get picked up for distribution.

Day #30: Run, Fat Boy, Run

Ms Olive and I went down to the Embarcadero Cinema to see a free screening of Run, Fat Boy, Run  directed by David Schwimmer and starring Simon Pegg. All courtesy of the  San Francisco International Film Festival . It is a really good, funny movie. Much of the action of the movie revolves around a London marathon and Ms O actually ran the Flora London marathon in April 2001 and I went to cheer her on. It was cool to be reminded of that time in our lives. 

David Schwimmer came by after the movie for Q&A and he was quite funny and endearing. I did not really like his character on Friends but here in person he seemed so likable. I guess he seemed less neurotic and know it all-y. This is the first feature he has directed. He was wearing a black leather jacket and so was I. When he came down the aisle are jackets touched so I can say that I've touched a celebrity on my forty days.