What in the name of Tarantino is wrong with me??
HOW did I not know about this???
I’m that guy. I’m the one that you call when you’re planning a movie night and need to know what to put on to shock surprise amaze and/or delight your audience. I’m the guy that can give you news reviews summaries and spoilers of dang-near every movie in the multiplex at any given time. I own the region-free player, I’ve got boxes full of imports and bootlegs of movies not fit for marketing to the north american public.
I’m the movie geek.
So why didn’t anybody tell me that my own freakin city was hosting it’s film festival last week??
Or that our godless brethren from the foothills just held theirs?!
I have been walking past the host theatre EVERY DAY on my way to and from my office, and had no idea this was going on.
I missed Zach and Miri Make A Porno, but at least that one has a chance of actually making it to mainstream distribution.
I missed Let The Right One In.
I missed Midnight Meat Train (I actually wrote about wanting to see this one back in June!).
I missed Nerdcore Rising (and what I’m sure was an amazing after party!!).
I missed [REC] (yes I know there’s a remake coming out… that doesn’t always mean it will be as good).
I missed REPO! The Genetic Opera!!! AUGHH that one hurts the most!!! How many sci-fi-horror-opera-musicals starring Giles from Buffy do you get to see?
And I’m sure I missed a whole bunch of other really cool stuff that I will probably never have another chance of seeing and some of it I might have really really really liked!!
I shall either be banned from seeing or forced to see one random movie from The Lobby (kick-ass underground (literally) movie shop on Whyte Ave here in Edmonton) for every festival day I missed.
No movies with subtitles for a month?
Nothing but movies with subtitles for a month?
Forced to read all the talkbacks on AintItCool… [shudder] no, no, some things are TOO cruel.
