OPEN SESAME!!OPENING NIGHT....

The opening night film is one of the best I have seem in a while. People are either enamoured by it or it pisses them off. You have love that... It's not that it sucked, but it brings up ISSUES...I loved it and didn't want to see it again so soon. Otherwise I would pull it apart, or maybe criticize it, or love it like TAFFY.

I could also tell you that during the opening night screening i had a bountiful glass of Zin in a cozy corner space at BLUE on Broadway.....My personal pre-party....When I arrived at the real party, everyone was rolling in at the perfect time. . Sean Axemaker (the star of our film, "SEAN DOES TABLET") was there with the same intentions...The biggest problem this year was trying to talk to everyone. How is it possible? Especially in such a big space?

NOTE TO SELF: Must brush up more on butterfly skills. (Some people are gems at it, and it's such a delicate balance.....)

THE POSIES

In highshool, by best friend (mind you we are living in Santa Fe, New Mexico) won't stop playing the Posies in my car. At first, I love them, but then it becomes exteme. It's Posies, breakfast, lunch, dinner. I decide I hate the Posies because I am sick of listening to them EVERYDAY and ALL THE TIME!!!. (This especially makes me cool when I am living in Seattle in early 90's!!!)
So when I heard they were playing SIFF, all I could think about was that cute album jacket with girl and my highschool girlfriend. I wanted to crawl up into a corner and remember akward teen behavior....

After opening night, I have finally found peace with the Posies and actually now appreciate them because they are not being forced down my digestive system.

IT'S THE FIRST YEAR I DON'T GET INTO THE VIP LOUNGE....

Usually we try, we get in and it's sooo boring. This year I didn't even make it that far. By the time I was thinking of it, I saw NICK from LANDMARK, who assured me it was still in fact boring. GILLIAN GAAR (who also reported a bore-fest) ended up geting in with HELEN LOVERIDGE (SIFF's EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). The door peeps apparently carded HELEN, who quietly gave them her title. Hey, at least they are on top of it.....

I'm happy to say I did not close down the joint. I also wasn't drinking that Bombay gin swill. I heard the drinks were rather strong. I opted again for Champagne because red wine destroys good outifts. Plus, I had to interview Miranda July bright and early the next day and that's another story...which is another good story...Let's just say Miranda July made me buy three pairs of shoes...