Febio Fest

The Village Cinemas at Andel, normally a half-empty american style mega-cinema, is hosting a film festival this week. I've already been to three movies, and I must say the place kicks ass. Besides the giant baloon-gateway thing, the paper-cutouts in the trees, and the giant red carpet going through the mall there, the place is great mainly because it's a party. The outdoor cafe is happnin', people are dancing to the variety of musical acts playing in the stupid pseudo-italian restaurant next door, and generally enjoying the hell out of themselves. I've seen more movies in the past 5 days than I had in the past six months. On sunday afternoon I saw Napolen Dynamite, which was weirdly great. Sunday evening I saw some Peruvian movie with Jana. It was about the Shining Path, and how they kidnapped kids for their army. It was in spanish, with french subtitles, so I was a bit confused. But it was good overall. And last night I saw Garden State. My girlfriend regulary accuses me of disliking movies about relationships. This is true. I hate watching dumb people have overwrought heartfelt confessions of infidelity, or tedious discussions of their personal faults and fears. It's all crap as far as I'm concerned. I do enjoy some movies of the type - Amelie, for example. Garden State was about relationships. And it was great. Mainly because it was about people I could relate to. Notably the people that are between college and whatever. I can't recommend this movie highly enough. Go see it. Oh, and it's wicked funny.