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Trinity's Daily diary
Day 13 and the festival is beginning to get to me. Thankfully, I've not
tried to repeat my experience of a few years back when I attempted to see 60
movies and ended up in a zombie-like state after trying to catch 7 films in
a row. Even so, it's a draining experience for anyone - only one fun packed
weekend to go.
This year, the festival has certainly upped the star quotient, and we've had
Kate and Dougray, Brian, Billy, Tilda, Tim, and, of course, Sean. Mr Penn
provided his own laconic views on filmmaking to a packed out UGC. If you
want to know more, take a look at the comments he made in yesterday's diary.
One of the favourite games which publicists play at this time of year is
promo one-up-manship. So far, amongst the goodies on offer have been
"reviewer's" pens from The Studio, featuring a cool little green light so
you can see what you're writing; Ghost World t-shirts and comics enclosed in
dinky purple bags; and free CDs a plenty. However, the best freebie - and
one which audiences to Battle Royale snapped up - had to be some ultra-chic
clear plastic umbrellas, perfect for that Edinburgh weather.
Writer/director Philippe Le Guay, in town for the tense Nightshift,
reminded us of the golden rule of scriptwriting. Never ever start your
script: "Early Morning. Winter. Thirty workers start their shift at a
factory." because you know it's just going to be a miserable shoot. So watch
out for "A beautiful day in Provence. A dozen young women dance through the
cornfields." at the start of his next film...
Finally, a little gem from the doors of the Filmhouse toilets: a sticker
proudly proclaiming "The Mike Schank Fan Club". Mike, the loveable musician
from American Movie, has a cameo in Todd Solondz' Storytelling - so if you
need your Mike fix, you know where you can see him.
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