Overindulgence at the Idyllwild Independent Festival of Cinema 2011
Wow! Lots of film fans in town. They were looking into shop windows, crowding Cafe Aroma, strolling the streets and clogging the cash register at Woolly’s. There was a line outside The Red Kettle. Parking is getting worse but I don’t mind. I’m delighted because we have so many visitors. A friend overheard a phone call on the Idyllwild Inn grounds. It went like this “You’ve got to see this place. It’s so clean and quaint. There is snow on the ground but the sun is shining and the films are great. They have great shops. Get up here this afternoon.” I agree with everything this person had to say.
Thursday was a great day for the Festival. I got to see the Grover Complex and talk to the actor/writer/assistant casting director Fernando Noor. What a charming person. The enthusiasm he has for filmmaking and life shows the promise that this young man has for the future. His sense of humor and intelligence provoked the most interesting after film discussion that I’ve been to this season. He graciously acclaimed his director, Karin Bullis and his financial backers, his parents. Then we all went into the Rustic Theaters lobby and talked some more.
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