Slog - Comments on SIFF Opening Night: My Brain is Melting http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting Like 14 billion other Seattleites, last night I ventured over to McCaw Hall to catch the opening night of the Seattle International Film Festival. As Lindy West reported, it was star-studded. (I saw the mayor!) It was also, for me at least, a completely surreal endeavor. I showed up around 6:30 and got myself into the line that stretched impressively around McCaw Hall to the north entrance of Memorial Stadium. While in line, we were sporadically besieged by various factions, from patchouli-soaked pamphleteers to the pair of unfortunately adult men hired to promote Juno On Demand(TM) by dressing like... Copyright 2008 Fri, 23 May 2008 12:10:54 -0800 Fri, 23 May 2008 17:39:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Are you sure you weren't sitting next to the 2008 Seattle Mariners?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031223 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 12:42:24 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me David, Oh, had I only known... I'm sure I would have given my seat up to you. (And not have lost those three hours which I will now never ever have back again.)

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031253 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 12:48:50 -0800 Comment by David Schmader I'm actually really sorry I missed it. It sounds like an important night in Seattle postmodernism.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031258 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 12:50:40 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Speaking of surreal, that was one very and very red carpet laid out at McCaw Hall.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031331 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 13:12:14 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me David, I have a few extra jars of Fennel Salt if you want one...

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031354 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031354 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 13:18:23 -0800 Comment by IHATEVIDEOGAMES are you serious? you couldn't find a seat so you left? i must've gotten in line at around 6:45 and found seats easily. the hollywood shit in the movie was pretty lame near the beginning, but the violence was really well done and all the stuff with the actual riots pretty much made me forget about some of the cheesy dialogue.

it was much better than i expected it to be

]]> IHATEVIDEOGAMES http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031532 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 14:20:45 -0800 Comment by stinkbug I guess I shouldn't be, but I'm always amazed at how many people will fork over $50-$200 for some glitzy event yet never support local regular events. Oh well.

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031585 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 14:42:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle And I had two spare VIP seating tickets ... that section was fairly empty, as most of us wanted to sit nearer to the stage ... next time ask, I hardly ever use them.

My guess is he was wearing some kind of musk.

@6 is right - the ultra-critical might not like it, but I thought it was a good film, and other than the weak parts with Charlize Theron (memo - don't cast people you sleep with) a fairly decent attempt at representing what happened.

But somebody tell me where the protesters shop ... talk about your fancy dressers ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031754 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031754 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 16:35:08 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I'll bite, Will, speaking of just asking:

Will you give me $9000? I have a little pile of bills I really need to deal with. Better sooner than later, what with finance charges and such.

Let's do this!

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031812 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031812 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 17:30:53 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Sorry, I'm not a protester, so I don't have $9000 lying around to buy sweaters with.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/siff_opening_night_my_brain_is_melting#c1031826 SIFF Fri, 23 May 2008 17:39:47 -0800