Daily post 04 Dec 2006 08:39 am
Weekend Films & B’days
- This past was a filled weekend.
On Saturday there was a screening of the film Babel which Heidi and I attended. The director, Alejandro González Iñárritu, was present to meet and greet at a post-screening gathering. The film was exciting and certainly one of the better films of the past year, but he was a charming man to meet. Because of this screening, I wasn’t able toi attend a screening of Michel Ocelot‘s French animated feature, Azur et Asmar. I’d have another chance Sunday. (Click any image to enlarge.)
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In the evening, Debra Solomon hosted a birthday party for herself. It was a fabulous event with a lot of people to say hi to. Ray Kosarin, Lisa Crafts, George Griffin, Candy Kugel, Jody Gray, and John Schnall were among those there. It was really a good evening. At the party, George and Candy both encouraged me to go to the Azur et Asmar screening. So Sunday morning that’s where I headed.
– Oh no! It was sold out. There was a standby line for people who had their fingers crossed. 
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get into the IFC center to see the film. Their on-line site didn’t allow you to buy advance tickets, so we were out in the cold.
On line (I mean a real line on which you wait), I met up with Ray Kosarin, Lisa Crafts and Ken Brown. We went for coffee and had a nice time, regardless. We’ll all have to see the film another time.
- Today’s the actual birthday of Debra Solomon. She had sent me a drawing a couple of weeks ago, which I’ll post here. Titled “Relaxing at Home,” it’s not the way to celebrate a birthday, but it’s a funny drawing.
