Álex de la Iglesia

Working for the company that produces the Philadelphia Film Festival allows me convenient access to VHS screeners of most of the festival’s many films. Last night I brought home Alex de la Iglesia’s very enjoyable 800 Bullets, a comic homage to the spaghetti western. Before we started the movie, a new reality series was beginning on Fox. It was hosted by Monica Lewinsky, because she is famous for fellating the President of the United States.

After spending hours reading the program guide from cover to cover, I have compiled this list of screenings and events I’m going to try to get to at this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. I’ve worked out a schedule which—on top of the regular 40 hour work week—would be physically possible, but it’s improbable that I’ll actually make it to everything. It should be noted that there were a lot of other films I wanted to… See more →