Last Saturday we went to the annual TCM Film Festival in Hollywood! This was our fifth year going, and every year that we've gone we've been without festival passes (wah wahhh). The festival passes allow you priority access to all of the screenings (based on which one you get). Being that we can't get the time off work to properly attend the entire festival, we usually take one day to enjoy the city, catch a couple screenings, and chat with fellow cinephiles in the very long wait in the standby line!
I was super stoked to arrive and jump in line for Rebel Without a Cause! (OMG note to self...it may have been 85 degrees in the afternoon but the second screening was late at night and I was really regretting wearing shorts. Next year, pants!)
First in line, woo! Last year we waited hours in line for Blazing Saddles, but this screening was less crowded. All the rich people were at another theater seeing special guest Sophia Loren, but our expectations were realistic. We showed up early, chatted with people in line, met a guy who's been blogging about Carole Lombard for seven years, and got into the screening no problem.
Ah, Hollywood! Beautiful weather, and plenty of time between our screenings to enjoy good walking around, checking out bookstores (Larry Edmunds bookshop is a treasure!), and pigging out!
We always go to Miceli's every year for dinner during the festival. It's really close to the Egyptian and it has the yummiest Italian food. Craig's texting our pal screenwriter Larry Karaszewski who was also enjoying the festival; he stopped by to say hello. We also chatted with fellow diners, also there for the festival (and passholders, damn them!).
Sorry 'bout it, Gregory Peck!
Hello Egyptian! You're beautiful and I love you! Our second and final screening (we're wimps, what can I say?) was Adam's Rib at the Egyptian, with an intro by Greg Proops for his podcast Greg Proops Film Club. Craig had never seen the film but we both loved it, of course. And I feel like I could love just about any movie in a theater that beautiful.
Goodbye, TCM Film Fest! Until next year!
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