FFW day one
5 Jun 2010 12:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
karohemdGot up, had OK breakfast (staff cleared my table twice while I was getting stuff from the buffet, have written note for tomorrow), wandered to the NMM to find the doors locked and not being opened before 10. I also had left my book at the hotel so I wandered around and took some photos instead.
When the doors finally opened, the system was still being set up. Receiving a surprising and warm hug from @Crawther was an excellent start to the day. :D
The first event was the Fantasma symposium with talks from various experts on a variety of subjects from Italian horror films via the image of the vampire in films/popular culture and its history to musings about the fantastic in films in general. In between I had lunch at the IndiaAn veggie buffet which was nommy as usual. All you can eat for under six pounds...
My first film was in fact a selection of short films of which Arbeit für alle was the highlight. A really good and funny German film.
Next, the Fulci classic Lizard in a Woman's Skin which was clearly the product of various acid trips but still enjoyable.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
madwitch would have loved the hats. ;o)
Final bit was Zone of the Dead, a pretty run off the mill zombie film but with good production values and reasonable acting. Nothing special but enjoyable.
The BHF lot was going for food rather than drinks so we parted ways and I went back to the hotel to relax.
Lots of stuff on tomorrow, good night!
When the doors finally opened, the system was still being set up. Receiving a surprising and warm hug from @Crawther was an excellent start to the day. :D
The first event was the Fantasma symposium with talks from various experts on a variety of subjects from Italian horror films via the image of the vampire in films/popular culture and its history to musings about the fantastic in films in general. In between I had lunch at the IndiaAn veggie buffet which was nommy as usual. All you can eat for under six pounds...
My first film was in fact a selection of short films of which Arbeit für alle was the highlight. A really good and funny German film.
Next, the Fulci classic Lizard in a Woman's Skin which was clearly the product of various acid trips but still enjoyable.
madwitch would have loved the hats. ;o)Final bit was Zone of the Dead, a pretty run off the mill zombie film but with good production values and reasonable acting. Nothing special but enjoyable.
The BHF lot was going for food rather than drinks so we parted ways and I went back to the hotel to relax.
Lots of stuff on tomorrow, good night!
