Tampa Film Fan

gasparilla film festival starts today

Today’s the day! The Gasparilla Film Festival starts today and runs through Sunday.  Have I got everything?  Am I ready to go?  Let’s see…

• Register with the festival website’s interactive section so I can read and post film reviews, track festival buzz in real-time and plan my film-going schedule.  Check.
• Take some vacation time from my Real Job to attend the festival.  Check.
• Read the movie descriptions and plot my agenda for the week to try and see as many movies as possible.  (I’m especially looking forward to seeing An American Opera, Say I Do, Dark Corners, 638 Ways To Kill Castro, The Host, The Immaculate Misconception, Draw 3! and Never Bet the Devil Your Head.)  Check.
• Give The Husband detailed instructions about taping my TV shows for me and not making too big of a mess (since I won’t be there to pick up after him) while I’m gone.  Check.
• Tell my friends and family that I’m disappearing into a movie theater for the next four days and that I’ll resurface next week.  Check.
• Buy Zone bars and Pop Tarts to sneak in my purse for my in-between-film snacks.  Check.

Yep, I think I’m five by five.  I’ll try to post throughout the festival, but I might not have time.  Off to the movies!