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TJ Wells
09/10/08, 11:22 PM
Since i'm going to be attending, I thought a thread dedicated to this year's fest would be in order. The first films have been announced, and I will be updating this post as more are announced:

The Brothers Bloom (D: Rian Johnson) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844286/)
Synecdoche, New York (D: Charlie Kaufman) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/)
A Christmas Tale (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993789/)
Gomorrah (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929425/)
Four Nights with Anna (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1225290/)
Wendy and Lucy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152850/)
Of Time and the City (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232790/)
Cherry Blossoms (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910559/)
The Good, the Bad and the Weird (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901487/)
Everlasting Moments (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0961066/)
Were the World Mine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476991/)
I'm Gonna Explode (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080857/)
Jerusalema (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783532/)
Nights and Weekends (D: Joe Swanberg) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186248/)
Happy-Go-Lucky (D: Mike Leigh) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045670/)
Tokyo Sonata (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938341/)
Pride and Glory (Starring Ed Norton and Colin Farrell) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482572/)
Quiet Chaos (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929412/)
The Dead Girl's Feast
The Boot Cake
Before the Burial

The festival takes place from October 16-29 in Chicago. Advance tickets can be purchased here (http://www.chicagofilmfestival.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CIFFSite.woa/10/wa/pages/Sneak%20Preview%202008). Prices at the moment are $110 for ten admissions ($80 for CIFF members), $210/$155 for twenty admissions, and $385/$285 for 40 admissions.

tomakebelieve
09/11/08, 07:44 AM
I am going to be in Chicago the 19th (or so) to the 22nd (or so). I should maybe look into this... it might be a lot of fun.