My Journal of the 2006 Galway Film Fleadh…
Galway, Ireland, July 11 through 16

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Jumping the queue (festival films seen and critiqued prior to the festival)
About Schmidt (Kathy Bates tribute)
I Went Down (Brendan McCaul tribute)
Primary Colors (Kathy Bates tribute)

Tuesday 11 July
C.R.A.Z.Y.

Wednesday 12 July
Le Notte di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria) (Italian archival series)
Driving Lessons
The Last Detail (Robert Towne tribute)
Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave)

Thursday 13 July
I Vitelloni (Italian archival series)
Without Limits (Robert Towne tribute)
Chinatown (Robert Towne tribute)
Johnny Was

Friday 14 July
Pride and Joy (world premiere)
La Gran final (The Great Match)
Small Engine Repair (world premiere) – award winner for Best First Feature
Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg tribute)

Saturday 15 July
An Inconvenient Truth
Villa Paranoia
Once (world premiere)
Wilderness

Sunday 16 July
Fried Green Tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe) (Kathy Bates tribute)
A public interview with Kathy Bates
Knallhart (Tough Enough)

Catching up (festival films seen after the festival)
Lila dit ça (Lila Says)
Middletown

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My Commentaries

13 July 2006: I’m really enjoying the films from Italy, and I’m not just saying that to kiss up to them for winning the World Cup [McBlogging at the fleadh]
20 July 2006: When you see a poor soul, huddling on the street with over-caffeination and sensitivity to light, please do what you can to help [In-fested with film]
27 July 2006: I just feel sorry for Davis Guggenheim because, even though he directed it, everyone insists on calling it ‘Al Gore’s movie’ [Feeling the heat]

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Links to official film festival sites