So as I finalize the roster, I think of the films of years past and try to compare them. They are always like comparing apples and oranges to a certain degree but I try anyway. I’m always excited to see the audience reaction to the films – and this year is no exception. We have happy films, documentaries, a really intense jousting film, a short film about an artisan in Somerville who makes these really amazing bike trailers (and is going to donate one for our auction!), a film about what it’s like to bike the Iditerod trail. As usual, we’re all over the map.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for our Movie Bike Tour on Saturday the 24th. We start at the home of Urban Adventours, where people can rent a bike if they need to. From there we’re traveling to sites of movies familiar (Good Will Hunting, The Departed) to the not so familiar (The Surrogates – Bruce Willis’ latest, The Town – Ben Affleck directed, with Jon Hamm), and we’ll even point out where Cameron Diaz is staying whilst in town filming with Tom Cruise! The finger crossing is for the weather. I’m hoping we have a bright sunny day. Today looks pretty bleak – and I am sorry for the rowers doing the Head of the Charles! Glad the BBFF is not this weekend!
So come on down and support Boston’s original bike film festival – all proceeds support cycling advocacy groups in greater Boston. They really need your support and we’re hoping to plunk down a decent donation this year, so we need everyone to drag their friends to this event. We are having a wider variety of food and the Brattle has CBC on tap, so come on down and join us next Friday and Saturday!
