Thursday, October 04, 2012

Archive of tweets from the 2012 San Sebastian Film Festival

Note: earliest tweets at bottom of page.

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It's not over yet, actually. Still everything to play for on the Heathrow Express to Ealing Broadway...

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About six or seven big heaves, if that sort of thing is important to you. #heathrow #sorry

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
And 3) Needless to say, I feel great now.

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
2) A nice airport lady took pity on me and gave me a ride to passport control on the "beeeep beeeep" mobile. #beeeep

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
HOWEVER, 1) I left no mess at all, neither on me nor the airport (though caretaker needs to be careful emptying that bin).

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...and basically vomited loudly into a plastic bag I had the foresight to have handy. #GRAAAAAARGH #WORRAWORRAWORRAWORRAWORRA

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...and then, dear readers, I got halfway to passport control and was suddenly hit by the wave that had been coming all day... #terror #etc

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Anyway, so I sat deathly still + made it all the way to Heathrow without vomiting, passing out, dying or "the other thing" happening...

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
--> about was imaginary sandwich either inside or outside (i.e. holding it) my stomach. Dream state was convinced neighbour had same sandwich.

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Basically spent entire flight with my eyes closed, breathing deeply, fighting nausea etc. Entered weird dream state where all I thought -->

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Not going to lie - that was the worst flight of my life. Look away now if you are easily repulsed... #terrorat30000feet

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm aliiiiive! Ha ha ha! I kiss the sweet ground. (@ London Heathrow Airport (LHR) w/ 34 others) http://4sq.com/TWmEJe

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Plus I have to take the painkillers for toothache. If I take paracetamol on top of an already dodgy stomach...is that bad?

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Feel rotten. Like possible food poisoning rotten. This flight is *not* going to be pretty... #terrorat30000feet

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
When I archive these tweets for my San Sebastian coverage, I will, of course, take out the ones about the #pantsclock.

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just in from Closing Night Party. The #pantsclock has struck one. #sadface

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Spanish George Clooney! http://twitpic.com/azl8kd

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just met Ricardo Darin and told him I wrote the Empire review of Nine Queens (true) + interviewed Bielinsky. Ja somos amigos. #sanseb12

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Tempted to crash "los bips". Where's @JamesMottram when you need him? #bips #sansebastard

30 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I think this might be the best catered party I've ever been to. #enormoburgers #juicysteaksonsticks #whateverthoseapplethingswere

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
At the Closing Night Party. #sanseb12 #donostialahostia (@ Palacio Miramar w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/QpExtf

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm at Borda Berri (San Sebastián, Basque Country) http://4sq.com/PAOF2P
29 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes

Silver Shell for Best Director goes to Fernando Trueba for El Artista y la Modelo.
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

29 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes
Silver Shell to the best actress. Ex-aqueo to Katie Coseni for Foxfire and Macarena Garcia for Blancanieves.
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

29 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes
Concha de Plata al Mejor Actor para Jose Sacristan por El Muerto y ser feliz.
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

29 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes
The Special Jury Award goes to Blamcanieves by Pablo Berger
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

29 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes
Urrezko Maskorra / Concha de Oro / Golden Shell: Dans la Maison de François Ozon
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29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Mini Kobe beef burgers at A Fuegro Negro. #festivaldespintxos (@ A Fuego Negro) [pic]: http://4sq.com/Qp86v1

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Cannot believe I listed the things in Judex and forgot the GIANT BIRD HEADS. Google them. Amazing. #judex #giantbirdheads

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
[cont'd] Dialogue: "Remember my evil uncle, the lion-tamer? The lions ate him! We are free to be together!" #judex #franjufest

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Favourite bit: passing sexy acrobat (known to detective) agrees to help, scales tall building, rescues Judex. [cont'd]

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Sexy cat burglar (Francine Bergé) arguably the first screen Catwoman, she's so much like Catwoman. Judex fairly Batman-like, come to that.

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Judex was insane. It had everything. Sexy cat burglars, sexy acrobats, masks, capes, detectives in deerstalkers, secret passages, the works.

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Off to see Franju's Judex, my 35th and final film of San Sebastian 2012. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia #franjufest

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Succumbed to lure of Captain America shield frisbee. Comes with actual shield handle attached. Strongly suspect hindrance to aero-dynamism.

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Lobster on toast plans scuppered by rowdy footballeros. Ended up having, um, over-boiled cauliflower and potatoes instead.

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm at Fnac Donostia (Donostia-San Sebastián, PV) http://4sq.com/SMgolQ

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Only two days left. #pantsclock #sadface

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@OscarJaenadaFC He just went past me on a little bike...

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Bailing on The Delay in favour of lobster on toast (hopefully). Sorry, The Delay. #sanseb12 #festivaldepintxos #lobsterontoast

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
That was some damn fine cheesecake and no mistake. #festivaldepintxos

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Heavenly cheesecakes at Vina: http://twitpic.com/azen76

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Bay is actually an eco-horror / outbreak movie. Not a bad one, depending on your tolerance for found footage movies. Nice isopods.

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Bay = found footage. Et tu, Levinson?

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Quartet press conference still hadn't started by 11.50 so I've bailed in favour of seeing Barry Levinson's zombie parasite movie. #thebay

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
People in Kursaal window: http://twitpic.com/azd68h

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Hurry up, Dustin. Some of us have got 12 o'clock films to get to... #quartetpressconference

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Quartet's more or less exactly what you'd expect. #greypound

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I am getting *really* fed up of having "Harp" as my alarm tone...

29 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
ONCE UPON A TIME WAS I, VERONICA (M.Gomes, Brz/Fr) 8/10. Hollywood Reporter review upcoming of what may be the best new film at #Donostia60.
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

29 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just caught the portrero in my San Sebastian pension with a McDonald's take-out. Taught him the phrase "McVerguenza" (McShame).

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Am I going to regret picking Barry Levinson's The Bay over Marçal Forès' Animals tomorrow? #sanseb12 #DILEMMA

28 Sep Maria Dragus ‏@MariaVdragus
#ANIMALS such a mind blowing movie, if we wouldn't be in the same section of competition, i wish they'd win #SanSebastian #newDirectors
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
---> Brilliant "WHERE ARE MY FAGS?" moment in third act. #theresedesqueyroux #franjufest #lesfags

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Don't think I've seen hardcore cigarette addiction done on screen quite so well as in Thérèse Desqueyroux. --->

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@toria970 Mon Dieu, the *malaise*! They clean her nails up for the film version.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@toria970 Do cigarettes feature heavily? #therese

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Real shame they couldn't get either Emmanuelle Riva (also in Amour) or Edith Scob (also in Holy Motors) in for the Franjus. #bof

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
#468... RT @robbiereviews: @FilmFan1971 I suspect Thing #468 might be that Claude Miller sadly died before it was completed.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Enjoyed Thérèse Desqueyroux much more than Thomas The Imposter. Dumbstruck by 1962 Philippe Noiret's uncanny resemblance to Chris O'Dowd.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Things I Didn't Know #467: Claude Miller has just remade Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux with Audrey Tautou.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Does Herbert Lom's death mean my awesome film quiz prize has gone up in value? http://flic.kr/p/asiuGx

28 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
R.I.P. Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchacevič ze Schluderpacheru - or Mr Lom, to you.
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About to see Franju's Therese, my 32nd film of #sanseb12 so far. #shootingfor35 #franjufest

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Hypnotist didn't quite live up to my absurdly high expectations, but it does have a terrific finale. Decent Scandi-crime / Nordic noir.

28 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
7 BOXES (Maneglia/Schémbori) 6/10. Chaotic city market a great [underused] backdrop for stoppy-starty Paraguayan crowdpleaser. #Donostia60
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28 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
Lasse Hallstrom's The Hypnotist a guilty pleasure; Scandi noir teeteting on giallo. Bit rubbishy, not fit for competition, but fun #SanSeb60
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28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Taking advantage of Keler tent's hospitality (free beer ALL FESTIVAL LONG, did I mention?) before Bertolucci probably also ill-advised.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Went to see Bertolucci's Io e Te instead of going to the Tommy Lee Jones press conference. It was the wrong decision.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's San Sebastian recommendation: The Angels' Share - http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/the-angels-share-film-review-45840.html … #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia #theangelsshare

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Amusing grammatical misrepresentation of The Angels' Share: http://twitpic.com/az3d3m

28 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
@FilmFan1971 thanks. Might squeeze it in tomorrow night. Did THE HYPNOTISTS make you veeeeery sleeeeeepy?
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Billy Connolly is currently in the Keler tent. #jodersikelertent

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
There's a touch of Nigel Havers about Lasse Hallström in real life. #hallström #havers

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Lasse and Lena again. #thehypnotist #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/az2tkp

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Lasse Hallström and Lena Olin at the press conference for The Hypnotist: http://twitpic.com/az2qol

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Come on, The Hypnotist! Hypnotise me. #sanseb12

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@JigsawLounge Only a Neil Five? Bah. (Seeing it now). I recommend ¡Atraco!, btw.

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Oscar Jaenada and Guillermo Francella at the ¡Atraco! press conference: http://twitpic.com/az1aq1

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Eduard Cortes and Amaia Salamanca at the ¡Atraco! press conference: http://twitpic.com/az18gc

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Poster for ¡Atraco! #atraco #sanseb12 #donostia60 #zinemaldia http://twitpic.com/az177d

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
At the press conference for ¡Atraco! #fuckyeahamaiasalamanca

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Next up: Lasse Hallström's The Hypnotist. Really hope The Hypnotist is good. They don't make nearly enough detective movies anymore. #lasse

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Why, yes, I *did* just learn how to do the "¡" - how could you tell?

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Can someone pick up ¡Atraco! for UK distribution, please? #sanseb12

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
*Loved* ¡Atraco! Beautifully made, 50s-set Spanish heist movie. Romantic, funny, moving, lovely performances, gorgeous production design.

28 Sep Eye For Film ‏@EyeForFilm
Ewan McGregor arrives to recive Donostia award #donostia60 pic.twitter.com/8njMoEmv
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28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Cannot believe I missed this story. This is what I get for not checking news sites all week. #croconaplane http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/crocodile-escaped-from-its-cage-on-a-plane-bound-for-melbourne-qantas-confirms/story-fndo1sdf-1226480253414 …

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Really looking forward to seeing The Hypnotist tomorrow. "A detective works with a hypnotist to solve a case". Sold! #sanseb12 #hypnotist

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Having a series of very enjoyable random nights out in San Sebastian. Might stay. #quesejodelondon #donostialahostia

28 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
A *huge* gin and tonic. Or, as the Donostinos call it, a "gintonic". http://twitpic.com/ayxlot

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Now off to see La Sirga. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #pressscreeningsat10pm #normal

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Some gazpacho, earlier: http://twitpic.com/ayvyru

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
And here it is. #secondbeststeakofmylife (@ Casa Vergara) [pic]: http://4sq.com/QXyAVe

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Basically just had the second best steak of my life. #sansebastianfoodfestival #donostiaostia

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Total result. Friend of friend is Spanish #sanseb12 veteran of 17 years, who is taking us round all the best places. #festivaldepintxos

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just totted up San Sebastian films seen so far. Am on 27. #nottooshabby #sanseb12

27 Sep San Sebastián ‏@sansebastianfes
Rueda de prensa de "The Impossible" con Ewan McGregor pic.twitter.com/HdqgMUze
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27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Rape scene in Le Capital is a shocking directorial misjudgement in a number of ways. Presented as punishment meted out by banker "hero".

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm at Bar Etxebe (San Sebastián, Basque Country) http://4sq.com/Qz7ZjF

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Found the Costa-Gavras riveting, largely thanks to great central performance by Gad Elmaleh (Priceless). Unfortunate rape scene though.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Chose the Costa-Gavras film (Le Capital, about bankers fucking each other) in the end. Sorry, Ewan McGregor. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Disturbing in that both parents have simultaneous nrvous breakdowns + are utterly useless. Not perfect but still thinking about it hrs later

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
So, yes, Summer Outside. Austrian coming-of-age movie with Dragus as a 14 yr old whose family is collapsing around her. Avoids usual clichés

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Her name is Maria-Victoria Dragus and she's the star of Summer Outside. Turns out she was also in The White Ribbon. Cheers, imdb.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
One of the nice things about San Sebastian: bumping into the actresses from the films you've just seen... http://twitpic.com/ayueoo

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About to watch Summer Outside. Oh, the irony. #sanseb12

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Costa Gavras movie or Ewan McGregor press conference? Costa Gavras movie or Ewan McGregor press conference? #DILEMMA #sanseb12

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Opening pre-tsunami scenes of The Impossible worryingly excruciating, but acting improves dramatically once wave hits. Cried like tiny child

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Impossible. Spirit of 1970s disaster movies is alive and well in Bayona's tsunami drama. Special effects + child actors very impressive.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Crowd went crazy for 7 Boxes last night. Film-makers and leads seemed overwhelmed by the warm response. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
7 Boxes. Fun little Paraguayan thriller, all set around "Market number 4". Lots of energy, charming lead performances, killer final shot.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...and beautiful images. Maybe a few too many beards. Bellucci stunning, her "face for tragedy" put to good use. #rhinoseason #sanseb12

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Rhino Season. Ambitious mixture of high tragedy, poetry and fractured, impressionistic narrative. Not always successful but powerful moments

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's San Sebastian recommendation: Hope Springs (4 stars) - http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/hope-springs-film-review-47895.html … #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia @sansebastianfes

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I have succumbed to the lure of the Disco Burger. #discoburger #dontjudgeme (@ Va Bene) [pic]: http://4sq.com/SSBlXc

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Don't think I got away with it but might be on the film / video version. Will keep close eye on YouTube...

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Phone number guy seems like he's from the Argentine equivalent of T4. Totally just tried to photobomb his photo with Monica.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Another journalist just asked Monica for her phone number. John Miller would never allow that sort of thing. And rightly so. #ETIQUETTE

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Cannot understand why guy in middle looks so angry... #pressconferencelols http://twitpic.com/ayqw7g

27 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
THE IMPOSSIBLE (J.A.Bayona) 5/10. ¸Que viva Irwin Allen! #Donostia60
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27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Spanish journalist just declared his love for Monica Bellucci. #pressconferencelols

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Monica Bellucci and Bahman Ghobadi at Rhino Season press conference. #sanseb12 #donostia60 http://twitpic.com/ayqtad

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Monica Bellucci at Rhino Season press conference. #labellucci #oylamadre http://twitpic.com/ayqsma

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Monica Bellucci at the press conference for Rhino Season. #sanseb12 #donostia60 http://twitpic.com/ayqryp

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Belcim Bilgin is here too. #yowza

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
(At a press conference, but come on, it's *almost* the same thing, right?)

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Waiting to interview Monica Bellucci.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Nothing makes me cry in movies more than tearful reunions. Would be interested to know if Bayona watched Lassie Come Home in preparation.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Might have something in eye after The Impossible. #criedliketinychild #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #MANLYtears

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's films: The Impossible, Summer Outside, Le Capital and La Sirga. Maybe Colours at midnight too, as I met the director last night.

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Pants Clock tells me there's only four more days left in San Sebastian. #sadface #pantsclock #numberofdays = #numberofpantsleft

27 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Jonesing for pintxos right now. Please give the strikers whatever they ask for, San Sebastian. #diadehuelga

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Result! Got in to 7 Boxes! Nasty few moments in the returns queue there, let me tell you... #7cajas #Donostia60 #sanseb12 #zinemaldia

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Almost hope 7 Cajas is rubbish, just so I can make the "7 Cajas? 7 Pajas, more like..." joke afterwards. #donostiaostia #sanseb12

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
All this Returns Queue excitement is giving me flashbacks to the 1999 LFF... #thereturnofReturnsQueueMan #7cajas

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Right. In the press equivalent of the returns queue for 7 Boxes now. Fingers crossed... #sanseb12 #Donostia60

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Got to admit, am very impressed that McDonald's closed for Strike Day. And at least it saved me doing a Bradshaw. #sanseb12 #diadehuelga

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Going to attempt to get a picture with Spanish George Clooney... #kelertent #noteatenallday #lightheaded

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Veggie thing was really good. Garlic-fried green beans and lightly battered green peppers. #kelertent #salvavidas #sanseb12 #donostiaostia

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Basically eating the Keler tent out of house and home right now. #chickenwings #lambmeatballs #beefwrappedinpineapple #sushi #veggiething

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Keler tent has saved the day! Free beer and food! Thank the sweet Lord! #also #buykeler #sanseb12 #diadehuelga #donostiaostia

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Ooh! Signs of life in the Keler tent!

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I wonder what Monica Bellucci is doing right now? #diadehuelga #everythingclosed #evenmcdonalds

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Going to attempt to get into sold-out 7 Boxes screening later on possibly naive assumption that people won't show up if everything is closed

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I did pass a bar earlier that was clearly having something of an all-day lock-in, but they pretended they weren't. #sanseb12 #scabs

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Week's reviews finally finished. Heading out soon to explore strike-stricken San Sebastian. #sanseb12 #diadehuelga #donostiaostia

26 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
Why can't every film festival have a general strike in the middle of it? #SanSeb60
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26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Strike day in San Sebastian. Guess which idiot has reviews to do? http://twitpic.com/ayhl9r

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
You know, just for once, it would be nice to see a film with Monica Bellucci playing a character that *doesn't* get raped.

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Seeing Rhino Season after all. Apologies to anyone who hears my stomach rumbling. The K1 tends to have an unfortunate amplification effect.

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Which does, admittedly, raise the slightly important question of whether there will be anything to eat today... #diadehuelga

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Wow. Even the McDonald's is closed because of the strike action today. #sanseb12 #SOCIALISM

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Laptop appears to have joined the San Sebastian general strike. Won't play ball at all. Power cable also apparently fried. #badmiercoles

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@pistolerosa As much as anyone else. Film is very generous to all its actors; everyone gets chance to shine. Shoo-in for ensemble SAG.

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Tomorrow is Strike Day in San Sebastian, which is probably just as well, as I have the week's reviews to write... #diadehuelga

26 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fun night out. Chatted to Luis Tosar and Joseph Mawle. No sign of Penelope or Monica though. #booze #food #GIANTCOCKROACH

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Not going to lie: it's chucking it down. #theraininspainisapain #donostiaostia #sanseb12

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's #sanseb12 films: The Dead and the Living, Caesar Must Die, Bypass and The Attack. Enjoyed Bypass the most.

25 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
Me on the 60th San Sebastian film festival, and why I loved The Sessions http://www.empireonline.com/empireblogs/under-the-radar/post/p1298 …
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25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
FrightFest people! Who does Anna Fischer play in We Are The Night? Is she one of the vampires?

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@JigsawLounge Just asked about Hanns Schuschnig for you...

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Anna Fischer and director Barbara Albert, star and director of The Dead and the Living. #donostia60 #sanseb12 #zin http://twitpic.com/ay9m6y

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Anna Fischer, star of The Dead and the Living and We Are The Night. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 http://twitpic.com/ay9jx2

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Ricardo Darin just walked out onto the terrace. Really tempted to go out and tell him I wrote the Empire review for Nine Queens (true).

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@filmboyd I wouldn't have been able to restrain myself. "CHUS LAMPREAVE!", I would have shouted. #chuslampreave

25 Sep Boyd van Hoeij ‏@filmboyd
I'm not easily impressed by running into famous people at festivals but when Chus Lampreave walked past me this morning #filmnerdorgasm
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Now waiting to interview Scott Graham, Joseph Mawle and Chloe Pirrie for Shell. Penelope Cruz apparently here too. Haven't seen her though.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just interviewed Michel Franco, writer-director of After Lucia. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #whatsinthecake

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Luis Tosar, outside the Maria Cristina. #sanseb12 #donostia60 @sansebastianfes http://twitpic.com/ay8mp1

25 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
I really liked the Taviani bros' Caesar Must Die; wondering if retro-neo-realism is actually a genre... #SanSeb60
Retweeted by Matthew Turner

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Enjoyed Bypass. Ending a bit muddled but some big laughs along the way. Keen to see previous film by co-directors now. Remake would work.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
How many cans of Burn can I legitimately bring back to England? And in a related question, how does one acquire a mule? #thegreattasteofburn

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Could do with a good laugh after today's films so far. Come on, Bypass - que traigas los lols. #loslols #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Next up: Bypass, a Spanish comedy about a guy who tells a terminally ill girl he loves her and then gets stuck with her when she recovers.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
In a fictionalised version you could have dovetailed prison hierarchy drama with plot of Julius Caesar. That would have been great.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Caesar Must Die (prisoners putting on Julius Caesar) all very worthy etc but I felt like the fictionalised version might have been more fun.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Coincidentally, am headed to that very hotel later today... *checks statute of limitations on restraining order*

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
MASSIVE crowd outside the Maria Cristina Hotel just now. Can only assume Monica Bellucci has arrived. #jodersilabellucci #Donostia60

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Dead and the Living (girl discovers grandfather was in the SS) was...okay. Held together by likeable central performance. Bit too long.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About to watch Caesar Must Die. It is only 76 minutes long. #fourstarrunningtime

25 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
John Hawkes: what a nice, unassuming chap. He's coming to London, you know. #SanSeb60 #LFF #thesessions #booknow
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25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Ridiculously high showing for Savages there. Can only assume it gains something in translation. #wargasms #neverforget

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Current runners and riders for the #sanseb12 Audience Award: http://twitpic.com/ay5uiu

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Finally got to see Shell. Impressive debut, emotionally tense, strong central performance from Chloe Pirrie, good use of Michael Smiley.

25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@blakebacklash @SpodoKomodo @vealfromfu @marvmarsh JED IS HERE. I just stood next to him.

25 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
So, After Lucia a disturbing portrait of a grieving, bullied girl. Makes Lord of the Flies look like birthday party.
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25 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's #sanseb12 films: The Dead and the Living, Cesar Must Die, Bypass and then maybe The Attack and Venuto al Mundo.

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The one on the right is banana wrapped in caramelised bacon... #festivaldepintxos http://twitpic.com/ay1emc

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
San Sebastian Top Five so far: Argo, The Sessions, Foxfire, After Lucia, Blancanieves. #sanseb12 #sansebtopfive #Donostia60

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Mop-up screenings for Looper should be called Looper Scoopers.

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Pimento con bacalao at La Cepa. (@ La Cepa) [pic]: http://4sq.com/UrKabI

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@BartfromRaw Are you seeing the other Imposter while you're here? #thomastheimposter #sanseb12

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Things I hadn't realised: Emmanuelle Riva (star of Haneke's Amour) is in two Franjus: Therese and Thomas The Imposter #sanseb12 #Donostia60

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Doing my first Franju of #sanseb12: Thomas The Imposter. #theotherimposter #Donostia60 #franjufest

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Keler tent, yesterday... http://twitpic.com/axylv4

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Wind was so strong yesterday that the Keler tent roof blew off... #sanseb12 @peterbradshaw1 http://twitpic.com/axylgz

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Properly devastated by After Lucia. Slowly, remorselessly tightens its grip until you can barely breathe. Don't miss it. #Donostia60

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fuuuuuuuuuck. #afterlucia #Donostia60 #sanseb12

24 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
Bit late to The Sessions (aka The Surrogate); lovely and light. Serious awards potential for all - great support from Bill Macy. #SanSeb60
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24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today at San Sebastian: 7 Days in Havana - http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/7-days-in-havana-film-review-47169.html … #Donostia60 #sanseb12 #zinemaldia @sansebastianfes

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Oh my God. MONICA BELLUCCI IS HERE! #bestfilmfestivalEVER @PaulEGreenwood

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
If John Hawkes doesn't get an Oscar nomination for The Sessions, there is officially no justice. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
This festival is really kicking up a notch today. Two great films so far + high hopes for Shell and After Lucia later #sanseb12 #Donostia60

24 Sep Eye For Film ‏@EyeForFilm
If that's not enough for you festival fiends, we've another diary from SanSeb: http://bit.ly/UJDrgi #60sansebastianfes #sanseb12 #Donostia60
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24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Looking forward to The Sessions. Have heard great things so far. "Best film I saw at Sundance"-type things.

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@SpodoKomodo I did not know that. Angelina Jolie makes sense for Legs.

24 Sep Indy Datta ‏@SpodoKomodo
@FilmFan1971 You know Foxfire (by Joyce Carol Oates) has been adapted before, right? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116353/ …
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24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Poster for The Artist and the Model. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 http://twitpic.com/axvb0c

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Why does it take a male, French director (Laurent Cantet) to make a film about a 1950s girl gang? #flyingbechdelpass

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Foxfire straight into my #Donostia60 top 3. Great story (about secret 1950s girl gang), superb performances from cast of unknowns #sanseb12

24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Only managed four in the end yesterday. I blame Wellington. #filmfanfail

24 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
P-DL is the 'Suspiria' of "romantic comedies": a pummelling, exhaustingly exhilarating sensory assault. Nothing if not accurately titled.
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24 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (Anderson '02) 10/10. I'm near-speechless with relief, & some surprise, that a decade on this *is* still my #1. #Donostia60
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24 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's films: Foxfire, The Sessions, After Lucia, Shell and Thomas the Imposter. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@El_Duderino81 @PaulEGreenwood If you get Rashida, I am prepared to concede. Although apparently Naomi Watts is coming in...

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@PaulEGreenwood Your Richard Gere interview makes it #sansebastian2zurich1 #nogereinterview #notevenforreadymoney

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fourth film of the day: Here and Now.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Is Here and There the Here and There that won the prize at Edinburgh or was that the other Here and There?

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Confession: it has rained a bit in San Sebastian today too. It's 30 degrees though, so it's like walking in a warm shower.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About to watch Trueba's The Artist and the Model. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Captain America shield frisbee! @montimer @chelleajohnson http://twitpic.com/axoj5t

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Second favourite pintxo: crab meat cone with hint of tomato: http://twitpic.com/axoio5

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Result. Picked up ticket for Thomas The Imposter tomorrow. #theotherimposter #franjufest #sanseb12

23 Sep Eye For Film ‏@EyeForFilm
Let us make you insanely jealous with our 1st diary entry from this year's San Seb film festival: http://bit.ly/UGehiM #60sansebastianfes
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23 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
Keler tent threatening to blow away in sudden high winds. Staff manning poles. #donostia60 #freebeerblown
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23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@robbiereviews #Accents in abundance, I grant you. Rather front-loaded on the #nudity though. #LinesOfWellington #MALKOVICH

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
3 hours of Lines of Wellington worth it for the scene where Wellington (Malkovich) outlines the recipe for Beef Wellington to Vincent Perez.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve both on stage for Lines of Wellington!

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Right then. Bring on the accents, the nudity and the Malkovich! #accents #nudity #MALKOVICH #LinesOfWellington #3hourversion #sanseb12

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@silent_london There's very little of the sort of bullfighting you might be worried about. Mostly cape-twirling, not killing.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Capacity in K1 at the Kursaal is 1806. This photo doesn't do it justice. #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/axlp5n

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I gather it's raining and cold in London? #DIPLOMATICSILENCE

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@andyffgibbons @robbiereviews This version is 3 hours. It's adapted from a series, so makes sense if it's longer.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Grabbing pintxos before settling in for 3 hr epic The Lines of Wellington. Hashtags provided by @robbiereviews. #nudity #accents #MALKOVICH

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's San Sebastian recommendation: The Imposter (5 estrellas) - http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/the-imposter-film-review-47262.html … #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #zinemaldia @sansebastianfes

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Very curious to know if the simultaneous translators get to watch the films beforehand. #sanseb12

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Luchini is now shouting about ducks. #gallicshrug

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fabrice Luchini managing to quote Dostoyevsky and complain about his hotel room at the same time. #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/axknhp

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Just spotted the (excellent) simultaneous translator in the booth above. Can't take my eyes off him now.

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fabrice Luchini and Francois Ozon at the press conference for In The House. #sanseb12 #donostia60 http://twitpic.com/axkjoe

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Checking out press conference now to see what Ozon and Luchini have to say about it. #inthehouse

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Really enjoyed Ozon's In The House. Twisted, darkly funny story-telling drama; Luchini and KST both on top form. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Shame Ozon isn't here. Could have said "Ozon's in the house for Ozon's In The House". #sanseb12

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's films: In The House, Lines of Wellington, Here and There, The Artist and the Model and The Cleaner. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Full house for Ozon's In The House. #sanseb12 #donostia60 #danslamaison http://twitpic.com/axj9cj

23 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@sansebastianfes There's one missing! #dondeestamaribel

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Keler Tent even has free wifi. The LFF *really* needs a Keler Tent. #fuckyeahthekelertent #donostiaostia

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
#fuckyeahthekelertent http://twitpic.com/axd4dv

22 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
Keler tent boasting an Austin Powers vibe tonight. Very in keeping with retro vibe of films I've seen #donostia60
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The DJ at the Keler tent is on fire tonight. I don't know what this is, but it's great! #fuckyeahthekelertent http://4sq.com/P9AvFP

22 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
solid enough day at #Donostia60 post-Argo: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (E.Raheb), ☺ (G.Araki '07) and THE DEAD MAN AND BEING HAPPY (J.Rebollo) all 6/10
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Free beer. Free food. All night. EVERY night. You don't get that at the LFF, etc. #fuckyeahsansebastian

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Already seen nine films in two days. Best so far: Argo and Blancanieves. Both will be in #sanseb12 Top Five. #Donostia60

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Not sure I can manage six films in a row tomorrow, especially if one of them is three hours long (Lines of Wellington). #donostiaostia

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Remembered from last year by the staff of the Keler Tent too. Embarrassing...but also kind of cool. #kelertent #sansebastard @PeterBradshaw1

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Turns out you don't even need a card this year... #KELERTENT #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/axcf42

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Wish I'd thought to bring last year's Keler Tent card. #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #kelertent

22 Sep Damon Wise ‏@yo_damo
Pablo Larrain's use of digital in No is ingenious, though I think I prefer his more sombre movies. #SanSeb60
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Had a similar problem with The Dead Man and Being Happy as with Après Mai: great first half, increasingly repetitive / dull second half.

22 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
Blancanieves a silent b&w (odd moments of S&M aside) treat. Snow White and bullfighting dwarfs, oh my. #donostia60
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
.@montimer Yes, it's fantastic. Note-perfect from start to finish. Affleck now three for three. #argo

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
That said, if Argo is going to pick up a Best Supporting nod, Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston both in with a shout. #argo #sanseb12 #noms

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
--> Argo, except that his performance is so brilliantly subtle that it still feels like support, even though he's the lead.

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I've said in the past that - like Jude Law - Ben Affleck is a terrible lead but a great supporting actor. May have to retract that after -->

21 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
Two more at #Donostia60: BLANCANIEVES (P.Berger, Spain, 7/10) an unexpected delight. SILENT CITY (T.Anna, Benelux, 4/10) starts OK, fizzles.
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22 Sep Boyd van Hoeij ‏@filmboyd
Finally a movie that lives up to the hype. ARGO's awesome. #Donostia60
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22 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
ARGO (Affleck) 7/10. 'Retro', rather. Niftily out-Clooneys Clooney, anyway. #Donostia60
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Hmmm. Liked the first half of the Assayas (Après Mai) much more than the second. Really wears out its welcome. #sanseb12

22 Sep Joe Utichi ‏@joeutichi
Amazing orchestral performance of music from The Impossible and The Orphanage. Thanks @FilmBayona. pic.twitter.com/cvh2gbJl
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22 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
Argo meanwhile shows Ben Affleck's mastery of tension just gets better. #donostia60
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22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Pablo Larraín's No was very good too, btw. Couldn't say that earlier because had to run from Victoria Eugenia to Principal. #sanseb12

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...and everything. About to watch Après Mai. Fortified with a swift cafe con leche.

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The tortilla de bacalao they do here is, hands down, my favourite pintxo. El dueño remembered me from last year and e http://4sq.com/UC4c6f

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Enjoyed Post Tenebras Lux. Not sure I understood it, but I enjoyed *trying* to understand it. #kidsdonttrythisathome #sanseb12 #Donostia60

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Sitting down for No. Big fan of Tony Manero + Post Mortem so have high hopes for this. Also, Demetrios tells me it's a laugh riot #sanseb12

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Director and cast of Blancanieves. #sanseb12 #donostia60 http://twitpic.com/ax68ik

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Thrilled to see Scoot McNairy getting such great parts. He's as good (and as unrecognisable) in Argo as he is in Killing Them Softly.

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Poster for The Dead Man & Being Happy (also showing at LFF): http://twitpic.com/ax5xiy

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Hard to disagree at this point. RT @mant_a_tangi: @FilmFan1971 Ebert has already called it the favourite for Best Picture #Argo

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'll be very surprised if Argo doesn't win the SAG award for Best Ensemble Cast. Oscar chances fairly high too, surely? Dir, scrnplay, pic?

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's films: Argo, No, Post Tenebras Lux, Après Mai and The Dead Man & Being Happy. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
By the mighty beard of Ben Affleck, Argo is fantastic. Already in my top five for the LFF. Just brilliant. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's San Sebastian review: Savages - http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/savages-film-review-48401.html … #Donostia60 #sanseb12 @sansebastianfes #savages

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Right then, Affleck. Let's do this. #argo #noembargo

22 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Highly successful on Party Task 1. Massive fail on Party Task 2. I will talk to Ricardo Darin before this festival is out though. Oh yes.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
They are STILL not letting us in. Also, no-one else seems to have bothered to wear a suit to this party. Tchuh.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Why does una caña in Spain taste better than a pint of lager back home? #MYSTERY

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Squiggly pattern being projected on church #2 http://twitpic.com/ax026g

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Spirally pattern being projected on church #1 http://twitpic.com/ax01zz

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Half an hour *early* for the party. Joder. Don't they know the screening of Argo is at 9am tomorrow morning?!? #donostiaostia

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Contemplating bringing Julia Roberts Flickbook as talking point. Apparently there's a Meryl Streep one too. #collecthemall #sanseb12

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Tasks for Opening Night Party: 1) Quickly identify exit point for pintxo / canapé deployment, 2) Meet Susan Sarandon. #SanSebastard

21 Sep Gloria C.M. ‏@GloriaCandeleda
¡ Viva Susan Sarandon y la madre que la parió! #SanSebastián
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21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@Spanishcineblog It's great. Much darker than you'd think, too - it's not really played for laughs.

15 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
General strike in Spain on Wed 26 Sep: #Donostia60 will operate very restricted programme (i.e. films in Kursaal only.) http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/in/pagina.php?ap=1&id=3033 …
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21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Thought pigeon in Amour was a shoo-in (literally) for Best Animal Performance of #Donostia60 until I saw Pepe The Cockerel in Blancanieves.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Maribel Verdu deliciously evil in the Wicked Queen role. Bullfighting dwarves! A scene-stealing cockerel! Blancanieves has it all #sanseb12

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Blancanieves is wonderful. An inspired retelling of Snow White, done silent movie style and setting the story in 1920s Spain. #Donostia60

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Now have Catch The Pigeon theme in my head. #dastardly #muttley #pigeon

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
About to watch Blancanieves, my third Snow White film this year. #snowwhite3 #thistimeitspersonal #Donostia60

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Bearded man next to me was in floods of tears. AMOUR SPOILER: I confess I was childishly amused by the extended Catch-The-Pigeon sequence.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Amour every bit as good-slash-devastating as I'd been lead to believe. Trintignant and Riva both astonishing. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
EXACTLY like that. RT @chuckmcduck: @FilmFan1971 like a Mr Youngs screening in the good old days?

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Haneke, you bastard. #MANLYTEARS

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
This...this just isn't right... http://twitpic.com/awxz3c

21 Sep Amber Wilkinson ‏@NinjaWorrier
Arbitrage btw a cracking thriller spearing not just big moneybrokers but also the evils of living life in purely transactional terms.
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21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Animated sequences used really well in Clandestine Childhood. Direction / camerawork inventive and striking throughout. Very solid debut.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Last year in this cinema, I sat next to Frances McDormand for The Deep Blue Sea. Currently sitting next to large bearded man. #notthesame

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Amour is going to make me cry like a baby, isn't it? #sanseb12 #Donostia60 #tears #MANLYtears

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Blackberry flavour... http://twitpic.com/awwamk

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
They have let us in to Amour. Grabbing un gelado beforehand.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
You could tell it was the 1970s because there was a bit where someone played Operation. #clandestinechildhood #sanseb12

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Clandestine Childhood (Infancia Clandestina). Impressive child's-eye-view of growing up in 1970s Argentina, junta and all. Bit too long.

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Massive queue for Amour already, 30 minutes before film meant to start... #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/aww647

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@robbiereviews @trim_obey I did think about tweeting EVERY SINGLE PINTXO, but I'd like to have a *few* followers left by festival end...

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Thing that occurred to me while watching #Arbitrage: I wonder which actor has been in the most on-screen car crashes? #sanseb12

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Shame Brit Marling isn't here too, but I guess you can't have everything. Where would you put it?

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Got to say, I pity the poor bastard who has to type that up...

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Gere, Sarandon and director Nicholas Jarecki all very entertaining in 50 minute (!!!) press conference afterwards too. #sanseb12 #arbitrage

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Enjoyed Arbitrage (the opening night film) this morning, particularly Richard Gere's "garden swan-like" walk. #sanseb12 #Donostia60

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
More pintxos. #festivaldepintxos http://twitpic.com/awue9k

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Naomi Watts splashing about on the poster for Lo Imposible. #sanseb12 #donostia60 http://twitpic.com/awudmf

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Blurry Gere and blurry Sarandon, but you can tell it's them, right? Right? #sanseb12 #arbitrage http://twitpic.com/awu9mn

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Richard Gere talking about "hungry ghosts". #sanseb12 #arbitrage http://twitpic.com/awu940

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Tiny Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon at the Arbitrage press conference. #sanseb12 http://twitpic.com/awtxta

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Today's #SanSeb12 films: Arbitrage, Infancia Clandestina, Amour and Blancanieves. #Donostia60 #donostiaostia

21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Right. Reviews done. Bedtime for Bonzo. Four films to see tomorrow... #sanseb12

21 Sep Neil Young (UK) ‏@JigsawLounge
@FilmFan1971 somebody should develop Pintxoxd to counteract this dependency.
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21 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Letterboxd addiction possibly getting a bit out of control...

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It *is* only Day One. You need to ease in to testicles, I find. #cojones RT @SpodoKomodo: @FilmFan1971 mostly codfish, no testicles?

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Grumble, grumble, got to actually *work* grumble.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
.@JamieDunnEsq @JigsawLounge @PaulEGreenwood I didn't actually have the fried egg one. #apintxotoofar

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@PaulEGreenwood Oh, it is ON. #myfestivalcantotallytakeyourfestival #yourfestivalgonnaendupcryintoitsmama

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Oh, solomillo... (@ Gandarias) [pic]: http://4sq.com/PMdsAh

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Good shout, @samrigby... (@ Bar sport) [pic]: http://4sq.com/PEEzyI

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Didn't have these, to be fair. But still. #TRIPLEMUSHROOM http://twitpic.com/awok9n

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Oh, solomillo... #bitofjuicysteak #greenpepper #seasalt #SOGOOD http://twitpic.com/awok12

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
MASSIVE BIT OF COD. #bacalao #rico http://twitpic.com/awojob

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Mini-steak and chips, pintxo-style: http://twitpic.com/awojga

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
World's smallest fried eggs (with sausage and bacon): http://twitpic.com/awoj9n

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Monkfish, in Spanish, is "rape". #awkward

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Apparently Susan Sarandon is here. I MUST FIND HER! #sanseb12

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
So pleased the Keler Tent is back this year. Basically, free food and (really good) beer ALL FESTIVAL LONG. #jodersidonostia

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
O2 have twigged that I haven't used 3G today and have sent me a hilarious begging text.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Dos cañas. Muchos pintxos. Hombre contento. #jodersidonostia

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Start as you mean to go on, I say... #pintxotime http://twitpic.com/awnhtw

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Every time I walk past the McDonald's in San Sebastian, I am reminded of @PeterBradshaw1's moment of McShame last year.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Watching the rest of Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest before meeting @NinjaWorrier for beer and pintxos.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...in I'll Be There. #alovelycanoburn

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It was a sad, sad day when they stopped selling this in the UK. Charlotte Church has a whole fridge full of it in http://twitpic.com/awmrh1

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@evolheather Bless you. xx

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
There is a house on this island. A house! I wonder who lives there? #montecristo http://twitpic.com/awmliz

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Kursaal (delegate centre, sort of) from Mount Urgull: http://twitpic.com/awml5x

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Germans got here first, obviously... http://twitpic.com/awmkol

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
A delightful shade of blue. http://twitpic.com/awmke6

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
This whole time I thought this was a statue of Mary. Get all the way up here, turns out it's Jesus. http://twitpic.com/awmj4s

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Trying not to look smug. Failing miserably. #sansebastard http://twitpic.com/awmio2

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
If this had come out better, I might have made it my new profile pic... http://twitpic.com/awmi6v

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It's a...it's...um...it's a...no, I've got nothing. What is it? http://twitpic.com/awmhcx

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Even public toilets are cool in San Sebastian. #sanseb12 #toilets http://twitpic.com/awmgvd

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It is a little known fact that when he wasn't painting, Dali designed children's playgrounds... http://twitpic.com/awmgg6

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@_ikkin_ @louiseyb23 Saw this. Thought of you. #barr #bear #barr http://twitpic.com/awmg26

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The Deep Blue Sea (@twhiddleston, not sharks) is playing in normal cinemas in San Sebastian, a year after it played at the 2011 festival.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
It shows her accepting an award (and laughing). #juliarobertsflickbook #sanseb12

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Weird freebie in #sanseb12 gift bag: a Julia Roberts flickbook http://twitpic.com/awks60

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Behind this (the delegate centre), there's a beach. #SanSebastard http://twitpic.com/awk82e

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
.@robbiereviews You had me at "Malkovich". #nudity

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Sold! RT @robbiereviews: @FilmFan1971 It's worth the effort. Many great moments, many more amusingly naff ones. #accents #nudity #MALKOVICH

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I should probably make the effort to see Lines of Wellington. Three hours long though! And clashes with loads of other things. #woes

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
There are actually 18 LFF films at San Sebastian - Lines of Wellington fooled me by not being listed under that name. #sanseb12

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@sineadmw WiFi is free almost everywhere - I'm in a cafe right now. O2 have a very reasonable daily roaming rate this year though.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Press screenings here go on from 9am until midnight. At this rate I'll be seeing 6 films a day for 9 days. #sanseb12

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Fans of The Rabbi's Cat (Le chat du rabbin) might like to know the director has a new film out: http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/mobilin/pelicula.php?ano=2012&codigo=248 … #dayofthecrows

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
The #PowerSlab, incidentally, is already worth its weight in gold. Eternally grateful to @CatTurner. http://twitpic.com/awiaju

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@kellyanneharmer It's basically a standard tortilla de patata with ham in the middle.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
.@craigfilm @LondonFilmFan I like #SanSebastard so much I might start using it myself.

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
But first, breakfast... http://twitpic.com/awi6pg

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Later, I'm going to walk to the top of this hill. Failed to do that last year, somehow. http://twitpic.com/awi6l3

20 Sep London Film Fanatiq ‏@LondonFilmFan
I may have to unfollow @FilmFan1971 for a couple weeks. #SanSebastard
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20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Press pass picked up. Now to spend a happy few hours going through the screening schedule. With pintxos. #sanseb12 #festivaldepintxos

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
You don't get this at the LFF... #fuckyeahsansebastian http://twitpic.com/awi37t

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
#fuckyeahsansebastian http://twitpic.com/awi2v3

20 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I have a balcony that looks onto the street. Worried I might accidentally do a Brian. #notthemessiah #averynaughtyboy

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
First plate of pintxos: http://twitpic.com/awe2z7

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Looking forward to this one. Nice poster. #blancanieves #alsoatLFF #fuckyeahmaribelverdu http://twitpic.com/awdv9z

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
YES! There's a Keler tent! @peterbradshaw1 @yo_damo @joeutichi

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Right. Off out in search of pintxos. #fuckyeahsansebastian

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
For some reason, it never occurred to me that I might need more than one of those Euro-plug converter thingies this year. #idiotabroad

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
@samtromans @dexfletch @thedancinmouse San Sebastian isn't going to be the same without you guys there. #sadface #funtimes

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Staying in a Pension this year, right in the centre of the old town. Very nice. http://twitpic.com/awdcrz

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm at Donostia-San Sebastián (Donostia-San Sebastián, PV) http://4sq.com/NCIJc3

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Also, am a sucker for rhyming things.

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Apologies to anyone offended by "trolley dollies". One of my best friends is a *ahem* cabin crew member and that's what she calls the job.

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I had a row to myself so contemplated making a start on Game of Thrones but didn't want trolley dollies to think I was watching porn.

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
--> mine and what did I do with it? Watched an episode of Tom Baker era Doctor Who (The Sun-makers) and played Blast-A-Way. #padley

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Whole reason I bought an iPad was jealousy after seeing so many people with one on my flight to San Sebastian last year. This year I had --->

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Apparently, it's going to be 28 degrees in San Sebastian tomorrow. I mention this purely in passing. #fuckyeahsansebastian

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
How long is it going to take me to burn through 25MB on the iPhone if all I do is look at Twitter, Facebook and gmail? #idiotabroad

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Pic from flight. #clouds #nubes http://twitpic.com/awcqzj

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Excited about the Retrospective strand at SanSeb. They're showing three Franju films I've never seen: Therese, Judex + Thomas The Imposter.

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
There's no way of knowing whether it hurt or not but I didn't want to risk my own personal Terror At 50,000 Feet. #SHATNER

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
...(even though I've had no tooth pain in 3 weeks), I dosed myself with painkillers before the flight.

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
Unable to get a non-emergency dental appointment before I left and fearful of the receptionist's words about plane travel setting it off...

19 Sep Andrew Jones ‏@EthanRunt
I wanted to see what @filmfan1971 would be up to this next week, and I found this is at San Sebastian: http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/in/seccion.php?ano=2012&ap=4&id=2878&ck=6022 … Great films.
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19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm alive! Ha ha! I kiss the sweet ground! (@ Parada Bizkaibus Aeropuerto Bilbao) http://4sq.com/QmXAYn

19 Sep Matthew Turner ‏@FilmFan1971
I'm at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (Hounslow, Middlesex) w/ 31 others http://4sq.com/QC32UW