Nearly a week in, I'm finally going to my first festival film tonight, Tony Takitani. I'm going to it based soley on the fact that it's based on a short story by Haruki Murakami (not Murakami Haruki, as the viff guide would have it). I decided to watch the film before reading the story, which I hadn't realized was online until I was googling the film.

As for the viff, the best local site I've come across for recommendations is van ramblings; its proprietor seems to be able to watch more films than the half-dozen bloggers of festblog combined. (festblog link via Darren Barefoot)