tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post5602086878733554170..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: Your session times as requestedPaul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-91731031660630153462007-07-14T12:11:00.000+10:002007-07-14T12:11:00.000+10:00Marty, by my calculation, it is physically possibl...Marty, by my calculation, it is physically possible to see up to 103 sessions (MIFF claims over 100). I'm sure there are people out there who set themselves the target of going to every session, and achieve it. <BR/><BR/>We'll probably see about the same number of films, though I'm taking time off work to do it. Drop me an email if you'd like to catch up during MIFF.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-56839609522801438022007-07-14T12:02:00.000+10:002007-07-14T12:02:00.000+10:00In previous years, I purchased a festival passport...In previous years, I purchased a festival passport and, like Matthew, booked about 60 films but I didn't end up going to all of them. I would normally see around 35-40 films instead. If Matthew does see all 78 films then he may well be breaking the MIFF record. I like to see 1-2 films on weeknights and around 3-4 on the weekend days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-2819606208620258702007-07-14T10:34:00.000+10:002007-07-14T10:34:00.000+10:00Thanks for the pointer, gheist. I had made a ment...Thanks for the pointer, gheist. I had made a mental note to check out more Turkish cinema after seeing Ceylan's sublime <I>Iklimer (Climates)</I>, which was my favourite film at last year's MIFF. I also noted that Sydney screened it this year as part of a focus on Turkish cinema, so I might just check out Erdem's film.<BR/><BR/>MIFF ticketing opens almost 2 weeks prior to opening, and like Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-65328516146858849522007-07-14T10:21:00.000+10:002007-07-14T10:21:00.000+10:00Nice work again, Paul. As predicted the MIFF site ...Nice work again, Paul. As predicted the MIFF site didn't cope with the rush. Releasing tickets one week before the festival start is rather too late, I suppose.<BR/>If there's still tickets for IE left I'll book one tomorrow. Have not found 10 films I'd like to see to fill a mini pass. Huh. <BR/>Definitely go and see: <A HREF="http://zwitscherdiele.blogspot.com/2007/06/blog-post_2526.html" REL="Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-8869848680648904572007-07-13T19:11:00.000+10:002007-07-13T19:11:00.000+10:00I've booked for 78 sessions.And Inland Empire isn'...I've booked for 78 sessions.<BR/><BR/>And <EM>Inland Empire</EM> isn't one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-14626658279009011282007-07-13T16:18:00.000+10:002007-07-13T16:18:00.000+10:00I've booked for:Inland EmpireMister LonelySyndrome...I've booked for:<BR/>Inland Empire<BR/>Mister Lonely<BR/>Syndromes and a Century<BR/>The Man From London<BR/>Time<BR/>Breath<BR/>Shotgun Stories<BR/>The Monastery<BR/>Savage Grace<BR/>The Mourning Forest<BR/>Control<BR/>A Sister's Love<BR/>Woman on the Beach<BR/>Out of the Blue<BR/>Brand Upon the Brain<BR/>Fay Grim<BR/>Yo<BR/><BR/>But I have a whole lot more yet to book, once I've had a better Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-88050600364364570512007-07-13T15:31:00.000+10:002007-07-13T15:31:00.000+10:00Just booked Inland Empire. I will only book other ...Just booked Inland Empire. I will only book other films later on if they start running out of tickets which they always warn you before they sell out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-75784227001762233522007-07-13T14:32:00.000+10:002007-07-13T14:32:00.000+10:00Inland Empire, here we comeInland Empire, here we comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-61132404023840193792007-07-13T13:46:00.000+10:002007-07-13T13:46:00.000+10:00Yep it's all good now. The site is still pretty po...Yep it's all good now. The site is still pretty poor but I've booked what I want to see and somehow I'm heading down for the festival. I've added them to the calendar.Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610661392856002902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-418432686838972952007-07-13T12:51:00.000+10:002007-07-13T12:51:00.000+10:00It's the rush. People are blitzing the site and t...It's the rush. People are blitzing the site and the numbers are exceeding its capacity. The good news, as Glenn has found, is once you're in, it's very fast and efficient. It took me about 30-40 attempts too book for Inland Empire and once I had the connection, I could add another 15 without problems. So work out what you want to see and add them as a batch. When you're finished you can Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-51908751523358259092007-07-13T12:30:00.000+10:002007-07-13T12:30:00.000+10:00Okay, I finally got it working. I was still gettin...Okay, I finally got it working. I was still getting that Online Sales Closed message for a while. Once I finally got in I guess it was pretty easy to follow (with the Age thing it was much easier).<BR/><BR/>But, yeah, strange.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully I'm booked for the Aug 7 showing of <I>Inland Empire</I> at ACMI!Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-82123469222653057022007-07-13T11:54:00.000+10:002007-07-13T11:54:00.000+10:00Yeah the ticketing system is fucked up--the websit...Yeah the ticketing system is fucked up--the website is full of errors and wrong information and the way the program is set up is pretty ridiculous. I had a feeling it would be like this based on the lack of any real updates to the site in the last few weeks. I wish I had a copy of The Age with the actual program, I wonder where I can buy one around here...Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610661392856002902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-42130046123032306462007-07-13T11:16:00.000+10:002007-07-13T11:16:00.000+10:00So I don't think I'm getting tickets. The site doe...So I don't think I'm getting tickets. The site doesn't work for me! I try to get my serial number from my account and all I get is "ONLINE SALES CLOSED" and I can't access it. I even tried to just buy a single ticket (not on my pass) for Inland Empire and when I go to checkout I get error messages.<BR/><BR/>I am so angry right now.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com