The Film Festival Experience

How to get the most out of your day and night and day

First of all, if you have even clicked upon this link might I compliment you on your clear commitment to enjoying the full experience of the Jordan Raddick Film Festival. 

That having been said, here are a few suggestions to both heighten your own filmic experience, and heighten the amount of pleasure derived by your fellow cinephiles:

1) Understand that I don't expect anyone to attend the entire film festival, as accommodating 53 2/3 hours of movies (!) in your lives would be entirely impractical.  I only ask that you - at the very least - consider dropping by for at least one movie.  You will have fulfilled all my hopes and expectations if you do so.

2) Although I will make every effort to remain on schedule, you should be advised that movie times are APPROXIMATE.  This means that, if we are scheduled to run a movie from 3:00pm - 4:45pm, the movie will begin - at the very earliest - at 3:00pm, not before.  The schedule has been organized so that there will be ample time for the movies to finish and preparations might be made for the next film, while the audience enjoys watching Homestar Runner in all his glory.

3) Please keep non-movie discussion to a minimum during the showing of the films. Of course, several of the films (I don't really have to point out which ones, do I?) are intended for the MST3K/ Matt's B-movie-night treatment, and for these special few witty banter is most appreciated. But for all others, please be quiet out of courtesy for your fellow filmgoers.

4) A variety of refreshing adult beverages will be provided for your enjoyment. No one will be under any pressure to consume these, and refereshing all-ages beverages will be provided as well. Should you choose to consume the adult beverages, please do so in moderation.

5)Anyone who wishes is invited to spend the wee hours of Sunday morning asleep on a piece of Andy's ample floor space. Indeed, if you drive to the festival and plan to consume refreshing adult beverages during the last few films, you will be politely required to spend the night.

6)  If you are planning on attending for a while, I suggest that you bring one or more of the following: blanket, pillow, sleeping bag, water bottle, snacks, drinks.

7) This festival will mark the return of the door prize tradition. At the beginning of every film, I will give everyone present a ticket. You will get a new ticket for each film. There will be two drawings: one at 2:10 PM (after Star Trek III) and one at 8:35 PM (after Spirited Away). If your number is called at the drawing, you win! (You must be present to win.) The grand prize, as always, is a DVD of a film shown at the Jordan Raddick Film Festival.

8) A new tradition is born at this film festival: from now on, I will be showing a documentary at each festival. The tradition actually began at JRFF 3.14159, when I showed Bowling for Columbine. The documentaries for JRFF IV are The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (Orlando) and Touching the Void and Powers of Ten (Baltimore).

9) The most important suggestion:
If you plan to attend, even for a small part of one film, please RSVP so I can include you on my celebrities page.

10)  It's a cliche, but HAVE A GOOD TIME.  That's the purpose of the film festival.