The Joys of Boston

I went with Evan to see Same Sex America at the MFA as part of the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Great movie and great audience. Lots of cheers, or boos and hisses when appropriate (especially when Gov. Romney's face appeared onscreen). The filmmakers were there, as were most of the cast members, and they had a nice question and answer session after the film. This kind of film festival (we're going to see Stolen at the Brattle Theatre tomorrow) is one of the great things about living in the big city.

Update: April 24, 2005. Stolen was excellent as well! It's about the largest art heist in modern times, which took place right here in the Fens at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. The film is very entertaining and full of interesting characters in the art world (art lovers, art detectives, and criminals), law enforcement, and museum employees, as well as flashbacks to Mrs. Gardner's life through her correspondence to her art buyer. The filmmakers and a Boston Herald reporter who's been following the story for years were there for questions afterward. All in all, it was a great weekend!