IFI january-february program

does anybody else think think its weird that im more excited about this right now than my IRIVER ? since i got both in the post today

anyway, after a dissapointing(imo) november-december in the IFI, the year starts off with a bang, with highlights that include:
Aaltra(january 2-13), Vera Drake(january 7-27), 2046(january 14-february 3), a very long engagement(january 21-february 17), end of the century:the story of the ramones(january 28-february 10), head-on(february18-28) and the woodsman(from february 25).

as well as 2046 showing, there is also a wong kar-wai retrospective, including such works as chungking express, in the mood for love et al. a andrei tarkovsky retrospective as well as a continuation of fellini's from last month
there is also an italian film course and a continuation of the southern comfort classsic film season.
for fans of the return, koktobel(january2-13) looks to tread similiar ground

and the best news for last
jameson dublin international film festival(february 11-20):
again running in all 4 city centre cinemas, among the titles already confirmed for the festival include,
Kinsey, featuring Liam neeson(and a strong oscar contender).
the life aquatic with steve zissou, with bill murray.
melinda and melinda, woody allen's hotly tipped new film featuring will ferrel, jonny lee miller and radha mitchell.
the woodsman, featuring kevin bacon as a paedophile on supervised parole after serving 12 years in jail.
maria full of grace, a drama about a young colombian woman smuggling narcotics secreted in her stomach in order to reach the US.
among the new irish films showing at the festival, will be thw world premiere of trouble with sex, about a barman and lawyer tentatively getting involved with each other in present day dublin.
the complete festival programme will be available from january 27th