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Sunday night, the SF International screened the world premiere of the film at the Castro Theater. There were shades of Sundance as many of the films featured filmmakers and actors, including George Lucas and Robin Williams, casually red carpeted-their way to the theater, complete with flashbulbs and film cameras documenting the night.

Okay, it's official: SFist has a huuuuuuuuuuuge crush on Brad Bird, presenter of the SFIFF's annual Thoughtful Lecture Thingy, loftily titled "The State of Cinema." Previous addressees include Michel Ciment (editor of "Postif," a french film mag) and B. Ruby Rich (critic, curator, cultural commentator), both of whom were probably wonderfully edifying, but far less likely to scream and turn red and make goofy voices than Brad. He kicked off his talk by sheepishly admitting, "I'm a little intimidated." The title of the annual address -- "The State of Cinema" -- is just, well, yikes. "I don't know that I have anything to say that's as important as the title," he said, and announced that he was rechristening it: "A Bunch of Stuff I Think About Movies." Awesome.