You could be chatting up the guy who wrote The Usual Suspects and not even know it, not until you see him moderating a panel the next day, that is. Some panels were informative, but not necessarily useful. It was bewildering to watch three people actually be that funny. It was also richly ironic because the entire time Elehwany was sort of silently stranded on the side. It was like someone sent her an invitation to the wrong party.
Moviegoers have different questions than people trying to break into the business.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but the downside is that the moviegoers tend to have the same questions year after year after year. So after The Graduate screening, Buck Henry reels off stock answers to things that he's gotten used to hearing over the past 30 years. In fact, to the slight annoyance and disbelief of Henry, one person not only asked the common question about how the movie got produced but also did so right after the previous questioner asked the same question. Guess some people just can't resist the opportunity to converse with their heroes even if they don't bother to take the time to listen. Michael Bertin Four years after it inception, and look how big this puppy has gotten.