Two hours east of Los Angeles - Palm Springs - a surreal green oasis in the desert. The town looks as though its in a 60s time warp, full of modern American architecture, manicured lawns, five lane streets with few cars on them, and the inhabitants primarily in the retirement bracket.
Attended a talk by John Dahl (director of Red Rock West, Rounders etc) He kept harping on about his time at the AFI - very encouraging.
One of the mainstay industries in Palm Springs - for the ever youthful
Sun dies behind the desert mountains which over hangs the town.
My $40 roach motel - amazing how photographs can make a run down place look good.
Andrea Thornton (produced 'Hooded' with Bennett McGhee), Steve (writer/actor of fluffy) and Mal Woolford (Haresh Patel did the sound for his two films). Oh James Woods was also at the party - shame I thought it was Geoffrey Rush! Zoe Ball was also there as she had produced a film in the competition.
God knows where they get their water from - the place is perpetually being sprinkled. The heat and humidity was extraordinary and overpowering.
If I ever get homesick then I can always come to this typical English establishment.
I stopped to photograph these amazing windfarms outside the town. The wind howled down the valley, there were few clouds in teh sky whilst the sun beat down. Then it started to rain, fat globules of warm water. Really weird, like being in a sauna when it rains. But where did it come from?
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