Long Goodbye

Now the end for the In Bruges Fansite is really approaching, simply because all that is left to report will be the outcome of the 2009 Academy Awards. Some of the initial readers may have already stopped reading, perhaps after the US premieres, perhaps after the last theatrical release, perhaps after the DVD was released. Won't be long until I won't be back anymore, either.

It's been quite the ride keeping up with this website, and I'd like to give such a warm, sincere and loving "thank you" to the people who have given me feedback, sent me news and supported the website. I'd be the last to credit this tiny, free-hosted little site for anything on the bigger scale of things, but it's been fun to interact with you all and it's been so interesting following the release and reception of In Bruges. I can't believe it's been two years since I was on the filmset, and since I met some of you. It feels odd that this is literally the end of that era.

What has been the biggest drive behind this website is not the reason why it started. It just started out as a personal blog where I collected screencaptures of In Bruges and it turned into something bigger. The biggest drive has been the brilliant film and the lovely people behind it; and that's from transport to cast. I can only hope that this website made up for 1% out of the 100% at which Focus Features failed to back up and promote In Bruges. It's become common knowledge that Focus Features has no interest in In Bruges' connecting with the audience or its success, and why - I wouldn't know if my life depended on it. It's rediculous. It seems the only wholehearted promotional support happened here, almost.

And then it's bye-bye when it's over. I wouldn't say there's a hole where updating this website used to be, but yeah, I'll miss In Bruges being fresh out of the oven. Good times. Maybe next time ("Seven Psychopaths", anyone?). "Thanks" to the people who worked on In Bruges wouldn't quite cut it; strangely enough even in the most indirect ways you have changed lives, and believe me, plenty more than just this lil' girl behind her laptop bein' a little filmfreak.

Have a great life, I guess!