The 24th annual Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival in on this week at my most-favorite theatre in town, the Pathe Tuschinski off of Rembrandtplein. From the 9th to the 20th of April, see extraordinary new and old films in luxury at this gorgeous venue.

The opening night, Wednesday the 9th, will show The Fall, a controversial yet "uplifting" fantasy film about a mesmerizing story told to an injured child by a bedridden, psychotic man. The Fall will be preceded by an introduction of the guest of honor Tim Burton (good luck getting tickets!).

You can also catch Burton live at the opening of Edward Scissorhands, his classic film starring Johnny Depp with two fistsful of knives, on Thursday the 10th.