films watched
a different sort of diary
Friday, April 22, 2011
Diary
Diary (2010) from Tim Hetherington on Vimeo.
Diary. Short, mostly just imagery, shot by Tim Hetherington, a reporter killed in Libya. Sad.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Love my Life
Love my Life is a movie based on a manga about two lesbians. It probably makes a cool comic, but the episodic nature of the story meant that the film didn't have any real focus or conflict. There were a lot of scenes of happy lovers...not a good movie to watch when you're lonely :'(
The soundtrack by noodles is really great.
The movie ends in an epic lesbian makeout scene.
Mi Vida Loca
SAD GIRL |
Not much really. The movie is about gangs in Echo Park in Los Angeles....that place is pretty gentrified now, though.
Peep game. Today on Deal Pulp there is a deal for MoviePosterShop.com: $10 for $20 + free shipping. They have a pretty huge selection. If only I had some extra funds....
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What a coincidence. Right after I watched Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, it was featured on Design*Sponge. Peep the cool post.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Caught Cat on a Hot Tin Roof today. SRY 2 SAY that I....didn't like it? It was basically a bunch of people screaming at each other and talking their (uninteresting) problems out. Maybe the play is better.
Also: Paul newman had a scary face dear god.
Also: Paul newman had a scary face dear god.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
A Zed and Two Noughts
A friend told me to watch A Zed and Two Noughts a long time ago and I finally watched it. I really enjoyed it because it reminded me of Seijun Suzuki's (my favorite director) surrealism (albeit with a more fleshed out story). The twins' obsession with decay and rot was really interesting and made me wonder about director Peter Greenway's personal neuroses. Oh, and I thought the music really made the movie work.
Interestingly enough, there is a dead cat decomposing near my block, I pass it daily when I go on walks...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy and Lucy is one of those slow, deliberately filmed movies. Michelle Williams looks pretty with this hairdo. It was kind of interesting to me because I went on a long, ambling 5 month road trip so the "drifter" thing is familiar, but at the same time I wonder if I'd like this more if I understood the bond between people and their dogs...?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Father of the Bride (1950)
The original Father of the Bride is a touching father/daughter (a dynamic not often explored) movie. I haven't seen the Steve Martin remake, so I can't really comment. The film holds up pretty well in contemporary times, though...but man, that wedding dress sure doesn't. How awful wedding dresses used to be, eh? There was a cool nightmare sequence that was interesting.
The Stanford Theatre showed this film as part of an Elizabeth Taylor retrospective (rest her soul). She was so beautiful! I'm gonna catch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof next week, too.
The Stanford Theatre showed this film as part of an Elizabeth Taylor retrospective (rest her soul). She was so beautiful! I'm gonna catch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof next week, too.
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