Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Haiku - Head sticks to seat back
Head sticks to seat back
Of the dentist office chair
Ok...a bald spot.
Of the dentist office chair
Ok...a bald spot.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Movie: Lars and the Real Girl
Very good. Script was excellent, Ryan Gosling excellent. Everything
about it just right. Maybe a little muddled toward the end, but still
a nice original and fresh piece of work, never dull, always playing
against expectations. Flirts with becoming psycho drama briefly a la
Ordinary People, but these are just red herrings to keep you
focussed. The whole thing was shaping up to the heartwrenching climax
of sister-in-law having baby slash crisis...and then that was avoided
too. I suppose the criticism that might be lodged is that it was
largely excellent in its avoidance of pitfalls and could have been
more positively brilliant, but this is really nitpicking. The whole
capture of a reality where the community is so accepting and helpful
toward Lars--this is something that was so novel and interesting, and
something I can't remember seeing in another film. very smart and
deeply felt film.
about it just right. Maybe a little muddled toward the end, but still
a nice original and fresh piece of work, never dull, always playing
against expectations. Flirts with becoming psycho drama briefly a la
Ordinary People, but these are just red herrings to keep you
focussed. The whole thing was shaping up to the heartwrenching climax
of sister-in-law having baby slash crisis...and then that was avoided
too. I suppose the criticism that might be lodged is that it was
largely excellent in its avoidance of pitfalls and could have been
more positively brilliant, but this is really nitpicking. The whole
capture of a reality where the community is so accepting and helpful
toward Lars--this is something that was so novel and interesting, and
something I can't remember seeing in another film. very smart and
deeply felt film.
Movie: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Confessing that I did miss a bit due to sleep, I still was
underwhelmed. Admirable at least that it's unconventional, yet not
somehow very original. Would have liked to see Werner Herzog make the
movie, someone with more edgy panache. Schnabel can be mediocre.
Seems to condescend to the medium.
underwhelmed. Admirable at least that it's unconventional, yet not
somehow very original. Would have liked to see Werner Herzog make the
movie, someone with more edgy panache. Schnabel can be mediocre.
Seems to condescend to the medium.
Movie: A Little Night Music
As much as I'd come to love listening to the music in my ripe middle
age, did I deplore the missteps elisions and dated cheesiness of this
movie. Cutting "Liasons" so clearly and awkwardly from the final cut
was the final indignity. A little nightmare...
age, did I deplore the missteps elisions and dated cheesiness of this
movie. Cutting "Liasons" so clearly and awkwardly from the final cut
was the final indignity. A little nightmare...
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