Micro as Macro

Just finished watching The Fountain this morning since I had an extra hour *grin* I found it to be essentially a three star movie except for the work of Chris Parks which up-ed it to four stars for me. Incredible! So beautiful. And I really like Aronofsky’s insistence on not using computer graphics as much [...]

Zarf

That’s the sound of this tired gal. Napped last night to go watch a midnight showing of Paranormal Activity that threw me all outta whack. It was good, I’m real good at making myself jumpy, but this had some fresh suspense buildups that I liked. The ending was a bit over-explained but still awesome. I [...]

Where The Wild Things Are

Watched and loved! The settings and costumes were as beautiful as I’d imagined from the publicity photographs. And the fort! That was amazing! I had listened to the soundtrack streaming before the film, but really love it now, Karen O and others did a wonderful job. And, of course, the huge range of emotions for [...]

Housesitting

But I leave you with the trailer to Pig Hunt, filmed round these parts:

Sci Fi Love

Watched a couple great sci fi movies.
Natural City

I hate the Hollywood-ized trailer because it makes it seem kinda lame, which it was not. Super awesome effects and setting, and it was thought-provoking on what constitutes life especially when considering how we live and love.
Caprica

A prequel to [...]

16 Movies That Have Impacted My Life…

Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Sixteen films you’ve seen that will always stick with you. First sixteen you can recall.

1) Jackpot (Fave of the Polish Brothers – repeating of George Jones’ The Grand Tour – Sunny – pink Cadillac – awesome bar lighting/christmas lights – karaoke)
2) Hedwig and the Angry [...]

We pay for all of us

Afroreggae – Conflitos Urbanos
Amazing amazing music/culture/social revolution group from Rio. Learned about from the documentary Favela Rising – check it out!

Good Gets Better

Open the windows, it’s good to get a breeze blowin through even if it is chilled tonight. The growth spurt has branches scratching up against the corner of the casa with every gust.
Just finished watching Into the Wild. I can really empathize with the sentiments. Desire for first-hand experiences. Trying to shed societal constraints that [...]

My Heart Is Gold,

what will you give me for it? – Tennessee Williams, from The Hottest State which was beautiful, emotionally draining, and has an awesome soundtrack!
This was a weekend to start the upcoming season. First garage sales. First BBQ. First clothes swap. YAY and WOOO! I loves it, it was so glorious to drive around the [...]

Yellows

Squabble of finches
and surprise of daffodils
the yellows of spring
What a beautiful day! Took my coffee on the porch this morning and chattered with the birds frisking in the warming air. Twitter-pated freaks
I procrastinated on another school assignment so this day’s enjoyment is in pieces, but no less pleasurable. Did some house cleanup yesterday [...]