Monday, May 28, 2007
I am stuck in Bank Holiday hell.
It has been raining for days. It is cold. I have a cold (or at least the sniffles). I have nothing to do. (Actually I have loads to do, just nothing that I want to do.) I have been out of the house, sneered at the posters for "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates Of The Caribbean 3", and come home again.
(How come not a single, solitary cinema in Birmingham could make room for an interesting film like "Jindabyne", which I really want to see, when "Pirates Of The Caribbean 3" is cluttering up multiple screens at the multiplexes? Actually I know the answer to that. "POTC3" will make more money. Now, that is fair enough, but sometimes art should come over commerce.)
Lorraine is downstairs working on the laptop. I have surfed some porn and had a wank.
Bank Holiday hell. Maybe I should start writing that Oscar winning screenplay? Maybe later.
Sorting out Sister 3's computer was easier than I thought. One download and install and it was all done. I then introduced my Nephew to the delights of the "Doctor Who" website. He claims to be a big fan of the show, so I'm surprised that he had never been on it before. (By the way, was I right? Wasn't the last episode a brilliant, brilliant classic? Who thinks that there is going to be tears before bedtime by the end of the next episode? I certainly do.)
After finishing at Sister 3's I went to see David Fincher's "Zodiac".
Really interesting, multi-layered, factually dense, ensemble piece based on the investigation into the Zodiac murders of the 1960's/1970's. As much about the human cost of the investigation on the people involved (policemen, reporters and their families) as it is about the murders and the murder suspects themselves.
"Zodiac" is an old fashioned and naturalistic movie. It wouldn't have been out of place if it had been released in the 1970's and helmed by somebody like Alan Pakula or Robert Altman. This should not put you off. Old fashioned craftsmanship is good and David Fincher has done a fine job. I think that "Zodiac" is a much better movie than "Panic Room". David Fincher is back to being the peak-of-his-game Director that made "Seven" and "Fight Club".
Not a single bad performance in the entire movie. "Zodiac" is very good and definitely worth a view.
It has been raining for days. It is cold. I have a cold (or at least the sniffles). I have nothing to do. (Actually I have loads to do, just nothing that I want to do.) I have been out of the house, sneered at the posters for "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates Of The Caribbean 3", and come home again.
(How come not a single, solitary cinema in Birmingham could make room for an interesting film like "Jindabyne", which I really want to see, when "Pirates Of The Caribbean 3" is cluttering up multiple screens at the multiplexes? Actually I know the answer to that. "POTC3" will make more money. Now, that is fair enough, but sometimes art should come over commerce.)
Lorraine is downstairs working on the laptop. I have surfed some porn and had a wank.
Bank Holiday hell. Maybe I should start writing that Oscar winning screenplay? Maybe later.
Sorting out Sister 3's computer was easier than I thought. One download and install and it was all done. I then introduced my Nephew to the delights of the "Doctor Who" website. He claims to be a big fan of the show, so I'm surprised that he had never been on it before. (By the way, was I right? Wasn't the last episode a brilliant, brilliant classic? Who thinks that there is going to be tears before bedtime by the end of the next episode? I certainly do.)
After finishing at Sister 3's I went to see David Fincher's "Zodiac".
Really interesting, multi-layered, factually dense, ensemble piece based on the investigation into the Zodiac murders of the 1960's/1970's. As much about the human cost of the investigation on the people involved (policemen, reporters and their families) as it is about the murders and the murder suspects themselves.
"Zodiac" is an old fashioned and naturalistic movie. It wouldn't have been out of place if it had been released in the 1970's and helmed by somebody like Alan Pakula or Robert Altman. This should not put you off. Old fashioned craftsmanship is good and David Fincher has done a fine job. I think that "Zodiac" is a much better movie than "Panic Room". David Fincher is back to being the peak-of-his-game Director that made "Seven" and "Fight Club".
Not a single bad performance in the entire movie. "Zodiac" is very good and definitely worth a view.
# posted by Pynchon @ 4:13 pm 
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Over here we have cinema complexes that only screen art movies, which is really great because it means you don't have to contend with loud, spotty teenagers and wailing pre-teens when trying to get into a cineman or while watching a movie. Mainstream movies I can watch on DVD, thanks very much!
dougzar: We have a couple of those, but sometimes they just want to pull in the punters. At present The Electric is showing "POTC3".
katyola: I'll certain try, my lady.
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katyola: I'll certain try, my lady.
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