A substitute teacher (the beautiful but please don’t do any more modeling Adrien Brody) takes up residence somewhere in NYC ( me thinks). It has Marcia Gay Harden in it, ‘nought said, super actress – has she ever been in a dud movie? Also has an array of other superduper actors like Blythe Danner, Lucy Liu, James Caan and the interesting new kid on the block Sami Gayle (she of Blue Bloods pictured). A super script and subtlety directed.
I can say I will watch this movie again = a must see movie. Directed by Tony Kaye, script by Carl Lund.
Zerophilia – interesting movie, very original, Martin Curland’s debut from way back in 2005. Has a neat hook on “Whom do you love?” with a very 80s feel to it. Wonder why no follow up movie from Martin. Prob a sign of the times + the difficulties with generating income from movies? Still, why more diverse films like this (and pretty all my films blogged about) are not screened on tv, even a la Showtime is ? I can’t really talk - what with not having a tv!
Well cast. Taylor Handley as Luke (pictured, Dustin Seavey as Keenan, Alison Folland as Janine. Kyle Schmid as Max. Super toones from Edie, Downtown Harvest, Edith Pijpers, Kevin Ray. (Last FM listing >>>)
‘Tis the time of year when what and where to go in 2012 come into focus. Should I go to Netherlands next month.., hmm. Ibiza, Nowhere, Burning Man..
I hadn’t planned on setting foot anywhere ’til my exams in April where out of the way.. Decisions, decisions
Pic left (c)Â Ales Prikryl of Christian Ristow installation at Burning Man 2011.
Based on Dr. Seuss’s final book before his death, this is a story about life’s ups and downs, told by the people of Burning Man 2011.
Pic of the twins is a screenshot from Teddys Saunder’s video below:
Albert Nobbs is a very Dublin-centric movie, co-written by future Nobel Literary prize holder, John Banville and starring and co-written by Glenn Close and has an amazing cast. Brillant movie, and I only categorise it as gay for search engine indexing as much as anything else. Being as I am and not into classification. You have got to admire Glenn Close and what she has achieved with Albert Nobbs, her pet project for a number of years. She pulls it off in spades.
Like August which I recently reviewed, both are simple stories well told (and some folk will not like either for the one old fashioned reason).
My favorite part of the movie, all of it, but when Albert and friend don frocks, really was a great piece. Luv’d Mia Wasikowska in it, Aaron Johnson’s character is really well developed, Pauline Collins is good, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers does a cameo piece and lends his support to the project, and Brendan Gleeson turns in a naturally good performance (, has he ever being in a bad movie? Hmm, just though of Mission Impossible. lol) Janet McTeer is a revelation. Basically, GO SEE!
I think August marks the coming of age of cinema that is good, and gay. There is another that blew me away recently too. Will blog about the other soon.
I kinda like the movies I recommend to have non descript promo videos.. I guess I like folks to be surprised. So it’s a catch 22. Needless to say not all my recommendations delight folks, but hey!
August was a big surprise. Luv it. There’s nothing I can fault the film, wonderful actors, brilliant subtle script (gawd it’s good to watch a movie with a great script and a director that works magic), beautiful cinematography, and a simple, stunning sound score. It should be seen. First thing I did was look up Surque and the other music providers in it. An accomplished film from director Eldar Rapport.
It’s a reminder of how much I luv the indie L.A scene, though this is a very polished looking movie and the only thing indie about is that it hasn’t a full release say like Mission Impossible!
Am looking forward to winter! I like the cold weather lol. It also means I get to dress up, winter cloths are way cooler (!) than summers gear. For instance I have a authentically made Keffiyeh (scarf below), if you’re ever held a real Keffiyeh scarf then you know they are kinda big, and for me too big for anything but winter, So roll on the snow, so I can wear my trendy overcoats and my brand new made at the only factory in Gaza scarf! If you’re in Dublin and see a long red haired guy sliding around on snow wearing the aforementioned say hi!
A forewarning; more cool cloths posts coming up over the season ahead!
Pic modified from one by(c) quemas
@LaurenBohn ‘s vid from the streets of Gaza.
Brillant movie, and I only categorise it as gay for search engine indexing as much as anything else. Being as I am and not into classification. You have got to admire Glenn Close and what she has achieved with Albert Nobbs, her pet project for a number of years. She pulls it off in spades.
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