This And That

God, I'm a weener. I hafta remember to put up a new poll today. Even though it's still winter I want to change my layout, to something spring-y. Yay Spring!! Yep, mundane and boring. It snowed last night but not as much as they claimed we'd have. They also claimed it would be either snowing or sleeting this morning but looking out the window I see that we have an actual sunny, clear day. Lovely. One can never trust the Boston meteorologists. They didn't tell me it was a blizzard until I could look outside and see for myself. They're not on top of things. Ugh.

Onto other things...

I just saw "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"!!! and I thought it was excellent! Different look and feel, really captures that hard-boiled mystery feel of the 1920-30's. Ya know, like "I was sitting in my office when she came in. She gave me a once over but all I could see were her legs," or something like that. You know!! Geez. Like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ellroy? Okay how 'bout women, Sara Pertsky, Sue Grafton. Whatever. Except the women are writing in today form not the 30's but it's still hard-boiled. Anywho, the movie was good and different. heh.

We saw "Garden State" last night. I liked it. I'd possibly watch it again if it were on the tv and I were in the kitchen at the time. Of course it's following the trend of minimalism that most 'bigger' independent films have. It's a 'protypical independent film', to borrow someone elses words. It's got it's cliche "Oscar Clip", it's got it's visual metaphors, it's out-of-body main character, oh and a cliche "journey" that opens ones eyes. Ya know, the works. I compared it to 'Lost in Translation' and after some discussion Rich and I decided we appreciate 'Lost in Translation' moreso because it was beautifully filmed and wasn't pushy about where they were taking you. It seems everyone's a little sad.

Other minimalist movies that come to mind...
'Ghost World'
'Donnie Darko'
'Napoleon Dynamite'

Whenever I am alone in the supermarket, walking between the glass doors of the frozen food aisle, I always think, 'this would be a great shot for one of those movies' then I go on to wonder what the frozen foods could represent. Be it my stagnant life, a state of frozen existence, a cold, cold view of the world and my need to find equilibrium in the satisfactory neatness and chill of it all. Then I think, maybe it could be the backdrop, the antithesis of me. I could be the happy, cheery person, contrasted to the cold, harsh conditions around me. Either way the shot would just be me and my cart (though I always use the basket) and music. Maybe something modern, trying to sound old kinda song, or maybe instrumental with violins, lots of strings. Yah, I know I think too much just for a box of Bird's Eye frozen peas. If this is all my degrees can get me then...
I liked the movie, is what I'm trying to say.

Heh.
Well it's TGIF time. Have a great weekend. I better call me madre. See ya's!

Me.