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p.s.
My appologies for the lack of substantial posts recently. Between my classes and my internship I barely have time to eat, sleep and breathe, let alone update a blog! Next week is finals, so after that, you can expect more regular posts about films, television shows and celebrities, as well as a re-cap of my internship experiences!
360
Last Sunday night at the Egyptian theater on Capitol Hill in Seattle, I went to watch yet another SIFF 2012 film, 360. Directed by Fernando Meirelles, written by Peter Morgan, and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Lucia Siposova, Gabriela Marcinkova, Ben Foster, Jamel Debbouze and many more extremely talented individuals. The film follows the lives of multiple people though their relationships and experiences. Somehow, each individual is connected to the next, and in some way they each have an affect on each other. The film opens with a young woman posing for photos to be placed on a website for prostitutes. Then you are introduced to new characters one by one, such as the young woman’s sister, and Jude Law, the struggling husband who hires this new hooker. His wife, Rachel Wiesz, and her much younger lover are introduced shortly after. The younger lover’s girlfriend. A dentist, Jamel Debbouze, and his married co-worker whom he is in love with. A recovering alcoholic who meets Rachel Weisz’ younger lover on the plane. The newly-released rapist overwhelmed in a shut-down airport. The dental assistant’s husband. Then the husband’s boss, the pimp, the hooker, and the sister conclude the film. The film was very similar to the films Paris, Je T’aime and New York, I Love You. Over all, there were a few improvements I would have made to dialogue and several shots that were not the most fantastic cinematically. However, the way the lives of the characters were intricately woven together kept you on your toes, and guessing what was going to happen, and to to whom it was going to happen, next. The cast was outstanding, however personally it was hard to picture Hopkins as a grieving father and recovering alcoholic who was not poised to rip someones face off a la Hanible Lecter at any moment. The ending was fitting, as the circle came “360” because we ended up with a character in the same position as a different one had been in the beginning. However due to a death that occured during the film, the ending was hard for me, because the original photographer/pimp was shot and killed in a show-down in a hotel room. I guess someone took over his position?
Though I was bummed that none of the cast was present at the screening, I enjoyed the movie, and would strongly recommend seeing this film should it be released!
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Why so Curious George?
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean
This past Thursday night, Seattle International Film Festival held the world premiere of Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean at the Egyptian Theater. I was lucky enough to be in the packed audience. In attendence were the director/writer, Matthew Mishory, several producers, the cinematographer, Michael Marius Pessah, and the three main actors, James Preston, Dan Glenn, and Delilah Rain. Done in black and white, with several technicolor/super 8 color sequences, the film was beautifully made. The dialogue was real and conversational, and never felt forced or rehearsed. Preston portrayed Dean remarklably well. There were scenes in which he had the same attitude, look, and swag that Dean was so well known for. Dan Glenn added a poignancy to his role as the roommate, and Delilah Rain was demure and glamorous, just as an actress in the ’50s is thought to be. An “inside” look at Deans life, this is most definitely not yet another James Dean biopic. Joshua Tree was not meant to glorify Dean’s lifestyle, but show the pain and troubles that he endured during that time of his life. Not sure if this film will be out in theaters or on DVD/ondemand/netflix anytime soon, but keep an eye out for more from Mishory, Preston, Glenn and Rain!
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I still hadn’t decided what kind of professor I wanted to be: authoritative or cool guy. I thought I would decide in the moment, and I did… About 20 times.
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Raisins
- Sam: You don't like raisins?
- Joon: Not really.
- Sam: Why?
- Joon: They used to be fat and juicy and now they're twisted. They had their lives stolen. Well, they taste sweet, but really they're just humiliated grapes. I can't say I am a big supporter of the raisin council.
- Sam: Did you see those, those raisins on TV? The ones that sing and dance and stuff?
- Joon: They scare me.
- Sam: Yeah me too
- Joon: It's sick. The commercial people they make them sing and dance so people will eat them.
- Sam: It's a shame about raisins.
- Joon: Cannibals.
- Sam: Yeah. Do you like avocados?
- Joon: They're a fruit you know.
- Sam: Ruthie, do you got any avocados?
Friends (1994-2004) // David Crane, Marta Kauffman
