I want to see absurdist 60s satire The Bed Sitting Room at the BFI, introduced by Rita Tushingham. Twiddling thumbs until they open up booking to us plebs (later today?).
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I want to see a Camberwick Green version of Fahrenheit 451. Or should that be a Trumpton version?
I want to eat
Saffron
11 Sicilian Avenue,
London,
WC1A 2QH
Lebanese cafe restaurant, really nice food. I will go therer again.
The last week or two of viewing
On a whim I got hold of Generation Kill the new HBO series form the same people who made The Wire, telling the story of a platton of marines sent to invade Iraq. Cant quite decide what to make of it. I am quite enjoying it but i cant help feel like i am being secretly brainwashed (as opposed to quite openly and overtly as in The Unit for example). There is character development and stories but it cant help fall foul of the fact the it is a product of the american entertainment industry, and by default incapable of really telling us any real truth about people and conflict etc. Not exactly required veiwing.
Also watched a film about a military AI going “crazy”, killing people, and trying to overthrow the American Government because it was making bad decisions. Quite reasonable if you ask me. Shame its not a true story. Utter crap. Cant even remember what it was called.
Also watched the Red Riding Trilogy. It was pretty grim, stylistically shot, great cast. I thought it was good. But it might well have contributed to me feeling a bit depressed these last few days.
I know theres more but its all just slipped away..
Films of the week
Surveillance (spelling?). David Lynch’s daughter’s comeback film, a thriller with Bill Pullman. Pretty good actually, i was surprised, it has hillbilly cops, a mystery to unravel and Mr Pullman is alright. Worth watching, ask Dave Dave as he downloads all new films and can make copies. I have also therefore unfortunately seen most of The Curios Case Of Benjamin Buttons wich made me fall asleep as it was soooooo boring. Special effects were good but Brad Pitt is now officially Tom Hanks.
Kings of The Road, Wim Wenders old-ish road movie set in Germany. Looks very good and has a good story despite not much talk at all. Two men randomly meet on the road and travels together as one of them is a traveling cinema machinist. The film is open for interpretation in many ways, especially Wenders use of the cinemas to make comments on film. Funny and sad with really good music of course.
Last one, Perdita Durango. Based on a book by the author who also wrote the book that Wild At Heart was based on (can’t remember his name-Barry Something?). Its as hard and as cool, set in Mexico and USA, around the border. There is Voodoo, guys with snake skin boots that has the snake head still attached, murder, rape, drugs, cops, romance (well kind of), chain steering wheel and the Spanish guy (forgive me, names are hopeless) from No Country for Old Men with a really amazing looking hair do. Not everyones cup of tea but i loved it.
via www.williamgibsonbooks.com
The frontispiece of Frog Raising For Pleasure and Profit, by Albert “Originator of Canned Frog Legs” Broel, Marlboro House, 1954 (orig. late 1930s).
I saw the same film 3 times this week only each time the title was different..
Pride and Glory, 10th and wolf, and The Departed.
