Recent Consumption
12August2006
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- watched People I Know; started slow but interesting thriller once it got going; the racism was a bit weird though - the well-meaning ones seemed the most racist; I thought it must be an old movie but it’s from 2002; not sure what’s going on there
- re-read Stephen Lawhead’s Avalon, a contemporary political thriller about the return of King Arthur; last read it back in 1999 so was a fascinating read now: it’s full of talk about ‘forces of darkness’ and about Divine Right (of kingship), which felt really uncomfortably like Bushian newspeak, the difference being in one particular line: “our fight is not against flesh and blood” (being literally against forces of darkness); though Bush certainly likens his enemy to demons, his fight is not humanity vs demons
- bought and re-watched Hero; beautiful film; this is the way we should be making movies about western legends
- watched Hustle & Flow; well acted; very cool
- watched Shopgirl; beautifully shot and not a bad story
- watched How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
- watched Pi; was recommended it as research for my vampire short and was well worth it; looked amazing in black and white; really effective sound design
- bought and been listening to Jurassic 5’s Feedback; especially loving the beats on track 2 Radio
- also bought a bunch of DVDs for the collection; haven’t got around to re-watching them yet: Minority Report, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Black Hawk Down, Domino
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