After 8 years of no TV we got ourselves a 40-incher. It’s high-tech and beautiful. And although I had to be explained that you don’t magically get channels but have to pay for things - we are using it, and bought it, for the purpose of watching MOVIES! (and playing Beatles Rock Band hopefully in the near future, shhh.)
And that is exactly what I have been doing. Finally that Netflix Queue is moving and my brain is being stimulated and inspired by wonderful pieces of Cinema as well as bad, funny and low budget no-names. I’m doing what I’ve been wanting to do for awhile because I have time, space and a big screen. It feels really good.
I’d like to keep a running toll of movies I’m watching so I don’t forget. So let’s start now:
Baghead: Wanted to see it for awhile - it’s hilarious, and a bit scary. Overall an amazing low-budget indie horror
Pan’s Labyrinth: First thing I watched after bringing home the new tv. One of my all-time favorites. Haunting, beautiful, amazing.
Role Models: Uplifting comedy after getting into a car accident. Totally worked at lifting my spirits. I heart David Wain.
Encounters at the End of the World: Werner Herzog is a champion storyteller and he captures the essence of Antarctica’s society. A penguin marches off to it’s death.
Rudo Y Cursi: Totally fun and who can resist Diego Luna AND Gael Garcia Bernal playing brothers?
Sleep Dealer: Incredible Mexican Sci-Fi. Had the pleasure of meeting Alex Rivera at NYFF and he was a total sweet heart. Low-budget Sci Fi’s are rarely believable and this totally works.
Lars and the Real Girl: Third watch, still love it. Ryan Gosling is killer and the story is so simple but so effective. Very inspirational as I write a script.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell: One of the best documentaries I’ve seen in awhile. Arthur’s haunting and absolutely beautiful music alongside a sad and sweet story of his too-short life. Beautiful images paired with incredible music. Watched it twice in one week.
Glue: Alexis Dos Santos is a dude I met in Berlin. At an interviewed when asked how he spent his time at the Talent Campus (a workshop I was attending) years before, he responded: I was drunk most of the time. His movie has the same adolescent rock star attitude he has. It’s collage-y, fast, about a boy coming of age, exploring friendship and sexuality and rock and roll. Interesting - dying to see his follow-up Unmade Beds.
