3.17.07
The best movie today was I'm a Cyborg but That's Ok. It was a funny story with many Amelie-esque fantastical occurrences. This is also in my SXSW top 3 movies. I'm a Cyborg...is exactly the type of movie I go nuts over. I loved it so much I refused to see any night films. It's like when you forgo the mint because the meal was so divine you want the taste to last as long as possible.
3.16.07
Today I watched the documentary Audience of One. It was a great illustration of how extreme faith can lead a group of people into great financial debt and plunge them into lunacy. There is a parallel to the Bush mantra "stay the course". The reverend of a pentecostal church has a vision to make a sci-fi movie about Joseph. He has no movie making knowledge and refuses to listen to expert advise because "it's in God's hands". Well disaster and hilarity ensue culminating in 3 wasted years and millions of dollars of debt. This was SO disturbing it was funny, especially with his 8 point plan for the church including: make 47 movies a year (they couldn't make 1), to develop organic computer chips, establish an airline with resorts all over the world and be the first group to inhabit another planet. It's almost incredible that this was a real documentary.
The Danish movie, After the Wedding takes place in Denmark and India. I put this in the top 3 movies of my SXSW film rankings. I was impressed by the extreme contrast between the two locations of an Indian orphanage and a wealthy Danish family's mansion because both locations are uniquely beautiful. The never a dull moment story line is engrossing.
3.15.07
Maybe Baby is a documentary about single women in their 30's and 40's using invitro fertilization to have children. I enjoyed this film because it showcases the emotions and actions that stem from a strong natural drive.
I also saw August Evening and would have enjoyed it except it dragged out too much. It was too long and that's bad coming from someone who LOVES long movies. The actors were great and I would be raving but I was daydreaming of a fast forward button.
3.14.07
Today was a cry baby day. The documentary Blindsight about a group of Tibetan blind students was so touching and positive I really couldn't recommend it enough.
Reign Over Me starring Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler will be one of the best films this year! Definitely need plenty of kleenex for this one. I love this movie for it's take on one man's grief and the perceptive take on family and friend relationships. Sandler's performance was engrossing but I really enjoyed Cheadle's discomfort as a married man (to Jada P Smith) being hit on. It is quite memorable. The director and the stars of the film were present for this screening; unfortunately, all the audience questions after the movie were terrible. I don't blame them though because I myself was pretty star struck.
3.13.07
Last night I saw Knocked Up. It would recommend this to anyone. It had a wide ranging appeal and had me and a friend laughing to tears!
Today I saw Arranged and A Lawyer Walks into a Bar. Arranged was a beautiful movie about the friendship between a Jewish and Muslim teacher going the process of arranged marriages. The Lawyer movie was entertaining but a bit sad since it does such a good job of chronicling the psychosis a law student goes through studying for the dreaded Bar Exam. The best part of the movie was the cameo of Joe Jamail. Someone should make a movie concentrating on him alone.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Movies to change you
3.11.07
Today I watched two movie world premiers that will change my lifestyle a bit. 'King Corn' is a movie about the life and history of corn, specifically Liberty Yellow Corn #2. In the recent decades Americans diets have consisted more and more of corn through corn fed animal meat, corn oil cooked foods and high fructose corn syrup sweetened beverages and food. Liberty Corn is the largest part of our diets and it is a genetically modified corn made to yield a high crop at the cost of any redeemable nutrition. The biggest impact this movie will have on my life is that I am giving up corn fed beef. I will now only eat grass fed beef. Feeding cows corn has caused immeasurable pollution and waste. For my own health grass fed beef is considerably lower in saturated fats than corn fed beef. Corn is not in a cow's natural diet. It causes them to get diseases and tumors; however, corn fattens them up so quickly they can be slaughtered before they die an early death from corn. Thankfully I don't drink soda but this movie would have made me quit if I did. I recommend this movie to everyone since it affects us all. After the movie the director and stars spoke of the international implications, including switching other countries to the nutritionally lacking Liberty corn diet (including Mexico where their corn diet is actually nutritious).
After 'King Corn' I watched the movie 'What would Jesus buy?'. It was produced by Morgan Spurlock ('Supersize Me' guy) who was present for the premier along with Rev. Billy and the choir. This movie was about consumerism around Christmas time. After watching this I decided to stop Christmas presents to my friends and family (parents, husband, bro's, etc.). I will still give a gift to the kids in my life (niece, nephew, godchildren). NOTE: I also don't want any Christmas gifts from anyone! I think spending time together is the ultimate gift and battling crowds and traffic no matter how well intentioned isn't rational. This movie was FUNNY !! Go see it when it comes out for a good laugh.
Interestingly I thought these movies went well together because an ex-Senator (he implemented govt. money for corn farmers to grow all the corn they possibly could) noted how his efforts decades ago have allowed Americans to spend less of their income on food. So, after seeing 'WWJB?' I realized the rest of the income was going to more junk (minus the woman whose chihuahua had a closet full of clothes, that is very rational and cute)!
Other movie premiers I watched this weekend: 'The Unforseen' (GREAT movie about suburban development, very funny and sad),'Does your soul have a cold?' (about Japanese "utsu" or depression), 'Fish Kill Flea' (another movie about all the commercial junk in this world), 'Malta con Huevo' or 'Scrambled Beer' (chilean), and 'Suffering Man's Charity' (FUNNY!)
Today I watched two movie world premiers that will change my lifestyle a bit. 'King Corn' is a movie about the life and history of corn, specifically Liberty Yellow Corn #2. In the recent decades Americans diets have consisted more and more of corn through corn fed animal meat, corn oil cooked foods and high fructose corn syrup sweetened beverages and food. Liberty Corn is the largest part of our diets and it is a genetically modified corn made to yield a high crop at the cost of any redeemable nutrition. The biggest impact this movie will have on my life is that I am giving up corn fed beef. I will now only eat grass fed beef. Feeding cows corn has caused immeasurable pollution and waste. For my own health grass fed beef is considerably lower in saturated fats than corn fed beef. Corn is not in a cow's natural diet. It causes them to get diseases and tumors; however, corn fattens them up so quickly they can be slaughtered before they die an early death from corn. Thankfully I don't drink soda but this movie would have made me quit if I did. I recommend this movie to everyone since it affects us all. After the movie the director and stars spoke of the international implications, including switching other countries to the nutritionally lacking Liberty corn diet (including Mexico where their corn diet is actually nutritious).
After 'King Corn' I watched the movie 'What would Jesus buy?'. It was produced by Morgan Spurlock ('Supersize Me' guy) who was present for the premier along with Rev. Billy and the choir. This movie was about consumerism around Christmas time. After watching this I decided to stop Christmas presents to my friends and family (parents, husband, bro's, etc.). I will still give a gift to the kids in my life (niece, nephew, godchildren). NOTE: I also don't want any Christmas gifts from anyone! I think spending time together is the ultimate gift and battling crowds and traffic no matter how well intentioned isn't rational. This movie was FUNNY !! Go see it when it comes out for a good laugh.
Interestingly I thought these movies went well together because an ex-Senator (he implemented govt. money for corn farmers to grow all the corn they possibly could) noted how his efforts decades ago have allowed Americans to spend less of their income on food. So, after seeing 'WWJB?' I realized the rest of the income was going to more junk (minus the woman whose chihuahua had a closet full of clothes, that is very rational and cute)!
Other movie premiers I watched this weekend: 'The Unforseen' (GREAT movie about suburban development, very funny and sad),'Does your soul have a cold?' (about Japanese "utsu" or depression), 'Fish Kill Flea' (another movie about all the commercial junk in this world), 'Malta con Huevo' or 'Scrambled Beer' (chilean), and 'Suffering Man's Charity' (FUNNY!)
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