Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
hot! hot! hot!
with the temperatures and the humidity here at their worst, i’ve been spending what little free time i have mostly indoors and by myself. over the past week or so, this has led me to watch three vastly different, yet equally good, movies.
first, batman: gotham knight — not really a traditional movie, to be honest, but a single story told in series of six episodes done in an anime style. this story is meant to serve as the connection between the last batman movie and the next one. i’ve never really watched any, but this was quite enjoyable.
second, in bruges — a madcap story about two hitmen taking cover in, say it with me, bruges. 
there are guns, canals, castles, swans, psychological disorders, cocaine, and even a dwarf. a must see. the city of bruges itself — with its medieval, fairytale atmosphere — plays a big role in the story. i’d say bruges is now on the long list of places i’d like to go, but never will.
third, ensemble, c’est tout — with the bizarre english title hunting & gathering. 
it’s a nice little story about four lonely people — a postcard-selling aristocrat, his grungy chef flatmate, the chef’s grandmama, and a cleaning lady with a gift for sketching. the characters are great, and the acting is too. i’d rather fancy being philo — the aristocrat — but, as it is, i think i’m sort of in between him and the chef.
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
well i never!
