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Orig Writes a Lot
I'll just leave these here...
Short Short Stories:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_9gfs65hc2
A gay couple goes shopping at the mall. The main character was inspired by The Stranger. This was going to be the basis of a novel, but I can't connect with the main character, and that makes things difficult. So what you see is all there'll be, unless I decide to go back to it someday. But that's not likely. Also this was to exploit my chullo fetish. Goddammit chullos are adorable.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_106992f2dg
Basically what the title says. It's about two boys walking on a beach by a lake. My Creative Writing teacher was ASTOUNDED by this one. Even though I'm not a fan of him or his class, I'll still happily accept his compliments.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_11dg7p8742
I sent this to a girl almost two years ago. Ladies, get out your :3 faces. Guys, I have no qualms about you using this to delude a girl into thinking you're the cutesy sensitive romantic type. It worked, by the way, as a love letter.
Long Short Stories
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_8fpg2sn49
This was what drove me to make that sex topic. It was thoroughly painful to write. All the same, I think I did a pretty good job. I think I wrote it all in a week too. About 8500+ words, 31 pages double-spaced in a word document. It's about differing opinions on sex and love, told through the point of view of an aggressive 17-year-old boy whose best friend is moving away. Story within a story. Some of it is kinda risque. High school stuff. I actually enjoyed writing it, so that's a very very good thing. Not fully satisfied with it, but am I ever? Probably my favorite, because it was the first time I was ever really honest. Like really honest.
"I think romance basically starts with respect. And new romance always starts with respect. I think I have some romantic friendships. Like the song “Love the One You're Withâ€; there is something to that. It's not just make love to whomever you're with, it's just love whomever you're with. And love can be seeing that here we are and there's this world here. If I go to my room and I watch TV, I didn't really live. If I stay in my hotel room and watch TV, I didn't live today."
- Bill Murray
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_4hf2vthd8
Girl takes a pleasant trip to an antique shop. It's a horror story, and not my best. I just wrote it as a gift to a friend. She liked it.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_0fpspmzdw
I don't even know what the hell is going on. It must have had something to do with the fact that I'd just read Uzumaki. Anyway, it starts out as a horror story and turns into I-have-no-idea-what. Since I really didn't like it so much, I didn't proofread it much, so watch out for typos. If the plot doesn't make sense to you, that's okay. It's got some surreal imagery. Nightmares, British girls, lumps of jelly and decomposing flesh... Must've completed this one around May. When I was still convinced I was destined for the horror genre.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_22drg9c4dv
According to my brother this is the best thing I've ever written, which is terribly depressing as I wrote it back in April. A kid looks back on a weekend he spent jumping around his father's trio of bars. Lots of things dealing with rejections, unintentionally put in there as I had just gotten rejected by the boy I had been crushing on for like two years. A few of the characters that people the story are loosely inspired by people I know.
Poems
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_1267kxc2hj
10/10 in Creative Writing. Tie for my favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_14hhwp87dr
10/10 in Creative Writing. Tie for my favorite
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_15dr4xdwdb
9/10 in Creative Writing. Second favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_16d5jdxg3s
9/10 in Creative Writing. Least favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_17rxv2nmfb
8/10 in Creative Writing. Ironically the one my friends like the most. Third favorite of mine.
Yeah. Anyone that's facebook friends with me can check these out in my notes. I'm not posting the titles here because I'm quasi-paranoid of possible agents/publishers googling the titles of my work and finding it on an RPG Making forum and going LOLWTFNOOB.
I've also written 3 books, although only one of them is any good. They're all about coming of age, growing up in the Midwest, and all have mostly subtle themes of homosexuality. (Except for the 15 page awkward sex scene in the third one.) If anyone would like to read one drop me a PM. Criticisms, pointing out of blatant speeling/grumatical errors and such are appreciated and such. Be tough. I can take it. Also don't steal these because I will hunt you down and punch you into oblivion and such. I'm posting them because I've come to the recent conclusion that I <3 RMN.
Short Short Stories:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_9gfs65hc2
A gay couple goes shopping at the mall. The main character was inspired by The Stranger. This was going to be the basis of a novel, but I can't connect with the main character, and that makes things difficult. So what you see is all there'll be, unless I decide to go back to it someday. But that's not likely. Also this was to exploit my chullo fetish. Goddammit chullos are adorable.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_106992f2dg
Basically what the title says. It's about two boys walking on a beach by a lake. My Creative Writing teacher was ASTOUNDED by this one. Even though I'm not a fan of him or his class, I'll still happily accept his compliments.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_11dg7p8742
I sent this to a girl almost two years ago. Ladies, get out your :3 faces. Guys, I have no qualms about you using this to delude a girl into thinking you're the cutesy sensitive romantic type. It worked, by the way, as a love letter.
Long Short Stories
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_8fpg2sn49
This was what drove me to make that sex topic. It was thoroughly painful to write. All the same, I think I did a pretty good job. I think I wrote it all in a week too. About 8500+ words, 31 pages double-spaced in a word document. It's about differing opinions on sex and love, told through the point of view of an aggressive 17-year-old boy whose best friend is moving away. Story within a story. Some of it is kinda risque. High school stuff. I actually enjoyed writing it, so that's a very very good thing. Not fully satisfied with it, but am I ever? Probably my favorite, because it was the first time I was ever really honest. Like really honest.
"I think romance basically starts with respect. And new romance always starts with respect. I think I have some romantic friendships. Like the song “Love the One You're Withâ€; there is something to that. It's not just make love to whomever you're with, it's just love whomever you're with. And love can be seeing that here we are and there's this world here. If I go to my room and I watch TV, I didn't really live. If I stay in my hotel room and watch TV, I didn't live today."
- Bill Murray
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_4hf2vthd8
Girl takes a pleasant trip to an antique shop. It's a horror story, and not my best. I just wrote it as a gift to a friend. She liked it.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_0fpspmzdw
I don't even know what the hell is going on. It must have had something to do with the fact that I'd just read Uzumaki. Anyway, it starts out as a horror story and turns into I-have-no-idea-what. Since I really didn't like it so much, I didn't proofread it much, so watch out for typos. If the plot doesn't make sense to you, that's okay. It's got some surreal imagery. Nightmares, British girls, lumps of jelly and decomposing flesh... Must've completed this one around May. When I was still convinced I was destined for the horror genre.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_22drg9c4dv
According to my brother this is the best thing I've ever written, which is terribly depressing as I wrote it back in April. A kid looks back on a weekend he spent jumping around his father's trio of bars. Lots of things dealing with rejections, unintentionally put in there as I had just gotten rejected by the boy I had been crushing on for like two years. A few of the characters that people the story are loosely inspired by people I know.
Poems
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_1267kxc2hj
10/10 in Creative Writing. Tie for my favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_14hhwp87dr
10/10 in Creative Writing. Tie for my favorite
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_15dr4xdwdb
9/10 in Creative Writing. Second favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_16d5jdxg3s
9/10 in Creative Writing. Least favorite.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dwrgr8d_17rxv2nmfb
8/10 in Creative Writing. Ironically the one my friends like the most. Third favorite of mine.
Yeah. Anyone that's facebook friends with me can check these out in my notes. I'm not posting the titles here because I'm quasi-paranoid of possible agents/publishers googling the titles of my work and finding it on an RPG Making forum and going LOLWTFNOOB.
I've also written 3 books, although only one of them is any good. They're all about coming of age, growing up in the Midwest, and all have mostly subtle themes of homosexuality. (Except for the 15 page awkward sex scene in the third one.) If anyone would like to read one drop me a PM. Criticisms, pointing out of blatant speeling/grumatical errors and such are appreciated and such. Be tough. I can take it. Also don't steal these because I will hunt you down and punch you into oblivion and such. I'm posting them because I've come to the recent conclusion that I <3 RMN.
Don't mind me, just watching movies
Since I liked making two or three sentence reflections every time I watched a horror movie in October, I figure why not do it all year round? Here's the list of movies in my possession that I need to watch:
Solaris
Early Summer (I fucking love Ozu and Setsuko Hara)
Ikigami
Barfly
Bad Education
Elegy
Brick Lane
Zodiac
Some Asian movie with the filename "G03" that I forgot about. Maybe an early Miike or Chan-wook film?
Dark Star
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Neil Patrick Harris, my hero)
Synecdoche, New York (for the second time, as my friend tells me I have to)
Yi-Yi A One and a Two
Downfall
Sleeping Beauty
Silent Running
Heavenly Forest
Waltz with Bashir
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Dodes'ka-den (the movie that's failure made Kurosawa attempt suicide)
The Brave Little Toaster
Lilja 4-ever
The Omega Man
The Human Condition
David Lynch's Hotel Room
The Sword of Doom
The 400 Blows
Memories
Year of the Dog
Enemy of the State
Perfect Blue
I must get all these crazy Japanese movies out of the way, so Ikigami tonight.
Solaris
Barfly
Elegy
Brick Lane
Some Asian movie with the filename "G03" that I forgot about. Maybe an early Miike or Chan-wook film?
Dark Star
Synecdoche, New York (for the second time, as my friend tells me I have to)
Yi-Yi A One and a Two
Downfall
Sleeping Beauty
Heavenly Forest
Waltz with Bashir
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted
Dodes'ka-den (the movie that's failure made Kurosawa attempt suicide)
The Brave Little Toaster
Lilja 4-ever
The Human Condition
David Lynch's Hotel Room
The Sword of Doom
The 400 Blows
Memories
I must get all these crazy Japanese movies out of the way, so Ikigami tonight.
Sex 'n' Sin, Sax 'n' Violins
Welp, this subject greatly interests me on an academic scale, although I would never engage in it without mutual affection involved. But recently I discovered an anonymous crush of mine either used to or does partake in weird bisexual threesomes. What the fuck, right? I don't understand it. Maybe some mutual affection exists between the three of them, or maybe they just want to have fun. Love and lust are pretty easy to mix up. Now I can't stop being bothered by it. Casual sex in my opinion is just temporary superficial happiness, like a drug. I couldn't imagine extracting any real pleasure from it. But I guess people like guilty pleasures, ya know?
In Six Feet Under, there's a part where they're embalming a porn star. They have this thing in that show where the characters tend to talk to the deceased. So, the character asks her how she could have sex with all those men, especially if she didn't love them. She responds that during the act itself, she loved every man she ever slept with. Is that possible? Am I a bigot for not understanding these "alternative lifestyle choices"?
So I dunno. Is it okay for people to do crazy stuff like that? Personally I think sex is too sacred a thing. I'm not saying it's something that should only be shared with one person right after your married or some crazy Christian mumbo-jumbo. It's something that oughta be shared with someone you truly love. But the whole definition of "love" is so convoluted that that statement endorses having sex with men in front of a camera and having crazy bisexual teenage threesomes. Then I'll add: it's something that oughta be shared with someone, emphasis on the one, you truly love.
So what the fuck, eh? We've got enough people on these here forums to fill most viewpoints. Whadda you guys think this whole intercourse thing is all about? What's okay and what's not?
In Six Feet Under, there's a part where they're embalming a porn star. They have this thing in that show where the characters tend to talk to the deceased. So, the character asks her how she could have sex with all those men, especially if she didn't love them. She responds that during the act itself, she loved every man she ever slept with. Is that possible? Am I a bigot for not understanding these "alternative lifestyle choices"?
So I dunno. Is it okay for people to do crazy stuff like that? Personally I think sex is too sacred a thing. I'm not saying it's something that should only be shared with one person right after your married or some crazy Christian mumbo-jumbo. It's something that oughta be shared with someone you truly love. But the whole definition of "love" is so convoluted that that statement endorses having sex with men in front of a camera and having crazy bisexual teenage threesomes. Then I'll add: it's something that oughta be shared with someone, emphasis on the one, you truly love.
So what the fuck, eh? We've got enough people on these here forums to fill most viewpoints. Whadda you guys think this whole intercourse thing is all about? What's okay and what's not?
Let's watch as many horror movies as we can in October!
At least I am. Here's what I've got so far:
Happiness of the Katakuris
The Fog
Martyrs (hear this one is capable of ruining your life)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Plague Town
Eyes Without a Face
The Others
The Last Broadcast
Antichrist
Polytechnique
Cat in the Brain
Street Trash
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Schramm
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Saw
Deep Red
Phenomena
Body Bags
They Live
Kwaidan
Zombieland
Paranormal Activity
I'll cross them off as I see them.
What I recommend for others:
Suspiria
Inferno
Mother of Tears
Tenebre
(I like Dario Argento btw)
Prince of Darkness
In the Mouth of Madness
The Thing
Halloween
(John Carpenter too)
Splatter: Naked Blood
Anything to ever star Vincent Price ever
Anything to ever star Bela Lugosi ever
Friday the 13th (only the first one, pretend Jason never existed)
Hellraiser
Dead Alive
Noroi (this one messed me up for days)
Audition
Imprint
Psycho
Kairo
I'll cross them off as I see them.
What I recommend for others:
Suspiria
Inferno
Mother of Tears
Tenebre
(I like Dario Argento btw)
Prince of Darkness
In the Mouth of Madness
The Thing
Halloween
(John Carpenter too)
Splatter: Naked Blood
Anything to ever star Vincent Price ever
Anything to ever star Bela Lugosi ever
Friday the 13th (only the first one, pretend Jason never existed)
Hellraiser
Dead Alive
Noroi (this one messed me up for days)
Audition
Imprint
Psycho
Kairo
My friend's short youtube film: Voicemail
Hai guys read my haikus
I don't like poetry, but it's part of my creative writing class curriculum. Since these puppies are pretty damn short, I hope there'll be no tl;drs. Haikus are supposed to "capture a moment in time" or something like that. Think I did that. Second one is my favorite.
---
Boy sits on a roof
Pondering above streetlights
As the crickets chirp
Two hours from home
Driving fifteen miles too fast
Over a deer's corpse
Old alleyway bookstore
Smells of ancient history
Like a wise elder
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Boy sits on a roof
Pondering above streetlights
As the crickets chirp
Two hours from home
Driving fifteen miles too fast
Over a deer's corpse
Old alleyway bookstore
Smells of ancient history
Like a wise elder
Legion
Ironically, I think Legion would love this movie. It looks badass as hell. Basic plot, God says "fuck you" to humanity and decides to kill everyone, but archangel Michael defies him, rips off his wings, and protects this one woman whose child is supposedly the second coming of Christ from an army of angels.
Can't you already see those crazy christian protesters outside movie theaters?
Of all the apocalyptic themed movies coming out this year, this is my most anticipated. But I loved Prophecy, this looks much in the same vein.
Moving Mountains
Not the Usher song. Moving Mountains is a post-rock group that originated in New York. I saw them in concert (well, a bar with a stage) a few weeks ago and they were amazing. Along with the punk rock back Parts Per Million (which, I might add, is also pretty dang good) they opened for this screamo Nightwish-meets-Creed band. They had a nice crowd for the two openers. When Moving Mountains was done with their set, the crowd just cheered em on for an encore. So they played the best ending song, but had to cut it short because the venue was getting pissed--much to the discontent of the audience. When they were done, I bet seventy-five percent of the crowd left.
http://www.movmou.com/
http://www.myspace.com/movingmountainsmusic
All their songs are good except With One's Heart in One's Mouth. Ode We Will Bury Ourselves is that awesome ending I was talking about.
http://www.movmou.com/
http://www.myspace.com/movingmountainsmusic
All their songs are good except With One's Heart in One's Mouth. Ode We Will Bury Ourselves is that awesome ending I was talking about.
Orig's Movie Recommendation Topic
Oh yeah and I guess you can recommend stuff too if you want. Follow my format though so it looks all nice and pretty.
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Movie: Tokyo Story
"An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality."
Widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. This is probably the calmest film I've ever seen. When you watch it it's as if you're drifting, very passively watching the story move along. The third movie in the Noriko trilogy (which can all be watched independently), it stars Japan's "Eternal Virgin" Setsuko Hara, arguably one of the most beautiful women to have ever lived. Emotional, deep with intelligence and maturity, Tokyo Story is a brilliant, simple movie with ageless morals.
If you liked this, also try: Ikiru
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Movie: Chungking Express
"Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter."
This movie has a splash of everything, all seamlessly blended into a perfect little romance/comedy. Probably Wong Kar-Wai's most universally accessible film, it's an exercise in hopeless human longing and overcoming loneliness, all set against the backdrop of busy Chinese streets. A fantastic soundtrack (featuring Faye Wong's cover of "Dreams" by The Cranberries and "California Dreamin" by The Mamas and the Papas), clever writing, and endearingly quirky characters make it an all around mellow, optimistic little movie.
Oh yeah, and Quentin Tarantino is obsessed with it.
If you liked this, also try: Fallen Angels*; 2046; In the Mood for Love; Eat Drink Man Woman
*This one this basically Chungking Express 2. It's got the exact same setting, the same vibe, albeit slightly more action-oriented. Actually it was originally planned to be the third story in Chungking Express, but Wong Kar-Wai decided to make it a separate movie for one reason or another.
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Movie: Der Himmel über Berlin, or Wings of Desire
"This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fulfillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone."
I would watch it just to see Solveig Dommartin's back alone. Anyway, this movie, which takes a turn from Wim Wenders' usual road-movie genre, is absolutely GORGEOUS. Even more beautiful than Solveig Dommartin. When in an angels perspective, the world is black and white, and when human the world is in color. Halfway through when the main character turns human, the change is magical. He discovers the color red by putting his hand to his head and sees the blood. He discovers money and charity when a man gives him a little money for some coffee. It really makes you appreciate the little things. It's a quaint little experience, filled with all sorts of simple, fantastic touches, like reading people's everyday thoughts and seeing them unaware of the angels looking over their shoulder in times of need. Slow-moving for sure, but nonetheless poignant and cheerful.
To make things even better, Peter Falk (aka Columbo), playing himself, is one of the main characters.
If you liked this, also try: Faraway, So Close!; City of Angels*; Until the End of the World
*BWHAHAHAHA
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Movie: Watership Down
"Based upon Richard Adam's novel of the same title, this animated feature delves into the surprisingly violent world of a warren of rabbits as they seek to establish a new colony free of tyranny and human intervention."
While Page Master scared me when I was a kid, this scared me when I first saw it a few months ago. There are bunnies killing other bunnies, bunnies being eaten by dogs, bunnies being eaten by birds, bunnies being suffocated in their filled-up holes, and "Bright Eyes" by Simon and Garfunkel induced bunny drug trips. If you have a sadistic pleasure in seeing little furred created being killed, this is the movie for you.
All the same, it's got some very bittersweet moments. The ending, in particular, was rather sad and happy simultaneously. And I love the "Bright Eyes" music video.
Sometimes when you're watching it you might entirely forget it's about rabbits.
THIS IS A CHILDREN'S MOVIE. THE BOOK IS EVEN MORE VIOLENT. BUT IT IS AWESOME.
If you liked this, also try: The Lion King; Pom Poko
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Movie: Alice, Sweet Alice, or Communion
(Brooke Shields is like 8 in this movie, and she's only in there for a little while. This poster was obviously made after she became famous.)
"Alice Spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, Catherine, and her younger sister, Karen. Karen gets most of the attention from her mother, and Alice is often left out of the spotlight. But when Karen is found brutally murdered in a church before her first holy communion, all suspicions are turned towards Alice. But is a twelve year old girl really capable of such savagery? As more people begin to die at the hands of a merciless killer, Alice becomes more and more likely of a suspect."
Poor pacing and mediocre acting aside (typical, forgivable flaws in scary movies), Alice, Sweet Alice is an interesting little psychological horror story. One scene near the beginning scared the crap out of me; it's #89 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The twist is not quite Silent Hill 2 caliber, but it does turn things around quite a bit. Not overly bloody, rather low budget, and a disquieting ending make it stand out from the rest of the crowd of late 70s slashers.
If you liked this, also try: Halloween; Don't Look Now; Friday the 13th
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More to come... maybe...
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Movie: Tokyo Story
"An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality."
Widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. This is probably the calmest film I've ever seen. When you watch it it's as if you're drifting, very passively watching the story move along. The third movie in the Noriko trilogy (which can all be watched independently), it stars Japan's "Eternal Virgin" Setsuko Hara, arguably one of the most beautiful women to have ever lived. Emotional, deep with intelligence and maturity, Tokyo Story is a brilliant, simple movie with ageless morals.
If you liked this, also try: Ikiru
---
Movie: Chungking Express
"Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter."
This movie has a splash of everything, all seamlessly blended into a perfect little romance/comedy. Probably Wong Kar-Wai's most universally accessible film, it's an exercise in hopeless human longing and overcoming loneliness, all set against the backdrop of busy Chinese streets. A fantastic soundtrack (featuring Faye Wong's cover of "Dreams" by The Cranberries and "California Dreamin" by The Mamas and the Papas), clever writing, and endearingly quirky characters make it an all around mellow, optimistic little movie.
Oh yeah, and Quentin Tarantino is obsessed with it.
If you liked this, also try: Fallen Angels*; 2046; In the Mood for Love; Eat Drink Man Woman
*This one this basically Chungking Express 2. It's got the exact same setting, the same vibe, albeit slightly more action-oriented. Actually it was originally planned to be the third story in Chungking Express, but Wong Kar-Wai decided to make it a separate movie for one reason or another.
---
Movie: Der Himmel über Berlin, or Wings of Desire
"This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fulfillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone."
I would watch it just to see Solveig Dommartin's back alone. Anyway, this movie, which takes a turn from Wim Wenders' usual road-movie genre, is absolutely GORGEOUS. Even more beautiful than Solveig Dommartin. When in an angels perspective, the world is black and white, and when human the world is in color. Halfway through when the main character turns human, the change is magical. He discovers the color red by putting his hand to his head and sees the blood. He discovers money and charity when a man gives him a little money for some coffee. It really makes you appreciate the little things. It's a quaint little experience, filled with all sorts of simple, fantastic touches, like reading people's everyday thoughts and seeing them unaware of the angels looking over their shoulder in times of need. Slow-moving for sure, but nonetheless poignant and cheerful.
To make things even better, Peter Falk (aka Columbo), playing himself, is one of the main characters.
If you liked this, also try: Faraway, So Close!; City of Angels*; Until the End of the World
*BWHAHAHAHA
---
Movie: Watership Down
"Based upon Richard Adam's novel of the same title, this animated feature delves into the surprisingly violent world of a warren of rabbits as they seek to establish a new colony free of tyranny and human intervention."
While Page Master scared me when I was a kid, this scared me when I first saw it a few months ago. There are bunnies killing other bunnies, bunnies being eaten by dogs, bunnies being eaten by birds, bunnies being suffocated in their filled-up holes, and "Bright Eyes" by Simon and Garfunkel induced bunny drug trips. If you have a sadistic pleasure in seeing little furred created being killed, this is the movie for you.
All the same, it's got some very bittersweet moments. The ending, in particular, was rather sad and happy simultaneously. And I love the "Bright Eyes" music video.
Sometimes when you're watching it you might entirely forget it's about rabbits.
THIS IS A CHILDREN'S MOVIE. THE BOOK IS EVEN MORE VIOLENT. BUT IT IS AWESOME.
If you liked this, also try: The Lion King; Pom Poko
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Movie: Alice, Sweet Alice, or Communion
(Brooke Shields is like 8 in this movie, and she's only in there for a little while. This poster was obviously made after she became famous.)
"Alice Spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, Catherine, and her younger sister, Karen. Karen gets most of the attention from her mother, and Alice is often left out of the spotlight. But when Karen is found brutally murdered in a church before her first holy communion, all suspicions are turned towards Alice. But is a twelve year old girl really capable of such savagery? As more people begin to die at the hands of a merciless killer, Alice becomes more and more likely of a suspect."
Poor pacing and mediocre acting aside (typical, forgivable flaws in scary movies), Alice, Sweet Alice is an interesting little psychological horror story. One scene near the beginning scared the crap out of me; it's #89 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The twist is not quite Silent Hill 2 caliber, but it does turn things around quite a bit. Not overly bloody, rather low budget, and a disquieting ending make it stand out from the rest of the crowd of late 70s slashers.
If you liked this, also try: Halloween; Don't Look Now; Friday the 13th
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More to come... maybe...
XD at this E-Mail Conversation
From: Jeff Peters
Date:
Wednesday 8 April 2009 10.22am
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Membership Renewal
Dear
David
This is a friendly reminder to let you know your gym
membership expired last week. Your membership is important to us and we
would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation by offering
you a 20% discount on your membership renewal. We look forward to seeing
you again soon.
All the best, Jeff Peters
From:
David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 April 2009 1.37pm
To:
Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Membership Renewal
Dear
Jeff,
Thankyou for your friendly reminder and the kind offer to
reduce my membership by twenty percent. I own a calculator but I could
not work out how to do percentages on it so have estimated that I save
around $372.10 off the normal price of $420.00 - Please confirm that
this is correct and I will renew my membership immediately. Also, do I
get a Fitness First sports bag with towel and drinking bottle included
in the price? I own my own legwarmers and headband.
Regards,
David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday
9 April 2009 10.01am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re:
Re: Membership Renewal Due
Hello David
How did you come to
that amount? Our half year membership fees are actually $460 but with
the 20% discount as an existing member your renewing membership fee
would be only $368 for the six months saving you almost $100 off the
normal price. We are not Fitness First so do not have those
bags.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David
Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 10.18am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear
Jeff
Do I get free shipping with that?
Regards,
David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday
9 April 2009 12.48pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re:
Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Free shipping with what? The
$368 covers your membership fees for six months.
From:
David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 2.26pm
To:
Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Dear Jeff
By the power of Greyskull that is a lot of
money but I admit to being in desperate need of increasing my body
strength. My ten year old child often turns the taps off in the bathroom
very tightly and I have to go several days without washing. I feel bad
constantly having to ask the lady from next door to come over and loosen
them for me, what with her arthritis and limited wheelchair access to my
apartment. To be honest, I originally joined your gym with full
intentions of attending every few days but after waiting in vain for
someone to offer me steroids, I began to suspect this was not going to
happen and the realisation that I may have to exercise instead was,
quite frankly, horrifying. My aversion to work, along with the fact one
of your employees, Justin, was rather rude, telling me to 'lift this',
''push that' dulled my initial enthusiasm of becoming muscular and I
stopped attending.
Regards, David.
From:
Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 9.17am
To:
David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Hello David
Not sure how to take your email,
nobody here would offer you steroids, it is illegal and none of our
staff would do this. Justin is one of our most experienced trainers and
if you found him rude while he was trying to be helpful and just doing
his job then there are plenty of other gyms you could look at joining
instead.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David
Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.02am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Dear Jeff
Yes, I have noticed that there are many gyms
in my area. I assume the low qualification requirements of fitness
trainers means that there is an over supply of these buffed but
essentially otherwise purposeless professionals. I knew a guy in high
school who couldn't talk very well and collected sticks, he used to call
the teacher 'mum' and during recess we would give him money to dance.
Then sell him sticks to get our money back. He went on to become a
fitness instructor so I view gyms as kind of like those factories that
provide a community service by employing people with down syndrome to
lick stamps and pack boxes. Except with more Spandex
obviously.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff
Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.32am
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Go fuck
yourself.
From: David Thorne
Date:
Friday 10 April 2009 11.38am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
I was, at first, quite surprised at
your response; one minute you are inviting me to renew my membership and
asking me for money, the next insulting me. After doing a little
research however, I have learnt that mood swings are an expected side
effect of steroid abuse. As another side effect is a reduction in the
size of your penis, this gives you understandable cause to be an angry
person. I have also learnt that Spandex contains carcinogenic properties
so this does not bode well for yourself and your shiny friends. If I
woke up one morning and my penis was a quarter of the size I would
probably take my anger out on those around me as well. There are
probably support groups or websites that could help you manage your
problem more effectively and picture based books available on the
subject for people with limited reading skills. When I am angry I like
to Listen to music by Linkin Park. The added
angst and desire to cut myself works similarly to the way firefighters
fight forest fires by burning off sections, effectively canceling each
other out and I find myself at peace. I understand that you guys usually
listen to Pet Shop Boys or Frankie Goes to Hollywood so this
may be worth a try.
Regards, David.
From:
Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.04pm
To:
David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Membership Renewal Due
DO NOT EMAIL ME
AGAIN
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10
April 2009 1.15pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re:
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Ok.
From: Jeff Peters
Date:
Friday 10 April 2009 1.25pm
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Re: Membership Renewal Due
Is that you being a smartarse or
agreeing not to email me again?
From: David
Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.32pm
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
The middle one.
Date:
Wednesday 8 April 2009 10.22am
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Membership Renewal
Dear
David
This is a friendly reminder to let you know your gym
membership expired last week. Your membership is important to us and we
would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation by offering
you a 20% discount on your membership renewal. We look forward to seeing
you again soon.
All the best, Jeff Peters
From:
David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 April 2009 1.37pm
To:
Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Membership Renewal
Dear
Jeff,
Thankyou for your friendly reminder and the kind offer to
reduce my membership by twenty percent. I own a calculator but I could
not work out how to do percentages on it so have estimated that I save
around $372.10 off the normal price of $420.00 - Please confirm that
this is correct and I will renew my membership immediately. Also, do I
get a Fitness First sports bag with towel and drinking bottle included
in the price? I own my own legwarmers and headband.
Regards,
David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday
9 April 2009 10.01am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re:
Re: Membership Renewal Due
Hello David
How did you come to
that amount? Our half year membership fees are actually $460 but with
the 20% discount as an existing member your renewing membership fee
would be only $368 for the six months saving you almost $100 off the
normal price. We are not Fitness First so do not have those
bags.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David
Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 10.18am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Dear
Jeff
Do I get free shipping with that?
Regards,
David.
From: Jeff Peters
Date: Thursday
9 April 2009 12.48pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re:
Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
Free shipping with what? The
$368 covers your membership fees for six months.
From:
David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 April 2009 2.26pm
To:
Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Dear Jeff
By the power of Greyskull that is a lot of
money but I admit to being in desperate need of increasing my body
strength. My ten year old child often turns the taps off in the bathroom
very tightly and I have to go several days without washing. I feel bad
constantly having to ask the lady from next door to come over and loosen
them for me, what with her arthritis and limited wheelchair access to my
apartment. To be honest, I originally joined your gym with full
intentions of attending every few days but after waiting in vain for
someone to offer me steroids, I began to suspect this was not going to
happen and the realisation that I may have to exercise instead was,
quite frankly, horrifying. My aversion to work, along with the fact one
of your employees, Justin, was rather rude, telling me to 'lift this',
''push that' dulled my initial enthusiasm of becoming muscular and I
stopped attending.
Regards, David.
From:
Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 9.17am
To:
David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Hello David
Not sure how to take your email,
nobody here would offer you steroids, it is illegal and none of our
staff would do this. Justin is one of our most experienced trainers and
if you found him rude while he was trying to be helpful and just doing
his job then there are plenty of other gyms you could look at joining
instead.
Cheers, Jeff
From: David
Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.02am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Dear Jeff
Yes, I have noticed that there are many gyms
in my area. I assume the low qualification requirements of fitness
trainers means that there is an over supply of these buffed but
essentially otherwise purposeless professionals. I knew a guy in high
school who couldn't talk very well and collected sticks, he used to call
the teacher 'mum' and during recess we would give him money to dance.
Then sell him sticks to get our money back. He went on to become a
fitness instructor so I view gyms as kind of like those factories that
provide a community service by employing people with down syndrome to
lick stamps and pack boxes. Except with more Spandex
obviously.
Regards, David.
From: Jeff
Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 10.32am
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Go fuck
yourself.
From: David Thorne
Date:
Friday 10 April 2009 11.38am
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership
Renewal Due
Dear Jeff
I was, at first, quite surprised at
your response; one minute you are inviting me to renew my membership and
asking me for money, the next insulting me. After doing a little
research however, I have learnt that mood swings are an expected side
effect of steroid abuse. As another side effect is a reduction in the
size of your penis, this gives you understandable cause to be an angry
person. I have also learnt that Spandex contains carcinogenic properties
so this does not bode well for yourself and your shiny friends. If I
woke up one morning and my penis was a quarter of the size I would
probably take my anger out on those around me as well. There are
probably support groups or websites that could help you manage your
problem more effectively and picture based books available on the
subject for people with limited reading skills. When I am angry I like
to Listen to music by Linkin Park. The added
angst and desire to cut myself works similarly to the way firefighters
fight forest fires by burning off sections, effectively canceling each
other out and I find myself at peace. I understand that you guys usually
listen to Pet Shop Boys or Frankie Goes to Hollywood so this
may be worth a try.
Regards, David.
From:
Jeff Peters
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.04pm
To:
David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Membership Renewal Due
DO NOT EMAIL ME
AGAIN
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10
April 2009 1.15pm
To: Jeff Peters
Subject: Re: Re:
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Membership Renewal
Due
Ok.
From: Jeff Peters
Date:
Friday 10 April 2009 1.25pm
To: David
Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Re: Membership Renewal Due
Is that you being a smartarse or
agreeing not to email me again?
From: David
Thorne
Date: Friday 10 April 2009 1.32pm
To: Jeff
Peters
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Re: Re: Membership Renewal Due
The middle one.
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