Movie: Adam and Steve 2005)

 

How have I never seen this movie before?  I loved it.

The first few minutes are a little weak and it would be easy to turn it off at this point but it quickly finds its feet.

There are certainly times when it veers into high school humour but I think by not milking it but just doing it and moving right along it gets away with it.   There are also some touching moments that again aren't milked, they're just presented for you to catch if you're paying attention.

The always reliable Parker Posey is here and there are moments when she's astonishingly beautiful.

There are lot of minor characters in this film and I like that there were all given the time and respect to do their work and have it shown.  Too often in film minor characters are just considered filler or background and not given a chance to shine.   The writing is sharp and there are some very good lines.

The film veers from comedy to drama repeatedly and rapidly but is always controlled.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Malcom Gets is good throughout the film but in a scene near the end when he quietly sings a song he is heartbreaking.  He's transcendent.    There are rare times when an actor gets to do this - Maggie Smith in a dark classroom lit by a projector in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"- Catherine O'Hara not getting the Academy Award nomination in "For Your Consideration".

Track it down if you can and give it a watch.

 

I have become so comfortable living this isolated life away from people.

I'm ok with email and social media but I find even talking to someone on the phone has become kind of annoying.

When I hear human voices outside the building or in the hallway I just want to shout at them to shut up.

How will I cope when I have to go back to seeing people in person?

Movie: The Motel Life (2012)

 

What a perfect little film.  

The kind of film I love that doesn't rely on big budgets or special effects, just people who know how to tell a story.  Actors, director, writer, crew who know what they're doing. Where the story and the characters are why we're watching.

Tatort:Borowski cont'd

 

Season Four:  Episode One  (via HOOPLA)

What the hell happened?

This episode was just a mess.

Acting, direction, writing, camera work.  All bad.

I probably won't use any of my 8 per month credits to watch the rest of the season.

 

What is it when someone asks if they've told you something and you say

YES

and then they proceed to tell you again

often in great detail

 

Singles go to a dinner and bring a bottle of wine.

Couples go to dinner and bring a single bottle of wine.

Couples go on a cruise and share a cabin.

Singles go on a cruise and pay a supplement.

Singles go to a birthday party and bring a present.

Couples go to a birthday party and bring a single present.

Tatort: Borowski

 

I've been watching this older series from Germany.  It's been pretty good, if a little dated, and I suppose getting better as the episodes go along.

Then there's an episode called "Borowski and the Crystal Sky" which seems pretty typical, sad, and then there's this ending that takes your breath away and you realize that right at that moment you're in the presence of art.