I have spent this evening watching two films - both very different.I decided to watch 'Seom ' (The Isle) after seeing another film by the same director, Kim ki-duk which was called 'Bad Guy'. Both South Korean films are somewhat disturbing, although Bad Guy not so much at The Isle. I really wasn't sure what to expect with this film (although I was warned by MatthewRudy), despite the clear common themes of prostitution and strong, deranged and silent main characters. Certainly do not watch The Isle whilst eating your dinner, it certainly put me off fishing for life and also at times - off my chocolate raisins! I did enjoy the film, it was however not as good as Bad Guy and I did have to actually look away at certain points. The acting from both Seo Jeong and Kim Yu-seok was convincing to say the least.
The second film - not South Korean, but French which I did not enjoy so much on the language front. The pretentiousness of the characters in 'De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté ' (The Beat that My Heart Skipped) came across as being there because they were French not because the characters were actually pretentious. And although I only speak pigeon French there were clear mistranslations in the subtitles which made the language appear to be more polite than it is. Despite my issues with the language, it was an OK film, I enjoyed the main character and his journey with the piano, but I think they could have made more of some things and less of others. I do however probably only think that because after the bizarre world of 'The Isle' I was in need of a pleasant love affair and not some splattered brain matter decorating a man's wall.
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In 1972 Andrew Logan who is a very eccentric British artist known for his jewellery making, sculpture, portraits and many other things, started something called 'Alternative Miss World' which encourages anybody to compete - men, women of all shapes and sizes in all kinds of wonderful and original costume.
This year the competition is being held in Camden on the 2nd of May, take a look at the photos of previous entrants - pretty, beautiful people!
http://andrewlogan.com/
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This film really looks like a treat, starring Sam Rockwell, directed by Duncan Jones. About a man living alone on the moon...possibly.
Have a look at the trailer here
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So, I found this through a post I saw on http://reckon.posterous.com/
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Am I right or am I right or am I right, right right...
Oh GOD it is sooooo good to see you
It's a dooooozey!
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As some of you may of seen or merely heard there is snow in England! A children's dream, a teenager's day off and an adult's nightmare. With all the moaning about global warming and despair at the constant drizzle that England is so famous for anyone would think that a change would do us good, give people a little break from their pessimistic outlook on the weather in these British Isles...but no. Grumbling and complaining will forever hold true in this great island of ours!
Don't get me wrong, I understand that airline's, the emergency services and many people with many important things to do are greatly inconvenienced by this beautiful weather phenomenon, but surely instead of discussing and reporting the millions of pounds that it has cost because people can't get to work people should do something about it. Obviously due to the fact that snow is such a rarity drivers don't own chains for their tyres or other such things to allow safe driving in the snow but seeing as it does happen occasionally, would it not be worth buying some of these precautionary implements...just in case?
And then there's the schools. All over the news, reports of how many schools have been shut county wide and what people think of it. Some people are pleased because it means that their children are safe but surely this purely emphasises our reliance on cars. I would imagine that due to school's having catchment areas and such that the majority of children are well within walking distance to their school and if the parents are at home because they are unable to drive, they are free to walk with their children, ensuring their safety on the way to school. It would probably take a bit longer to get there because of the inevitable distractions! But at least they would arrive.
I think the least affected group of people have been the students, and by that I mean university students. We walk to uni, we wear wellies, wrap up warm, have snowball fights...nothing can stop us from going about our daily business! In fact on Monday night I saw many people going to clubs (girls obviously still refusing to wear coats despite the freezing temperatures!) wearing wellies and probably not stumbling and falling much more than usual!! Another thing is that I havn't had one lecture cancelled because the lecturer couldn't drive from their home, maybe university lecturers live closer to their work place then school teachers, but I doubt it.
Everybody should just stop bitching and embrace this incredible sight, grab a camera, grab a hat, pull on your wellies and go crazy...
- it probably won't happen for another 10 years!
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I just watched a film called 'Eagle vs Shark' and it was very pleasant. I found out about it because I am a fan of a TV series called 'Flight of the Conchords' and one of the guys in that, Jemaine Clement is in this film, he is from New Zealand as is the film and was shown at Sundance in 2007. It was filmed entirely in New Zealand and includes live action and some stop motion which reminded me of a music video by some random indie band. It was pretty cute though. The beginning of the film was kind of strange and there were moments which were really uncomfortable and I was squirming in my seat, which isn't something I really enjoy but it was in fashion with the style of the movie. The film was predictable at times but that didn't really matter because the things you predicted were things that you wanted to happen, so it makes a happy viewer! If you like those cute independent films involving sweet and geeky characters who happen to fall in love despite social obsticles then you should definatly give this film a go. And anybody should watch the Flight of the Conchords, which is not as easy to catagorise - I guess it's a kind of New Zealand version of a Peep Show type thing, it's just about a band.
New Flight of the Conchords in a couple of days, looking forward to it.
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