Movies to See

Moonrise Kingdom.
Could Wes Anderson have made a film as good as Rushmore?


Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Coriolanus


Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 Remake - if it's even half as good as the original, it will be worth it. It was pretty good but I still prefer the original BBC version.


Pina - because it's Wim Wenders and because of this Anthony Lane review.
Margin Call because of David Denby's review.
Alice by Jan Švankmajer

I first heard about it over at Poupée Mechanique. With images like that, how not to see it? Oddly enough, I just saw Tim Burton's 2010 Alice offering. It looked great but I found the weird vibe between Alice and the Hatter very distracting. Kudos to Anne Hathaway though for sending up goodness.

The Hurt Locker for the film.
Bright Star for its good looks.

Cinéma Verité: Amy Merrick at Design Sponge

Amy Merrick at Design Sponge tells you how to live like they do in the movies.

Some Personal Favourites:
Fortnight Oxfords from Howards End
Lana Shoes from Heathers
Pith Helmet from The Sheltering SKy
Holly Golightly's sleep mask from Fled Flare

Style: Mrs. Frederick

Image from Warehouse 13
When I grow up, I want to look like Mrs. Frederick.
(Isn't C.C.H. Pounder the best?)

Decor: Snail Candles

Rad Megan's tutorial (via Craftzine) for snail shell candles inspired by that beautiful scene from a terrible movie based on a fantastic book (well, it is by Michael Ondaatje)

Apocalypse Now

WILLARD (v.o.)
"Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right. Unless you
were going all the way. Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole
fucking program. How did that happen? What did he see here
that first tour? 38 fucking years old. If he joined the Green Berets,
there was no way you'd ever get above Colonel. Kurtz knew
what he was giving up. The more I read and began to
understand, the more I admired him. His family and
friends couldn't understand it, and they couldn't talk him
out of it. He had to apply three times and he had to put
up with a ton of shit, but when he threatened to resign,
they gave it to him. The next youngest guy in his class was
half his age. They must have thought he was some
far-out old man humping it over that course. I did it when
I was 19 and it damn near wasted me. A tough
motherfucker. He finished. He could have gone for General,
but he went for himself instead."

The Knife

Pass This On » By Johan Renck from The Knife on Vimeo.

Hooked.
Also love their Hearbeats and You Take My Breath Away.

See You at the Sand

Scene from "Five Brothers", The Unit

I love this scene.
The dialogue is so testosterone-y. It makes me laugh even though the boys are in such dire straits.

Jonas: A'right. Ten long blocks to the beach. No stoppin.' You ready?
Beaten Man: *nods*
Mack: Hell yeah.
Bob: Cakewalk time.
Jonas: He good?
Hector: He loves the beach.
*Hector checks Charles's pulse*
Jonas: Hmph.
Charles: Groan.
Mack: I've got the *mumble, mumble*
Jonas [to beaten man]: We're gettin' you home.
*Jonas walks to doors, turns.*
Jonas: See you at the sand ... in three, two ... *bursts through doors*
*The team enters the alley. Jonas pulls up short.*
*Soldiers pur out of a truck at the end of the alley.*
Jonas: Well, ain't that a sight.
Unknown offscreen voice: Who are they?
Jonas: That is the Unted States Marines!
*The team runs to the truck."

Watch it here: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=1PQ7IQYJ
(Jump to 41:41)

It reminds me of another favourite:
John Connor in Terminator Salvation screaming,"If we stay the course, we're dead, we're all dead!"



Aw, c'mon, John. Relax.