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March 17
Bad Guy / “Nabbeun Namja” - 2002 - Kim Ki-Duk Kim Ki Duk is a great director. I loved The Isle, I loved Samaritan Girl, but somehow I forgot to watch the rest of his films. I’m really glad “Bad Guy” fell into my lap. I don’t know how you come up with such a story. “A guy love a girl. She hates him. So he frames her for theft, and forces her into prostitution.” How does that happen? How do you think that up? But for Kim Ki-Duk, that’s a comparitively optimistic outlook on the world. It’s a great film. You’ll probably be shocked by its overtly chauvinistic subject matter, and that’s difficult to defend, but I love film, and Kim Ki Duk makes films like noone else. I’d go to Korea, but I fear I’d be made into a prostitute (or die)! Anyone know of any decent Ruby/Python jobs in Korea?

Bad Guy / “Nabbeun Namja” - 2002 - Kim Ki-Duk

Kim Ki Duk is a great director.

I loved The Isle, I loved Samaritan Girl, but somehow I forgot to watch the rest of his films.

I’m really glad “Bad Guy” fell into my lap.

I don’t know how you come up with such a story.

“A guy love a girl. She hates him. So he frames her for theft, and forces her into prostitution.”

How does that happen?
How do you think that up?

But for Kim Ki-Duk, that’s a comparitively optimistic outlook on the world.

It’s a great film.

You’ll probably be shocked by its overtly chauvinistic subject matter,
and that’s difficult to defend,
but I love film, and Kim Ki Duk makes films like noone else.

I’d go to Korea, but I fear I’d be made into a prostitute (or die)!

Anyone know of any decent Ruby/Python jobs in Korea?

March 8
Happy Times 幸福时光 - 2000 - Zhang Yimou We all know Zhang Yimou for his super-blockbusters Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower. Millions of extras choreographed, parading around grand, colourful sets. He was the perfect choice to direct the Olympic Opening Ceremony. But Zhang Yimou is much more than this. Take a look at The Road Home or Happy Times and you’ll see. Happy Times starts out seeming less than pure of heart. A middle-aged man, “Manager Zhao”, devoid of genuine love, tries to woo a nasty fat lady. The nasty fat lady would marry him, if only he had loads of money. So he sets up a Love Hotel in an old bus. But things take a different turn, and the real story emerges. It ends up being a tragic, beautiful tale of make-believe, as Zhao tries to convince a young blind girl that he is, indeed, a successful business man. In many ways it echos Goodbye Lenin. And the effect is very similar. It’s a touching tale of the quest for love, and of people working together to make life better. I was going to compare it to Life is Beautiful, and in the process found this - a live-action Pinocchio - gotta be worth a watch!

Happy Times 幸福时光 - 2000 - Zhang Yimou

We all know Zhang Yimou for his super-blockbusters Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower.

Millions of extras choreographed, parading around grand, colourful sets.

He was the perfect choice to direct the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

But Zhang Yimou is much more than this. Take a look at The Road Home or Happy Times and you’ll see.

Happy Times starts out seeming less than pure of heart.

A middle-aged man, “Manager Zhao”, devoid of genuine love, tries to woo a nasty fat lady.

The nasty fat lady would marry him, if only he had loads of money.

So he sets up a Love Hotel in an old bus.

But things take a different turn, and the real story emerges.

It ends up being a tragic, beautiful tale of make-believe, as Zhao tries to convince a young blind girl that he is, indeed, a successful business man.

In many ways it echos Goodbye Lenin.

And the effect is very similar.

It’s a touching tale of the quest for love, and of people working together to make life better.

I was going to compare it to Life is Beautiful, and in the process found this - a live-action Pinocchio - gotta be worth a watch!

February 21
Dans ma Peau - 2002 - Marina de Van It’s not often I find a film I can’t watch, but this week I managed to find two. Celine and Julie Go Boating was 3 hours of randomness But Dans Ma Peau was something very different. Marina de Van manages to truly challenge with her film about her own body, and a series of events that leads to extreme self-harm. The first time I was a little drunk on the train, and couldn’t stomach it. The second time was on the way to work. Standing up on a train watching harrowing images of people cutting themselves is not an easy thing. But I’m glad I watched it. Depicting extreme violence in such an honest way is quite a feat. Marina de Van also has a writing credit on 8 Women. I need to watch that again!

Dans ma Peau - 2002 - Marina de Van

It’s not often I find a film I can’t watch,
but this week I managed to find two.

Celine and Julie Go Boating was 3 hours of randomness

But Dans Ma Peau was something very different.

Marina de Van manages to truly challenge with her film about her own body, and a series of events that leads to extreme self-harm.

The first time I was a little drunk on the train, and couldn’t stomach it.

The second time was on the way to work.

Standing up on a train watching harrowing images of people cutting themselves is not an easy thing.

But I’m glad I watched it.

Depicting extreme violence in such an honest way is quite a feat.

Marina de Van also has a writing credit on 8 Women. I need to watch that again!

February 16
High Altitude - BBC - Speed Skiing! WOW! I love the BBC’s latest high energy show. High Altitude follows a professional skiier and snowboarder doing crazy stuff in the mountains. Sky Diving onto the slopes, or pulling themselves along a rope between two mountains’ peaks, it’s a wild ride. This week it was speed skiing Men dressed as super-smooth monsters, rocketing down a mountain at 150mph! Watch it in the next week, before it gets wiped from iplayer forever!

High Altitude - BBC - Speed Skiing!

WOW!

I love the BBC’s latest high energy show.

High Altitude follows a professional skiier and snowboarder doing crazy stuff in the mountains.

Sky Diving onto the slopes,
or pulling themselves along a rope between two mountains’ peaks,
it’s a wild ride.

This week it was speed skiing

Men dressed as super-smooth monsters, rocketing down a mountain at 150mph!

Watch it in the next week, before it gets wiped from iplayer forever!

February 3

Really Strange

I found this on the Shanghaiist.

A video of someone drowning in a car?

It’s just crazy. I don’t understand.

January 16
Me and You and Everyone We Know 2005 - Miranda July Something annoys me about this film, and I’m not quite sure what. I should love it. its a tale dysfunction the characters are crazy a guy sets fire to his hand teenagers flirt with an old, fat man a kid chats online to some woman about poo What is there not to like about it? It’s too “twee” in the sense “excessively dainty”. It’s wacky, but in a way I can’t connect with. It’s just too girly. Saying that, the concept of pooing “back and forth” is fantastic.

Me and You and Everyone We Know

2005 - Miranda July

Something annoys me about this film,
and I’m not quite sure what.

I should love it.

  • its a tale dysfunction
  • the characters are crazy
  • a guy sets fire to his hand
  • teenagers flirt with an old, fat man
  • a kid chats online to some woman about poo

What is there not to like about it?

It’s too “twee” in the sense “excessively dainty”.

It’s wacky, but in a way I can’t connect with.
It’s just too girly.

"back and forth" the emoticon.

Saying that, the concept of pooing “back and forth” is fantastic.

January 15
Role Models - 2008 - David Wain I feel bad about this. But I didn’t intend to go see Role Models. I wanted to see Slumdog Millionaire, but I couldn’t find anyone to go with me. But I’m glad. Role Models is a film in the same league as School of Rock, but without Jack Black(I think Jack Black is great, but I know he rubs a lot of people up the wrong way) Funny guys hanging out with funny kids. It’s always going to work. But Role Models’ finest achievement is making real-life fantasy war games look cool. I wish I went to the park on Wednesday afternoons, fought people with swords, wearing a tunic resembling the flag of St Alban. If only I had the time, and the friends, to do it. Forget World of Warcraft. Get REAL. Fight people with REAL swords. “How did they get it so wrong? Role MODELS, should have been about MODELS.”

Role Models - 2008 - David Wain

I feel bad about this.

But I didn’t intend to go see Role Models.
I wanted to see Slumdog Millionaire, but I couldn’t find anyone to go with me.

But I’m glad.

Role Models is a film in the same league as School of Rock,
but without Jack Black
(I think Jack Black is great, but I know he rubs a lot of people up the wrong way)

Funny guys hanging out with funny kids.
It’s always going to work.

But Role Models’ finest achievement is making real-life fantasy war games look cool.

I wish I went to the park on Wednesday afternoons,
fought people with swords,
wearing a tunic resembling the flag of St Alban.

Augie ("McLovin" from Superbad) is well into Fantasy Battling.

If only I had the time, and the friends, to do it.

Forget World of Warcraft. Get REAL. Fight people with REAL swords.

“How did they get it so wrong? Role MODELS, should have been about MODELS.”
January 13
Antoine Doinel - a comic strip from The Good Life This would be more, except I lost the full blog post about Antoine Doinel… bummer

Antoine Doinel - a comic strip from The Good Life

This would be more, except I lost the full blog post about Antoine Doinel… bummer

January 1
Who is Rain Man? Rain Man is a film I remember watching and watching as a kid. Probably because it’s always good to finally find someone more autistic than yourself But I never really picked up on the subtleties. I didn’t understand about counting cards in Black Jack, or the Prostitute in the Casino. I also never picked up on what is the significance of the “Rain Man” of the title? “When I was a little kid and I got scared, the Rain Man would come and sing to me.” A cuddly toy perhaps, or a little leprechaun type creature that lives up his nose, and squelches out of his nostril just to complain every time it rains. “Oh you know, one of those imaginary childhood friends.” One of those? It seems a bit glib. But we can all understand that. We all understand what “imaginary friends” are. “You? You’re the Rain Man?” says Tom Cruise His name was Raymond, and baby Tom Cruise couldn’t say it properly. I guess it’s just too convenient that no one ever told Mr Cruise about his brother, if he had maybe this film would never have been made. It’s lucky too that Dustin Hoffman doesn’t like the rain, else it’d be less poignant a title. Mystery solved. Let’s try and never forget this. If anyone ever tries to drunkenly tell me that Tom Cruise is the Rain Man I’m going to get really angry!

Who is Rain Man?

Rain Man is a film I remember watching and watching as a kid. Probably because it’s always good to finally find someone more autistic than yourself

But I never really picked up on the subtleties. I didn’t understand about counting cards in Black Jack, or the Prostitute in the Casino.

I also never picked up on what is the significance of the “Rain Man” of the title?

“When I was a little kid and I got scared, the Rain Man would come and sing to me.”

A cuddly toy perhaps, or a little leprechaun type creature that lives up his nose, and squelches out of his nostril just to complain every time it rains.

“Oh you know, one of those imaginary childhood friends.”

One of those? It seems a bit glib.

But we can all understand that. We all understand what “imaginary friends” are.

“You? You’re the Rain Man?” says Tom Cruise

His name was Raymond, and baby Tom Cruise couldn’t say it properly.

I guess it’s just too convenient that no one ever told Mr Cruise about his brother, if he had maybe this film would never have been made.

It’s lucky too that Dustin Hoffman doesn’t like the rain, else it’d be less poignant a title.

Mystery solved. Let’s try and never forget this.

If anyone ever tries to drunkenly tell me that Tom Cruise is the Rain Man I’m going to get really angry!

December 28
My Architect - 2003 - Nathaniel Kahn Louis Kahn was a famous architect of the 60s and 70s, designing buildings as important as the Yale Art Gallery, and the Bangladeshi Parliament Building in Dhakar. While his work was in the public eye, his private life was a mystery. He had three families, three children, and practically worked himself to death. But “My Architect” is not just a film about a famous architect and his buildings. It’s directed by one of his illegitimate children, Nathaniel. It was a five year journey into his own history, and it seems to have been fruitful. Much in the same light as Jonathan Saffran Foer’s “Everything is Illuminated”, it explores the mystery that is our own parents. Apparently they were once real people as well? But, yeah. My Architect is great. Interesting architecture, interesting people. Two hours well spent. “How accidental our existences are … and how full of influence by circumstance.” Interestingly, one of Kahn’s buildings is the Museum of British Art at Yale. This was built to house a collection of works put together by Paul Mellon. Paul Mellon was one of the main benefactors of Clare College, Cambridge, where I studied for my degree. Old boys’ network. SCORE!

My Architect - 2003 - Nathaniel Kahn

Louis Kahn was a famous architect of the 60s and 70s, designing buildings as important as the Yale Art Gallery, and the Bangladeshi Parliament Building in Dhakar.

While his work was in the public eye, his private life was a mystery.

He had three families, three children, and practically worked himself to death.

But “My Architect” is not just a film about a famous architect and his buildings. It’s directed by one of his illegitimate children, Nathaniel. It was a five year journey into his own history, and it seems to have been fruitful.

Much in the same light as Jonathan Saffran Foer’s “Everything is Illuminated”, it explores the mystery that is our own parents.

Apparently they were once real people as well?

But, yeah.

My Architect is great.

Interesting architecture, interesting people.

Two hours well spent.

“How accidental our existences are … and how full of influence by circumstance.”

Interestingly, one of Kahn’s buildings is the Museum of British Art at Yale. This was built to house a collection of works put together by Paul Mellon.

Paul Mellon was one of the main benefactors of Clare College, Cambridge, where I studied for my degree.

Old boys’ network. SCORE!