tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39895542024-03-13T05:18:49.506-04:00the awesome/terrifying freedomout here, somewhere, figuring it all out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger781125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-33584796034503844732009-06-08T00:15:00.004-04:002009-06-08T00:48:48.089-04:00a visual representation of my movie watchingsince announcing my film literacy project in late september, i've been steadily watching the history of film, in a roughly sequential order. my original list of 500-some movies gradually grew to a current list of 751. the original master list compiles the following lists:<br /><ul><li>roger ebert's 'the great movies' (films added as he adds them to the list)</li><li>richard maltin's top 100</li><li>afi top 100</li><li>imdb top 250 (i wanted popular films, not just critical successes)</li><li>best picture oscar winners</li></ul>the interesting thing that started to happen was that after watching a lot of silent films, i began to understand the language of silents and wanted to seek more out - so i'd go searching for another list that would add a few more silents, but would also pepper in other films throughout the list.<br /><br />then after reaching the films of the 1940's, i started to realize that by now, adding in another list isn't really going expand it by much (there is a lot of overlap), so i added a few more in.<br /><br />i wanted to see foreign film history unfold, so i added:<br /><ul><li>all winners of the best foreign film oscar</li><li>movieline's top 100 foreign films</li></ul>i chanced on this list online, saw it had some new films in it, and added it to the list as well:<br /><ul><li>totalfilm's most influential films</li></ul>after adding these, i felt it was time to stop adding. if the list gets too big, i'll never get through the whole thing. i need to complete the list <span style="font-style: italic;">as is</span> first, and then add into it afterwards. but then i realized a key list was missing:<br /><ul><li>the 100 all time box office adjusted for ticket price inflation</li></ul>this list added a fascinating new element: audience hits, but critical failures. no picture of the history of film can be complete without exploring that.<br /><br />and so, 752 films. all data is kept on an excel spreadsheet, which was once online, but i'm working on updating the data (google docs incorrectly imports colored cells, which screws up my system for tracking what i've watched, so keeping the list up to date online has been a pain). in excel it's easy to scale your page to fit the screen. because i color-code the films i've seen, zooming way out shows you just how much of the 'bible' i've 'read.' here's the visualization in a strip:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRop7MuCVCgVEJ8rMrfw0vZwRk0hUj3TO7iA3S83zbBWc0S8pd_yJSAGzBCb5xJ_a55hyphenhyphenwI9bUgrw0jbQPDje8kusBcFjaYcpyxGmt-ot0XeXg7KdT57PO9oKdryBoHxWKZ3j/s1600-h/moviegraph.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 36px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRop7MuCVCgVEJ8rMrfw0vZwRk0hUj3TO7iA3S83zbBWc0S8pd_yJSAGzBCb5xJ_a55hyphenhyphenwI9bUgrw0jbQPDje8kusBcFjaYcpyxGmt-ot0XeXg7KdT57PO9oKdryBoHxWKZ3j/s400/moviegraph.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344810681813534658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the top of the strip is 1895 and the bottom is 2008. the blue area represents films that i've seen and the white is films i've yet to see. i've seen nearly all of the 162 film on the list before 1950 (which is that big block of blue at the top). the giant gap in my viewing is the period from 1950 to 1980. there are nearly 100 films in each decade, and i can't wait to see how history, american culture, and film technology evolve during that period. i can't wait until i can look at one giant, big blue block of seen films.<br /><br />i feel like i'm done adding for now. i'm still not totally opposed to adding new lists, but a compelling argument must be made for how its inclusion would inform my reading of the other lists. but once i finish this project in its present form, i will probably seek to double the size of the list, adding in any esoteric collection i can possibly find.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-69382520063065326232009-04-09T14:30:00.004-04:002009-04-09T15:00:58.443-04:00inspirationi was asked by a friend to create an inspirational graphic using the word 'decide.' he'd been through a tough period and needed a zen-like reminder that just making a decision, while tough, feels a lot better than torturing yourself indefinitely.<br /><br />so i put my photoshop skills to work and made this greeting card-ready image:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sjoBOSbr2oNNuNGLH35gW1fhpFf8XmvCKrm6UycbQ87ve7KAHf-fB07pabwcjpk7AW5ozvz8tqUcd_e253T7kMzxs2nX53Va3-58FeeJviSEobI8ExyUp32KaGlM9v5ZCHFt/s1600-h/decide.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sjoBOSbr2oNNuNGLH35gW1fhpFf8XmvCKrm6UycbQ87ve7KAHf-fB07pabwcjpk7AW5ozvz8tqUcd_e253T7kMzxs2nX53Va3-58FeeJviSEobI8ExyUp32KaGlM9v5ZCHFt/s400/decide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322763014197168770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />though my darker side gravitates to something more like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL-AlI5egKkKKutS2sIwfXWXdQLIWhgHA983pB7gQ8r0PXJNw8wESNqt5N9nYlSgyQfRKyTxTG7q41F4xZ-jb_4N-Fx8pHUI_9xeTi4wi5CeYkogy_Ip6HjS3644M4Fb0IsIl/s1600-h/sophie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL-AlI5egKkKKutS2sIwfXWXdQLIWhgHA983pB7gQ8r0PXJNw8wESNqt5N9nYlSgyQfRKyTxTG7q41F4xZ-jb_4N-Fx8pHUI_9xeTi4wi5CeYkogy_Ip6HjS3644M4Fb0IsIl/s400/sophie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322763009280120466" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-63427135410339800292009-04-07T19:51:00.002-04:002009-04-07T20:04:09.026-04:00the coucha couple weeks ago, someone put a couch out by the street in front of my apartment building. it's very comfy, and it faces the sun for a good part of the day, and it's within reach of my wireless signal. so until it inevitably gets picked up, i'll occasionally go outside with my laptop and work from the couch. it's a great way to get some sun while working from home.<br /><br />just now this neighbor lady had a fit at me. while pulling out of her driveway, she yelled at me from her car:<br /><blockquote>you can just have that couch if you want it! it's not <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> couch. our neighbor put it out there and i don't know why. it's not <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> business. i'm not going to get involved in someone else's business. i'm just saying that you can have that couch if you want it. because it is going to get <span style="font-style: italic;">ruined</span> when it rains this weekend, which it's supposed to do and i don't want to see it ruined. i don't understand it. why would they do something like that. that couch needs to go. it's just driving me crazy and it's gonna get ruined if you don't take it or do something with it. it's not my business. i'm not going to get involved in someone else's business.<br /></blockquote>and with that she drove off. it's always impressive to me how people allow something that's not even remotely connected to them to utterly ruin their day. i also love when people exclaim that they're not going to get involved in someone else's business, like those who say 'i don't mean to be a bitch, <span style="font-style: italic;">but</span>..' it's obvious that her true objection is that to her eye, it makes the neighborhood look cheap.<br /><br />maybe i should claim the couch and leave it out here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-82520362615039556012008-09-27T22:34:00.003-04:002008-09-27T22:51:03.353-04:00the curious trajanization of benjamin buttonin early previews and on the website, i was so impressed with the beautiful, 1920's font chosen for the film's title:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjou-P7PgiSLYhuU3Yf6-2lBcY4TFHIL2VOCzmTTsGRUJRgSje79wNtj3O-GU9QpIHM7DVpR_22KFCLkJ7fIJZoLtgoWd4vIMbMsFhI2Vhk57J7YzeUBXAvMSsXHH2QQp-g07f/s1600-h/button.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjou-P7PgiSLYhuU3Yf6-2lBcY4TFHIL2VOCzmTTsGRUJRgSje79wNtj3O-GU9QpIHM7DVpR_22KFCLkJ7fIJZoLtgoWd4vIMbMsFhI2Vhk57J7YzeUBXAvMSsXHH2QQp-g07f/s400/button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250897053389724146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />anxious to see the <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton/">theatrical trailer</a>, i gasped in horror as this god damned straight-to-video trajan version has replaced the exquisite, original treatment. wtf!?!?!?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioou9VGqfkkDlmtZtaATIRH48V2CkrMvb9H5LBVpSqeF6xBv1rHKXbDNqxVqDVIiITFp2QD3Ig3Gb4z4V0LWOn495fe-CZO4aZtZcKucGPVQwajlxDV7VldUufPgUAybdzjAgX/s1600-h/button2.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioou9VGqfkkDlmtZtaATIRH48V2CkrMvb9H5LBVpSqeF6xBv1rHKXbDNqxVqDVIiITFp2QD3Ig3Gb4z4V0LWOn495fe-CZO4aZtZcKucGPVQwajlxDV7VldUufPgUAybdzjAgX/s400/button2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250897052943059554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />for more on how much i hate trajan, look <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2005/09/trajan-war.html">here</a> and <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2006/07/trajan-posters-to-round-up-and-burn.html">here</a> and <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2007/03/will-trajan-ever-die.html">here</a> and <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2008/01/great-reason-to-stop-using-trajan.html">here</a> and <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2005/10/trajan-roundup-2.html">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-10359037236459069082008-09-27T00:42:00.017-04:002008-12-25T03:16:36.569-05:00an attempt at film literacy *update*i've compiled 4 'best of all time' lists, and reorganized them into chronological order. i'm going through and watching any movie i haven't seen (or any that i haven't seen since before college. it's amazing what you don't pick up in a movie before you've had sex or dealt with heatbreak and real jealousy).<br /><br />the three lists i've used are eberts 'the great movies' list, leonard maltin's top 100, and afi's top 100. i was hoping to find more foreign film representation, but any other list i added just blew the project too far out of proportion. i'm starting with this and then will branch outwards from here. i'm not a big fan of maltin as a critic, but his all his post 1978 picks were all repeated in the other 2 lists, and since my main focus was to really get up to speed on older films, i dropped his choices in. he adds a lot of early comedies to the list, and some questionable choices. mary poppins? on your <span style="font-style: italic;">all time</span> list? ..ok..<br /><br />on top of all that, i popped in IMDBs's top 250 list, which is mostly current films that i've seen, but also adds in more popular favorites, hitchcocks and kubricks, more sci-fi and fantasy, and surprisingly, more foreign films.<br /><br />i've watched 8 silent films since starting with 'birth of a nation,' and am now hitting the films of buster keaton. silent film is almost a completely separate art form from the current cinema, and i'm finding it rather intoxicating. if you're interested, my compiled list is below. i started with ebert's list, so his picks are in black. added to that are maltin's in blue, and afi in red. so it doesn't tell you what was on each list, only how each list compares to ebert's. with each of ebert's picks, there is an accompanying essay on his website, which puts the film in its historical context.<br /><br />*for the sake of completion, i also dropped in all the best picture winners that were not already on the list. because no other list recognized them, they can pretty much be counted as the weakest offerings of the academy, but any historian should see all the winners. these appear in the list in purple.<br /><br />if you'd like a copy of this list in excel format, shoot me an email.<br /><br />ebert: black<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">+ maltin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">+ afi</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">+ imdb top 250</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">+ oscar winners</span><br />i still haven't seen it: <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">bold italic</span><br /><ul><li><span>Cabiria (1914)</span></li><li>The Birth of a Nation (1915)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Intolerance (1916)</span></li><li>Broken Blossoms (1919)</li><li style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Kid (1921)</span></li><li>Nanook of the North (1922)</li><li><span>Nosferatu (1922)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Our Hospitality (1923)</span></li><li>Safety Last (1923)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sherlock, Jr. (1924)</span></li><li><span>The Last Laugh (1924)</span></li><li><span>Greed (1925)</span></li><li>The Battleship Potemkin (1925)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">The Big Parade (1925)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Freshman (1925)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Gold Rush (1925)</span></li><li>The Phantom of the Opera (1925)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Faust (1926)</span></li><li>Metropolis (1926)</li><li><span>The General (1927)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">Wings (1927)</span><br /></span></li><li><span>Pandora's Box (1928)</span></li><li><span>Sunrise (1928)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">The Crowd (1928)</span></li><li><span>The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Last Command (1928)</span></li><li><span>The Man Who Laughs (1928)</span></li><li><span>The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)</span></li><li>Un Chien Andalou (1928)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Man with a Camera (1929)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Broadway Melody, The (1929)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li>All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)</li><li><span>City Lights (1931)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">Cimarron (1931)</span><br /></span></li><li><span>Dracula (1931)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Frankenstein (1931)</span></li><li><span>M (1931)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Grand Hotel (1932)</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li><span>Trouble in Paradise (1932)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Baby Face (1933)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Cavalcade (1933)</span><br /></span></li><li><span>Duck Soup (1933)</span></li><li>King Kong (1933)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Sons of the Desert (1933)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">It Happened One Night (1934)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">It's a Gift (1934)</span></li><li><span>L'Atalante (1934)</span></li><li><span>The Scarlet Empress (1934)</span></li><li><span>The Thin Man (1934)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">A Night at the Opera (1935)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li>Bride of Frankenstein (1935)</li><li>The 39 Steps (1935)</li><li><span>Top Hat (1935)</span></li><li><span>Triumph of the Will (1935)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Camille (1936)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Dodsworth (1936)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Great Ziegfeld, The (1936)</span><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Modern Times (1936)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)</span></li><li><span>My Man Godfrey (1936)</span></li><li><span>Swing Time (1936)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)</span></li><li><span>Grand Illusion (1937)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)</span><br /></span></li><li>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Awful Truth (1937)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Olympia, Parts 1 and 2 (1938)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">You Can't Take It with You (1938)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li>The Lady Vanishes (1938)</li><li>Gone With the Wind (1939)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ninotchka (1939)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Stagecoach (1939)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Adventures of Robin Hood (1939)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Rules of the Game (1939)</span></li><li>The Wizard of Oz (1939)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Fantasia (1940)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">His Girl Friday (1940)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pinocchio (1940)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Rebecca (1940)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Bank Dick (1940)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Grapes of Wrath (1940)</span></li><li>The Great Dictator (1940)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Philadelphia Story (1940)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Shop Around the Corner (1940)</span></li><li>Citizen Kane (1941)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">How Green Was My Valley (1941)</span><br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Sullivan's Travels (1941)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lady Eve (1941)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Maltese Falcon (1941)</span></li><li>Casablanca (1942)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cat People (1942)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mrs. Miniver (1942)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Shadow of a Doubt (1943)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Double Indemnity (1944)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Going My Way (1944)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura (1944)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Brief Encounter (1945)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Children of Paradise (1945)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Detour (1945)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Lost Weekend (1945)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty and the Beast (1946)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Expectations (1946)</span></li><li>It's a Wonderful Life (1946)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Darling Clementine (1946)</span></li><li>Notorious (1946)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Big Sleep (1946)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gentleman's Agreement (1947)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Out of the Past (1947)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">Hamlet (1948)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red River (1948)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Rope (1948)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Red Shoes (1948)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Gun Crazy (1949)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orpheus (1949)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Bicycle Thief (1949)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Third Man (1949)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">All the King's Men (1949)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">White Heat (1949)</span></li><li>All About Eve (1950)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Harvey (1950)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">In a Lonely Place (1950)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rashomon (1950)</span></li><li>Sunset Boulevard (1950)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">American in Paris, An (1951)</span><br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ace in the Hole (1951)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strangers on a Train (1951)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The African Queen (1951)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The River (Le Fleuve) (1951)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forbidden Games (1952)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">High Noon (1952)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ikiru (1952)</span></li><li>Singin' in the Rain (1952)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Umberto D (1952)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Jones: Three Cartoons (1953-1957)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">From Here to Eternity (1953)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Roman Holiday (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Salaire de la peur, Le (Wages of Fear) (1953)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shane (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Stalag 17 (1953)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Band Wagon (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Big Heat (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tokyo Story (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ugetsu (1953)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beat the Devil (1954)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Dial M for Murder (1954)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Guitar (1954)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">On the Waterfront (1954)</span></li><li>Rear Window (1954)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rififi (1954)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sansho the Bailiff (1954)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Strada, La (1954)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Seven Samurai (1954)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bob le Flambeur (1955)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Diaboliques, Les (1955)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Marty (1955)</span><br /></span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ordet (1955)</span></li><li>Rebel Without a Cause (1955)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Night of the Hunter (1955)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)</span></li><li>The Searchers (1956)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Written on the Wind (1956)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">12 Angry Men (1957)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nights of Cabiria (1957)</span></li><li>Paths of Glory (1957)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Pyaasa (1957)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Smultronstället (Wlid Strawberries) (1957)</span></span></li><li>The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)</li><li>The Seventh Seal (1957)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Witness for the Prosecution (1957)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gigi (1958)</span><br /></span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mon Oncle (1958)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Music Room (1958)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Touch of Evil (1958)</span></li><li>Vertigo (1958)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Floating Weeds (1959)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Anatomy of a Murder (1959)</span></span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ben-Hur (1959)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">North by Northwest (1959)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pickpocket (1959)</span></li><li>Some Like It Hot (1959)</li><li>The 400 Blows (1959)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Apu Trilogy (1959)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Breathless (1960)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inherit the Wind (1960)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">La Dolce Vita (1960)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">L'Avventura (1960)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peeping Tom (1960)</span></li><li>Psycho (1960)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rocco and His Brothers (1960)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Spartacus (1960)</span></span></li><li>The Apartment (1960)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jules and Jim (1961)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Last Year at Marienbad (1961)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hustler (1961)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Through a Glass Darkly (1961)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Victim (1961)</span></li><li>West Side Story (1961)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yojimbo (1961)</span></li><li>Lawrence of Arabia (1962)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Exterminating Angel (1962)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Manchurian Candidate (1962)</span></li><li>What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winter Light (1962)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8 1/2 (1963)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Charade (1963)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Life to Live / Vivre sa Vie (1963)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Great Escape (1963)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Leopard (1963)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Tom Jones (1963)</span><br /></span></li><li>A Hard Day's Night (1964)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Bande à part (1964)</span></li><li>Dr. Strangelove (1964)</li><li>Goldfinger (1964)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Mary Poppins (1964)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Fair Lady (1964)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Woman in the Dunes (1964)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chimes at Midnight (1965)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Juliet of the Spirits (1965)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Per qualche dollaro in più (A Few Dollars More) (1965)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sound of Music, The (1965)</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><br /></span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Battaglia di Algeri, La (The Battle of Algiers) (1966)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blow-Up (1966)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Closely Watched Trains (1966)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Man for All Seasons, A (1966)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Persona (1966)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Belle de Jour (1967)</span></li><li>Bonnie and Clyde (1967)</li><li>Cool Hand Luke (1967)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Cold Blood (1967)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">In the Heat of the Night (1967)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Le Samourai (1967)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Mouchette (1967)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playtime (1967)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Samurai Rebellion (1967)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Battle of Algiers (1967)</span></li><li>The Graduate (1967)</li><li>2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Oliver! (1968)</span><br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Once upon a Time in the West (1968)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Planet of the Apes (1968)</span></span></li><li>Romeo and Juliet (1968)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Rosemary's Baby (1968)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Firemen's Ball (1968)</span></li><li>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1968)</li><li>The Producers (1968)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yellow Submarine (1968)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Army of Shadows (1969)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)</span></span></li><li>Easy Rider (1969)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Midnight Cowboy (1969)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Wild Bunch (1969)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">El Topo (1970)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Five Easy Pieces (1970)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patton (1970)</span></li><li><span>Woodstock (1970)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">A Touch of Zen (1971)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">A Clockwork Orange (1971)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">French Connection, The (1971)</span><br /></span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)</span></li><li>The Last Picture Show (1971)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walkabout (1971)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WR -- Mysteries of the Organism (1971)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cries and Whispers (1972)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Last Tango in Paris (1972)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Late Spring (1972)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sleuth (1972)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solaris (1972)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)</span></li><li>The Godfather (1972)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Godfather, Part II (1974)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day for Night (1973)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mean Streets (1973)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Exorcist (1973)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Long Goodbye (1973)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Sting (1973)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Woman Under the Influence (1974)</span></li><li>Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amarcord (1974)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Blazing Saddles (1974)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)</span></li><li>Chinatown (1974)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't Look Now (1974)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Conversation (1974)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Young Frankenstein (1974)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Barry Lyndon (1975)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dog Day Afternoon (1975)</span></li><li><span>Jaws (1975)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nashville (1975)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Night Moves (1975)</span></li><li>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)</li><li>Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Network (1976)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Rocky (1976)</span></span></li><li>Taxi Driver (1976)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 Women (1977)</span></li><li>Annie Hall (1977)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Killer of Sheep (1977)</span></li><li>Saturday Night Fever (1977)</li><li>Star Wars (1977)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stroszek (1977)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Days of Heaven (1978)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gates of Heaven (1978)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">The Deer Hunter (1978)</span></li><li>Alien (1979)</li><li>Apocalypse Now (1979)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Being There (1979)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Life of Brian (1979)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Manhattan (1979)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Stalker (1979)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Atlantic City (1980)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Mon Oncle d'Amérique (1980)</span></li><li>Raging Bull (1980)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Ordinary People (1980)</span><br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Big Red One (1980)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Elephant Man (1980)</span></span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Empire Strikes Back (1980)</span></span></li><li>The Shining (1980)</li><li>Body Heat (1981)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Boot, Das (1981)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Chariots of Fire (1981)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mephisto (1981)</span></li><li>My Dinner With Andre (1981)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pixote (1981)</span></li><li>Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)</li><li>Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)</li><li>E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)</li><li>Fitzcarraldo (1982)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Gandhi (1982)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Thing (1982)</span></li><li>A Christmas Story (1983)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">El Norte (1983)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fanny and Alexander (1983)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Return of the Jedi (1983)</span></span></li><li>Scarface (1983)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Terms of Endearment (1983)</span><br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Right Stuff (1983)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Sunday in the Country (1984)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)</span></li><li>Amadeus (1984)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Once Upon a Time in America (1984)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paris, Texas (1984)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Terminator (1984)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Is Spinal Tap (1984)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Brazil (1985)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Back to the Future (1985)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Out of Africa (1985)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ran (1985)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Color Purple (1985)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Up Documentaries (1985)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Fly (1986)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Aliens (1986)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Platoon (1986)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Stand by Me (1986)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">The Singing Detective (1986)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Au Revoir, les Enfants (1987)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Full Metal Jacket (1987)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">House of Games (1987)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Last Emperor, The (1987)</span><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Moonstruck (1987)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Nayakan (1987)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Dead (1987)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Princess Bride (1987)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grave of the Fireflies (1988)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Die Hard (1988)</span></span></li><li style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)</span></span></li><li>The Decalogue (1988)</li><li>Wings of Desire (1988)</li><li>Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)</li><li>Do the Right Thing (1989)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Rain Man (1988)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Driving Miss Daisy (1989)<br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Glory (1989)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)</span></li><li>Santa Sangre (1989)</li><li>Say Anything (1989)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">After Dark, My Sweet (1990)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Dances with Wolves (1990)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Miller's Crossing (1990)</span></li><li>Raise the Red Lantern (1990101)</li><li>GoodFellas (1991)</li><li>JFK (1991)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)</span></li><li>The Silence of the Lambs (1991)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Tale of Winter (1992)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Woman's Tale (1992)</span></li><li>Howards End (1992)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Reservoir Dogs (1992)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unforgiven (1992)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Farewell My Concubine (1993)</span></li><li>Groundhog Day (1993)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leolo (1993)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Neighbor Totoro (1993)</span></li><li>Schindler's List (1993)</li><li>The Age of Innocence (1993)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Blue Kite (1993)</span></li><li>Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, Red (1993-1994)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Chungking Express (1994)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crumb (1994)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Drunken Master II (1994)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ed Wood (1994)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Forrest Gump (1994)</span></li><li>Hoop Dreams (1994)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Léon (1994)</span></li><li>Pulp Fiction (1994)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Lion King (1994)</span></li><li>The Shawshank Redemption (1994)</li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leaving Las Vegas (1995)</span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Braveheart (1995)</span></span></li><li><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Casino (1995)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">English Patient, The (1996)</span><br /></span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Haine, La (Hate) (1995)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Heat (1995)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Se7en (1995)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Usual Suspects (1995)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Toy Story (1995)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Twelve Monkeys (1995)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Ulysses' Gaze (1995)</span></li><li>Fargo (1996)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Trainspotting (1996)</span></li><li>L.A. Confidential (1997)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Titanic (1997)</span><br /></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Mononoke-hime (Princess Mononoke)(1997)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Vita è bella, La (Life is Beautiful) (1997)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">American History X (1998)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) (1998)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Saving Private Ryan (1998)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Shakespeare in Love (1998)</span><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Big Lebowski (1998)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">American Beauty (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Fight Club (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Magnolia (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Green Mile (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Matrix (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Sixth Sense (1999)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Amores perros (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Gladiator (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Memento (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Requiem for a Dream (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Snatch. (2000)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Terrorist (2000)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (2000)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Beautiful Mind, A (2001)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Kandahar (2001)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Donnie Darko (2001)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (Amelie) (2001)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) (2001)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Lord of the Rings (2001–03)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Chicago (2002)</span><br /></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">City of God (2002)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs) (2002)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ripley's Game (2002)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Talk to Her (2002)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Finding Nemo (2003)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Big Fish (2003)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Finding Nemo (2003)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)</span></span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Le Boucher / The Butcher (2003)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Mystic River (2003)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Oldboy (2003)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Pianist (2002)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Crash (2004/I)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle) (2004)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Hotel Rwanda (2004)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Million Dollar Baby (2004)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Shaun of the Dead (2004)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Incredibles (2004)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Untergang, Der (Downfall) (2004)</span></span></li><li>Dark City (2005)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Batman Begins (2005)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sin City (2005)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">V for Vendetta (2005)</span></li><li>Babel (2006)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Children of Men (2006)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Laberinto del fauno, El (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Leben der Anderen, Das (The Lives of Others) (2006)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Little Miss Sunshine (2006)</span></li><li>Pan's Labyrinth (2006)</li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Departed (2006)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Prestige (2006)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moolaade (2007)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Into the Wild (2007)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">No Country for Old Men (2007)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Ratatouille (2007)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">There Will Be Blood (2007)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diva (2008)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">In Bruges (2008)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Iron Man (2008)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The Dark Knight (2008)</span></li><li style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vengeance Is Mine (2008)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">WALL·E (2008)</span></li></ul><br />i've got a long long way to go. and what's sobering is the knowledge that this is only the <span style="font-style: italic;">beginning</span> of any real attempt to become literate in the world of film. but it's a good place to start, and watching them in order, i'm looking forward to seeing the history of film, the advancement of technology, and the shifting tastes of the audience play out before me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-21986881954969225252008-09-23T05:34:00.002-04:002008-09-23T06:27:38.310-04:00recastingi'm really starting to get into 'true blood.' the characters are deepening, and unlike other HBO shows (carnivale, deadwood, john from cincinatti..) 'true blood' shares the strength of 'six feet under' in that it's able to tell its story with genuine humor. one of my favorite characters is tara, who could easily come off as a complete bitch in her first couple scenes. it's a huge actor trap, and here's the original actress, brooke kerr, playing tara's first scene:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTvniEPfmQU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTvniEPfmQU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />it feels like a scene from a '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_%28film%29">bring it on</a>,' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_Again">straight</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On:_All_or_Nothing">dvd</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On:_In_It_to_Win_It">sequel</a>. now watch rutina wesley do the same scene, with the same scene partners, even:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NQvHfFyoVyc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NQvHfFyoVyc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />it reminds me of sitting through auditions, listening to the same sides over and over again, and then suddenly someone walks in who just nails the thing because they're being completely themselves while they do it. it's like night and day.<br /><br />god it must suck to recast, though. lots of people have to admit they were wrong, great expense is taken to reshoot, and an actor counting on a steady paycheck is suddenly out of a job. john august showed us some realities of this in 'the nines.'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-67212523251512851392008-04-28T14:46:00.004-04:002008-04-28T18:09:00.340-04:00buddy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyHbg5qg8Tt7BEK9beeIcj7b8_Crn6xMFu8mb7nkm7sy-DtZZp-zWCMEDL0LgglrbftE7TAHJi-FQsmLilupYGtiZw_mEf85phogUeqHkZ6zjd5mG_ZXlLoPG-kDasieHGxA8/s1600-h/DSCN1603.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyHbg5qg8Tt7BEK9beeIcj7b8_Crn6xMFu8mb7nkm7sy-DtZZp-zWCMEDL0LgglrbftE7TAHJi-FQsmLilupYGtiZw_mEf85phogUeqHkZ6zjd5mG_ZXlLoPG-kDasieHGxA8/s400/DSCN1603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370035121015362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3_M8ItUKn0-70ZQZmITUST0s9FTsTDsBtmauGAMH7d67PRpMaUK2kvOzb3Q8ZROz6eJabZ15hKiEPAFWx3L-f5yiOyWgpONXLkpzSIZFEvKh7l_qDxhq14Mf7o7jVeRwvHF0/s400/DSCN1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370052300884578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5PeEFf_y3T3Ae9ui1MPgYR0G90nvsibhqrZbfuMaGPZStU6ilrWJwslf3KFhrdgwznLtkmyP7qC23Nd42p7EnLl4wmhRV4TgS23tIU2qsDyhDBhLKMc74pwvBLA8zUXaRURx/s1600-h/DSCN1673.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5PeEFf_y3T3Ae9ui1MPgYR0G90nvsibhqrZbfuMaGPZStU6ilrWJwslf3KFhrdgwznLtkmyP7qC23Nd42p7EnLl4wmhRV4TgS23tIU2qsDyhDBhLKMc74pwvBLA8zUXaRURx/s400/DSCN1673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370056595851890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g9Zn4ACyg3Qp70atevsVzX356CFyZsfmaFp19jw0I1MWsXz405scEIRcOQDCFLUWkkwTqhplpZ2yRZzYv2LQvH6unpGsRWgcGZyaPiDy_4Y1cVWpDXa_Mxd6DDx_z2R6Vopg/s1600-h/DSCN1702.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g9Zn4ACyg3Qp70atevsVzX356CFyZsfmaFp19jw0I1MWsXz405scEIRcOQDCFLUWkkwTqhplpZ2yRZzYv2LQvH6unpGsRWgcGZyaPiDy_4Y1cVWpDXa_Mxd6DDx_z2R6Vopg/s400/DSCN1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370065185786498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />took pics of my good friend buddy this weekend. he's been in town with the national tour of 'my fair lady.' full flickr set from the shoot <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelarue2/sets/72157604785260265/">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-6026129210492686272008-03-10T01:19:00.004-04:002008-03-18T02:36:57.177-04:00tackiest gift in the world: guest editionmy friend jase in new york sent me this picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHYNfiS9Kj27p8jnpEysHdL4dGVQgXfY3TseiXZux5mdwJDX0dXTrK5KRliWlcQCtx56m2_W40pBwk8Nobteapj3ZoZL7l1cU1SS75J1yaMdXtLVMPu5e8kyCx_C1UqeJaaSg/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHYNfiS9Kj27p8jnpEysHdL4dGVQgXfY3TseiXZux5mdwJDX0dXTrK5KRliWlcQCtx56m2_W40pBwk8Nobteapj3ZoZL7l1cU1SS75J1yaMdXtLVMPu5e8kyCx_C1UqeJaaSg/s400/-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176606830493373410" /></a><br /><br />it's said that the art of sculpture is in uncovering the masterpiece that already exists within the marble.<br />if that's so, then the art of tchotchke is in taking something that has the potential to be cool and burying it in disturbingly misguided details.<br /><br />this is a truly sublime atrocity. i don't think it's quite the right scale either, though i'm sure the 'artist' was really dead-set on depicting mike right at penis-level for this portrait. i wonder, does this little statuette fly off the shelves of hatch's gift store across the country? if someone had this sitting on their fireplace mantle, would you run?<br /><br />you could say that this little piece is a tribute to michaelangelo's achievement. but, uh, isn't that what the statue -itself- is?<br /><br />i think the only person who would buy this is, mickey, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=gw9qkgDAGO0">valerie cherish's makeup artist</a> on 'the comeback.'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-65962373312012222822008-01-28T20:38:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:21:10.029-05:00tackiest gift in the world: paris round 2honestly, where paris is concerned, nothing will ever, ever beat emily's <a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2005/04/tackiest-gift-in-world-part-2.html#comments">commando in action paris for men</a>. but that didn't stop me from trying. i combed that city up and down looking for that horrible je ne sais quois. friends were bringing me tacky shit left and right, but i turned it all away. no, the perfect tacky gift has to work on multiple levels. it has to say something both about the character of the city, and the character of the tourists they hope to sucker into buying their crap. like finding clothes that fit at filene's basement, it takes perseverance.<br /><br />which brings us to my paris entry in the international competition. behold. relive the glory of aristocratic france.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o0u0Cs4VXxobPo1E5Txtz1eOGmN47Tbkje76Mi4RyHy81TkogCtE8SrmdTk97zd_uuZApKasN_srGFsUdnMeuwpC1jxBcwhrG55Z0nNNB8sxyyxigEtgzkof7vsUMBg6Y1jL/s1600-h/DSCN0838.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o0u0Cs4VXxobPo1E5Txtz1eOGmN47Tbkje76Mi4RyHy81TkogCtE8SrmdTk97zd_uuZApKasN_srGFsUdnMeuwpC1jxBcwhrG55Z0nNNB8sxyyxigEtgzkof7vsUMBg6Y1jL/s400/DSCN0838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160716234271324738" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJh45UTo_3rkHyG69PahyAbwYBlwz0HXOYiKl6Pj39zs2Xs7KIQQdXca2qSXOCjXek8Vd-Ulp8nCYUzUPJOQV-_t0IzBmEA_mHarnC0rvqT3cyJnf4QXLpmB-WEFde9VNQtOR/s1600-h/DSCN0837.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJh45UTo_3rkHyG69PahyAbwYBlwz0HXOYiKl6Pj39zs2Xs7KIQQdXca2qSXOCjXek8Vd-Ulp8nCYUzUPJOQV-_t0IzBmEA_mHarnC0rvqT3cyJnf4QXLpmB-WEFde9VNQtOR/s400/DSCN0837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160716260041128530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBDQIwBV9YHyuTYWe993gZs7sl33KWnSQ-LLvbnPVy0u8GxGpDGN8A8u3OtKkiC6rPr1n7GWxX60H1yFQIqi43T-n8iCXP5PhIdFvbiFQi17iJM3it29pFo7fCflg2KsPH1X_/s1600-h/DSCN0839.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBDQIwBV9YHyuTYWe993gZs7sl33KWnSQ-LLvbnPVy0u8GxGpDGN8A8u3OtKkiC6rPr1n7GWxX60H1yFQIqi43T-n8iCXP5PhIdFvbiFQi17iJM3it29pFo7fCflg2KsPH1X_/s400/DSCN0839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160716302990801506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE710pa-qsa0Nc1ZLIcZ53bKiEX4qYs-iQZ2ehGZnd-hv69SrjRWNmZduTVFeRktuNEY3VQKUQPknz9H_O09XFFESqiz9-vPGH2Z24iQu9rMiDDwy8TM8Y4IPWdlAlc_F971O2/s1600-h/DSCN0840.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE710pa-qsa0Nc1ZLIcZ53bKiEX4qYs-iQZ2ehGZnd-hv69SrjRWNmZduTVFeRktuNEY3VQKUQPknz9H_O09XFFESqiz9-vPGH2Z24iQu9rMiDDwy8TM8Y4IPWdlAlc_F971O2/s400/DSCN0840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160716311580736114" /></a><br /><br />previous tackiest gifts in the world:<br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2006/10/gifts-tacky-and-otherwise.html">las vegas stripper bottle opener</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2005/04/tackiest-gift-in-world-part-2.html#comments">commando in action paris for men</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2004/07/lament-of-horny-hillbilly.html#comments">the horny hillbilly</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2006/08/day-four-short-drive.html">airbrushed overalls w/ baby white tiger tshirt</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-41202652907349528992008-01-24T02:47:00.001-05:002008-01-24T02:51:07.186-05:00idea: punish mediocrityhere's the problem with 'vote you off' reality shows, specifically, project runway.<br /><br />the truly innovative contestants get voted off because they're willing to take risks, and those risks aren't always going to pan out. so you may be a genius, but part of what makes you that genius is that you allow yourself to be truly horrible sometimes. and so we usually come to a finale that is between the 2 or 3 contestants that were able to hide in the background the longest.<br /><br />i'd love to see a show that votes out the middle, and keeps the top and bottom scores. imagine the risks it would encourage people to make, the audacity it would inspire!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-80893269016654775422008-01-21T23:28:00.001-05:002008-01-21T23:40:10.443-05:00the year in movieslaura asked me if i had a top ten list for '07.. i've never really done it before because i've rarely felt like i've seen enough films. but i figured i should go through and look at all the 07' films i saw, and see how they stack up. so here's all the major released films and my star rating (out of 5) to go with it:<br /><br />5 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 days<br />5 The Lives Of Others (technically '06, but wide released last year)<br />5 Ratatouille<br />5 No Country For Old Men<br />5 There Will Be Blood<br />4.5 Zodiac<br />4 The Host<br />4 Grindhouse<br />4 Hairspray<br />4 The Bourne Ultimatum<br />4 Atonement<br />3.5 300<br />3.5 Journey From The Fall<br />3.5 Knocked Up<br />3.5 3:10 To Yuma<br />3.5 Juno<br />3.5 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street<br />3 Breach<br />3 Waitress<br />3 Ocean's Thirteen<br />3 The Method (El Método)<br />3 Stardust<br />3 Across The Universe<br />3 Beowulf<br />3 Enchanted<br />3 I Am Legend<br />3 The Kite Runner<br />2.5 Reno 911!: Miami<br />2.5 Blades Of Glory<br />2.5 Spider-man 3<br />2.5 Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor)<br />2.5 Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix<br />2.5 Lions For Lambs<br />2 The Good German<br />2 The Astronaut Farmer<br />2 Disturbia<br />2 Shrek The Third<br />2 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End<br />2 Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer<br />2 TransformersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-71243734638348839792008-01-18T17:40:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:44:40.491-05:00a great reason to stop using trajan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img2.scientology.org/pics/en_US/welcome_hd.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img2.scientology.org/pics/en_US/welcome_hd.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.scientology.org/">here</a>. and by association, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTKvNwyOx4E">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-51529551320162433882007-12-31T01:19:00.000-05:002008-01-02T03:46:52.475-05:00stating the dreamhappy new year!<br /><br />some things from the last few months:<br /><br />• in november, my grandfather on my father's side passed away. which has had me, my parents and family thinking a lot about life, death, etc. <br /><br />• i directed a few more episodes of the tv show i work on. i'm getting better, but still have a lot to learn. celeste said to me after one particularly grueling shoot, "stop apologizing. you apologized to every single person on set today at least once, and some people you apologized to all throughout the day. you get paid less than anyone else working on the show, and you have the most responsibility. you don't have anything to apologize for."<br /><br />• my first instinct while writing another blog entry was to apologize for not having written anything for so long.<br /><br />• at brunch with neal recently, we were talking about goals, and what we want in life, and i found myself stammering "well, say that, what if, if i were to, what would be the possibility, i mean, what if i said.." i was having so much trouble speaking words that were so clear in my head. what i wanted to say was "is it possible for me to be directing a network show in 5 years?" and once i finally got the words out i realized why it had been so hard to say. because saying it out loud, in front of someone, makes you responsible for it. as soon as the words finally escaped my lips, a flood of all the things i would need to do to make it happen filled my brain. it means working on a reel, it means directing as much as i possibly can in the next five years. it means winning awards at festivals, not just getting into them. it means i have to stop <span style="font-style:italic;">talking</span> and start <span style="font-style:italic;">doing</span>. am i willing to take on that work? can i handle it? boy, it had really better be what i want, hadn't it? so there it is, the goal, or at least one of them. i want to direct a network show in 5 years. i want to be directing features in 10 years, but we can deal with that later. <br /><br />• overall it was a damn good year. i landed a great job that had me writing, directing, organizing and managing shoots. it also saw my two short films play in seven festivals across the country. i have plans to shoot at least 3 more shorts next year, which will have sharper scripts, better production values, and even more potential to help shuffle my career along (that's the plan anyway). <br /><br />• i went to a lot of weddings. seeing all my friends make the decision to have families has really begun to put the sting into my singlehood. but more than that - it's solidified my desire to get married myself. but yeah, probably need to, like, date someone first. this is the year. <br /><br />• i will be starting a <a href="http://theblastdoormap.blogspot.com/">new blog</a>, for lost-related recaps, analyses, theories, etc! i have plenty to write about already with <a href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/missingpieces/index?pn=index">these</a>, <a href="http://flyoceanicair.com/">this</a>, and <a href="http://www.find815.com">this</a> already leading us into season 4. it's in its infancy now, but many links and goodies will be added as the show progresses.<br /><br />• this new year also seems to call for a change in the look and focus of my blog, so look for that coming soon too.<br /><br />• thanks to all the friends who helped me achieve everything that happened in the past year. it never ceases to amaze me how just a few great connections can open so many possibilities. can't wait to see what this next year will provide.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-39241605508395969552007-10-30T04:38:00.000-04:002007-10-30T14:42:53.389-04:00sonnets 5 & 6these two are a pair, so i redid #5 to match my reading of #6. plus, i'm prety unhapy with my original reading of 5. i'm much better at being honest in a manic way than in a still, quiet way. need to keep working on that. <br /><br /><object width="500" 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sashimi was served in the shell of the tail, and next to that was charlie's entire upper half, still alive, legs and antennae still moving, watching us snack on his raw tail. sam was a little disturbed. i thought it was super cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/1799984270_f8b614b18a.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/1799984270_f8b614b18a.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/1799143039_c95fa88548.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/1799143039_c95fa88548.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-14292633325384945452007-10-28T14:25:00.000-04:002007-10-28T14:31:53.398-04:00wedding pics - the video<object width="500" height="418"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RoGvVNyKMNM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RoGvVNyKMNM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="418"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-29890786369061212542007-10-22T20:44:00.000-04:002007-10-24T13:12:00.450-04:00and now, thirty two.i thought i'd take a look at years past.<br /><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2003/10/okay-so-ive-been-horribly-neglectful.html">28</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2004/10/29-fuck-yeah.html">29</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2005/10/thirty.html">30</a><br /><a href="http://joelarue.blogspot.com/2006/10/hello-31-goodbye-hair.html">31</a><br /><br />wow, i've been blogging for a long time. thirty-one was a great, unpredictable, mind-blowing year. here's what i wrote at 28:<br /><br /><blockquote>last friday i turned 28. twenty fuckin eight. and i sit behind a desk making less money than marissa who sits in the neighboring cubicle and who just turned 24. what the hell am i doing? am i just insane for trying to pursue something that will never, no matter how far or high i climb, be stable?<br /><br />i guess i'm hitting that age where time suddenly seems to speed up, where the path of my life seems visible in the distance, where the choices seem to narrow, where it becomes more and more difficult to switch tracks. part of that is comforting - that i'm working with a theatre company, that i've achieved certain steps towards an acting career - but the sitting in a cubicle part doesn't sit well with me. how much longer can i do this? surely i possess more valuable skills? don't i? don't i?</blockquote><br />i have to keep reminding myself never to allow things to progress to the point where i am <a href="http://newtrials.blogspot.com/2004/11/dont-forget.html">this unhappy</a> ever again. <br /><br />those photos at 29 were taken in the hole in the wall office of the hole in the wall theatre i used to work at (in addition to my full time job) in nyc. dana and mike were nice enough to come by during my hours and bring a little cake. at that point, i was coasting, and on the downslope. that entire year would be frought with disappointment, idleness, and frustration. and then six feet under would end, i would turn 30, and a new path would finally become clear.<br /><br />32 rivaled 30 in terms of birthday noteriety. 30 saw my first trip to la, and my first tattoo. 32 saw my first trip to paris, and my best friend's wedding. this past year has also been defined by film festivals, an amazing boyfriend who became a best friend, roommates who've become best (& better) friends, two creative jobs, and the return of possibility, potential and positivity (god, i sound like tony robbins now) to my life. had a lovely party saturday night, where i served an assortment of french cheeses i bought at the paris airport. neal also got me this awesome gift:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/1731539464_7c1e95ba1d.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/1731539464_7c1e95ba1d.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />it was damn good. here's to keeping 32 on the upswing..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-49259881527190560202007-10-16T11:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T13:31:22.049-04:00anne & max's weddingthe weekend was too emotional to blog about with any sense of justice. so, here's my favorite photos.<br /><br />all the americans stayed at 'the gite' in pont de pany, just outside of dijon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/1582702185_0b52a49189.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/1582702185_0b52a49189.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/1582556169_97043e9b82.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/1582556169_97043e9b82.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/1583433758_4912465208.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/1583433758_4912465208.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/1582552807_6a89494376.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/1582552807_6a89494376.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />on friday night - a crepes party, where we met max and anne's extended family, and where all of max's american friends convened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1583445720_c9ef6d0d81.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1583445720_c9ef6d0d81.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/1582488477_7bf8d999e2.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/1582488477_7bf8d999e2.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/1583458416_d3dea2e9fe.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/1583458416_d3dea2e9fe.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the next morning was the wedding. first, the civil ceremony, which was lighthearted and informal (even though it was presided over by a very official looking guy).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2392/1583615938_48d980612e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2392/1583615938_48d980612e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/1583629092_2540d7ae87.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/1583629092_2540d7ae87.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1583641278_73f12e87d2.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1583641278_73f12e87d2.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1583649420_00b5b2025e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1583649420_00b5b2025e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />after the civil service, the wedding party filed into the street, congratulations all around, then walked into a sunlit courtyard for photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/1583668266_7af326e1ec.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/1583668266_7af326e1ec.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/1582784281_53e51d75c6.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/1582784281_53e51d75c6.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/1583681716_476bbd7e3b.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/1583681716_476bbd7e3b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/1583717784_5c4af33986.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/1583717784_5c4af33986.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/1582789739_51a22e007a.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/1582789739_51a22e007a.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and then we walked down 'rue de la chouette,' to the church. along the way, we would touch the magical owl (la chouette), carved into the side of the church, and make a wish. (don't look at the owl while making your wish, however)<br /><br />we approached the street, then turned to the left, and there was the church, which had been completely hidden from view. i had to stop and catch my breath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/1588471092_9be21c4bda.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/1588471092_9be21c4bda.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/1582853343_96be910311.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/1582853343_96be910311.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1582848201_21d464ac3f.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1582848201_21d464ac3f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/1583746382_1524af3274.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/1583746382_1524af3274.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the guests filed into the church. max and anne hung out outside, waiting to process in..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1583757456_6a94a8fb95.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1583757456_6a94a8fb95.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/1583758270_7a0ce0f674.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/1583758270_7a0ce0f674.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/1583754388_af37530ec5.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/1583754388_af37530ec5.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/1583753826_caa4261fce.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/1583753826_caa4261fce.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and it was time to enter..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/1583752108_846c45d42b.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/1583752108_846c45d42b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2218/1583753400_21796275f8.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2218/1583753400_21796275f8.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/1583749250_5dfbe6c625.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/1583749250_5dfbe6c625.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/1582660155_824512f9c1.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/1582660155_824512f9c1.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/1582893239_c286c5406e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/1582893239_c286c5406e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />max's sister christy sang a beautiful song from 'the baker's wife.'<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/1583766386_56f714e09c.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/1583766386_56f714e09c.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/1582677191_851c7909cd.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/1582677191_851c7909cd.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />sadly, the light was too low to take any good closeups. i wasn't about to start firing the flash. max had trouble getting through the vows, he was so choked up. everyone was. it was honest, heartfelt, and beautiful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/1583826582_3055589a5a.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2283/1583826582_3055589a5a.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />see the full set of photos <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/joelarue2/sets/72157602441669734/">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-90060943664577042932007-10-16T10:57:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:12:55.277-04:00place de la concordetrevor had a great idea: lets make photoshopped pics of our decapitated heads on the spot where marie antoinette and louis lost theirs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S-jgTVHBY1X_Ft3CWLDcyjfJtm743c0GjvsoxmtWUmho7Ml-TDobMS00y61csB5O4jQC6Jats4QeYLbDpDCXuJkF34NAUn64ZuRjUpKVCQQZz5jrC3ENhAiUYFecAmDmIvES/s1600-h/maxhead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S-jgTVHBY1X_Ft3CWLDcyjfJtm743c0GjvsoxmtWUmho7Ml-TDobMS00y61csB5O4jQC6Jats4QeYLbDpDCXuJkF34NAUn64ZuRjUpKVCQQZz5jrC3ENhAiUYFecAmDmIvES/s400/maxhead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121952601447867218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo5OujuEoFSr7NsLiPa1oFbFS1uYZDAEx6SmaRZIpPVJULJL2VZc9mApCd-5AzzNpll06SBVyanQ3isRCN5bnQqjjvkoeJWhPZsvzpaH72-IPp6fx_rVDpl6_kcinZWRAqLp/s1600-h/joehead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo5OujuEoFSr7NsLiPa1oFbFS1uYZDAEx6SmaRZIpPVJULJL2VZc9mApCd-5AzzNpll06SBVyanQ3isRCN5bnQqjjvkoeJWhPZsvzpaH72-IPp6fx_rVDpl6_kcinZWRAqLp/s400/joehead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121952614332769122" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-88015335291210495482007-10-09T05:18:00.000-04:002007-10-09T05:31:55.777-04:00day 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/1521573967_9e5f01f182.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/1521573967_9e5f01f182.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br>the subway is pretty much the same as new york's. really, it's like the west village and soho exploded into an entire city, except with actual history.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/1521495235_2e2937b2a8.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2369/1521495235_2e2937b2a8.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/1522369268_8971358bdd.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/1522369268_8971358bdd.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/1522336098_38eecc6b88.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/1522336098_38eecc6b88.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/1521504649_fae0711c41.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/1521504649_fae0711c41.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/1521561197_fcaa743c74.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/1521561197_fcaa743c74.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/1522414720_3c461f8177.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/1522414720_3c461f8177.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/1522389088_b78973053d.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/1522389088_b78973053d.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/1522404140_3d07981f99.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/1522404140_3d07981f99.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1522381084_1ba42eeb41.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1522381084_1ba42eeb41.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-62282040979421443882007-10-08T03:14:00.001-04:002007-10-08T03:24:08.930-04:00paristhe view from max's balcony:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/1512892324_5e4a94be57.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/1512892324_5e4a94be57.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />from two days of wandering..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/1512905622_9cebf38156.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/1512905622_9cebf38156.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/1512139303_30d98719ed.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/1512139303_30d98719ed.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/1512042343_593a4f6aff.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/1512042343_593a4f6aff.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/1512991366_28da0fa66f.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/1512991366_28da0fa66f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/1512117561_640a8b774a.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/1512117561_640a8b774a.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/1512127521_6dbc3548fe.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/1512127521_6dbc3548fe.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/1512971682_7bc4f69a09.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/1512971682_7bc4f69a09.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-36431741030989779092007-09-27T00:10:00.001-04:002007-09-27T00:52:17.109-04:00long beach.. and long islandso, "thanksgiving" has just been selected to play at the <a href="http://www.liglff.org/events.html">long island gay and lesbian film festival</a>! depending on imminent developments, i may not be able to make it, which is a shame. i've yet to see my baby play a festival. i would love to go to this one, and see nyc again.<br /><br />here's the screening history for "thanksgiving:"<br /><br />July 2007 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Fesival<br />August 2007 Outflix Film Festival: Memphis<br />October 2007 Long Beach Q Festival<br />November 2007 Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-92162327305765085452007-09-26T11:18:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:03:21.839-04:00fun stuff, and great news<a href="http://imdb.com/name/nm0041864/">john august</a> had a trailer-cutting competition using footage from his new film, "the nines." i worked all day sunday and all night monday to finish my entry in time, and received an <a href="http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/trailer-winners">honorable mention</a> on his site for "best tic-tac-toe" hahahaha. which is great because that damn tic-tac-toe (i think of it more as a sudoku) was the only original thing about my entry, and 80% of my editing time was spent making it. check it out:<br /><br /><object width="500" height="412"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7HVaX2Ux4uc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7HVaX2Ux4uc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="412"></embed></object><br /><br />in other news, i am currently in negotiations with a small, independent production company to develop, produce, and direct 4 or 5 ten-minute gay-themed comedy shorts that will be bundled with a gay travelogue dvd. this is amazing. i would get paid to direct a series of narrative stories, it's immediate work for neal, my playwright-now-turned-screenwriter-who-just-moved-here, and the experience will be invaluable.<br /><br />the permanence of film is astonishing. all the years, all the work i put into theatre is completely ephemeral. of course the experience was important, but all i can show is some reviews and some photos, and really, it's only agents and managers who take the time to physically come see the show who might recognize your talent and help you step up to the next level. but with film, the work exists and can be examined by anyone at any point. i've done tons of video projects, but only two "real" short films, and in the last year, they have both proven to have lives far beyond when i felt i was "done" with them. i realize now, that the "done" feeling is a symptom of theatre. <br /><br />"loaded" played 2 major festivals and has made waves among the magicians circuit, having played every major magic convention in the country, and has probably been seen on youtube by every professional magician. i'm currently working with my dad on another magician-themed concept. "thanksgiving" is still popping up at festivals, playing its third on october 13th, at the <a href="http://www.centerlb.org/programs/lbqfestival.html">long beach q festival</a>. <br /><br />i met these producers at a premiere, we hit it off, had a great conversation, and eight months later, called me up for a meeting, wanting to license "thanksgiving" and "loaded" for streaming on a pay-per-view web video service they are working on. the deal was placed on hold, in favor of this new opportunity, that would have me creating new content specifically for them, with distribution already in place. i don't want to count chickens before they hatch, but at this point in my career, even the possibility of this opportunity is exciting to me. if it falls through, i will learn how to make it sail next time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-64431129743588673172007-09-15T16:20:00.000-04:002007-09-16T16:48:15.964-04:00the hollywood party, or, "yes that's my car"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDVbzPn3-7yoIbmmHQ8E-CalfnO70ADYQ5gYnc8VSVoXoCp6sjlyES0eM8P90BDrUYylqPFeMuQ8mu7B04XT-Rc2ktrO16jQTUw9ZJ4-_zHXl7NN1DyIPjG2sQkvgV1exQCCm/s1600-h/roosevelt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDVbzPn3-7yoIbmmHQ8E-CalfnO70ADYQ5gYnc8VSVoXoCp6sjlyES0eM8P90BDrUYylqPFeMuQ8mu7B04XT-Rc2ktrO16jQTUw9ZJ4-_zHXl7NN1DyIPjG2sQkvgV1exQCCm/s320/roosevelt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110725732293304754" /></a>my friend and future business partner, celeste, was an assistant to one of the producers on forest whitaker's <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt1032819/">new movie</a>, which just finished shooting. celeste got me into the wrap party, which was held last night at the roosevelt hotel. i'm familiar with the roosevelt only because my previous boss bought out all the rooms around the swimming pool for his birthday party weekend and then called me from said party drunk and high to tell me how much he loved me. <br /><br />so, i was looking forward to seeing this poolside area. also i was pretty excited to be hobnobbing with a-listers, and maybe get a taste of what it feels like to be one of them. the night was warm, palm trees pointed to the stars, we all looked like superstars, the bar was open, gourmet food was passed around, and life was good. and "there's justin timberlake, just over there, sitting at that couch, no joe, that couch over there, chatting with the group of people who came in just behind us. he's dating jessica biel, don't you know? she's in the movie too. that why he's here."<br /><br />and i thought, how does this happen? where does all this money come from? how is this life possible? how the hell did these people get here? how do i get to do what they do? is there a future in which a party like this is held for a movie that i direct?<br /><br />and i'm introduced to people and i tell them what i do, and i think i'm almost convincing in my new attempts to not sound apologetic when i say it. and i ask what they do, and they say things like 'i was the second second.' and there's two ways i can respond to something like that: i can either maintain the illusion that i "belong amongst them," nod my head enthusiastically and say "wow! what a great opportunity for you, that's fantastic," or i can be open and honest, and reveal that i'm a complete idiot newbie in this world by admitting that i have no clue what a "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/S#second_second_asst_dir">second second</a>" does. <br /><br />i chose option a. it maintained an illusion, sure, but it removed the possibility of having any real conversation, hindered genuine connection, and kept me from learning something new, something that might help me find answers to the myriad questions floating through my mind as i stared over at the beautiful people silhouetted by pool-light. i would pay the karmic price for this transgression later. <br /><br />i met celeste's friend derek, who starred in the film 'boy culture,' which was directed by allan brocka, who i admire greatly and who's career i hope to emulate. "i should say something," i thought, "i should use my knowledge of his work to try and make some real connection." i couldn't muster the courage. i'm a quiet guy by default. fighting that impulse usually pays off, but it takes considerable effort and i'm physically tired by the end of it.<br /><br />as the party wound down, it shifted from an exclusive gathering of creatives to an assault of manufactured breasts, loosely draped in synthetic fabric. ah, the other side of hollywood was encroaching, and it was time to leave. <br /><br />i stood next to a group of tan breasts and legs, all waiting for the valet to pull up with our cars. lexus after lexus, luxury sports car after luxury suv. i had tried on every shirt in my closet before settling on this outfit, and none of it would matter when the most crucial piece of my los angeles wardrobe would reveal everything about me. the valet sheepishly pulled my car in, over to the side, as if already apologizing to the waiting crowd. there was laughter from the boobs, and an exclamation from a guy inside the boob cluster: "who valeted that piece of <span style="font-style:italic;">shit</span>?"<br /><br />and that was my moment to step from the crowd and claim little r2d2, as <span style="font-style:italic;">my</span> piece of shit. justin, my old boss, bought a new car every 2 months, and now i see why. to him, it was as much an accessory as shoes. it had to be current, and it had to look good puling up in front of everyone, post-party. i drove off, thankful to have had a little taste of the future, with an extra helping of humility.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989554.post-43789384939554635662007-09-11T01:02:00.000-04:002007-09-13T18:40:41.939-04:00the procreation sonnets<object width="500" height="412"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ddr5Uj-8PVU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ddr5Uj-8PVU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="412"></embed></object><br /><br />i've never really read the sonnets before, and now that i'm learning them from the beginning, they are raising all kinds of interesting questions.<br /><br />the first 17 sonnets are what are known as 'the procreation sonnets,' in which shakespeare (or, 'the poet,' as there is much debate over whether the sonnets are creations to be spoken by a fictional character, or true love poems to shakespeare's acquaintances) is speaking to a guy of unfathomable beauty, and encouraging him to have a kid. whoever this guy is, he is very into himself (sonnet 4 makes a not so veiled reference to masturbation), and shakespeare seems just as into him.<br /><br /><object width="500" height="412"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1oVCVZrB6o"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1oVCVZrB6o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="500" height="412"></embed></object><br /><br />it's fascinating to use these poems to try and reconstruct (or at least peek at) the sexual politics of the time. without cultural boundaries set, without 'gay' as an 'identity,' how would homosexuality express itself in shakespeare's time? is shakespeare gay because he writes so unabashedly of a man's beauty? is the subject of the early sonnets gay because he shows no interest in women? what exactly is the relationship between them? how would either of these guys identify in the modern world? certainly in the underground world of the theatre, love between men was expressed, and certainly many gay men found refuge in playing female roles on and off stage. but not having 'gay' as an identity seems both freeing and constricting. freeing in that there are no boundaries - love and attraction for a man can be expressed without suspicion, and without compromising masculinity. though, it doesn't seem worth that freedom if you must live knowing that you are somehow different, but don't have the words or societal permission to truly express it.<br /><br />what's most intriguing are the arguments shakespeare lays out to this young man. he serenades the guy with the same gusto that he would use on a potential lover, but doesn't express any desire to <span style="font-style:italic;">be with</span> him. instead, all that effort is to encourage the guy to find a woman (any old woman seems to be sufficient) and have a kid asap, so that the genetic perfection in this guy will continue on.<br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/user/joesonnets">i've only learned through sonnet 4</a>, but am looking forward to being able to perform all 17 of the procreation sonnets in one big, "have a baby now, you hottie" monologue.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0