5:40 pm  •  21 January 2010

Hey David Lynch, I like your movies! And Blue Velvet is one of my favorites. Lynch is so good at showcasing an American Gothic: turning seemingly simple small towns into places that brim with secrets, bizarre characters, and strange occurrences. I love the use of music and score to set the mood; The title itself is a reference to Bobby Vinton’s 1963 song “Blue Velvet”: a song that I personally find unsettling and kinda creepy in the best way. In one of my favorite music related scenes, Dean Stockwell lip synches “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison like some sort of maudlin clown. The room and time almost stand still, it’s pretty mesmerizing.

Each Character is so fascinating. Dennis Hopper plays Frank, a nitrous huffing masochist that gets emo rage when listening to Roy Orbison. The beautiful Isabella Rossellini is a lounge singer and mother who has grown to enjoy a taste for pain. Trey “Schooner” MacDougal Kyle McLaughlin is Jeffrey, an in over his head guy in trying to juggle two woman all while attempting to solve a mystery. Laura “Sad Clown” Dern is the most innocent character of all, she wins me over until she cries the ugly cry YET again. Throw in shady detectives, a missing ear, and people that look like Farside cartoon characters and it’s quintessential Lynch. Guess What? That creep from Eyes of Laura Mars is in it too! Perfect.

5:03 pm  •  21 January 2010

Drugs are scary! You could end up naked with dudes named Dum Dum (!!!), Acid or Daisey!

9:10 am  •  15 January 2010

"Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world."

— Jean-Luc Godard

9:19 pm  •  14 January 2010

I usually hate it when people (And TBS) try to get me to watch romantic comedies. I’m just not that kind of girl. “This one is different! I swear!” they all say and attempt to layout a convincing list of bullshit reasons I should suffer through another one of these films. I insist on my no rom-com (and Titanic) policy and they usually give up after a few eye rolls and passive aggressive comments. But, then a few are persistent; And I am here to admit that one has proven me wrong. Damn.

My friend Kate kept telling me about Two for the Road to which I replied “Rom-com? Not. Interested.” but she insisted and I folded. (Hey! It’s a new year!) Well, this road- trip-rom-com film IS different. First of all, it stars Audrey Hepburn. A woman who trumps Sad-Jen, Sandra Bullock* (groan), JLo, and even SJP without even trying. She’s painfully beautiful (in a natural way), sarcastic and more importantly intelligent and strong willed. The opposite of most characters that I loathe in this genre. The film follows her relationship with Mark: the ups and downs of their past, present and possible future. It’s charming, stylish and pretty realistic. Alright, so I really liked it! Did I mention that Mr. Feeny is in it?! I’m still steering clear of all the new rom-coms; But maybe I should a few oldies to my queue.

*As the end credits for The Proposal rolled, I definitely died a little inside.

8:56 pm  •  14 January 2010

Having a momentary obsession with old biker film posters, especially the color of this one…

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12:12 am  •  14 January 2010

I had the best writeup for this movie man… But I totally forgot it. Happy 4:20.

Factoid: According to IMDB, this film uses the word “man” 295 times!

4:20 pm  •  12 January 2010

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1:40 pm  •  12 January 2010