October 24, 2005
I just realized that Brad Mitchell's site has turned into a blog. He's already signed on to do sound design for The Outlaw Son, and we've got some additional collaborations in the works as well. I love interstate collaborations; it feels so hi-tech!
I was looking at Time's list of the 100 greatest novels since 1923, and while it does smell suspiciously of tokenism, I don't feel I can comment too harshly on it, since I've only read 24 of the selected titles (25 if you count my many aborted attempts to make it through Lord Of The Rings), most of which are indeed excellent. More thoughts, all of which I am in complete agreement with, over at Long Pauses.
I've seen three films in the past 24 hours:
1. The best was the midnight screening of Vertigo, which, I was pleased to see, was packed. It was fun to go with Yen, since he'd never seen it before; Vertigo is one of those pictures that's almost never as good as it was the first time, and so it's nice to be able to re-experience the film vicariously.
2. Prior to that, I went to see a film that I'd been unable to muster much interest in until this review finally convinced me to give it a shot. It was decent. I can see how it could be more than decent for others, but personally, I find I can only truly embrace Joss Whedon's writing when it's coming from the mouths of superhuman teenage/teenage-minded girls or talking toys.
3. Bright and early this morning, I watched Cronenberg's Shivers. Videodrome aside, I'm sadly ignorant of his pre-Dead Ringers filmography, and have slowly been filling up my Netflix queue with everything that's available. What a debut this was! I absolutely loved it. On the recently recorded interview with Cronenberg on the DVD, he recalled his trouble adapting to the experience of making a film with a large crew, and not operating the camera himself. It was a sentiment I related too all too well:
"I had to learn how to use the machinery of film, how to in fact abstract that rectangle of film from all the chaos, all the people, all the temperaments, all the egos, and just get back to only concerning myself with what was in the frame."
I wish it hadn't taken me one and a half films to learn the same thing.
Posted by David Lowery at October 24, 2005 01:04 AM
Comments
24?! I have only just finished reading six from the list. However, I do own six more from the list that as yet are unread.
Shame about 'Catcher in the Rye' making it.
Posted by: David at October 24, 2005 06:53 AM
i scored 18. but it reminded me of another 10 or so i need to read!
Posted by: brad at October 24, 2005 07:41 AM