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'emmaree' wrote on '21:
amending my list
My childern
My pc and net
My friends ….
did I tell anyone my lis changes monthly??
Nothing wrong with that. 😛
For some odd reason, I took it for granted and never replied to your intro. I remember being surprised to learn you lived in NY, because of your British accent that I hear when I read your words. Lol.
I've always wanted to visit the UK, though ironically, I've visited NY countless times…kinda like it, mostly don't. Also, interestingly enough, I almost got MARRIED to a woman and moved to the UK. In the flip-it-and-reverse it game, score…Matt: 2 points!!!
Thanks again for inviting me and bringing all of us together.
Yes, I've heard similar advice about using the bed “for um…activities with your loved one…and SLEEP” only. That is one of the more “general” suggestions that I find particularly useful. I also, think on a related note, temperature can be key. In my case, I like to have “white noise” and the coolness of a tower fan, even on cold days, the cold combined with being under a mild amount of blankets, makes me feel AWESOME snuggled up, but it is also aids my slumber in both temperature and sound.
Funny, it's almost like I feel I know you already, but this is your intro post. How odd… LMAO.
Okay, I've officially lost faith in Bond too, esp. if Lady Gaga has anything to do with a theme song. Hey, I hear Justin Bieber might be available, maybe we can get those young audience viewers to discover the franchise, that'd be like, omg, so totally cool.
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Christopher Nolan is not IMO necessarily among the best contemporary American filmmakers, but even if he had made “Memento” and no other film, I would still consider him worthwhile. I've seen “Memento” repeatedly, and every time I watch it, I discover some new nuance or detail that I didn't notice before. “The Prestige,” I enjoyed, but it felt like a bit of a cheap parlour trick despite the careful build-up, esp. in comparison to “Memento.”
Its reverse chronological order and careful puzzle-box approach was nothing new to writing, but it was a fairly novel to film, a take on non-chronological films done that way with purpose (much like say, Atom Egoyan–instead of today's trend of “hey, I got this cool idea, let's mix up the timeline.”) The only other film it may or may not have inspired that has come close to its cinematic mastery of reverse chronological order, is the brutal, highly controversial French film “Irreversible.”
What really cemented him as an important filmmaker in my mind (“Memento” aside) is that he was able to as, I believe it was Owen Gleiberman of EW who was the first to comment on this, make “The Dark Knight” (paraphrasing) “truly transcend the 'comic-book' movie genre.”
It really went beyond “Iron Man,” Tim Burton's classicish take, even the highly competent “Spider-Man” movies. He turned a comic book character plot and movie into a marginal message film about anarchy; about a sociopath that was psychotic and destructive and violent out of sheer giddy desire and “madness.”
The way I usually explain it is that, you could have taken the same cast & crew, taken away the costumes, and this very well could have been a competent cop/criminal crime drama. The Batman elements heightened the experience, but I felt they didn't take away from the fact, that it was very grounded and its core it was more about crime and characters, than costumes and gadgets. (And don't get me wrong, I watch tons of comic book movies and enjoy them.)
Yes, I too suffer from self-medication out of necessity. (Prescribed drugs build up tolerance, or don't work well, one or the other.) I've developed a moderationally controlled system of alcohol (usually, wine) or Cannabis followed by food (follow either one by food) is the best way to get me to sleep. I wouldn't reccommend this regiment to anyone else, but it works for me, and at the very least my therapist understands and respects it and is okay with it.
'Kik' wrote on '20:I need to switch one. It turns out, I need my glasses much more then I realised.
Interesting, valid point. I can “see” generally w/o glasses, but I'm helpless trying to read a book or computer screen or even watch a movie.
'Martin' wrote on '20:Any Bond fans here? I just read they've suspended production of the next Bond film until MGM sort out their financial affairs.
I am a huge Bond fan. I even like Timothy Dalton “Bond” which most people didn't care for. (George Lazenby, I'm neutral on.) I thought “Casino Royale” was utterly brilliant, not just for a Bond film, but precisely because it injected such depth into a Bond film. Then “Quantum of Solace” came out, and I was like, “Decent action movie, what happened to all the substance???”
It's exciting to me that Sam Mendes (of “American Beauty” fame) was slated to direct next Bond film. People like Scorsese & Tarantino have expressed interest in Bond, but Mendes, despite his flops, is a REAL filmmmaker. But everything is chaotic now, and 2011 for new Bond film has been indefinitely postponed, which is a shame considering the potential of Daniel Craig as Bond, and the potential plots available.
'Kik' wrote on '20:I did see the Machinist – on the silver screen nonetheless. I went into the cinema thinking what an arrogant idiot Bale was after reading he was never asked to lose all the weight and had gone over Brad Anderson's head. But skeletor or not, I was impressed with his performance. I liked him in Harsh Times too; it's easy to forget he's actually a middle class welshman.
I agree…my opinion of Bale has morphed over the years. I too thought he was overrated and overly arrogant in doing various things for his role, and based on interviews. But he's the kind of method actor that takes acting seriously, even if it's a Batman movie (which IMO The Dark Knight was brilliant, also related to Christopher Nolan's involvement).
As I see more and more of his movies, I really appreciate and respect that he is the rare actor that can straddle commercial & artsy roles, and goes all the way either. He was dead serious in Termintor: Salvation (which I really liked, but let's be real, a little bit ridiuclous)…and also his less-seen roles. I don't know, as a film lover and former film critic, and an aspiring wannabe, I admire actors/actresses and filmmmakers and writers that can straddle both art and mass-appeal. Like, I look at Angelina Jolie's career and get depressed. She was crazy insanely good in her early films like “Gia” and “Playing by Heart,” then she went did a bunch of junk like “Gone in 60 Seconds” and “Tomb Raider,” which weren't necessarily inherently bad, I just feel like it's a waste of amazing talent.
That's why I respect someone like Scorsese or Spike Lee or even Speilberg, though I may not love all their films, they have managed to be make both competently commercial & ridiculously brillant, and largely unpopular, films.
I think “insomniac” is fairly neutral, but at the same time it has entered such a bizarre state of pop-culture & media lexicon, that it's almost not a legitimate description anymore. For me personally, I have no problem with the word or its variety of applications, but I tend to simply say, “I suffer from chonric insomnia, multiple varieties.” I find when I say this, versus simply saying “I can't sleep,” “I have insomnia,” or “insomniac,” people tend to take it slightly more seriously, though I think, as is the case with many disorders people immediately jump on the “Oh, everyone has that” bandwagon (for example: huge difference between feeling melancholy or temporarily depressed and having a depressive or mood disorder.)
I hope you enjoy the Carribean I'd say “Jamaican me crazy,” because as awfully un-PC as this as it is, it is a phrase that amuses me. But it's also highly corny and overused. So how about I sing for you…”Aruba, Jamiaca…oooh I wanna take you…to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty Mama….Key Largo, Montego, Baby we don't we go, don't to Kokoomo…” Oh man, haven't thought of that song in years. Probably a good reason for that.
