Words cannot describe how excited I am to see Moonrise Kingdom. Wes Anderson has such a unique vision for each film he creates, and by teaming up with Roman Coppola it appears to be more refined than ever. The balance of imagery and use of color in the trailer alone puts me in a state of anticipation for the feature length. Not to mention, as usual, the cast is flawless.

This movie was insanely hilarious! The funniest in a very long time. Go. See. It.

I love that this film noir festival is happening one block from my apartment right now! All of these are classics within the genre, and there are even a few I haven’t seen. Undoubtedly, my crush on Humphrey Bogart will only grow stronger.

Hitchcock continues to make my life more awesome.

A good friend sat me down about two years ago and showed me the “bathtub spaghetti” scene from Gummo. His intention was to entice me into watching the entire film. Sadly, his plan backfired.

Every few months or so I remember this disturbing film clip, and after I take a moment to shudder, I think, “maybe I should actually watch it.”

If I believed in hell, this is exactly what it would look like.

Long story short, I downloaded the film a week ago, but because I’m a giant baby (honestly, this scene haunts me in a way I cannot fully articulate) I have not yet watched it.

sigh

Maybe tomorrow….

I need to make seeing this film a priority this week. Before it leaves the theater. It really does look incredible.

oldhollywood:

David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976, dir. Nicolas Roeg) (via)

Roeg: “We really didn’t need to talk about the role at all; he was the part the moment he stepped on to the set. During the first week of shooting, there were some studio folks lurking about—more to meet David Bowie than anything else, I’d imagine—and they expressed a few reservations. ‘He seems a little…odd, don’t you think?’ And I told them, ‘The character is an alien; how is he supposed to act? Like he’s Gary Cooper?’

It wasn’t like David was unfriendly—we had dinner together numerous times, and he ran a lending library out of his trailer, which was full of books on every subject imaginable—but he kept himself separate to the point that others started to think of him as this mysterious ‘other,’ you know? So much of that performance is simply Bowie being himself—and that’s what’s so brilliant about it.” (via)

I have been pretty stoked to see this film since reading about it in the December issue of Vogue. The cover featured Charlize Theron, and most of the article was a glowing review of her portrayal of the unlikeable lead character.

I found the film to be excruciating to watch for most of its entirety, however, there is something novel about a character who sees no point in learning anything about herself or changing for the better. It was strangely relatable, albeit disappointing, and in the end I simply hoped I would never turn out like that.

It’s worth viewing, for sure.

This documentary looks interesting and strangely romantic.

I’m smitten with the movie poster as well.

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Honestly, this movie sort of blew my mind today. I’m still trying to process everything that happened in it, but at the same time I’m trying to get it out of my head. It’s bleak. And unsettling. And probably going to win some Academy Awards.