Okay, so before last night I was like "wholey crap! Five films I kinda have an interest in seeing this week! What should I do?" But then I planned it all out: I was going to watch The Help (again) and The Beaver tonight, Crazy Stupid Love (again) and Trespass next week since there's nothing coming out, and save 13 Assassins for when I'm in the mood for a foreign film (I do really want to see this film, but just not when I'm having one of my crazy movie watching nights). Alas, this was not the case. I rocked up at work this afternoon and the only DVDs that had arrived were The Help and Trespass. I'm fine with The Help, but I'm not in the mood for any Nicolas Cage shit tonight (but I'll still watch it, because I like to have a good laugh every now and again). So cheers, Sony, for sending your DVDs on time. As for any of the other distributors: you're off my Christmas card list already.
Video of the week...
I'm thinking this segment should really be called 'song of the week', but my iPod is bursting with so much goodness at the moment I have to share it. This week's song is the brilliant song 'Nightcall' by Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx from the Drive soundtrack. I'm getting so jealous of all you Americans watching Drive over and over again on Blu-Ray and the fact that I have to wait until next month, but I have my Drive soundtrack on repeat to get me through these tough times. I feel so badass listening to Nightcall while I'm walking uptown. Hee.
Links
Unfortunately missing my sorta-local cinemas (just like The Artist is going to this week, fuck you Palmerston North) was Jason Reitman's latest Young Adult. Scott @ Front Room Cinema reminds me of what I'm missing.
Next month I'll finally be able to see Take Shelter. Andrew @ Encore's World of Film & TV becomes the millionth person I know of to be quite enthusiastic over it.
I love Downton Abbey. And I'm not the only one. Sati @ Cinematic Corner makes a good case for why you should be watching it too.
One film I feel like never gets enough love is Mary and Max. Raghav @ Ticker Talks Film thought it was something really special.
Again with the movies I want to see but can't yet! A Separation is definitely high on my watchlist, and Diana @ Aziza's Picks gives me another reason to keep it there!
Still pissed off about the Oscar nominations? The LAMB wants you to vote in their annual LIONs for LAMBs poll, where you can pick your own winners. Mister Poll has stopped packing a sad!
I'm a sucker for editorials, and Andy @ Andy Buckle's Film Emporium offers up one of the best I've read in quite sometime, all about expectations and repeat viewings. They're funny things.
Lesya @ Eternity of Dream has returned to the internets and has some lovely things to say about Hugo, definitely one of my favourites from 2011.
And from the files of things that made me laugh this past week comes this gem of a 'post' I saw on Tumblr. I can actually imagine this happening!
Final word:
What kind of reviews do you prefer to see: ones on movies everyone has heard of (i.e. recent theatrical releases) or more 'unknown' films like Perfect Sense?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the link!
ReplyDeleteOh, and my biggest crush right now is Jeremy Irvine: his hair, his bone structure, his eyes, his accent *swoon*
Everything about Jeremy Irvine is PERFECT. Seriously, I'm gonna come to England and like, stalk him. He's 21, so that's only 5 years older than me. Algoods.
DeleteSo I just saw on Twitter that Trespass was bad? Oh dear!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I just saw Senna by the way! Fantastic doco!
It was SOOOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. WHHHHHHHHHHY DIIIIIIIID IIIIIIII WAAAAAAAAATCH THAAAAAAAT?! (it damaged my brain, hence the multiple vowels)
DeleteI'm so glad you liked it! It really is brilliant, isn't it?
HAHA I love that you have Nightcall on here... I cannot play it though as I will be singin it all day... luckily it is my ringtone....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link matey, you are such a lovely lass!!
OOOOH, ringtone? I must have one of those. I sing the song to myself all the time. There's like a Drive medley swirling around my head all day at school, haha.
DeleteAnd you're welcome!
I also saw on Facebook that Trespass was bad.
ReplyDeleteCool video of the week choice!
Thank you for the link shout-out :)
Answering your final questions, I love reading reviews of films that I have seen. Known or unknown, doesn't really mean.
IT WAS BAD!!!!!!!!!
DeleteI get what you mean. Whatever it is, I'll probably read it :)
Thanks for the shout-out Stevee. Glad you dug my article. It got a bit of attention - but it was just what was on my mind at the time :-)
ReplyDeleteEditorials always do, I find. But it was really good!
DeleteHave yet to see The Help but I have The Debt and The Guard for myself :)
ReplyDeleteYou've not see The Help yet? Wow. I haven't seen The Debt yet (just the original Israeli version...so hipster) but The Guard is quite enjoyable!
DeleteGreat roundup and thanks for including me in it. I for one too am waiting for the Drive DVD especially since I've not even seen the film once.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link! I miss DA so much :( I need to find new series to watch/
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