It would be difficult to think of a movie less like Barry Lyndon.

Dude, Where's My Car?

ugh I found it tortuous. It was like Candide but without all the light-hearted funny bits.

Laga speaks my Barry Lyndon mind. It must have been the context in which I saw it, but it really made me want to poke my eyes out. Last year, I tried a re-viewing just to see if I might appreciate something about it. Nice costumes.

In wildly unexpected news, I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall today and cackled through most of it. I went to requite my insane Russell Brand love and came away with a smile on my face. Predictable? In the extreme, but I still really enjoyed it.

If anyone sat through the credits (my friend had to pee...) was there anything after the NBC "Animal Instinct" promo ? Which, by the way, seemed entirely plausible and cracked me totally up.

one of the all time great film noir, plus a classic heist movie.

sold.

was there anything after the

just more credits.

Dude, Where's My Car?

Are you kidding? It's the only other movie besides Barry Lyndon that's lit entirely with candles.

Hmmm. I'm not sure I buy that The Shining was about the wipeout of the Native Americans. But it's the kind of media analysis I adore, so I'll keep reading the essay.

I find the discussion about how Ravenous is about the consumption of the wilderness by Manifest Destiny more compelling.

Also, and completely out of left field, has anyone done the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon thing? Is that bullshit or does it actually work?

has anyone done the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon thing?

yes! In fact I own a copy of the movie synched to the record.

Is that bullshit or does it actually work?

Depends on how high you are

"...One of the things any audio professional will tell you is that the scope for the drift between the video and the record is enormous; it could be anything up to twenty seconds by the time the record's finished. And anyway, if you play any record with the sound turned down on the TV, you will find things that work..."

Plus, in Barry Lyndon, Ryan O'Neal was stoned the entire time.

Finally watched Waitress, today. And Amelie. I found the first one slow going and very nearly turned it off a couple of times before, fortunately, it was done. I guess there's only room for one pie-maker in my life and that's Ned from Pushing Daisies.

Loved, loved, loved Amelie. Loved the colors. Loved Audrey Tatou. Loved Amelie and the way she got revenge on the nasty neighbor and then the vegetable seller. Loved her rich inner life and the fact she finally brought it out to share with others. This is one I'm going to have to get for myself. I don't want to send it back to Netflix.

Amélie is great because it's totally riddled with French clichés, but they ring so true that it's tremendous fun.

I think I'm going to see Tautou's latest (hors de prix) sometime this week.

totally riddled with French clichés

I wouldn't have a clue, but it was still so much fun. I found it charming.