i've seen.
Once - I was fortunate enough to catch this movie while it played in El Paso, which was not very long at all. In fact, there were only a few other people in the theatre for this movie. I initially wanted to watch this movie because it took place in Ireland and I love movies that take place in other countries. I was really pleased to find that it was a movie about making music. I liked the music so much.
Let me see if I can get this straight - the movie stars a guy and a girl who are not even actors in real life, they are musicians. In the movie, they meet and make/record music together. In real life, they actually fell in love and now they tour, playing the songs that were made in the movie. The guy was the singer for the band, The Frames. I ended up purchasing the soundtrack to this movie, and it is really good. My favorite part of this movie was when they recorded "When Your Mind's Made Up" at a recording studio. It was so moving. This was such a darling movie. It will always be one of my favorites.
The Darjeeling Limited - true Wes Anderson style! I LOVED this movie. I love this director. I really like that he uses a lot of the same actors in his movies. Even Bill Murray and Kumar Pallana (Pagoda, from Tenenbaums) were in this movie and they really didn't even have parts in it. So this is the movie about Owen Wilson running around in India with Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. It was a visual treat. I like that his characters are so specific and quirky. I also loved the bright colors in this film and the stylistic shots. I won't get tired of watching this movie over and over. Again, there weren't many people at this movie, which was a Friday, opening nite. So sad that people here don't really support these types of films. I think they are missing out!
Shiny Toy Guns/Yellowcard - I took Vivi to see one of her favorite bands, Shiny Toy Guns at the Abraham Chavez. They are a cute band and they rocked out. I'm not a Yellow card fan at all, but they were fun to see. One of the guys jumped around with a fiddle or violin for most of the show so it was entertaining. They played for DAYS though. Vivi started to fall asleep so we left before they were even done. The bands were opening for Blue October (who I don't even like). And I wasn't really planning on seeing them anyway. Plus it was a school nite, so I didn't mind leaving early. And yes I am a cool mom.
Bukowski - Born Into It, a documentary about the life of Bukowski. It had a lot of interviews from friends and footage on his readings and partyin with his women. I liked the interviews in which he talked about his own past and told stories about himself. He was such a character. I can see how people could get offended by his lifestyle or writings, but I didn't take it that way at all. To me, he seemed really lost and hurt and bitter. And he was just keepin it real. His way of life and writing style just reflected that. I still haven't read much by him, but I really love this poem that came out at the end of the doc:
BLUEBIRD
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see you.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's in there.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody's asleep.
I say, I know that you're there,
so don't be sad.
then I put him back,
but he's singing a little
in there, I haven't quite let him
die
and we sleep together like that
with our
secret pact
and it's nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don't
weep, do you?
Let me see if I can get this straight - the movie stars a guy and a girl who are not even actors in real life, they are musicians. In the movie, they meet and make/record music together. In real life, they actually fell in love and now they tour, playing the songs that were made in the movie. The guy was the singer for the band, The Frames. I ended up purchasing the soundtrack to this movie, and it is really good. My favorite part of this movie was when they recorded "When Your Mind's Made Up" at a recording studio. It was so moving. This was such a darling movie. It will always be one of my favorites.
The Darjeeling Limited - true Wes Anderson style! I LOVED this movie. I love this director. I really like that he uses a lot of the same actors in his movies. Even Bill Murray and Kumar Pallana (Pagoda, from Tenenbaums) were in this movie and they really didn't even have parts in it. So this is the movie about Owen Wilson running around in India with Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman. It was a visual treat. I like that his characters are so specific and quirky. I also loved the bright colors in this film and the stylistic shots. I won't get tired of watching this movie over and over. Again, there weren't many people at this movie, which was a Friday, opening nite. So sad that people here don't really support these types of films. I think they are missing out!
Shiny Toy Guns/Yellowcard - I took Vivi to see one of her favorite bands, Shiny Toy Guns at the Abraham Chavez. They are a cute band and they rocked out. I'm not a Yellow card fan at all, but they were fun to see. One of the guys jumped around with a fiddle or violin for most of the show so it was entertaining. They played for DAYS though. Vivi started to fall asleep so we left before they were even done. The bands were opening for Blue October (who I don't even like). And I wasn't really planning on seeing them anyway. Plus it was a school nite, so I didn't mind leaving early. And yes I am a cool mom.
Bukowski - Born Into It, a documentary about the life of Bukowski. It had a lot of interviews from friends and footage on his readings and partyin with his women. I liked the interviews in which he talked about his own past and told stories about himself. He was such a character. I can see how people could get offended by his lifestyle or writings, but I didn't take it that way at all. To me, he seemed really lost and hurt and bitter. And he was just keepin it real. His way of life and writing style just reflected that. I still haven't read much by him, but I really love this poem that came out at the end of the doc:
BLUEBIRD
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see you.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's in there.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody's asleep.
I say, I know that you're there,
so don't be sad.
then I put him back,
but he's singing a little
in there, I haven't quite let him
die
and we sleep together like that
with our
secret pact
and it's nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don't
weep, do you?