mother, the book you're reading is upside down!
Click to viewMOONRISE KINDGOM. GUYS. guys, i unabashedly love wes anderson and i am psyched for this film. so psyched, in fact, that i plan on seeing this movie on release day in germany. that is the kind of life-choice i make. i don't care if it ends up being dubbed. this film will happen. seriously, i made hailey sit through fantastic mr. fox even though she had fainted in the theatre lobby five minutes prior. i am a horrible person. now, please enjoy this five-part breakdown of anderson's film influences.
AND LOOK WHAT KYLE LENT ME:
i can't wait for all the creepy movietimes it is sure to bring! (oh, and: hi, that's my face. please ignore my ridic bedroom.) he also recommended watching battle royale. i kind of want to? like, a lot. i feel like the ~death-battle co-ordinator is undermining the seriousness of the situation. HE IS WEARING A TRACKSUIT. MOST OF THESE PRETEENS WILL DIE AND HE IS WEARING A TRACKSUIT. WHAT A DICK. meaning, i predict only good things.
more film-y news: michael haneke is, potentially, screening his new film at cannes this year. woody allen and david cronenberg may, too. have you seen this trailer for cosmopolis? i don't even like robert pattinson and i want. its summary is one of wonderment: ...a day in the life of Eric Packer, a 28-year-old New York stock market multi-millionaire, as he crosses Manhattan in his customized limousine to go for a haircut. only cronenberg could make that into an odyssey. canada represent.
not-more film-y news: i'm currently in the process of fending off affection for a boyband. IT'S NOT THE ONE YOU'RE THINKING OF. it's the other one, actually. you know, the wanted. I JUST. I'M WEAK, OKAY? because for as douchey as they appear to be, they are actually adorable and sweet and i don't know how to deal with that (in case you missed it: each word is a link to a different, dignity-sucking video). for god's sake, they've got me looking through pages and pages of marysue fic on tumblr just for something remotely readable. I TRULY FEEL LIKE I HAVE HIT A LOW POINT IN MY LIFE. because i have already moved past this stage in fandom, okay. i have. I HAVE.
/deep breaths. i have some foreign film i need to watch. you should go download the new empires ep. it's free!