June Movies

I realize I'm behind a few days posting this, but who cares, right?

Holy Motors - One of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, which is saying a lot. Totally worth a view. I was tired so I fell asleep for about 20 minutes of it. I didn't fall asleep 'cause it was bad, I was just all cuddled up with my honey and comfy. Watch it folks!

Now Is Good - A movie about a teenager trying to do as much as she can before she dies. I usually don't like Dakota Fanning but I really liked her in this. A good watch.

End of Watch - I liked this way more than I thought I would. The camera shots are dizzying but they make sense. A good action-packed film.

Zero Dark Thirty - I like Kathryn Bigelow's directing far better than her husband's. Depressing at times but very well acted.

Contagion - I could truly take or leave this one. It was entertaining enough, but I wouldn't watch it again.

Rust And Bone - THIS. JUST THIS. Very powerful. Gut wrenching. I was enthralled the entire movie through. I love this movie.

25th Hour - I have no idea how I'd never seen this. A Spike Lee movie with Edward Norton? Yes, please. I am used to Spike's jumping around timewise, and things happening that you find out are actually a dream, so it was easy for me to follow. I even called out to my boyfriend at one point, "Umm, this is a dream part. This totally isn't really happening." I was right.

World War Z - At first I thought the camera shots were going to make me throw up, but I came to understand why they did it that way. I haven't jumped this many times during a film in a very long time, so just for that point I loved this movie. Brad Pitt didn't even annoy me, and that's saying a lot. It was a really fun movie. I even paid to see it in the theater, which I never do.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - I think I went in to this one with too high of expectations as I had heard good things plus it has Ewan McGregor in it, who I believe can do no wrong. Quite slow at parts, and the story itself was kind of out there. But I got in to it and liked it a little toward the end. If you skip this one, no one would blame you for it.

Happy picture of the day: support mom and pop shops. That is all.

May Movies

I must preface this post by saying if you have not seen the prancercise lady, and then from the video visited her website, stop immediately and go do so. Here's some help: Prancercise. You are welcome.

And now on to May movies!

Robot and Frank - Loved this! About a retired robber and his interactions with a robot his family buys him to help out around the house.

Silver Linings Playbook - I liked this one too. Then again, I kind of love Jennifer Lawrence way too much so I may have a skewed perspective.

Seven Psychopaths - A great ensemble cast and just an all around entertaining flick.

This Is 40 - A few good laughs. Not great, but Paul Rudd is another person I can watch in pretty much anything.

Poltergeist - One of my all time favorites and a movie I need to watch way more often.

The Comedy - This one came with great reviews but it bored me to tears. A bunch of overaged hipsters being annoying spending mommy's money. *yawn*

Three Stars - One of my food nerd documentaries. About chefs and restaurants with Michelin star ratings. If you aren't a food nerd, this will bore you.

The Intouchables - Probably the most perfect movie I've seen so far this year. Great acting, great cinematography. A must see.

The Central Park Five - A not very shocking documentary about young kids wrongly accused and imprisoned. What is shocking is this was racism at its finest...in 1989.

Happy picture of the day: I fell in love with these glasses last time I went to play pool. So hard, I kind of wish I had bad eye sight.

April Movies

It's been a while since I've done a movie post, so here goes. Also, you must know that I watched far too many movies so far in April.

Celeste & Jesse Forever - I loved this movie. Had wanted to see it since it came out. I love how their friends freak out because they've been separted six months but are still best friends. And I definitely think you need time apart before you can come back and be friends after any relationship. This movie addresses just that.

Chicken and Plums - A great movie with surreal camera shots and a great plot. I believe it's the same folks who brought us Persepolis, but I'm not positive.

The Giant Mechanical Man - A sweet and interesting movie. If you're in the mood for something that will make you smile, this is it.

Hysteria - It's about the invention of the vibrator, and it's hilarious. It also lends thought to how ridiculous medical history is. They would manually stimulate women who were in "hysterics." Yep, that's science!

Smashed - Probably the most realistic movie I've seen to date dealing with alcoholism. Plus, it has Aaron Paul in it. You should watch it just for him. But the female star, whom I'd never seen before, does a stand out job.

Brian Posehn: The Fartist - The man is hilarious, without a doubt.

Meet The Fokkens - 69 year old twin prostitutes in Amsterdam. One of my favorite documentaries to date.

Beauty is Embarrassing - Wayne White is a genius, and he's hilarious. He designed a lot of the set and the characters for PeeWee's Playhouse. I'm madly in love with this man.

Evil Dead - Hell no it can't compare to the first one. And I wouldn't have even gone and seen it if Raimi and Campbell hadn't produced it. It was entertaining plus we saw it at the drive-in where the people watching was AMAZING. There was a huge lady drinking a deuce of Olde E through a straw. That's hella classy yo!

Django Unchained - I thoroughly enjoyed it in spite of the fact that Leonardo DiPooprio was in it. A very entertaining film.

Oldboy - By the director who did I'm A Cyborg But That's Ok. Very good film. I watched it because I heard Spike Lee is coming out with a remake of it soon, and I wanted to see the original before I saw Spike Lee's version, which I'm betting will be very good.

Well that's it folks. I watched a ton more but these are the ones I think you need to see.

Happy picture of the day: I can't figure out if she looks like a sausage in this picture, or a cow dog. All I know is she is seriously the best dog ever and I am lucky to have her.

December Movies

Umm, can someone tell me where this month went? I am pretty sure I wrote my November movie post like two days ago (that use of like is dedicated to Kellie)!! Anyways, here are some of the smatterings of love I watched and enjoyed this month.

Clay Pigeons - This is one of my all time favorites. It had been a few years since I had watched it. Black comedy starring Joaquin Phoenix, and Vince Vaughn. So many great lines and just an altogether really great movie. Also, the theme song by the Old 97's is a great piece of music.

Shut Up Little Man! - Holy crap is this a good documentary. These guys move in to a slummy apartment with loud alcoholic neighbors. They start making audio recordings of the neighbors' conversations and splicing them in to tapes they make for friends. It ends up blowing up and people want to make movies about it. There are H. Crumb like illustrations done of them and a puppet show. So good.

Craigslist Joe - Documentary about a guy leaving his house with no money and just a few things on his back in a backpack, and relying on people on Craigslist to live for a month. The part that touched me most is when he is invited to have dinner with an immigrant family and it really gets to him. Very sweet and well made documentary.

A Separation - I had heard great things about this movie and can't believe it took me this long to watch it. A couple in Iran are going through a separation and something terrible happens when the husband brings a caregiver in to care for his father with Alzheimer's. The writing and acting are superb. You will be shocked, you will cry, and you will really feel for these characters.

Beyond The Myth - A heartbreaking documentary about the vilification of the pit bull breed. I myself love pit bulls and always have, even though one bit part of my face off when I was younger. It's not a breed that is evil, it is the owner. This movie delves in to the statistics that prove that breed specific legislation is horrible, and some cities have killed 2000 of these dogs simply for physical characteristics, even if they were really great family pets. Very sad indeed. Human discrimination is not okay, and neither is animal discrimination.

Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening - Funny as shit. That is all.

Take This Waltz - Easily my favorite watch of the month. A story about a quirky lady and her husband who loves her dearly. A story of betrayal and loss. Well acted and touching. I laughed, and I cried, and I even yelled at the screen once. Plus, it has some of my favorite musical artists featured as background music. That always gets me.

B.I.K.E. - This is the movie that I was most excited about, that turned out to just be "meh." It's supposed to be a documentary about an outlaw bicycle club. It concentrates way too much on a heroin junkie named Tony who is trying to get in to the club, and we see him naked....A LOT. I was so tired of Tony's ass at the end of this film that I actually wrote to the filmmakers to ask why they didn't just call the movie "Naked Junkie Tony." Seriously.

November Movies

It's that time again kids! I watched a TON of movies this month. I whittled down to the ones that are worth watching for one reason or another.

Silent House - Kind of predictible but the main actress does a great job. Also interesting because it's a real time, continuous shot film. I would watch it again.

Last Days Here - Great documentary about a guy who was in a great metal band in the 70s. He is now a drug-addled man child. Very interesting watch.

Albert Nobbs - I really liked this movie. It's a movie about a woman living as a man to forward her career. But it's also about so much more.

Safety Not Guaranteed - This movie was delightful. Quirky love story about a man who puts a personal ad out for someone to travel through time with him.

The Man With The Iron Fists - There is so much wrong with this movie. RZA's dialog and acting are horrid. But the fight scenes are fun and the movie is entertaining nonetheless.

The Weird World Of Blowfly - If you only watch one documentary this year, this should be the one. This guy is a CHARACTER. He's highly offensive so if you are faint of heart, this is probably not the movie for you.

Life Happens - This was probably my least favorite of the list, but a good one if you don't want to have to think at all.

Lucky - The description of this movie is: A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush. I don't think it requires any further explanation.

Dumplings - This is the full length version of a short I watched a while back. About a woman who makes dumplings out of human fetuses, that are supposed to make you stay youthful. Disturbing and wonderful.

Well, that's it for November. Hope you all are surviving the holidays and things are going as you want them to.

Happy picture of the day: one of the very few pictures of me with make-up on, which I refer to as me in "war paint."

October Movies

I saw some really good ones, and some really terrible ones. I ended up watching two by the same independent director back to back on accident. Here's the movies I would recommend that I saw last month.

Damsels In Distress - I LOVE Whit Stillman. I really do. Although this is nowhere near as good as his older works, it is still worth a view.

It Came From Kuchar - These twin underground filmmakers are zany to say the least. Such an entertaining documentary.

Being Flynn - Paul Dano is one of my favorite young actors. He does a great job as an aspiring writer with an estranged father that he reconnects with out of the blue. Very good movie.

Zach Galifianakis: Live At The Purple Onion - It's my boyfriend doing stand up that is so funny you'll cry. Need I say more?

Rid Of Me - Starts off a little slow and at times I thought, "Trying too hard." But well acted and a really great ending.

Film Geek - Same writer as Rid Of Me. Very amusing movie. I have met socially inept movie fanatics like this guy. They weren't quite as bad as this fella, but almost.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - A great cast, a cute story, and very well acted. I LOVE Dev Patel so I'm more than a little biased. But a feel good movie to be sure.

Well, that's it folks. Hope you had a great October and a fun Halloween.

Happy picture of the day: Eating a hamburger while wearing a Morrissey sweater is funny.

Happiness

I watched a really great documentary yesterday called Happy. It was exactly what I needed to see because I have been kind of blue lately for no particular reason, and I needed to be reminded that I am in charge of my own feelings.

The movie talked about things I talk about all of the time: how money doesn't make people any happier, how doing for others and doing good things in your every day life adds to your happiness, and how people who meditate often seem to be happier.

What really struck me was the way true happiness seems to go against the whole idea of the "American way." People seem so caught up in that bigger house, nicer car, better shoes, fancier purse, etc. When really, they have shown once your basic needs are met: shelter, food, etc. "nicer" things don't make anyone any happier. In fact, what it does is act like a sort of treadmill so people just want more, and nicer, things. People start to take things for granted. I want to make sure I never become one of those people.

They found that people with close family and friendship ties were the happiest. People didn't have to love and get along with all their family members, but when they at least had that base, it helped in their overall sense of fulfillment in life. I think this is true. I've become pretty close with my folks, and I have really good close friends. And although I know I need to slow down and stop doing stuff with people almost every night, the reason I do is because I want my friends around. I actually got two days to myself this week and that was great, but I'm ready for dinner with Don tonight, Sean tomorrow, a Halloween party Friday, a girl brunch Saturday, then a date with Matt Saturday evening. The down time helped fuel me up for friend and boyfriend time.

Watching the documentary helped me out because I feel like in the past few weeks I have forgotten to meditate, forgotten to help my fellow man, and forgotten to do at least one thing every day to make someone else's day better. I have been really self-centered and I needed something to remind me that that is probably the worst thing I can do. So today I started by doing my "try and make everyone you pass on the street on the way in to work smile" thing. Not one person didn't smile. So it really helped me as much as it helped anyone else. It also proved my point that in a way, the things that I do are selfish. Yes, it might be helping others, but it is most assuredly helpful to me as well.

Happy picture of the day: Frida. Because I love her.

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August Movies

Even without my DVD player and with my Netflix being down a week, I still managed to get in plenty of movies this past month. Here are some of my favorites:

The Iron Lady - First of all I'm a little biased because I LOVE Meryl Streep. But I really enjoyed this movie. History biopics almost always fascinate me. I knew very little of Margaret Thatcher before I watched this. It was a nice learning experience. She was a pretty amazing woman.

W/E - I am not a lover of Madonna, but I did like this movie. A lot of people hated it. I tend to not tear movies apart or overthink them. I simply like or don't like them based on the way they made me feel. I found this movie very interesting. The costuming was beautiful and the set design was well done. Sometimes that is all it takes for me to like a film.

The Devil's Double - If you only see one movie from this list, this should be it. The story about Saddam Hussein's insane ass son, and his body double. I knew nothing about Uday Hussein before watching this. What a sociopath. I loved this movie.

Ghost World - I had forgotten how much I loved this movie until I watched it again last weekend. So well written and hilarious. You should watch it just for the white trash mullet dude who hangs out in the parking lot of the quickie mart. I love that guy!

Juno - Another great old one I rewatched this weekend. The dialogue alone. Brilliant.

Mi Vida Loca - It is THE classic chola movie. The higher the hair the closer to God! I could watch this movie every day. There is actually a line in it about how the cholas don't respect themselves these days and she says, "They don't even shave their eyebrows." Yep, that's right. Watch this movie.

Well, that's it for August folks. I am so ready for the end of summer and the fall weather to come. I require scarves!

Happy picture of the day: I got to hang out here the other day with a friend. He calls it Fern Gully. It's this great little garden area, tucked in the middle of one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Sacramento. I absolutely loved it.

July Movies

I watched a ton and actually saw quite a few I really liked. Here is a short list of a few I would recommend.

My Week With Marilyn - A lot of people claimed this movie was boring. But I love history pieces and I'm fascinated with her life, so I was enthralled. I thought it was very well acted and a great movie.

Faubourg Treme - Great documentary about the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Very interesting historical facts. I learned a lot, and it got me even more excited about my upcoming trip.

L'Amour Fou - A documentary about the relationship between fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his lover, Pierre Berge. A touching documentary and a great peep in to the life of one of my favorite designers.

Lost In Translation - Watched this again for the first time in years. I forgot how touching of a story it was. I adore Bill Murray so that helps as well.

Vito - A documentary about gay rights activist Vito Russo. A really great delving look in to the problems faced trying to unite the gay community so that they all stood up together instead of being divided amongst the drag queens, transgendered, lesbians, and gay men. Really thought provoking and a great watch.

Boy A - A fantastic movie about a boy who murdered a child, when he was a child, and his attempt at a second chance. Really makes you feel like some people do deserve one, even if society doesn't believe so. At what point is a childhood mistake and something done irrationally, something someone can rehabilitate from?

Jeff, Who Lives At Home - I think Jason Segel is really underrated. This is a great film about a seemingly directionless pothead loser, who literally lives in his mother's basement. Great subplots with Susan Sarandon who plays his mother, and Ed Helms who plays his brother. Actually, the brother one is really part of the main plot. Often times cute, and makes you really uncomfortable at others. I loved this movie.

So there we go kids. Those are the movies I would recommend you see if you haven't yet, that I watched in July.

June Movies

This month was chock full of bad ones. Some I had to turn off midway 'cause I couldn't even make it through. I will never take a recommendation from Kevin Smith again after this stinker of a movie: Bindlestiffs. If ever there was a film that convinced me I need to get off my ass and start writing screenplays this was it. What a waste of film!

And here are the good ones. I watched Moneyball and liked it way more than I thought I would. But as I may have been the last person on earth to actually watch it, I left it off the list.

We Need To Talk About Kevin: Very strange and entertaining movie about a mom who is pretty sure she's raising a sociopath. Also, it has Tilda Swinton, and I love her.

Pariah: Beautifully shot and well acted movie about a young black lesbian growing up in urban America. I watched it twice in a row.

Killing Zoe: I hadn't seen this in a very long time. Loved it just as much as I did the first time I saw it when it came out.

The Woman In Black: Do you love Daniel Radcliffe like I do? Then you should watch this. Also, it is just a great suspenseful ghost story. I really liked it.

Dandelion: Two words: weird, and wonderful.

Midnight in Paris: I love Woody Allen, and also Adrien Brody plays Salvador Dali. That really sealed the deal. I loved that when he went back in time I recognized all the authors and artists. It amused me greatly.

Submarine: Highly entertaining. This kid is trying to lose his virginity, at the same time he's trying to save his parents' marriage. He's doing pretty poorly at both.

Limelight: A fantastic documentary about Peter Gatien, one of the most successful and notorious club owners of all time. He was the victim of a witch hunt of sorts and he only slightly prevailed. Shows what law enforcement/government can do even when they have no proof or facts to back up their accusations. Scary stuff.

Grizzly Man: Great documentary about Timothy Treadwell, who I thought took his love of bears in to psychotic obsession, and it ultimately ended in his death.

Puncture: Chris Evans stars as a drug addicted lawyer who takes on huge corporations to try and get a safety needle put in hospitals. What drew me to this the most is it shows a drug addict not who is down and out, but one who is totally functioning and getting things accomplished, while spiraling out of control. Based on a true story.

So there you go folks. Hope you enjoy.

May Movies

Warning: I not only watched WAY MORE movies, but happened to watch way more that I actually liked. I actually trimmed down this list significantly, and it's STILL kind of overwhelming. That all said, here are my movie recommendations from May.

50/50: I liked this movie. I am kind of in love with Joseph Gordon-Levitt anyways, so I'm admittedly biased. But the movie was better than I thought it would be. A good no-brainer.

Three...Extremes: Amazing short films by three of my favorite Asian directors. Dumplings is especially great, and I think he may have actually made a feature length out of it, but I'm not sure. And to be honest, I'm too damn lazy to look it up right now. Okay I lied. I went and looked and he did. You should check that out too.

Divine Trash: A documentary about John Waters and Divine. If you need more explanation than that, you wouldn't like it anways. Also, shame on you.

I Think We're Alone Now: A documentary about two extreme Tiffany fans. Yes, one-hit wonder Tiffany from the 80s. She still has fans. And these two are insane. Watching them is uncomfortable to say the least. I think I hit my friend Matt about 20 times while watching this, because the people made me go, "What the fuck?" so many times. Watch it. You won't regret it.

Chronicle: Very entertaining new sci-fi film about three high school kids who come upon something from space, that gives them special powers. It goes on to show how those powers corrupt and get a little out of control. I really loved this, and am excited to see what is in the future for this new director. I hope he doesn't pull an M Night Shyamalan.

Hick: I really think Chloe Grace Moretz is the new Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. I loved her in 500 Days of Summer, and Kick Ass. She's a great young actress and I look forward to following her career for many years to come. Also great in this is Blake Lively, whom I would've never guessed would be such a good indie actress. Disturbing, and great film.

Cook County: This movie was recommended by a friend. Second best movie about meth, next to Winter's Bone. What? You don't have a "top ten meth movies of all time" list? Make one.

Permanent Midnight: How had I never seen this? Ben Stiller does a great job in this biopic of a junkie writer. It's pretty realistic about the lengths people will go to to do drugs, and the amount to which they think they're fooling everyone. Great movie.

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress: You would have to LOVE food to watch this. It's about Adrian Ferra's now nonexistent restaurant, El Bulli. It gives you a peek in to the prep of a restaurant that had 2 million people trying to get 80,000 seats every year. He closed down the restaurant 6 months every year just to experiment on new dishes to try and make them perfect. Now THAT'S dedication. He had a lot of detractors for doing a ton of molecular gastronomy. I happen to love it when it's done well. Interesting documentary to be sure.

Lymelife: I liked Hick so much I watched this the same day. Same director. Also, both movies have Alec Baldwin in them, which I thought was strange. He does a great job in both. This movie is OUT THERE in a good way. Great cast, and well written film.

Okay, that's it. I watched a ton of others but I really needed to whittle down so this wasn't the most annoying post of all time. I wouldn't want it to compete with all of my other posts that are the most annoyings posts of all time.

Happy picture of the day: I totally forgot to post this on Cinco de Mayo. It's a yearly tradition. So I'm going to go ahead and do it late this year.

April Movies

Here are some of the movies that I enjoyed watching in April. I would actually recommend all of these. I'm just going to leave out the ones that I watched that were rubbish. Okay, I have to at least mention Melancholia. Critics ate this movie up. I lasted through 15 minutes of it. I am going to attempt it again, as maybe I just wasn't in the mood for slow. But I have a feeling it's just a huge artsy yawnfest that even seeing this guy won't save:

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Sorry Alexander, go on sucking blood and I'll try to stop talking about this movie sucking. It works out for both of us. Now on to the good stuff (besides that picture 'cause let's be honest, that guy is awesome looking).

Sugar - I loved Half Nelson and that is what brought me to this movie. The same people who made Half Nelson made this. They also did another favorite of mine: It's Kind of a Funny Story. Sugar is a baseball movie, but it's not really a movie about baseball. Great characters and good story development. I really enjoyed it.

It Might Get Loud - This was like the fifth time I've watched this documentary. So good. I'm in love with Jack White but my love for this has more to do with love of musical talent than anything else. If you love Jack like I do, I also suggest you go watch this: Under Great White Northern Lights. This second documentary shows the White Stripes on a tour, sometimes busting in to impromptu shows on buses, when they can't find an appropriate venue and they're bored. Brilliant.

Insidious. There are very few newer horror/thrillers I will give a nod to. This is one of them. Not the best, but definitely made me jump here and there, and a pretty awesome original (kind of) story.

Elegy. This was a great movie. I really love Ben Kingsley. His character in this movie is really hard to like, but totally easy to understand.

Tiny Furniture. Love. I want Lena Dunham to be my new best friend. If you're not watching her new show Girls on HBO you should be. Judd Apatow saw this movie and contacted her to team up with her on the show. I've been in love with Judd ever since Freaks and Geeks. This movie was just honest and awkward, and the show is much the same.

Best Worst Movie. A documentary about Troll 2 (the only movie to have a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes). I could seriously watch this documentary ten times in a row. The main actor/dentist is hysterical, and the director is such an ass you want to punch him in the mouth. You need to watch this. Seriously, get away from your computer and go do it now.

Martha Marcy May Marlene. Love part deux. A great movie about a girl who escapes a cult and reunites with her sister. You realize the girl is crazy and unraveling, and maybe should've just stayed with the damn cult. A really good movie. The cult "leader" is played by John Hawkes, who is one of my favorite actors. If you haven't seen him in Winter's Bone you need to do so immediately. He does such an amazing job in that role. To.Die.For. Seriously.

That's it for April folks. I watched a ton more I didn't write down but they probably weren't worth passing on, if I didn't write them down.



March Movie Madness

My March list of movie recs, and one you should not bother with.

The Descendants - I found this movie to be boring and underwhelming. I have no clue what everyone saw in this movie. The Clooney character was one I really liked, and Matthew Lillard was a nice surprise, but beyond that I found it to be a snoozefest. You can tell me why I'm wrong in the comments, but I'll just laugh at you because opinions can't be wrong, they can just be different.

Detachment - Two words: Adrien Brody. The man can almost do no wrong. A film by the fella who brought you American History X, about a substitute teacher in a low income school. My only fault with this movie is that there wasn't one parent to feel good about. All the parents in this movie were jackholes. I know that was on purpose, but for realism's sake I would think he could've thrown in one parent who cared about their kid.

Gigantic - Cute and quirky, and I didn't want to wring Zooey Deschanel's neck in it. I know everyone loves her, but I do not. She always just plays herself. She does have a mighty cute wardrobe, but I can take her or leave her. The movie though, was enjoyable.

The Skin I Live In - Twisted, and amazing. In Spanish with subtitles. Very strange story and I really enjoyed it.

The Baby - You didn't think I'd pass up throwing in a '70s B horror movie did you? Loved this one. Totally campy, and more funny than scary.

Mr. Death - Documentary about a total kook who says his "findings" disprove that Jews were gassed at Auschwitz during the holocaust. Prepare to be angered by his ignorance, while fascinated with how absolutely strange this man is. Oh, and you're going to want to brush his teeth. He talks about drinking like 50 cups of coffee a day and smoking 3 packs of cigarettes. You can almost smell his bad breath through the tv.

If A Tree Falls - One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. A good glimpse at the works of the Earth Liberation Front. You see the folks as humans and understand why they do what they do, then quickly switch gears as they talk about buildings they have "blown up on accident." I don't believe in violent actions like these folks push, but I can empathize.

Blank City - Fantastic documentary about the DIY film scene of the '70s. You will recognize some of the filmmakers. Also ties in the punk, and art scene of the time. I highly recommend.

Well, that's all I've got for now folks. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. I'm headed up to the hills for my second weekend in a row of no internets. Yay cutting the tether!

Happy photo of the day: This makes me laugh. Then I don't look at it for a while. Then I look at it again, and it makes me laugh.

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