random

D.C.

do not touch

yertle the turtle

I forget his name

he's only 11 yrs old, still a baby.

lives at the American Museum of Natural History

old school upper eastside

space

ah oh

do you like my hair this way?

more shoes

I started watching this thinking I'd only watch a couple minutes to see what its about, and an hour later I was still sitting there watching it. This subject matter is of personal interest to me. I travelled cross country, alone, in my early 20's. I didn't walk, alas, but I've been through the same emotions and thoughts that Lee presents in his movie. Inspired by an interview with Werner Herzog in which he said "forget film school, one should make a journey alone, on foot, for five thousand kilometers, "let's say from Madrid to Kiev". Lee quit his job and did just that, taking his camera with him on his travels. More info can be found on the vimeo site and his website.

get low

So, I've seen yet another movie based on the concept of forgiveness, is this something in the cultural zeitgeist that I'm not privy to? Get Low is a nice summer movie (along with Inception) in that its lite fare that whisks you away to another time and place. Specifically Tennessee in the 1930's. The script is loosely based on a true story of a mountain man hermit who held his own funeral before he died. Its a cute concept, they try to add more weight to it by adding a mystery element of what the hermit had done to drive him into seclusion (this is ultimately anti-climatic). What's really great about this movie is the actors. Every principle actor in the movie is stellar and of course Robert Duvall steals the show. I also enjoyed it being a period piece. Maybe because its August in NYC, I enjoyed feeling like I was in the mountains of Tennessee in 1930? Its a sweet story filled with humanity and some lite comedy thanks to Bill Murray.