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Monday, April 07, 2003 Grind/Grinding/Ground Another Monday in the office. Too much to do and nowhere NEAR enough motivation to do it. I would like to think that my lack of coffee this morning has nothing to do with my lack of motivation and energy, but I can't quite convince myself of that lie. Had a mostly low-key weekend. On Saturday night we tried to "hit the bars" and failed when the posse ended up back at my apartment. All wackiness ensued and a good time was had by all. Sunday was a blur of temporal confusion as daylight savings and a night of boozing had effectively played rugby with my internal clock. I spent the day maniacally bouncing between energetic and dead-wood tired. Julie and I watched "The Royal Tenenbaums" on DVD. I liked it in the theaters, but was really impressed with it on the second viewing. Wes Anderson is a brilliant filmmaker. Rushmore and the 'Tenenbaums are striking and unforgettable, and they both have a quality that I cannot define, which is very frustrating to me. Something about them just blows me away with every viewing. Anderson's direction is wonderful in its intricacy. In fact, I think Wes Anderson's cinema is the cinema of intricacy. Just look at the costumes, sets, and camera movement, listen to the amazing integration of the music into each movie (the Nico cue when Gweneth Paltrow steps of the bus in 'Tenenbaums has to be one of my favorite moments in American cinema) and think about the construction of the dialogue in the films. Each element of the mis-en-scene has SO MUCH depth. For example: did you know that Owen Wilson plays Rosemary's dead husband in Rushmore? It's true: during the scene where Max fakes the bike accident and is in Rosemary's house the camera pans by a black and white photo of Owen Wilson as a child. Owen Wilson is even has a credit in the end-crawl. I could go on and on about the striking beauty and amazing subtleties of these films, but just go watch them. Even if you have seen then 10 times each, treat yourself to another viewing. posted by JMV | 4/07/2003 02:17:00 PM | |
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