I watched "Office Space" on Friday night, and I can think of few better remedies for a long and tiresom week at the office than a couple of stiff drinks and that film. It really puts things into perspective. And speaking of persective, after Office Space, I cought the last third of Kurosawa's Yojimbo, which I hadn't seen since my early days in filmschool. (OH Bonus question of the week: can you name the two films, one American and one Italian, that were based on Yojimbo?) They just don't make films like that anymore and watching even a few scenes of that it is akin to reading Shakespeare's best sonnets. The camera-work in Yojimbo is absolutly stunning. Kurosawa uses the longshot better than any other filmmaker before or since, and then he combines them with takes that go on FOREVER. The film is stunning (and it is far from his best film.) If you are even a casual fan of Cinema do yourself a favor and revisit Kurosawa's catalog. It is a salve for a psyche bruised by too many quick-cut, CGI, Effects drivin, star-vehical, summer movies.