I must say that I now have a wee crush on Tim Streeter (circa 1985) who stars in “Mala Noche.”
Movie Weekend
As with most weekends now-a-days, I watched waaaaaaay entirely too many movies.
In Bruges (2008, At the Movies)
I loved it! It’s extremely funny (in a sick way) and shockingly violent in spots … exactly what you would come to expect from a Martin McDonagh movie. All the actors in the movie give really fine performances … especially Colin Farrell who has now really gained some respect from me as an actor. You should check it out!
Cannibal Holocaust (1980, On DVD)
I am fairly certain that I saw this waaaay back in the high school days. So, I decided to give it another watch and all I can say is “Meh.” The film is still pretty controversial and definitely not for you if you happen to find the actually killing of animals on screen distasteful. All the other gore is pretty much “by the books” ’cause you know they weren’t out there slaughtering the actors. Kinda worth seeing just so you can say you sat through it.
Mala Noche (1985, On DVD)
I have a love/hate relationship with the films of Gus Van Sant. I can put “Mala Noche” in the love category. It’s Gus Van Sant‘s first feature film and deals with one of his standard themes (unrequited homo love). Good performances and gritty black and white photography make this an awesome indie feature from the mid-eighties.
Into the Wild (2007, On DVD)
I have some really mixed feelings about this movie. I really liked it (after all it’s based on one of my favorite books) but I also didn’t like some aspects of it. Emile Hirsch is quite good in the lead part and has a solid cast backing him up as the supporting characters. The major problem I had with the movie is that it sometime visually inconsistent in the style of shots, etc. Personally, I don’t think that you should use fancy camera tricks just for the sake of fancy camera tricks … and that’s how some of the movie felt. It might not bother some folks but it did me.
Monster House (2006, On DVD)
I saw this at the movies and finally picked it up on the cheap yesterday at Best Buy. I re-watched it last night and loved it just as much when I saw it the first time. It’s fun (and kinda scary in spots)!
Ghosts I-IV: Artwork
One of the things that’s interesting about the new Nine Inch Nails album is the artwork. Every single one of the 36 instrumental tracks has a different piece of artwork/photography that appears when you listen to the album in iTunes or on your iPod. I think this is a pretty sweet thing that Reznor has done. The artwork for each track seems to match up and provide a visual representation of the music. I find it interesting that none of the online reviews I have read so far make any mention of this as it seems (to me anyway) to be an important aspect of “Ghosts I-IV.” It truly is a melding of traditional art and music. A little self-indulgent on Mr. Reznor’s part? Maybe … but it’s cool none the less.
Ghosts I-IV
And out of nowhere comes a new Nine Inch Nails album, “Ghosts I-IV“. 36 instrumental tracks available right now as downloads only. The two cd set will drop into retail stores on April 8th.
Dooooooom!
I couldn’t resist getting this awesome screenprint from Aesthetic Apparatus.
“Dial D for Doom”
Edition of 100
19″ x 25″
4 color screenprint on archival doom gray stock~
Official Version
Dang! In just a little over three weeks we open “Bat Boy: The Musical.” It’s been fun and somewhat worrisome so far. I don’t think we have covered nearly enough ground at this point in time. But, it always seems to feel that way when you are “in” a show as opposed to being “in charge.” Probably doesn’t help either that we have been missing folks every single night due to pesky illnesses that have been going around. There’s more choreography to learn and more songs to cover over the next couple of nights. Next week we go “off book” so I have got to get off my ass and really start learning the lines and lyrics.
Here is the official version of the poster (designed by yours truly, of course, with a photo by Christy) …
Let’s Talk About the Weather
It’s a rainy day here in the mountains. And a fun one too as we now have an “Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory” in effect along with a “Tornado Watch” that’s in effect until 7:00 p.m. Yowza!
Royal Eye Candy
Yeah. I think that Prince Harry is totally handsome.
Not a Fan of Flying
This vid of a plane trying to land in Hamburg, Germany during strong cross winds enhances my paranoia of flying just a little bit more. I am so glad that I was not on that plane! I will say though that those pilots deserve tons of kudos for not crashing the damn thing.
Horses and More!
The rodeo on Friday night was a lot of fun. I was so totally into the “when in Rome” mode that I actually had a Mountain Dew with my Chili Cheese Dog and Cheese Fries. We watched Bull Riding, Calf Roping, Barrel Racing, Bronco Bustin’ and some Trick Ropin’. I am already looking forward to the next time the rodeo is in town. Yee-Haw!
Here’s Ian being all redneck with his burger smothered in chili, cheese and cole slaw …
Here’s myself and Mary enjoying the Rodeo Action …
I didn’t take a lot of pictures of the actual rodeo in action as I was too busy really watching it. For the record: there was a lot of nice “cowboy” eye candy. Double Yee-Haw!!
Week-Ending
There’s a few things going on this weekend … most notably a big ole homo dinner tomorrow evening in Cullowhee.
As for tonight … I am going to the Rodeo!!!
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Beautiful Thing
I am really not a really big fan of gay themed movies … never have been. But I have been wanting to see the movie version “Beautiful Thing.” Steve and I saw the Raleigh Ensemble Players version on stage at Stoneleaf last year and I loved it. So, now I have seen the movie and I can say that I loved it as well.
“Bat Boy” is Coming
In about one month we will open “Bat Boy: The Musical” here in town. It’s a show that I never, ever thought we would get to do in my sleepy little town … and now I am in rehearsals for it. Whoo! I have the juicy part of Dr. Thomas Parker which entails a lot of murder, mayhem and blood. Right up my alley you could say. We still have lots of lines, lyrics and choreography to learn but I can tell it’s gonna be super fun to perform. Below is a picture taken by Kat at one of last weeks music rehearsals. I be singin’!
