We all know that Timothy Olyphant is the main eye candy draw for “Justified.” But, there are a couple of other “Justified” fellas that warrant some eye candy kudos as well!
David Meunier as “Johnny Crowder.”
Jacob Pitts as “Tim Gutterson.”
Author: Chas.
Home Work
So, last year was a year of some changes … the biggest one being that I now work from home and have been for a little over a year. You read that right. And it seems to be everybody’s big dream. I have had countless people say to me, “Wow. I would love to work from home.”
Yeah. .. it is kinda nice. This past winter (if you can call it that), it was nice to not have to go out and warm up the car and scrape frost off the windshield. On those super rainy days, it’s nice to not have to get out in the mess and drive. And it also saves on gas (since I don’t have to drive to an office anymore).
Conversely, it kinda sucks too. I do miss going to an office. It was nice to have to get up go to work instead of just walking into the other room. And there’s a real “cocoon” mentality that has developed (for me anyway). My house is now pretty much my entire world for almost all of the week. I have found that on weekends, it’s far easier to laze around the house than actually get the gumption up to plan things and go out and do them.
Sounds crazy, I know. It would be interesting to know if other “home workers” have similar issues with becoming more homebody-ish.
Camille’s “Snow White”
It’s the year of Snow White, apparently (what with two “re-imagined” major motion pictures opening). Thankfully, I can ignore those movies and put all my excitement into the new book which is illustrated by Camille Rose Garcia. She recently had a book signing and opening of “Snow White: The Complete Works on Paper” at the Michael Kohn Gallery. Her work for “Snow White” is absolutely stunning.
In conjunction with all this, Garcia has also released a series of four “Snow White” prints. If you really loved me, you would buy me “The Witch’s Laboratory.” C’mon … you know you want to!!!
School of Seven Bells … Live!
School of Seven Bells is playing The Grey Eagle on April 6th. YES!!!
Oh. Hell. Yes.
New Garbage. May 15th. The Deluxe Edition is already pre-ordered.
Color Me “Intrigued”
Art House Double Shot
“Melancholia” (Lars von Trier, 2011)
It’s the end of the world as only that crazy Dane can tell it … but really it’s about Justine’s all consuming depression and her reaction/acceptance to the “end of all things.” I have re-watched this since it came out on video and I thought it was even better the second time around. Charlotte Gainsbourg is excellent as Justine’s sister, Claire. Kirsten Dunst, as Justine, is pretty amazing in this movie. It’s a damn shame that the Academy didn’t show her any Oscar love this past year. She at least deserved a nomination.
“The Skin I Live In” (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011)
Almodóvar does “horror” … or does he? An elite plastic surgeon (played by Antonio Banderas) has a beautiful woman (played by Elena Anaya) held captive for his experiments with a new synthetic skin. What unfolds is a story of madness, suicide, murder and revenge. “The Skin I Live In” has horrific elements to it but to simply call it a horror movie would be missing the point. I think it’s more of a character study and about how sometimes we can’t (or won’t) let ourselves escape from the past. It’s another excellent film from one of my favorite directors … and the less you know going in, the better.
“Hello!”
Salut, I received your e_mail from agency of dating in our town.
I am Sergey and live in small town near Kazan in RU. It is very far from you… You heard about this town?
I have finished medical university. Now I work as the dentist.
I hope that you become my good friend, and may be in future we shall become more than friends.
It will be interesting to me to learn all about you. Where do you live? As whom work? On what your country is similar? About your outlooks on life. What traits you are looking for in the second half?
It is very interesting to me. Excuse for such plenty of questions, but I think so we can better and faster learn about each other.
I with impatience shall wait for your reply on my regular mail box: xxx.xxxxxx@yahoo.com
Wow! How exciting is it that a Dentist from Russia is interested in little old me?!? I can’t wait to “become more than friends!”
Sheesh. [Shakes Head]
Walkin’ The Dog
Well … it’s actually The Boyfriend’s dog.
OMG … I Love Criterion!!!
On June 12th, Criterion releases one of my favorite movies!
FILMMAKER-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
- New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Brian Tufano, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald
- New interviews with stars Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor
- Digging Your Own Grave, a 1993 documentary by Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film
- Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald’s video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow Grave
- Shallow Grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp
New (Used) Excitement
You know things have gotten bad when purchasing a used riding lawn mower gets you all excited.
“No One Can Ever Know”
I am really loving the new album from The Twilight Sad!
“Toby” Remembered
Today, a friend on Facebook (and fellow high school classmate) posted a birthday message to another classmate, that I will call “Toby” for this post. Lots of people “liked” this post and left comments about how funny “Toby” was and how he was such a great guy. All this outpouring of love for this long dead guy angered me. I really had to resist the urge to post a blunt and unflattering comment (that surely would have gotten me condemned by everyone).
“Toby” was killed in 1993. He had become a North Carolina State Trooper after graduation. During a routine stop on the interstate his vehicle was plowed into from behind by a semi driven by a guy who was hopped up on drugs. Needless to say, he was killed … and then lionized because he was a trooper and was killed while on duty.
See … I remember “Toby” too. Only I don’t remember him as the “Funny Guy” or “Good Guy” or “Valiant State Trooper.”
He was the person I wanted to avoid every day of junior high and high school. I remember him as the guy who would call me names and say mean things. I remember him as the guy who occasionally would hit me for no reason. I remember him as the guy who would grab my things and not give them back or break them. “Toby” was the guy who bullied me. When we graduated, it was a great relief to know that I would never have to see or deal with him ever again.
Fast forward 20+ years and it’s still hard for me to feel that there was anything good or redeeming about him. It was tempting to tell people that today … to tell them that “the guy you remember so fondly was a mean person that did harm to others for no reason other than he could.”
I know people change and maybe he did. I sure hope he did and didn’t make life miserable for other people.