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Dec. 27th, 2005
Netflix: The L Word, Season 2 (4 discs)
Dec. 27th, 2005 10:59 amThe L Word
More lesbian soap opera, but I am finding that the fluffiness of the drama and the plethora of Pretty People is a fairly good buffer for some of the painful issues that float along under the surface. Jenny is not quite as annoying now, but her ability to turn on the waterworks at a moment's notice is sometimes disturbing. Perhaps it's because her facial expression is almost always the same. Each time, her leetle chin is thrust forward, tears hovering over the masses of dark makeup plastered around her eyes, the camera angle often making her look wan and over-tired and beaten. Even when she's supposed to be 'strong.'
(as a side note, I've begun watching the series Veronica Mars, and I think I really like it. I am a little tired of seeing (by sheer coincidence) an overabundance of stuff that takes place in California, with its attendant SoCal worship. I'm not sure I need to see too many more hours of spoiled pretty teens being mean to each other all the time, and the sometimes-glorification of the gang warfare, where the top cat has a heart of gold or some crap. I dunno. Sun-kissed girls, and boys with bead necklaces. Sigh. Overkill.)
More lesbian soap opera, but I am finding that the fluffiness of the drama and the plethora of Pretty People is a fairly good buffer for some of the painful issues that float along under the surface. Jenny is not quite as annoying now, but her ability to turn on the waterworks at a moment's notice is sometimes disturbing. Perhaps it's because her facial expression is almost always the same. Each time, her leetle chin is thrust forward, tears hovering over the masses of dark makeup plastered around her eyes, the camera angle often making her look wan and over-tired and beaten. Even when she's supposed to be 'strong.'
(as a side note, I've begun watching the series Veronica Mars, and I think I really like it. I am a little tired of seeing (by sheer coincidence) an overabundance of stuff that takes place in California, with its attendant SoCal worship. I'm not sure I need to see too many more hours of spoiled pretty teens being mean to each other all the time, and the sometimes-glorification of the gang warfare, where the top cat has a heart of gold or some crap. I dunno. Sun-kissed girls, and boys with bead necklaces. Sigh. Overkill.)
Netflix: Roman Holiday (1953)
Dec. 27th, 2005 01:44 pmRoman Holiday
A classic movie, you say? I'd never seen it. Sigh. This is one of those movies I put in the queue upon recommendation, and also with a tiny bit of shame.
Because really, how lovely is Audrey Hepburn? How beautiful are her clothes? How sweetly tragic the storyline? How classy and stoic and wry is Gregory Peck? How coincidentally historically relevant is the plot?
Enjoyable and silly and very very light, while managing to be very, very poignant and bittersweet. It's not a movie I will necessarily see over and over again, but I did truly like it, and I am glad I got to see it fairly uninterrupted. Hepburn's just great, and unbelievably beautiful.
A classic movie, you say? I'd never seen it. Sigh. This is one of those movies I put in the queue upon recommendation, and also with a tiny bit of shame.
Because really, how lovely is Audrey Hepburn? How beautiful are her clothes? How sweetly tragic the storyline? How classy and stoic and wry is Gregory Peck? How coincidentally historically relevant is the plot?
Enjoyable and silly and very very light, while managing to be very, very poignant and bittersweet. It's not a movie I will necessarily see over and over again, but I did truly like it, and I am glad I got to see it fairly uninterrupted. Hepburn's just great, and unbelievably beautiful.