Eats, shoots and leaves.

[rimturse]

This is what can happen during a conversation with C:

Me: I think I'm going to get this book (I show him "Eats, shoots and leaves" on www.amazon.com)

C: Uh-uh

Me: How would you interpret that title?

C: A cowboy goes into a saloon, he eats, he shoots someone and then he leaves.

Me: Right! Now imagine the comma isn't there.

C: Where would it go?


I wanted to see the new Harry Potter today. There's one cinema showing it in English, but I know it won't last long and then the only options are the German versions or waiting until it comes out on DVD. C wasn't excited, though, so we watched "Coffee and Cigarettes" instead. Bad decision. Very bad. It goes straight on my top-ten worst movies list. Not at the very top (nothing beats Legally Blonde 2), but probably around a 8-9.


The movie was a fizzle of lukewarm air. The different scenes did connect vaguely at the end, but I had the impression that it was done in an attempt to give the movie some depth. However, it's pretty difficult to give depth to something that insubstantial. Not even the score of top-notch actors and actresses could rescue it. Relating it to writing and art; this just confirms that if the basic plot or sketch isn't strong enough, then no amount of fancy writing or colouring will be able to save it. That said, "Coffee and Cigarettes" scored rather high on www.imdb.com, so perhaps I DID overlook something vital.

Other news: I finished scraping off the paint from the bathroom floor.

As I had expected, Siofra was rejected. Reason given was the infamous ULOD (Unrefined or Lack of Detail). I don't know if it's just me, but I feel that it has become increasingly difficult to get approved in Epilogue. I don't mind. It is good to be pushed a bit.

Comments

[tank-boy.livejournal.com]

I wanted to watch Coffee and Cigarettes last weekend weekend but after reading your post, I'm glad I was watching two other movies on DVD instead:



The movie poster of Lone Star looks like a simple western, but Texas is only the location where the plot takes place. I must admit, I was not really attracted by that western/cowboy movie poster and trailer and actually, I most probably would never have gone and watched that movie if I wasn't taken there by someone. What looked like a standard western at first sight, turned ouit to be one of the most sophisticated and well done movies I know. Basically, it's a father-son or parent-child story with all its psychological detail and problems. Parallel to the main story, there are several side-plots which are all somehow interconnected, part of them also about the same topic. Then, one main issue is borders and limits, psychological, legal, political and moral borders. I can't describe the movie in two lines, it's much too complex. Others (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/lonestar.html) can do that better (but don't read the review if you want to watch the movie!). Summary: After a sceleton was found in the desert, the main character leads a criminal investigation on this murder that has happened 20 years ago. During the investigation, a lot of things are revealed that on one side, reveal ugly things about his father, on the other hand, they have to be discovered to let the main character move on in his life. Whenever he wants to get deeper in history and in what people tell about his father, he faces a wall of silence and everyone sticks to the legend kept up around his dead father. He finds out the truth, which is surprisingly different than expected, and has to find his own way to deal with the whole thing. A very suspenceful movie with so many refined turns and twists... you can discuss for days about it! :) VERY RECOMMENDED!! I have seen it maybe 8 times now.

25^th hour is nice. It's set in NYC and making fun of some of the stereotypical inhabitants of it. It's showing the last 24 hours of freedom of a guy sentenced to a 7 years sentence. He meets up with his friends, gangsters and father and until very late, he doesn't know who was giving the police the hint which costs him 7 years of his life. He's scared to death of what he will encounter in prison. It's all about trust. When I saw the movie, I was impressed by some scenes that were really well done. But different than with Lone Star of which I remember each and every detail and dialogue, I already forgot most of 25^th hour...

I'm sorry about your Siofra... but I don't really know where it was rejected. Who decides upon that?
Epilogue is that website where you publish your art, no?

[frigg.livejournal.com]

I've considered watching 25th hour, but somehow it hasn't really appealed to me yet..

Now Lone Star sounds good. I'll definitely try and see if they have it at the DVD rental the next time I go.

Siofra was rejected at http://www.epilogue.net. It's a juried online gallery. The editors are professional artists and they decide what gets in and what not. They are quite strict, but that makes it all the more challenging to apply. That - and that I'm sharing a gallery with many professional and talented artists. So it's quite okay with the rejection - it just means that the painting needs improvement. :)

My gallery with paintings already approved is at http://djinn.epilogue.net

[tank-boy.livejournal.com]

to be honest: from seing the pictures and the trailers, I wouldn't have watched none of those movies :) But Lone Star is really worth watching. I just asked tyarky (hehe, I made her watch it) if she really liked it or just said so because I like it... hmm, I still don't know. :)

[maggiemotley.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about Siofra, I was looking forward to seeing her!

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I haven't given up hope yet. Am reworking the piece - if I discover that there's no chance of it getting into Epilogue I'll simply post it in one of the other galleries. :)