An Education. Directed by Lone Scherfig.
Listening to: "Hey Hey What Can I Do" - Led Zeppelin
Two out of one-hundred qualifications. It is a slow day at work for this college advisor.
I really need to go back to school. I feel lazy and slow. This lifestyle is causing my brain to bleed for knowledge. It is starving for education.
Speaking of education, I saw An Education last night. It was brilliant. I enjoy a sexy plot with no actual sex scenes. It makes it seem more mysterious. Other films that I have (finally) seen include, Baghead, How to Be, and Funny People. Baghead, directed by the Duplass Brothers, pokes fun at independent/horror films while portraying its characters in a charmingly bitter-sweet manner. How to Be was written and directed by Oliver Irving. My favorite aspect about this movie was the use of some real people instead of actors. Two non-actors (the director's BFFs in real life) played amplified versions of themselves. It is sort of reminiscent of the Italian neorealist movement. Judd Apatow's Funny People explores the darkness that rests inside of comedians. I found this very interesting. I love it when Apatow mixes comedy with sadness (it takes me back to Freaks and Geeks). It is quite refreshing. Dark comedies definitely speak to me.
So, I started working on screenplays again. I feel so inspired these days. Maybe I'll post a little excerpt sometime.
i cant wait to see an education. and i saw baghead a while ago, so great. and i need to go back to school too my brain is rotting. and i want to read some of your scripts!
ReplyDeleteMy life is a dark comedy. "Funny People" was what inspired me to get into comedy.
ReplyDeleteYour words echo my thoghts about myself. I just found you by chance as I was looking for a painting from Alex Grey. Thank you.
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