Movie Watching Weekend
Big weekend personally for movies. First off, we went to see
The Triplets of Belleville. Whoah. This thing is so imaginative and weird, you could never imagine an American studio doing it. The Triplets filmmakers were obviously not squeamish about making their characters and settings less-than aesthetically pleasing, even downright ugly. It makes the visuals of Disney and their ilk formula-bound by comparison. I was glad it got some Oscar recognition - and now I'm rooting for the jazzy theme to win Best Song!
We also saw the amazing Capturing the Friedmans on DVD. It takes a special kind of masochism for a family to videotape themselves during their worst times (when dad and son were accused of child molestation). A riveting experience. I hope this wins Best Documentary Feature.
And finally, I finished watching 'Picnic' recorded off Turner Classic Movies. Never saw it before, I kind of liked it. Two individuals stood out for me - Rosalind Russell as the spinster schoolteacher and Jame Wong Howe's wonderfully atmospheric cinematography.
Posted by mhinrichs at February 23, 2004 11:29 AM
Hi Patrick! We're big fans of Miyazaki. I've seen Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away (all in Japanese with subtitles, of course). I thought Spirited was the best; Mononoke was Christopher's choice.
