Batman Begins

I don't have time to really write about it now, but I learned more about movie making from watching this film than anything I've seen in a long long time. It's phenomenal. And is one of the most well-paced, best shot things I've seen in ages (Kingdom of Heaven was gorgeously shot, but the pacing was wack, I assume the DVD fixes this). I have some peeves with the design people, mainly because 99.9% of the design was flawless and the places where I felt like they made mistakes were so minor I can't believe it even happened.

Interesting to see a Gotham City that is clearly New York, but physically modeled on Chicago (and also really having some design heritage both from the ruined Manhattan of AI and a couple of structures that's like "oh yeah, those are the opera house sails in chrome, what's up with that?"). I was mostly very satisfied with this choice, but they use the same bridge that features so prominently in Road to Perdition, and while it's a stunning structure that it's hard not to want to use, perhaps it ties us too thoroughly to the real place?

Also, Cillian Murphy? OMG.

More later.

oh man, this business

Between the Craigslist ad looking for the attractive 21-28-y-o with a great body, some acting experience, the desire to finish writing a partially developed script and willing to put up the money to produce it and this article in the SMH, I wonder, what is it I am doing exactly in this business? I mean, other than poking it with sticks.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/tinseltown-thinks-im-weird/2005/06/24/1119321888431.html

Hollywood has told Australian actor Diana Glenn she is quirky and offbeat.

She's also been informed she may be unattractive to some.

But she is determined to give Tinseltown a go.

"They think I'm weird," Glenn said in Sydney recently to promote her first feature film Oyster Farmer which opens nationally on June 30.

"They say I look offbeat, a bit quirky, unconventionally attractive, but some people could find me just unattractive.

"That is what I have been told and I have only just started auditioning."

If you go to the photo, I look nothing like her, but you'll see why I'm like, "well, I knew that, but shiiiiiiiiiit."

itchy itchy

CVS is now selling disposeable DV recorders. One time use, good for just 20-minutes of material at an eh resolution. This is dumb, but the very limitation of the format sort of turns me on, and I sort of want to come up with a little project for one.

meanwhile

I've just discovered http://www.TrashyDiva.com
Especially the jackets which are mewling at my broke ass like the cutest kittens ever.
Also, half those dresses would look stunning on me.
Damn damn damn.