Go to the movies once a week

I really want to see Letters From Iwo Jima

to the Film Forum on West Houston last night to see Army of Shadows. The cinematographer for the movie was there and spoke briefly before the screening. I wish he would have spoke more, because the movie looked gorgeous and was lit interestingly. He used a lot of indirect exterior lights for interior scenes, and often had oblique shafts of light cutting through rooms. This film is stuck in my mind. This is a must-buy when it comes out on dvd. Jean-Pierre Melville is amazing.

this mission has been a success. Saw ‘Children of Men’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ this weekend. They were both awesome. The week before that, I saw ‘Apocalypto’ and ‘Curse of the Golden Flower’. Apocalypto was a rush. Curse was not. Before that, saw “Two or Three Things I Know About Her”, and also Renoir’s “The Rules of the Game’. Both very good, though godard really caught my eye. Beautiful flags of color throughout. Planning to see Iwo Jima and somethig else next weekend. So far, so good.