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I Adore Men in Kilts - It's The Attitude
Jan. 24th, 2006 10:23 pmRead some guy's comments on a post in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
theferrett's journal and clicked over to this guy's blog and WOW. He was a sexy, adorable, long haired brunette wearing a kilt. All I could think was, "God I love a nice pair of manlegs in a kilt." I'm shallow sometimes, but in a sweet way.
A movie madness update.
I am going to see Nicholas Roege's film 'Performance' on Thursday night at Rutgers in New Brunswick. I am very excited by this! Also, The Raconteur is having a French Film Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. I have plans on Friday but I'm going to try to hit the other two nights. I will be so movied out by Sunday night. Gorging on cinema is wonderful. It always feast or famine with me.
Here's the info on the The Raconteur's movies for this weekend and slightly beyond. If anyone is interested they are a place worth checking out. If you want to go to any of the movies this weekend, you just need to call them and let them know.
I should probably have put all this info behind an LJ cut, but I'm feeling too lazy tonight.....
FRENCH FILM FETE!
@ The Raconteur
Fri: Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'Enfants)
A huge hit in France, "Love Me if You Dare" takes the traditional l'amour fou scenario and runs it through a pinball machine. From childhood, Julien and Sophie engage in an obsessive battle of one-upmanship: if one of them hands a brightly colored candy tin to the other and makes a dare, the recipient is bound to honor it, no matter how destructive or dangerous the dare might be. When this wacky habit enters adulthood and begins wrecking their lives, they ought to change... but that's not how l'amour fou works. Part "Amelie"-style comedy, part dark fable, this movie has quirkiness to burn. If you're curious about what would've happened to Amelie if she took her obsession to its logical conclusion, hop aboard.
Sat: Read My Lips (Sur mes levres)
Carla, our anti-heroine (Emmanuelle Devos), is an ugly duckling working as a secretary for a construction company in suburban Paris. Dowdy and all-but deaf, she's exploited and put upon by her male coworkers. When her boss lets her hire an assistant she bizarrely chooses Paul (Vincent Cassel), a scruffy and none-too-bright ex-con. But an odd symbiosis grows up between this pair of losers; the combination of his petty-criminal skills and her lip-reading abilities has certain potentials. Devos, glowering malevolently beneath her dark brows, and Cassel with his greasy hair and ratty moustache, turn in relishably truculent and un-starry performances, and director Audiard deftly manages the transition from romantic office comedy to gangland heist thriller with no grinding of gears. The noir-ish lighting and potent use of hand-held close-ups enhance the film's sense of nervous unease, and there's ingenious use of sound to convey Carla's hearing-impaired world. Downbeat and unblinkingly amoral, "Read My Lips" offers pleasures that a glossier treatment would have missed entirely.
Sun: Lovers on the Bridge (Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf)
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind. The film portrays the harsh existence of the homeless as Alex, Michele and Hans, an older vagrant survive on the streets with their wits. As they both slowly get their lives back together, Michele becomes increasingly dependent on Alex as her vision deteriorates further. Fearing that Michele will leave him if she receives a new medical treatment Alex attempts to keep Michele practically a prisoner. The streets, skies and waterways of Paris are used as a backdrop to the story in a series of stunning visuals which dominate the film. Must be seen on a big screen!
Free Admission
Complimentary wine/snacks
8 PM, Fri, Sat & Sun. Jan 27, 28 & 29
All Raconteur screenings are presented using a high definition, digital projector (courtesy of Leah Kane) -- colors are rich and skin tone natural -- and a 6' X 6' movie screen. The audio is
routed through the store's six, built-in speakers, so the films invariably sound fantastic. Seating consists of some twenty-five folding chairs (feel free to bring cushions). Please reply if you plan to attend.
The Raconteur
A Damn Fine Bookstore
431 Main Street
www.raconteurbooks.com
732-906-0009
If you know of someone who might be interested in the above event, please forward this e-mail.
On Deck:
From Passion to Page. Raconteur Writing Workshop enrollment deadline: Feb 1 (Workshop starts Feb 8).
*Added Event! Feb 6. A special screening of Lars Von Trier's MANDERLAY. A NJ Premiere! (opens in NY Jan 27). Please note: This is not a bootleg. It is Region 2 DVD presented with a multi-regional system.
theferrett's journal and clicked over to this guy's blog and WOW. He was a sexy, adorable, long haired brunette wearing a kilt. All I could think was, "God I love a nice pair of manlegs in a kilt." I'm shallow sometimes, but in a sweet way. A movie madness update.
I am going to see Nicholas Roege's film 'Performance' on Thursday night at Rutgers in New Brunswick. I am very excited by this! Also, The Raconteur is having a French Film Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. I have plans on Friday but I'm going to try to hit the other two nights. I will be so movied out by Sunday night. Gorging on cinema is wonderful. It always feast or famine with me.
Here's the info on the The Raconteur's movies for this weekend and slightly beyond. If anyone is interested they are a place worth checking out. If you want to go to any of the movies this weekend, you just need to call them and let them know.
I should probably have put all this info behind an LJ cut, but I'm feeling too lazy tonight.....
FRENCH FILM FETE!
@ The Raconteur
Fri: Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'Enfants)
A huge hit in France, "Love Me if You Dare" takes the traditional l'amour fou scenario and runs it through a pinball machine. From childhood, Julien and Sophie engage in an obsessive battle of one-upmanship: if one of them hands a brightly colored candy tin to the other and makes a dare, the recipient is bound to honor it, no matter how destructive or dangerous the dare might be. When this wacky habit enters adulthood and begins wrecking their lives, they ought to change... but that's not how l'amour fou works. Part "Amelie"-style comedy, part dark fable, this movie has quirkiness to burn. If you're curious about what would've happened to Amelie if she took her obsession to its logical conclusion, hop aboard.
Sat: Read My Lips (Sur mes levres)
Carla, our anti-heroine (Emmanuelle Devos), is an ugly duckling working as a secretary for a construction company in suburban Paris. Dowdy and all-but deaf, she's exploited and put upon by her male coworkers. When her boss lets her hire an assistant she bizarrely chooses Paul (Vincent Cassel), a scruffy and none-too-bright ex-con. But an odd symbiosis grows up between this pair of losers; the combination of his petty-criminal skills and her lip-reading abilities has certain potentials. Devos, glowering malevolently beneath her dark brows, and Cassel with his greasy hair and ratty moustache, turn in relishably truculent and un-starry performances, and director Audiard deftly manages the transition from romantic office comedy to gangland heist thriller with no grinding of gears. The noir-ish lighting and potent use of hand-held close-ups enhance the film's sense of nervous unease, and there's ingenious use of sound to convey Carla's hearing-impaired world. Downbeat and unblinkingly amoral, "Read My Lips" offers pleasures that a glossier treatment would have missed entirely.
Sun: Lovers on the Bridge (Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf)
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind. The film portrays the harsh existence of the homeless as Alex, Michele and Hans, an older vagrant survive on the streets with their wits. As they both slowly get their lives back together, Michele becomes increasingly dependent on Alex as her vision deteriorates further. Fearing that Michele will leave him if she receives a new medical treatment Alex attempts to keep Michele practically a prisoner. The streets, skies and waterways of Paris are used as a backdrop to the story in a series of stunning visuals which dominate the film. Must be seen on a big screen!
Free Admission
Complimentary wine/snacks
8 PM, Fri, Sat & Sun. Jan 27, 28 & 29
All Raconteur screenings are presented using a high definition, digital projector (courtesy of Leah Kane) -- colors are rich and skin tone natural -- and a 6' X 6' movie screen. The audio is
routed through the store's six, built-in speakers, so the films invariably sound fantastic. Seating consists of some twenty-five folding chairs (feel free to bring cushions). Please reply if you plan to attend.
The Raconteur
A Damn Fine Bookstore
431 Main Street
www.raconteurbooks.com
732-906-0009
If you know of someone who might be interested in the above event, please forward this e-mail.
On Deck:
From Passion to Page. Raconteur Writing Workshop enrollment deadline: Feb 1 (Workshop starts Feb 8).
*Added Event! Feb 6. A special screening of Lars Von Trier's MANDERLAY. A NJ Premiere! (opens in NY Jan 27). Please note: This is not a bootleg. It is Region 2 DVD presented with a multi-regional system.
