Watched City of God last night, a brilliant Brazilian movie, with Michael. We rented it this weekend and finally watched it, a brutal experience overwhelming in its craft (the shifts and distortions of time, the multiple stories woven together and apart). I highly recommend it, but I suggest doing what we did and making sure you have Sex and the City or Family Guy on hand for the aftermath when the violent, aggressive drugged-out vibe gets to you. The use of real news footage was interesting, and I'm encouraged to find out more about the real world events it was based on.
Wrote the first two thousand words of the "Cat Burglar" rewrite yesterday, so I'm probably about half-way done the revision. I have one more story to critique and then I'm going to go full throttle with it until I have to leave for a collective meeting. Plus I'll spend the night rewriting.
Dinner tonight: Linguine with prawns, asparagus, onions, tomatoes, and garlic. Fry it all up for a wicked sauce.
Comments (2)
There's an equally brilliant documentary feature film that comes on the City of God DVD that examines the real world of drug wars in the favelas of Rio. Well worth the time. Some people find it more rewarding than the movie.
Posted by borneo | October 5, 2004 4:19 PM
Posted on October 5, 2004 16:19
Really? Dammit, if only I had time to watch it. I'll keep that in mind in case I end up renting it again.
Posted by ben | October 5, 2004 5:27 PM
Posted on October 5, 2004 17:27