Memorial Day Weekend
5-30-06 Love of Cuntree
I saw 2 superb movies Memorial Day weekend. The first of them DEAR WENDY I stumbled across at Hollywood Video that has a movie special for 99-cents per video. It is a stunning & original American movie about America's absolute obsession with guns. No sermons no editorials. Just a very genuine piece of first-rate film making. It is a Story. And the persons & characters in this film 'take on a life of their own.' This is about magic. This is a dark romance concerning our individual & collective Death Wish. And like I say it is beautifully wrought. It is not like other films. It is deeply Romantic but it is never sentimental.
The other movie I saw on Memorial Day itself---'HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.' It also is an original film of great power if somewhat less enchanting than my first exemplum. It is an absolutely compelling tale. You won't take your eyes off the screen for a second. It is a gripping story of a man who has found the love of his life and is living out The American Dream. The only fly in the ointment is this gentleman has another life from long ago that his wife and two children have not heard about. It is a beautiful telling. It is a parable. D.H. Lawrence once wrote that 'a parable is an earthly story with a hellish meaning.' I wish Mr. Lawrence had been my sunday school teacher who told me an entirely different tale concerning parables. D.H. Lawrence also said this: 'Trust the tale---the artist is a damned liar.' In other words don't pay any attention to what authors say about their novels. The tale tells all. So much for C-Span and all the bullshit sessions of authors and their new propaganda machines. The mills of the gods grind slowly but exceeding fine.
If you, Dear Reader, witness the 2 above movies, give the space of a week between separate viewings. Because these are works of art that deepen the soul. Wonderful concluding family scene in 'History Of Violence.' Look out for the beautiful dinner being served. I counted 4 vegetables-----so American, so colorful. And I swear to God there was a plate of delicious meat loaf on that table that made my mouth water like Pavlov's dog. That of course will pass most viewers by. But it has Power. Lends force & plausibility to the movie. I love first rate movies books songs paintings cars radios computers t.v.'s-----gurls!
RLG Copyright 2006
I saw 2 superb movies Memorial Day weekend. The first of them DEAR WENDY I stumbled across at Hollywood Video that has a movie special for 99-cents per video. It is a stunning & original American movie about America's absolute obsession with guns. No sermons no editorials. Just a very genuine piece of first-rate film making. It is a Story. And the persons & characters in this film 'take on a life of their own.' This is about magic. This is a dark romance concerning our individual & collective Death Wish. And like I say it is beautifully wrought. It is not like other films. It is deeply Romantic but it is never sentimental.
The other movie I saw on Memorial Day itself---'HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.' It also is an original film of great power if somewhat less enchanting than my first exemplum. It is an absolutely compelling tale. You won't take your eyes off the screen for a second. It is a gripping story of a man who has found the love of his life and is living out The American Dream. The only fly in the ointment is this gentleman has another life from long ago that his wife and two children have not heard about. It is a beautiful telling. It is a parable. D.H. Lawrence once wrote that 'a parable is an earthly story with a hellish meaning.' I wish Mr. Lawrence had been my sunday school teacher who told me an entirely different tale concerning parables. D.H. Lawrence also said this: 'Trust the tale---the artist is a damned liar.' In other words don't pay any attention to what authors say about their novels. The tale tells all. So much for C-Span and all the bullshit sessions of authors and their new propaganda machines. The mills of the gods grind slowly but exceeding fine.
If you, Dear Reader, witness the 2 above movies, give the space of a week between separate viewings. Because these are works of art that deepen the soul. Wonderful concluding family scene in 'History Of Violence.' Look out for the beautiful dinner being served. I counted 4 vegetables-----so American, so colorful. And I swear to God there was a plate of delicious meat loaf on that table that made my mouth water like Pavlov's dog. That of course will pass most viewers by. But it has Power. Lends force & plausibility to the movie. I love first rate movies books songs paintings cars radios computers t.v.'s-----gurls!
RLG Copyright 2006
posted by rlg at 12:58 PM
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Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need some more pictures. Will return in the near future.
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Your are Nice. And so is your site! Maybe you need some more pictures. Will return in the near future.
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