Three Good Things About Yesterday
Despite having to suffer through the interminable Brideshead Revisited yesterday, my movie going day was redeemed by three things
1. I picked up a copy of I'm Not There at Best Buy for $6.99. That's a pretty damn sweet deal.
2. My copy of Carlos Reygadas' Silent Light arrived from Amazon.uk.
3. I bought a copy of Criterion's new release of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr.
I've been salivating over the Criterion Vampyr for months now, so I was thrilled to finally get my hands on it. I was first introduced to the film in my high school film critique class, and have been seeking it ever since. Add that to the fact that it is Dreyer's follow up to his masterpiece (and my all time favorite film), The Passion of Joan of Arc, and it is an absolute must have in my collection.
And what a a beauty it is. I'll have to wait till tomorrow to watch it properly when I get my new TV, but just having it around sends little chills of excitement up my spine in anticipation.
The same goes for Silent Light, which I've been itching to see again ever since I first saw it last month. It's easily one of the ten best films of the decade, and if it would ever make it out of the distribution nightmare it found itself in after Tartan Pictures folded, then it could find the audience it deserves.
As for I'm Not There, it really needs no explanation. Cate Blanchett is God. End of story. With three movies like that on my shelf, it's enough to erase all the unpleasant memories of Brideshead Revisited.
1. I picked up a copy of I'm Not There at Best Buy for $6.99. That's a pretty damn sweet deal.
2. My copy of Carlos Reygadas' Silent Light arrived from Amazon.uk.
3. I bought a copy of Criterion's new release of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr.
I've been salivating over the Criterion Vampyr for months now, so I was thrilled to finally get my hands on it. I was first introduced to the film in my high school film critique class, and have been seeking it ever since. Add that to the fact that it is Dreyer's follow up to his masterpiece (and my all time favorite film), The Passion of Joan of Arc, and it is an absolute must have in my collection.And what a a beauty it is. I'll have to wait till tomorrow to watch it properly when I get my new TV, but just having it around sends little chills of excitement up my spine in anticipation.
The same goes for Silent Light, which I've been itching to see again ever since I first saw it last month. It's easily one of the ten best films of the decade, and if it would ever make it out of the distribution nightmare it found itself in after Tartan Pictures folded, then it could find the audience it deserves.
As for I'm Not There, it really needs no explanation. Cate Blanchett is God. End of story. With three movies like that on my shelf, it's enough to erase all the unpleasant memories of Brideshead Revisited.
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And I too own "I'm Not There" and "Silent Light," love them both, and would love to see "Vampyr" on a Criterion disc, that must be something indeed.