This is so awesome! If you know me then you may know two of my obsessions are Ryan Gosling and the movie ‘Drive’. This is a really cool animation apparently made in Photoshop!
Drive (In the Style of Sega Master System)
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My Week of Cinema
Last week has to have been the most ‘up and down’ week I have had in ages emotionally. It started with my beloved setting off on his move to Africa and my UN Volunteer project getting under way and ended with me not having any contact for a few days and slowly starting to freak out because I wasn’t sure exactly where he was.
In between, I managed to take my mind off things by going to Sundance London Film Festival (and my regular cinema).
I saw 12 movies in total this week. That is a record, I think, even for me. It also tells me about my stress/anxiety levels. Going to the cinema is like meditation for me.
At Sundance, the movies I enjoyed most were:
Muscle Shoals – Directed by Greg ‘Freddy’ Camelier
‘Muscle Shoals‘ mixes the stories of some of the biggest recording artists of all time with the history of Fame Records run by Rick Hill.
The documentary features artists from Wilson Pickett, ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones to Alicia Keys.
I have tried to find a complete track list for this movie, but I can’t. What I will do is put together a YouTube and Spotify playlist for as many of the songs featured as I can.
This documentary was nothing short of genius and I look forward to watching it again when it is released in UK cinemas in the autumn.
I also watched several short films including
‘Whiplash’ by Damien Chazelle
The Apocalypse – Written and directed by Andrew Zuchero
Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes – Directed by Kahlil Joseph
The most powerful and impactful film I saw was God Loves Uganda which was written and directed by Roger Ross Williams. (I was actually lucky enough to meet and speak to him for a minute after the film ended).
It highlights the American Christian Right’s evangelical campaign to change African culture with it’s own values.
The feature-length documentary follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting “sexual immorality” with their attempts to make homosexuality illegal and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow Biblical law.
If you get to watch this, it will stay with you for a long time.
💋❤
Words As Visuals: 1984
I thought the time was right to revisit an old favourite. I decided to watch 1984 again and to re-read George Orwell's classic. I also found this great image on the site Class Warfare Exists .
Blue Valentine: Credits
I was trying to explain to my friend earlier that the credits from Derek Cianfrance’s ‘Blue Valentine’ are probably the most powerful part of the movie. In the end, it was better to just let her watch them.
I cry every time I see this movie. I can identify with issues they had in their marriage. This film is hard to watch but the credits…just amazing and beautiful xx
The Place Beyond The Pines
Ghost Dog: The Present Moment
Silver Linings Playbook
I am reading the book right now, but I saw the movie on Saturday.
I don't like rom coms, and whilst I like Bradley Cooper, I was not a die hard fan like the rows of giggling girls who packed the afternoon showing. I only stayed because I had just seen Argo, and this was on after.
I was also not keen on seeing how Hollywood was going to portray a story about love and mental health on the big screen.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The acting was first rate from the cast and issues were handled really well whilst still managing to stay light-hearted.
I will definitely see this again before it leaves the cinema for DVD. I identified with many parts of this, and it gave me hope for the future. I left the cinema feeling as if I had been given a big hug and told "everything will be okay".
“This Type Of Certainty Comes But Once In A Lifetime”
The Queen
“Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The Queen is their slave.”
- Chuck Palahniuk
Young Robert Redford
