If you've ever enjoyed an embarassing movie for an embarassing reason, I'm going to recommend the Crushed Film Festival, over at Tomato Nation: [link] Sars and guests discuss movies they've watched (over and over again) for a certain someone.

And speaking of crushes, I'm currently watching The Year of Living Dangerously, and my god, Mel Gibson is still so beautiful. I mean, "still" in this movie, now that I'm way older than he is, not still today. Um. Of course the movie itself is also excellent.

I have watched many a horrid Clive Owen, Russell Crowe, Matthew MacFadyen, Ryan Gosling horror show, amongst many other wonderful men, and had to stop because it turns out there was a reason that none of these vehicles launched them into the limelight. Um, and then there was that Jeff Goldblum period, where I thought he was the sexiest thing to have ever existed (I blame "Mr. Frost" for that ... I wonder how that movie holds up now?).

I'm just shocked that anyone watched Boiler Room for Scott Caan. I mean, come for the Vin Diesel, stay for the Nicky Katt!

Loved Vin Diesel's character, only sad that he didn't get more screentime.

And because the recent discussion of Ladyhawke sent me back to the DVD, I rediscovered my Leo McKern love and am now watching Help! (although I think the last time I watched this movie I woke up with a black eye, although that experience doesn't taint my love for this movie).

Oh, that reminds me, gotta put the Rumpole DVDs on my Amazon.com wish list.

Saw Slumdog Millionaire tonight. I'm crushing on Dev Patel. Srsly.

The Year of Living Dangerously

Tied in my head to Three Kings and Welcome to Sarejevo.

I think I watched all three on my 25th.

Slumdog, I keep rewatching. I see faults that bug, but I still can't help liking it.

Saw Slumdog Millionaire tonight.

I saw it this afternoon. Seriously, that movie went straight into my favorite Top Five. I loved everything about it.

DH and I saw Synecdoche, NY tonight. (Me for the first time, him for the second.) Loved it.

It's both a very complicated movie and a very simple one. It demands a certain amount of deliberate engagement with the text, but at the same time suffers if you overthink it. It's freaking brilliant.

I never ever want to be stuck in an elevator with Charlie Kaufman, but I am going to be grilling my neighbor who worked sound on the movie the very next time I see her.

I saw "Let the Right One In" and I liked it. The acting of the children in the film is exceptional. The direction should really be commended. Quite an accomplishment that.

I've decided that I often want more details about the fantasy worlds some movies inhabit, and I didn't feel like I got enough details about the world, but I think this is my issue that I need to let go.

This movie has gore, but I didn't think (given the subject matter) that it was excessive or unnecessary.