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Happy (end of) Easter! Once again I decided to stay at home for Easter break, and once again I feel it was the right decision. No crowds, unless you choose to enter into the centre, lovely April weather, bit of taking photos around Vauxhall, bit of bargain shopping, visited the Tate Britain, got plenty of sleep, catching up on the West Wing and 24, aerobee on Wandsworth Common, chilling in the early evening sun. Bliss. Hope yours was good too!

I am 33. I like the number, so I won’t complain about getting older this year! It is also the Atomic number for Arsenic, and Jesus’ age when he was crucified!

I’d seen this movie before, but I don’t think I’d quite grasped just how well it was shot. The cinematography and camerawork is truly amazing, it sets an incredible mood and tone for the whole movie, which raises it high above the level of the script (a bit like Miami Vice, altho the script for that really was shit).

Makes you want to drive late at night. Just not a cab.

I’ve been waiting along time to see this movie, and I wasn’t disappointed! I’m so used to seeing Zach Braff in Scrubs that it was odd seeing him playing a medicated valium case in this movie. However I really liked the movie, Indie genre for sure, with a great soundtrack to boot (including The Shins which I recently bought!). Natalie Portman does a great turn as the slightly oddball girl interest, and I thought Braff played his part well.

The subjects presented in the movie are quite sad, but somehow we never feel too bothered by them, but perhaps this mirrors how the character (played by Braff) feels - or doesn’t. But that’s because everything is underplayed in a very deliberate way, I like the mood and the way the characters relate to each other. Oddly enough I can’t recall how the movie ended..I think it was sudden :)

(ps. Click on the image, I installed lighbox!)

Caught this on cable again, and still thought it was a great film. I’ve never been a massive Cronenberg fan (not for any particular reason), but this movie had me gripped even second time around. It does have a curious mixture of absurd comedy, dark humour and violence, but I feel like it’s all held together by the underlying themes and messages.