Very busy at the moment trying to get work and a place to stay long term. I have spent the last few days living at a friends house but I would like to be able to get my gear out of storage soon and move into a new place, anyway if I don’t have too many updates in here for a while you will know why.
Watched a bunch of films recently including Team America and Napolean Dynamite.
Just finished watching Spider by David Cronenberg (one of my favourite directors). However Spider is very different (and possibly superior) to the other Cronenberg films I am fond of.
I was captivated from the very first minute of footage. The film is wonderfully shot with interesting use of contrast and angle making it visually intricate and the narrative is likewise suitably endowed. While just short of masterpiece it’s easily one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I won’t give anything away but if you are afraid of spiders and the title puts you off watching it I can reveal that there is nary a spider to be found.
The sad thing is I have had the film itself since around April and only just got around to watching it. Although I had my eye on it for some time previous a region 2 print of the DVD had proven elusive. Anyway I have to reccomend it to all and sundry as a result of watching it tonight. Easily soaring into my top 50… nay top 25 films of all time as does my already high opinion of Cronenberg himself.