Darumas / What I Wanna See
March 27th, 2006General
Daruma.
Darumas are those papercraft heads fashioned after the Bodhidharma. I bought a mid-sized one at the Japanese general store on Sawtelle. It was $7.80, though the shopkeeper gave me a 15% discount “because why not?”.
I hope I get my wish. I think the more realistic your wish is, the greater the chance of you receiving it. Like that one Calvin & Hobbes where Calvin was wishing for a car that could fly into outer space while Hobbes was wishing for a tunafish sandwich. In the last panel Hobbes got his wish.
Also, sometimes a wish is simply the outright naming of a goal that you might have kept secret (even to yourself) for a very long time. And when that wish is “granted”, you may have merely achieved a goal you’ve been working on very hard.
Unless your wish is to win the lottery.
Hey New York friends,
So the programming list is out for the Tribeca Film Festival; they’re letting me pre-select what I want to see this Saturday, so here’s my list. If you want to see any of these movies with me, let me know and we’ll go together.
Also, if there’s something else that’s not on this list that you want to see, let me know!
Colour Me Kubrick.
Colour Me Kubrick (France, U.K.) John Malkovich gives a hilarious tour-de-force as Alan Conway, a conman who successfully passed himself off as the famed and notoriously reclusive director for the last decade or so of the filmmaker’s life. Combining breathtaking chutzpah undeterred by a barely fleeting knowledge of Kubrick’s work, Malkovich’s Conway switches accents, costumes and mannerisms with sly delight.
Civic Duty (U.S.A.) – World Premiere. A seemingly well-adjusted American accountant loses his job and becomes obsessed with terrorist plots and cable news propaganda. When an Islamic student moves in next door, the accountant’s suspicions lead to shocking conclusions in this post-September 11 thriller starring Six Feet Under’s Peter Krause.
The TV Set (U.S.A.) – World Premiere. Mike Klein has just sold his pilot to a network. Little does he know that, once it passes through the hands of one incompetent TV executive after another, it may no longer bear any resemblance to his original concept in Kasdan’s comic look at the world of network television development. Starring Sigourney Weaver and David Duchovny.
Love for Share.
Love for Share (Indonesia) – Int’l Premiere. Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, and polygamy is a deeply rooted and controversial tradition. This film addresses the tradition and its malcontents by interweaving the stories of three very different women, each of whom has developed her own living response to polygamy.
Shoot the Messenger.
Shoot the Messenger (U.K.) Joe, a successful but naïve black man, quits his job and becomes a teacher. But when his enforced education methods get him fired, his rage towards the black community almost drives him insane.
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (U.S.A.) – World Premiere. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin wrote, directed, and stars in this bittersweet romantic comedy about an overweight, underappreciated Chicago actor in search of a soul mate. The urban, odd-man-out humor is reminiscent of early Woody Allen, but the angst remains low-key in this highly personal, immensely likable film. Starring Sarah Silverman, Amy Sedaris, and Bonnie Hunt.
The Sci-Fi Boys.
The Sci-Fi Boys (U.S.A.) – World Premiere. Science-fiction films are overwhelmingly made by guys who grew up as sci-fi movie fans. In this doc the likes of Peter Jackson, John Landis, and Stephen Sommers not only discuss their childhood memories of King Kong and War of the Worlds, but also of Famous Monsters Magazine, which impacted all of their adult cinematic endeavors.
Full Grown Men (U.S.A.) – World Premiere. Alby leaves his wife and son to pursue a second childhood of plastic action figures and a trip to his favorite theme park with his best friend, but the adults he meets on the way do not want to play along. Munro reminds us in his funny yet wistful debut feature that this is no boy’s life. Starring Matt McGrath, Alan Cumming, and Deborah Harry. In English and Spanish.
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have fun in ny! btw–have you seen “eros”? wong kar wai has a piece – hands. worth a peek =) reminded me a lil of the feet (bed scene) in “dragon of love”~
I’ll check it out — I like Wong Kar Wai a lot!
hola random eproper..interesting site you have here..
too bad we dont have a tribeca film festival out here seems interesting…the film about the indonesian women is very intriguing.
PS: I do not think I have 75 favorite movies..I think that the list is biased towards movie fanatics rather than movie lovers..that I am..
Thanks for stopping by.
True story. One time I belched and when I looked up, one of the Nelson twins was standing there. Like I summoned him. I have not belched since that day.
You mean Gunner or the other one? They have Pantene hair, those two.