Cabaret

So I watched Cabaret again. I used to think this film was great but this time I only just liked it. I remember it having such a STRONG message and it is actually a bit confusing. I think I was getting the stage musical a bit muddled with the film and making them both something better than they are. Now, I do love the music and the clothes and all the gypsy depression style that laces the film but it just wasn't what I had remembered. I hate that.

Dancer In The Dark

So went to K & S's to watch Dancer In The Dark. I have seen this film a few times and every time the brilliance just punches me in the gut. Lars Von Trier films don't always resonate with me but this one is amazing. Now I am a little biased, don't get me wrong. I have always liked Bjork and probably always will. But I have this friend you see (Kevin) and he H-A-T-E-D Bjork. Then he saw this movie and immediately felt bad for making fun of her and was reformed. He now owns it. It's about as desperate as a story can get. Not Kevin's story but the plot of the film.  In fact, after I saw it in the theater ages ago, i called my parents just to tell them I loved them. Wild. The soundtrack is so beautiful and ye olde Sound of Music ditty "favorite things" will never be the same. The scene with the heater vent just breaks me every time.