All Consuming: Perlle

A story about "Magnolia (New Line Platinum Series)"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:53:57 GMT

I felt a little bit used by this film realizing how the “coincidence” scene at the beginning was used to set up the weird occurrence at the end. I’m not sure the filmmaker actually understood the difference between coincidence (an occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance) and just a bizarre, unlikely occurrence.
I’m also not sure the film really needed to be three hours long. And Tom Cruise creeped me out big time.
In spite of all that, I still think the film was worth it. Good music, some good tension, some interesting characters, and it left me thinking about monogamy, family, and love.

Consuming "Juno"

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:11:43 GMT

Juno

by Original Soundtrack

Tagged: soundtrack

Consumed "Taste of Cherry - Criterion Collection"

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:54:56 GMT

Taste of Cherry - Criterion Collection

by Abbas Kiarostami

WORTH IT!

A story about "Jill Sobule"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:13:17 GMT

Jill Sobule

by Jill Sobule

One thing I found impressive about this artist was the absolute clarity of her words.

Consumed "Sawdust"

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:08:38 GMT

Sawdust

by The Killers

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)"

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:52:24 GMT

Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)

by Gustave Flaubert

Consuming "Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia"

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:47 GMT

Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia

by Mark Salzman

A story about "The Road (Oprah's Book Club)"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:49:18 GMT

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

Haunting and bleak, as others have mentioned.

It seemed liked McCarthy wrote this (my speculation only) because he was readjusting to life after having a child (as I’m told all parents do because life means something completely different to them) and trying to figure out how he would be a parent if the worst happens one day.

Overall, a great piece with a somewhat unsatisfying ending.

I liked how he never told us how the world got destroyed. Like it really didn’t matter because it couldn’t be fixed now anyway.

Made me think about metaphysical cannibals.

Made me look at birds differently.

Consuming "Exploration"

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:13 GMT

Exploration

Tagged: country

Consuming "New York City"

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:25:33 GMT

New York City

by Peter Malick

A story about "I Like to Score"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:24:19 GMT

I Like to Score

by Moby

I have liked all the other Moby albums I have heard, but this one didn’t do it for me.

Consumed "I Like to Score"

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:22:58 GMT

I Like to Score

by Moby

A story about "War, Inc."

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:29:08 GMT

War, Inc.

by Joshua Seftel

Way more entertaining than Fahrenheit 9/11.

Oh, and everyone should see this one!

Consumed "War, Inc."

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:28:11 GMT

War, Inc.

by Joshua Seftel

WORTH IT!

Tagged: tribeca film festival 2008, war

Consumed "The Cottage"

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:27:11 GMT

The Cottage

by Paul Andrew Williams

Tagged: horror, tribeca film festival 2008

Consumed "Terra"

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:26:28 GMT

Terra

WORTH IT!

Tagged: animated film, science fiction, tribeca film festival 2008

Consumed "This is Not a Robbery"

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:25:35 GMT

This is Not a Robbery

WORTH IT!

Tagged: documentary, tribeca film festival 2008

A story about "Alphaville - Criterion Collection"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:38:27 GMT

Alphaville - Criterion Collection

by Jean-Luc Godard

Found it really hard to get through this one and not only because it is meandering and vague. I know it’s supposed to be funny and satirical, but to me it just seemed a lot of obscure, dated scenes alternating with pretentious “poetry.”
The “hero” was so unlikeable I was actually kind of rooting for his death.
The swimming pool executions and the movie theater electrocution scenes were definitely memorable and unique.
I also liked the line about how no one ever lived in the past and no one can live in the future.
But that’s about it. I can appreciate what Godard was trying to do. I even like this in theory, but on viewing, it just bored me to no end.
And the scene in the car at the end…Erg.
A lot of other films probably owe a debt to this film, but as an introduction to Godard, I think I chose unwisely.

Consumed "Necessary Evil"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:16:36 GMT

Necessary Evil

by Debbie Harry

WORTH IT!

A story about "The Road (Oprah's Book Club)"

nobody@www.allconsuming.net (Perlle) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:17 GMT

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

I’m still reading this, but everytime I see this on my page I think, “I really wish I could edit the ‘Oprah’s Book Club’ part off of this entry.” I get really tired of seeing that. I mean Oprah’s opinion is the only one that really matters, right? Geez.

Consumed "The Road (Oprah's Book Club)"

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:49:38 GMT

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

WORTH IT!