Right as rainy

There are numerous theories about aliens and what they would do if they had to encounter our planet. Some say that they are among us, living unrecognized and not revealing themselves because humanity is too immature. Others think that they came and ran away crying over the obvious lack of civilization and progress in mankind. (Personally I am quite partial to that one). Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Day the Earth stood still’, a remake of the 1951 original, propagates another thought. They will come here, save what needs to be saved, and destroy the rest because it has gone out of control and run out of chances. (continue reading…)

Every now and then you come across something that takes you by surprise. Browse through the shelves at your favourite music/book/DVD store and find something you never thought of getting before, and in a flash of spontaneity (or a momentary lapse of sanity, whichever may apply) you get whatever caught your eye. It happens to me regularly, and the latest instance was with ‘Lost in Translation’, a movie that has been out for a couple of years but which I had never even considered before.

Sofia Coppola, daughter of the great Francis Ford, showed a remarkable ineptitude for acting in the third and final part of her father’s ‘Godfather’ trilogy. To her redemption, she has a remarkable aptitude for writing and directing, and a great hand for strong images and motifs. (continue reading…)