Wednesday, January 07, 2009

The best movies of 2008

Well, isn't weird to not write anything for over four years and post two posts in one day? You may ask yourself why and I am going to tell you why. Just because I can!  

Here is my list of the best movies of the past year in no particular order.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -  What a movie. Beautiful, Tragic,  and reminds us to savour the moment as nothing lasts forever.  An epic movie.

The Dark Knight - Crazy, Wild and tragic. Reminds us to savour the moment as nothing lasts forever.

Slumdog Millionaire - It is a weird mix but it is exciting, riveting and the unknow actors are true stars.

In Bruges - The movie that dictated where I wanted to spend my summer holiday. Beautiful city but the movie is better.

El Orfonato - It was from 2007 but I saw it this year. Scary and terribly sad.

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime - Kristen Scott Thomas is one of my favourite actresses. She is so wonderful in this movie that, even drab and understated, she absolutely lights up the screen. She would keep my interest reading the phonebook. 

Let the right one in - Atmospheric, sweet and horrible set in a drab Swedish Suburb. It captured my heart. 


I may add and change later.

A New Beginning

2009, Ne'er before a more promising year for disaster, poverty and renewed chances. I am actually releshing it, the latter of course, not only because my desire to write has come back with a vengeance but because of an assortment of creative expression that has been knocking, waiting for some attention. 
"Paint!", "Sew", "Write", are louder than, "Lose weight!", "Stop drinking!", "Exercise!", thankfully and as a new year resolution I have already undertaken two of the above.  

I know I am writing to no-one in particular anymore as the days of blogging and people being interested has long passed, if it every existed at all. None the less,  I have decided, in no uncertain terms, that anything I undertake this year will be for myself. If others attain joy from it, than even better but I am over the need to please others for recognition (okay not quite but it sounds good just saying it).

So I would like to wish myself a lot of creative joy for 2009 and may I produce some pleasing art in whatever form.

Yay!