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Preparing to fly
May. 1st, 2006 10:22 amYesterday ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
holyoutlaw and I saw The Notorious Bettie Page at the Harvard Exit. I'm not much of a fan of biopics, but this one has an unconventional, nondramatic structure -- or perhaps the narrative is just deep in the context. One thing leads to another, but there isn't much narrative tension or conflict and it seemed that most of the key moments and developments actually happen offscreen. It's visually stylish, and I particularly liked the way that they recreated the look of filmstock from older eras, mixing in stock footage with new stuff in fairly subtle ways. I was also intrigued by how it was able to create an air of innocence and ease around even full frontal female nudity. In many ways, the movie is all about the sexualization or even fetishization of the female form, and yet the movie itself does not have a prurient or exploitational view. I guess that makes it an art film, eh?
Today I'm starting to get excited about my upcoming trip back east. On Wednesday I'm flying to Albany, New York to visit my friend Ron in Troy. On Thursday we're driving to the Berkshire Hills to have lunch withcrowleycrow, and I'm sure there will be much talk of the 25th anniversay edition of Little, Big. Then on Friday I fly to Toronto for Corflu. This whole trip will cover new territory for me. I've wanted to go to Toronto for years, but the prospect of seeing a bit of upstate New York and rural Massacussetts is equally exciting at this point. I'm sure it will be a high energy trip at all stops.
holyoutlaw and I saw The Notorious Bettie Page at the Harvard Exit. I'm not much of a fan of biopics, but this one has an unconventional, nondramatic structure -- or perhaps the narrative is just deep in the context. One thing leads to another, but there isn't much narrative tension or conflict and it seemed that most of the key moments and developments actually happen offscreen. It's visually stylish, and I particularly liked the way that they recreated the look of filmstock from older eras, mixing in stock footage with new stuff in fairly subtle ways. I was also intrigued by how it was able to create an air of innocence and ease around even full frontal female nudity. In many ways, the movie is all about the sexualization or even fetishization of the female form, and yet the movie itself does not have a prurient or exploitational view. I guess that makes it an art film, eh?Today I'm starting to get excited about my upcoming trip back east. On Wednesday I'm flying to Albany, New York to visit my friend Ron in Troy. On Thursday we're driving to the Berkshire Hills to have lunch with
crowleycrow, and I'm sure there will be much talk of the 25th anniversay edition of Little, Big. Then on Friday I fly to Toronto for Corflu. This whole trip will cover new territory for me. I've wanted to go to Toronto for years, but the prospect of seeing a bit of upstate New York and rural Massacussetts is equally exciting at this point. I'm sure it will be a high energy trip at all stops.
