inside deep throat
very interesting. a look at the porn industry before it was the "porn industry," and the government when obscenity was a huge problem and how reagan finished the job in the eighties. it's worth a watch.

away from her
loved it. it made me cry, it made me happy, it made me never want to lose a loved one to alzheimer's or dementia. sarah polley did a beautiful job executing her first film. she is a natural talent and has worked with the best. i look forward to seeing her next project.

amores perros
amazing. i'm not sure exactly what else to say. heavy, moving, heartbreaking. i don't know why it took me so long to watch it. it should have happened years ago.

the ice storm
ang lee's portrayal of rick moody's novel is perfect to a tee in my book. it's such a depressing story, yet somehow everyone can connect to the families, because their family is exactly the same. i throughly enjoyed the book, and i was still impressed after re-watching the film. sometimes they get it wrong, but not this time. i love both.

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this weekend is the austin city limits festival here. i just watched bjork play and i'm on cloud nine. i also have surprise visitors in from charleston. one of my best friends, wil and his roommate lucas. i'm as happy as a clam. i'm pooped though. and tomorrow is another day in the sun.

another one of my best friends, dirty joel, launched his websites today. please, go visit, look at the photos, purchase something, support a good cause! they are:
ak-me visual art
state of orange