Milk!

When first starting this blog I asked my brother what he thought the trick to keeping it interesting/getting people to read it and he said don't just make it a diary about your life and you'll probably get somewhere.

He also said "make it about music or something".
You like that.

Well, if you're going to ignore someones advice, might as well do it from the get go. Found myself in a movie theatre yesterday afternoon watching Gus Van Sant or more pertinently, Sean Penn's biopic Milk. It's a really great film, and without wanting to descend too far into hyperbole, but once again, unable to stop myself, it's one of those films that makes you fall in love with cinema, and cinemas all over again.

Now, I know some of you have got kids. And I know getting to the cinema isn't as easy as all that. But while I'm sure it's very enjoyable on duhvuhduh, I reckon if you can tweak your schedule to find a slot to see it on the big screen you'll enjoy it more. Undoubtedly if you are going to see the film you'll already know a thing or two about it - it documents the life of Harvey Milk, America's first openly gay politician who you probably already know the fate of.

It's not a comedy, but it's no Schlinders List.
It's one of those films that's just really emotionally powerful and makes you cry,
laugh and then think afterwards, which is no bad thing.

Also, couple of other things. No one wants to pay £15 to go and sit in a cinema where your feet literally stick to the floor and the seats are phenomenally uncomfortable. Odeons across the UK, you know who you are. But I caught it at the Apollo West End, where the seats are really comfy, you can buy beer and the screen's great.

So my top tip is find a good cinema, and go see it there.

There's also loads of cool 70's style American propaganda graphic stuff and campaigning slogans in the film, if that's your bag.



















Oopsy.
Nearly forgot to include something music related. Check this White Stripes song out from their classic album De Stijl. In an interview I once read Jack and Meg headed down to Nashville for dinner with Loretta and "it was a great time. She made us chicken and dumplings and we heard some great stories. She said, "I was sitting around the house and I was doin' my hair and I heard the White Stripes come on, and it sounded like someone was breaking into a bank."

I like to think that this is the song you'd play in the getaway car having robbed the bank. You'd probably need to be heading to the Mexican border though for the full effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lk50de5yc&feature=related

The lyrics are slightly disturbing which oinlky makes it a better record in my eyes/ears.


Bye for now.