::giddy over d::
great and wonderous things are happening on the 'muse! there are days when i login to blogger and select "create new post" and stare, blankly, for minutes at at time. or hours. or, before hours go by, i logout and wander off to other interests. but today! woah! today i discovered how really necessary it is to find a way to parse through all my referrer logs because i surely would have discovered this sooner. the brilliant Mr. David Duchovny has linked to my site via his blog and i feel as though i've gone off and won the lottery! daaang!
that said, and david i do thank you for the honorable mention, i finally made it to house of d this past weekend. i do admit to a somewhat "tail tucked between her legs" feeling as i purchased tickets when i intended to show up for the premiere in LA (who can think of a better excuse to treat herself to lunch at the french crepe company at the farmers market next to the grove?). but, at last! schedules were cleared and in spite of finals coming up next week, there i was.
and josh & i walked into the theater and we were ALL BY OURSELVES. and my heart just about broke because i understand, through duchovny's blog, how painstaking the process is to give birth to a film. and i have immense respect for his abilities. even dating back to his twin peaks days as agent dennis UH-HUM denise bryson (you were so great!).
without taking notes, relying solely on my recollection of the film and immediate impressions, i tell you this movie truly deserves more impressive recognition than it is receiving. the writing is solid: the character development is thorough in this heartfelt coming-of-age story. and i almost think that's what bothered the critics most. i've read a handful of reviews and it boils down to the recurring claim that the story is contrived and not believable. well, sure it's going to have elements of disbelief. but i'm really ticked at mick lasalle, who's panned movies such as northfork, big fish, x2: xmen united, cast away, and casino and applauded analyze this. his review of house of d proves to me that you can only review for you, but i think big time movie reviewers must get paid to cater to the world-at-large and not the man-of-discerning-tastes. this is a movie for the literate mind, as has also been said, and if you like to read, you should go see this and make your own decision. you won't regret the investment and you'll be supporting a noteworthy film in the process.
spread the word. tell your friends. see it again.
that said, and david i do thank you for the honorable mention, i finally made it to house of d this past weekend. i do admit to a somewhat "tail tucked between her legs" feeling as i purchased tickets when i intended to show up for the premiere in LA (who can think of a better excuse to treat herself to lunch at the french crepe company at the farmers market next to the grove?). but, at last! schedules were cleared and in spite of finals coming up next week, there i was.
and josh & i walked into the theater and we were ALL BY OURSELVES. and my heart just about broke because i understand, through duchovny's blog, how painstaking the process is to give birth to a film. and i have immense respect for his abilities. even dating back to his twin peaks days as agent dennis UH-HUM denise bryson (you were so great!).
without taking notes, relying solely on my recollection of the film and immediate impressions, i tell you this movie truly deserves more impressive recognition than it is receiving. the writing is solid: the character development is thorough in this heartfelt coming-of-age story. and i almost think that's what bothered the critics most. i've read a handful of reviews and it boils down to the recurring claim that the story is contrived and not believable. well, sure it's going to have elements of disbelief. but i'm really ticked at mick lasalle, who's panned movies such as northfork, big fish, x2: xmen united, cast away, and casino and applauded analyze this. his review of house of d proves to me that you can only review for you, but i think big time movie reviewers must get paid to cater to the world-at-large and not the man-of-discerning-tastes. this is a movie for the literate mind, as has also been said, and if you like to read, you should go see this and make your own decision. you won't regret the investment and you'll be supporting a noteworthy film in the process.
spread the word. tell your friends. see it again.
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