Extreme B(ack)log

Experiencing extreme backlog! There’s actually been a lot lately that I’ve seen/watched/heard that I’d love to write about but lately I just haven’t had the time! Finals have ravaged my existence – last night I actually passed out  in my clothes. But since I can’t foresee having the time to update on anything any time relatively soon, I’ll just give some brief synopsizes and hope I’ll get the chance to expand upon them soon!

• Everyone Else: German film (Originally Alle Anderen) detailing the roller coaster ride that is a relationship between two young adults. Gitti and Chris spend their time on a Mediterranean getaway traipsing about Sardina half-naked and being dysfunctional. If you can get past how annoying these characters are (at least they were to me!) then it’s definitely an enjoyable film: Quiet, pretty to look at, uber, uber German.
• “Hadestown:” Folk Opera with Anais Mitchell that details the myth of Orpheus and his love Persephone in a “modern-day post apocalyptic world.” It was fabulous! Sure to be enjoyed by all classics majors, folk-loving nerds, people from Vermont, and white people over 50.
• The Whitney 2010 Biennial: Finally! Finally, finally, finally I saw this! Call me a snob, but I’ve enjoyed previous Biennials much more. It definitely had some very impressive pieces, including some really interesting video, but the walls looked unpleasantly sparse and reminders of the art world’s financial distress were at every corner. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic …
• The Ghost Writer: Speaking of drama! Exciting thriller showing just how handsome Ewan McGregor always will be and how messed up politics probably really are. It’s difficult not to watch this movie and read too much of Polanski’s personal life into the plot, but if you can get past the tendency to relate every detail to Mr. Polanski’s recent affairs (which eventually I did), it’s a really fantastic, suspenseful thriller. I can’t say it kept me guessing since it was fairly predictable, but it certainly kept the wheels in my head turning the whole time. (And the eyes in my head turning due to Ewan’s beauty.)

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