Films watched/facts discovered

Films watched this weekend:

• Amelia and the Angel
• The Fabulous Baker Boys
• Mirrormask
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Deliverance
• Good Night and Good Luck

Facts discovered:

• Ken Russell can be rather sweet when he wants to be
• Jeff Bridges’ eighties mullet has dated rather well
• Judging by the trailer, the makers of Tron Legacy have lifted a few shots from The Fabulous Baker Boys
• Dave McKean is a significantly better artist than he is a director
• It’s possible for a film to look a bit too nineties
• Mark Herman, director of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, runs a production/training company called Parashoots, just up the road from me in York.
• There are few things on Earth more manly than Burt Reynolds armed with a bow, circa 1972
• The guy who played the charming hillbilly rapist in Deliverance has a website called squeallikeapig.com and will call you on your birthday for $19.95
• George Clooney needs to direct more films
• David Strathairn needs to be in more films
• Patricia Clarkson needs to have more Oscars.