Sloth: FORESTS @ Tarragon Theatre

Ok, so this is a bit opposite to SLOTH, but I have found myself once again with three jobs (not including my new business)... It's at Tarragon Theatre, and for those of you not familiar, it's a great company in Toronto that produces original works through aiding playwrights from the inception of their stories with workshops and staging of their pieces. The outcome is usually well-crafted Canadian theatre (whatever that REALLY is...), and I am happy to be a part of their final show of the season: Forests. I may only be doing the laundry and some wardrobe maintenance, but I like the space and the people and who doesn't love a little extra money? The play is written by the same playwright that did SCORCHED (which was also turned into the film INCENDIES), and seems promising. Come see it.

Sloth: Hanna

HOLY FUCK

What an awesome movie. This girl can fucking act - she takes on every role with such dedication, and rocks it. Hanna is a very well-done film in all production aspects I can think of! Acting, lighting, direction, framing, costumes, set locations, and the fucking music. Chemical Brothers always had a place in my heart, and it's grown since watching Hanna. What an awesome match to such an ass-kicking movie. I just want to watch it again. And then kick ass.

Envy: Annie Hall

I recently watched Annie Hall for the first time, and instantly fell in love with Diane Keaton's wardrobe... very streamline, carefully accessorized and put-together. I know I'm not the first to recognize the HOT FASHIONS of Annie Hall, but god damn, it's hot. Screen captured by yours truly (except the last image), so they're a bit blurry. Two words that come to mind: NECK SCARVES. Yes!

These images sum up some of what's going on right now in my life..

Tally for '10

Yes, I know we're already a good three months into 2011, but I finally finished copying my movies watched/rewatched list from all my little scribbled post-it notes. For 2010, like 2009, I wanted to keep track of all my movie viewings. Here's my results:

141 movies watched

Of these, 38 were new or new-to-me
103 were rewatched

I only saw 4 movies in the theater:

• Avatar
• Toy Story 3
• Inception
• Tron Legacy

(and 3 of those were in 3D!)

Among the new-to-me watchings included these how-did-I-not-see-it-before classics:

• The Lady Vanishes
• His Girl Friday
• Ball of Fire
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• Dinner at Eight
• Dead Reckoning
• Murder on the Orient Express
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 and 1952 versions, 1937 is superior!)
• In a Lonely Place

And there were 13 titles I (re)watched more than once:

• (500) Days of Summer
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Sense and Sensibility
• Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
• Tron (in preparation for the sequel)
• Star Trek
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
• Seven Days in May
• Back to the Future
• The 39 Steps
• Julie and Julia
• Desk Set
• You've Got Mail

Overall, I'm right in line with 2009, where I watched (shockingly) 141 movies also! That was made up of 45 new/new-to me and 96 rewatchings, only 2 in the theater and 12 different multiple rewatched titles. (And strangely, the only one that made the rewatching list both years is You've Got Mail!)

One thing that did change in 2010 was having Instant Netflix available. I will say that it changed how I watched movies and perhaps influenced which movies I chose, but overall my consumption seemed about the same.

Now that I know my baseline, this year I'm simplifying by only keeping track of new and new-to-me showings. I'm at 10 so far!

Gluttony: Don't Play With Your Food

Watermelon skin carving from Vid Nikolic on Vimeo.

Vinyl Wednesday: Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

Despite growing up with this album and hearing it almost every Sunday thanks to my father, it still happens to be in with my all-time favourite albums. Stevens just knows the way into my heart and what to say while he's there. If Cat Stevens was a preacher, I would follow him regardless of the religion. Ok, so he's chosen a different career, but I still love the guy.

With this collection of songs, you get to dive into another world and swim about in luscious harmonies and a very sweet man that loves you very much. I don't know what else to say about this album other than it will comfort you and give you peace. And it's a lot of fun.

Track Listing:
(Side I)

Where Do The Children Play

Hard-headed Woman

Wild World

Sad Lisa

Miles From Nowhere

(Side II)

But I Might Die Tonight

Longer Boats

Into White

On The Road To Find Out

Father & Son

Tea For The Tillerman