I like watching crime dramas on TV and also in movies. I dunno, there is a kind of satisfaction in me when the police force work well in order to bring criminals to light. And maybe, there is the great deal of relief when perpetrators behind bars.
But in reality, however, that is a not a common thing because if it is, then maybe we would not have so many crimes happening all around us. And even if people have already been put behind bars, we are still not safe because of the jailbreaks. Just see the data below about escaping from prison.
Anyway, we can just commit everything to God and pray that our families and loved ones will be kept safe in our dangerous environment. (Click to enlarge)
Lovely, Still main actors--Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn--in a tender moment.
Last night, my husband thought that I might like watching a movie when our daughter fell asleep. The only movie available was Lovely, Still–an art film that starred Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn, both Academy Award Winners.
I don’t exactly remember why I asked my husband to look for this. As many of you know, I don’t like dramas or heavily emotional movies because my tears are shallow–I cry at every hint of sadness because I easily sympathize with people. I mean I watch movies for entertainment and not to cry because there are so many reasons for me to cry any day. LOL
But since there was nothing else to watch, we run the film. The first part was boring to my senses at five minutes later, I wanted to turn it off. But then I got curious. Why did I seek this out in the first place? I can’t stand watching the entire movie, so I forwarded the parts and went to the end. It was gripping and needless to say, I cried so much that I couldn’t stand it.
So I went to the net in order to read a synopsis of the movie. Here is something from imdb.com:
Lonely in life and love, Robert Malone (Martin Landau, 9, Ed Wood) braves precarious wintry snow on the walk from his job at the grocery store to his home only to discover a stranger (Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream, ) in his house. What begins as an awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a new chance for romance and the elderly couples love affair takes us on a heartfelt and wonderful journey that reveals an unexpected twist.
But I searched for more answers as to what happened to the main character. And I found the answer but I will not spoil the surprise for you.
Lovely, Still is a deep film about human sensibilities written and directed by Nik Fackler, a young guy with a brilliant mind. It is just too bad though I could not appreciate this kind of movies. Too strong for my heart…and tear ducts. LOL
One time, I came across the movie 9 Songs on the internet. It was very controversial because not only of its nudity but more so because of it explicit sex scenes. And the thing is, the actors were actually engaged in actual intercourse, cunnilingus, and fellatio. Their only protection was to wear a condom.
The story is about the love and sexual relationship between a British scientist (played by Kieran O’Brien) and an American student (Margo Stilley). The title “9 songs” is literally the nine songs performed by eight different bands throughout the movie. You would quickly think that the movie can be divided into an alternate of band performance then sex scene then band performance then sex scene.
What made it probably interesting is that when you watch the movie, you are like a voyeur peering into someone else’s bedroom. The only thing is, there is not much online chemistry between the two main actors. I just got really curious about this movie because it was released as a mainstream movie in Europe. And there was much negative press about Margo Stilley (not much about Kieran).
But honestly, I don’t think that the explicit sex scenes were necessary. If they really wanted to portray the intimacy, it could be cut short or just implied. I love the concept of the songs but really, there’s not much except maybe that, compared to other porn movies, the scenes were artfully done.
