Control

I enjoyed every bit of Control by Anton Corbijn. What a fantastic debut as a director. I have been fan of Joy Division for many years and of course I was thrilled when I heard about this movie portraying Ian Curtis. My expectations were high and I wasn't let down. It's really not just a film for Joy Division fans. There's some great acting by Sam Riley and Samantha Morton, and the black and white pictures are beautifully composed.

**

I watched The Orphanage the other day, it was very scary...

**

The new Cat Power album is really good. My only problem is that the first three tracks are so incredibly good that I keep listening to them over and over again, and never get past them.

Copenhagen Film Festival

Copenhagen Film Festival coming up.

I would like to see Julian Schnabels Cannes winner, but have decided to go for the movies that aren't in danish distribution, and save Le scaphandre et le papillon (The diving bell and the butterfly) for later this autumn. So far I have decided for the french Prête-moi ta main (I do: How to get married and stay single) starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Alain Chabat. Both performed in Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep.

Any suggestions what else to watch?

Sigur Ros tourfilm

There's no doubt in my mind that the Sigur Ros tourfilm Heima, could turn out to be one of the most beautiful ever made. The trailer is simply amazing! Watch it here

Movies

A man is held hostage in an apartment. After 15 years he is released. The search for answers and revenge begins. What is he guilty of, and who held him captured? Oldboy has a kind of a modern asian film noir feeling to it. Visually breathtaking and the most cruel and original manuscript. A masterpiece.

An hommage to the 70's exploitation movies. A lot of style, a lot of talk and hardly any story. But it's ok because it's all about having fun and watching some good action. However, a little more editing would have been good. Kurt Russel is good in the role as stuntman-mike.

Grizzly on the shore

I have spend the latest couple of weeks with nice friends, music, books, dvd's and enjoying the weather. So nothing new really, except the weather.

Grizzly Man turned out to be the best in the pile of dvd's. I had read a lot about the documentary before even watching it, but still it amazed me. Beautiful shots of Alaskan nature and grizzly bears. And a portrait of a troubled man, who really just wants to be a bear himself.

I finished Haruki Murakamis Kafka on the Shore. The title says it all...mysterious and intriguing. I wont even begin to tell about the storyline. You have to read it yourself. Please do, I need someone to discuss it with.