This weekend, I watched the documentary, Man In The Sand. It’s ostensibly about the recording of the album Mermaid Avenue, but really it’s more about Billy Bragg exploring the legacy of Woody Guthrie. Some really good moments, like when Billy get’s quite suprised at a singer’s improv lyrics. Well worth the rent.
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Man In The Sand (MR)
Monday, December 8th, 2008Be Kind Rewind
Sunday, July 6th, 2008More touching than expected. Lots of the obvious comedy you’d expect from the trailer, with more plot than you might expect from the premise. They of course have to make a dig on copyright issues with Signorney’s character.
Strange, the last words on screen are a statement that no one got paid for using tobacco in the film.
Persepolis
Friday, July 4th, 2008I was impressed with the movie persepolis, an interesting animated feature. It tells the tale of growing up in Iran, thru the revolution and beyond, from the perspective of a little girl. It was an unusual animation style, that worked well for the story. Definetly worth watching.