For years I have fallen into the abyss, I have reached the bottom, and it's very lonely.

Stanley Kubrick's Killer's Kiss was one of the last of his films I until recently hadn't seen (during the fall I was addicted to film noir). It's one of his early work and a minor noir and the plot isn't all that mind blowing. But, it has some great scenery; the ballet scene (as seen above), the murder in the alley, the chasing on the roof tops which then leads to the fall out in the mannequin factory. Although Kubrick's The Killing is an awesome noir, this flick somehow made a bigger impact on me (probably 'cause The Killing is so fucking thoughtful and good and extremely kitschy). Whilst this one works great as a tranquilizer, which subsequently means that Killer's Kiss is great to fall asleep to. Which isn't bad at all.

Best of vinyls #1;
My small anime soundtracks collection.
-Lupin The Third - Legend of the Gold of Babylon
-Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
-Macross

I just finished watching Una giornata particolare (A Special Day) by Ettore Scola. The film depicts the friendship between two neighbours, an embittered homosexual and an opressed housewife. The films sets during one day in 1938 - the day when Hitler visited Rome to meet with Mussolini. I really loved it, and how it depicts the fascist mentality and man's eternal desire for contact is just beautiful. I know that in six months I will be able to analyze my feelings regarding the powerful impression this film gave me, but now, like an hour after I've seen it, I just feel real empty. In a good way, though.

I knew her back from when she was young

Those days poured out faster than rounds from a gun
Scattered like shells and lost to the sea
Like the river the days move rapidly

I burned liked oil, you grew like a flower
Rising toward your magical hour
I was not yours and you were not mine
Our true love finds us when it is time

I laid down my head, in love with the night
With my new love beside me, her radiant light
I faded away, along with my thoughts
Like a dream and I trail off mystically

As an avid reader of BEE and a big fan of the bratpack flicks, I've naturally seen the film adaption of Less Than Zero. Though it bears no resemblence to the novel, it's a beautiful piece in it's own right. The scenery is simply amazing; taking you mentally to new levels and sites, which really springs open a new kinda of horizon. And to quote the writer;"It captures a certain youth culture during that decade that no other movie caught." You got that straight.