"The devil wears a grey skirt, and her name is Kimberly Joyce." says Ron Livingston's character in Pretty Persuasion about the character played by Evan Rachel Wood.
Three movie theatres in one week. Two dark comedies. One documentary. All good. (I rarely go to see movies in the theatre any more. It's been a weird week.)
Pretty Persuasion is yet another high school farce that doesn't hesitate to push buttons. From racial slurs to teenage sex. Even reflecting some of Joyce's motivation with a fictional high school shooting. The sight gags are hilarious. Especially the scenes with three characters (the Twinkies scene!). Someone would be talking but the real humour would be portrayed on the other side of the screen, usually by Evan Rachel Wood. (Although not related, James Wood is in the film as Kimberly Joyce's phone sex enjoying father.)
For a teenager, Evan Rachel Wood is choosing all the right roles. Her young career is reminiscent of Christina Ricci's. She's played the good girl ("Once & Again" and in a few PG rated movies), the bad girl (Thirteen), and done a handful of not great but not horrible films in between (The Missing, The Upside of Anger).
Murderball is a documentary about the rivalry between the USA and Canadian quadriplegic rugby teams. The pace of the film was excellent. One minute I disliked any one of the guys; the next minute I would be routing for them to win.
In the meta category, I've been trying out the new TypePad features on this blog. Live feed for my livejournal right there in the sidebar! Eventually I'll get motivated enough to take advantage of the custom CSS. Until then, I'm just pushing for more updates.
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