i am very thankful for long weekends. our thanksgiving weekend was relaxing and filled with activities like browsing books, sipping tea, and watching movies.
yesterday, we saw gone baby gone. a lot of folks loved this movie, but i thought it was terrible. i like casey afflek and liked his performance as a young detective in south boston. the plot, however, had too many holes in it and ultimately did not work. it's difficult to go into details without ruining the movie for those who have not seen it (although i think it was pretty much ruined from the get go) but there were certain issues left unadressed (e.g. social services and the foster care system) and others that seemed forced (a masked detective remy showing up at the bar near the end).
much much better is the current exhibit by lauri lynnxe murphy at the plastic chapel. her newest work isn't on her website, but consists of a mixture of mini-collages, paintings, and snow globes filled with seussian-style "plants."
i love the contraption in the above collage.
have a great week!
I'll remember to give that flick a wide berth when it/if it makes its way down here. We tend to be several months behind you guys, so I may need a little reminder.
see ya, grache
xx
Posted by: gracia | November 27, 2007 at 02:04 AM
Her art pieces look very interesting, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: cruststation | November 27, 2007 at 08:45 AM
I think I'll save my movie bucks and rent this one....
This work looks wonderful, will try to check this out!
Posted by: stephanie | November 27, 2007 at 09:26 AM
Wow, thanks for the great review! That is so cool! I've bookmarked your blog so I can visit again!
Posted by: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy | November 27, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Because I'm crazy, I often go to moviespoiler.com to see how movies that intrigue me, but which I'll never watch, end. This one sounded *awfully* convoluted, even written in summarized short form.
And I love the Dr. Seussian plants.
Posted by: ambika | November 27, 2007 at 02:56 PM
risa - i think you should be a curator! :)
xo
Posted by: lisa s | November 27, 2007 at 07:28 PM
Thanks for the movie heads up! Wowsa, glad I didn't catch it, I totally trust your judgment! As for the art, it is fantastic!!!!
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | November 27, 2007 at 08:09 PM
Oh I love that art! That mixed media painting is amazing! It's brilliant with that little piece of a math in it in the left corner!
And I never saw that movie, I heard of it and that it was good, but now you said it's bad I'm really not sure if it's any good. I trust your opinion but maybe I'll just wacth it for sure and see how bad it is so we can hate it together hehe...
Hope you have a nice week!
xxx
Posted by: Les | November 28, 2007 at 07:43 AM
I was planning to see that movie, now you saved me $12 bucks!! thank you!
Posted by: Tricia | November 29, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Is that contraption a time machine? Looks like a fun exhibition, and sounds much better than your movie. xo lj
Posted by: louise | November 30, 2007 at 04:43 AM
i'm glad i didn't go see that movie then! i've seen a lot of bad ones lately. thanks risa:)
Posted by: matirose | November 30, 2007 at 04:06 PM
Love the collage! The color palette is very pleasing to me! :)
Posted by: Blaze | November 30, 2007 at 08:50 PM
i hadn't even heard of that movie. i guess that comes from having a 2 year old, no?
i love that collage!
Posted by: Veronica TM | December 03, 2007 at 04:54 PM