35 & 36 & 37 & 38

saturday in the dark, i wish it was the fourth of july (strains of an old chicago song). i need extra time, it's running out and i've too much to do.

but instead i've been sitting in cinemas.


film 35: catfish. this could have been a film or a documentary to be honest. was it a true story of a guy fooled by someone on facebook? it was amazing how elaborate the lie got.


film 36: wasteland. artist vik muniz turns articles from the rubbish into art and in the meantime helps people transform their lives. a beautiful story from the world's largest rubbish dump in brazil.


film 37: when you're strange: a film about the doors. this was a great doco - i really loved the way it was told, stock footage aplenty, great script and narration. hit exactly the right tone. will be listening to their music in the future, it just grabbed me as it never has before.


film 38: strange powers: stephin merrit and the magnetic fields (which i keep calling the magical fields) with a whole bunch of friends. another fabulous music documentary. introducing me to a new sound to listen too. will hunt out the albums in the next week.

it was still early so we all moved across to a bar called berlin, where you are seated in east or west berlin after you knock on the door and they allow you entry. i was given a passport that had to be handed back in before we left (with payment of beverages). it was good to catch up with people in real conversation again. who'd have thought there was life outside the cinema???