The Filmcake

Green Porno. It just doesn’t get better than this. Isabella Rossellini made eight short films that demonstrate the sex lives of various backyard creatures. They’re gross, hilarious, and just plain awesome.

Sarah and I caught Rossellini on Letterman last week where she talked about making these short films and screened the Praying Mantis video. Besides the Mantis film, be sure and check out Snail and Fly.

(Cross-posted on Two-Headed Blog)

It’s been over a month since my last post. It’s high time I returned to this experiment–this blog–to see where it can take me. I haven’t been doing a lot of posting over at 2HB (it seems to be more of a one-headed blog at the moment). I’m not sure if I’m tired of the whole blogging thing, temporarily uninspired, or what. But, I did want to compel myself to come back to Filmcake, not so much for the sake of the blog but as a conduit for growing as a student of film. I’m thinking about movies all of the time. But perhaps blogging about movies will get me thinking about movies in different ways. I don’t know. Like I said, this is an experiment.

Moving forward, I’m going to try a couple of new things. First, I’m just going to try (force myself) to blog more regularly. A few times a week. Or daily, even. Second, I’m going to try and do a weekly recap of the movies I saw that previous week (Week in Review). So basically just a list of those movies with maybe a short 1 or 2 sentence thought about it. If that leads to some longer review or discussion, then all the better.

That being said, Sarah and I finally made it to Warren Theater. The weekend before last we went to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It was nice. The decor certainly let you know that it wasn’t your average multiplex. The tackiness worked. But, then I don’t go to a multiplex for the ambience, I go for the movie. Still, we need to see a movie from a balcony seat in one of their Grand Auditorium theaters to get the full experience.

Also, I purchased our tickets for deadCENTER yesteday. This year they’re offering discounts for students and for those who order early. So, we actually saved $35. I’m really excited. I’m sure when it rolls around I’ll be doing some cross-posting here and at 2HB.

Warren Theater opens on Friday here in Moore, OK. Driving by at night, it stands out as a handsome multiplex. The retro looks serves it well. And, from what I’ve read, the facade is only the beginning. And, I’m most excited by the fact that there won’t be any commercials or slide-shows before the features. It’s just unfortunate that it’ll open with such a dismal lineup of movies. It is April after all. Both the Oklahoma Gazette and Moore Monthly have nice articles about the theater (see the paper editions).

So, the opening of this theater not a mile from my front door step got me wondering what other film opportunities are available in my area. Of course, there are the other traditional theaters. The multiplexes and dollar theaters. But, there is certainly more than that.

Noble Theater @ The Oklahoma City Museum of Art offers independent, foreign, and classical films. Noble Theater also acts as one of the host venues for the deadCENTER Film Festival which showcases independent films from Oklahoma and beyond (the 8th edition will take place this year June 11-15). Some of these same festival films can be seen throughout the year at shortsSUITE at the XO Lounge. Down at the University of Oklahoma, the OU Film & Video Studies program hosts a variety of screenings. While on the Norman Campus, you can also check out Fred Films at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art where they currently have an ongoing program on the Three Cinemas of China. If OU is not your cup of tea, you can head over to OCU where the Oklahoma City University Film Institute holds the occasional screening or lecture. And, if you’re in the mood for something bigger, you can head over to the Dome Theater at the Science Museum Oklahoma. And, finally, if you just want to get out of the city, you can certainly head up to Circle Cinema in Tulsa for the latest documentary, independent, and foreign films.