Who won?

The revisions are almost done, and this thing is yelling, "Finish Me!" It's driving me crazy.

As a break, I'm going to talk about movies for a minute.


If I ran the Oscars, I would have given Munich everything. Directing, writing, set design, costumes, cinematography, music, just everything. I was blown away by this film - it's brilliant. I love a film that makes me think, makes me question everything. I love a film that is obviously made by an entire crew at the top of their game. I love a fim with Eric Bana in it. (Dear sweet lord, but that man has an ass that could drive a woman insane. Oops, I digress.) And of course, I love love love a film with good writing.

About once a year I see a film that beats all for me. Last year it was Sin City; the year before (or the year before?) it was Signs. Agree or disagree, I don't care. These are films where good writing meshes with the visuals to create the best kind of storytelling. There is so much going on between the characters in Signs that you can't catch it all in one sitting, because the dialogue is so sparse. And Sin City is pure story, gleeful and vicious and nonstop. In Munich, Spielberg uses one shot to say what he could have said in ten, and one line of dialogue has more impact than a page. The minute you see the main character's apartment, you know what kind of life he has. Storytelling is storytelling, no matter what the medium, and the best films can teach you a lot.

Happy viewing - I'm going back to work.