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watched: Beginners
We finally watched Beginners this week. I got it out of the library after Birgit mentioned it was must see. I relished watching it. You can really sense it was written and directed by the same person. Some of the lines would be so cheesy or typical, but instead come across just perfectly fresh. The female lead, Mélanie Laurent was so charming and her hair was the. awesomest.
I hope we can go see Perks of Being a Wallflower when it comes out next month, though I imagine I’ll be just as sad afterwards as I was when I read the book. Love any movies lately?
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Criterion on Hulu
I can’t believe Hulu Plus now has the entire Criterion Collection. Criterion of elegant dvd covers, thoughtful linear notes, and prestigious $40 price tags? Is no movie devotee’s preciously accumulated, though admittedly dusty, collection safe from the hounds of accessibility? Will your average viewer just blithely switch between an old Family Guy and The Seventh Seal? gasp.
(Though of course none of Wes Anderson’s films which have Criterion editions are on there. Clearly Wes is the last bastion of keeping the pearls behind stiffer paywalls than “Plus.”) {Though many of Wes’s personal favorite Criterions are available.}
I aspire to have watched many more Criterion films than I actually have, and suddenly $8 is not seeming so unreasonable of Hulu after all.
