Trailer? Ugh.
Movie tie in book? Looks like a Master P album cover.
Soundtrack? Digging it!
It’s streaming over on NPRs First Listen at the moment. Check it out.
Art
Judge a book by its covers…
The New York Times has a piece out about how people are getting all hot and bothered over the new movie tie-in cover for The Great Gatsby.
It’s true, it is atrocious.
I’m not partial to the original art, but this looks really really cheap. But I suppose whatever gets people reading books again ought to be commended. The Times also has a nice interactive module where you can check out all the different versions of the book’s cover.
Here are my favorites:
UM…Can I buy this copy somewhere? Seriously. THIS is how you do a movie tie-in book.
This one evokes time/memory/gears–>car thoughts for me. Classy.
Well, who WAS Gatsby, really?
It’s been a long time since I’ve read this book so I’m considering reading it again (even though I didn’t care for it the first go round). I’m probably going to rent it from the SF digital lending library (or even buy it online), so in a sense the cover doesn’t matter.
Are you going to see the Baz Luhrmann movie? Do you care what your book cover looks like at all, or am I just being a snobby book snob ?
Meet the Fokkens
No, no not ‘Meet the Fockers.’ I’ve avoided that one pretty well, even that one time that I went to LA for the holidays and my mom really wanted to watch it.
Here’s another prostitution documentary that’s available on Netflix. It’s perhaps the polar opposite of Whore’s Glory. I’m only 30 minutes into it, but I venture to say that it could almost be considered a… feel good? prostitution documentary. All I know is that that my Netflix algorithm is wrecked from here on out…
Meet the Fokkens
This doc follows a pair of 69 year old twin sisters in Amsterdam who have been working in the red light district for 50 years. One had to retire due to arthritis, and the other is still at it to cover her bills. The film has so far glossed over the more dangerous and sad aspects of the trade, and it’s really more of a character study of these willful ladies.
Check out the trailer:
It’s a fine line between a loving and a leering take on prostitution, but there’s not too many interviews, it’s mostly just following the sisters around as they service clients, make coffee, and go on beach rides where they read over old journals together and giggle. It makes life as an older person look like fun actually.
Nick Cave show streaming on YouTube 2/21 9pm PST
Be there or be square. That is all.
Reminder: Live your life. NOW.
Stumbled across this totally NSFW music video the other day. It’s so brilliantly universal. Who hasn’t had this fantasy before? There are so many important life lessons packed into 5 minutes. Remember, your life is your own. Even if it doesn’t seem like it, you have a choice. You aren’t defined by what other people think of you. You can change course if you want. Things can be different. Just don’t wait too long…
Also, look out for the to do list. It’s too good.
