What Swanky Things are you Watching?

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Being sick, I've had some time to spend with the DVD collection. I watched I Heart Huckabees again and followed it up with a viewing with one of the commentary's. I swear this is one of those films that I imagine someone made just for me, becasue I honestly can't see many people really appreciating it for it's playfull take on philisophic issues. As with the first time I saw it, I desperately wish I could be an existential detective in real life.

Last night I started to view one of my favorite films, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. An extrememly sexy love story set around the Prague Spring of 1968. I love the characters caught in the midst of politics as they struggle with their own needs, desires, and weaknesses. Its a film that often has me weeping in anticipation of some of the sadder scenes, but I love each character's quest for happiness amidst the tummult of the world and other people.

In my mental queue is Wim Wenders Until the End of the World - I recently acquired a copy of the 3 disk directors cut, and am thinking about blocking out a day to indulge myself with that one.