changes (autumn is for dreamers!)

dear you,
autumn is my favorite season. maybe it's the crisp, cool air that brings a flood of memories.
back to school.
back to work. back to something. newness. autumn is tricky. because just before it starts, it's over.
how many times do we reinvent ourselves throughout our lives?
how many times is it out of necessity?

the toronto international film festival just wrapped. &
i 've fallen in love with the cinema all over again. the unique thing about this particular 'fest, is that there is no hierarchy. everyone is equal.
one minute, you're kicking it outside a theater, and someone gives you tickets to a show they cannot make.
& just like that, you are sitting among the biggest filmakers, actors, and lovers of cinema in the world.
it's a magical time. i really can't fully express how heavy these screenings are.
experiencing a brand new film in a giant theater among hundreds of other human beings is something everyone should get the chance to experience at least once in their life. because it feels so good.
to laugh together, to gasp together and in some instances, to be so completely moved in silence together.
please watch for these films in the coming months------------------>

lust/caution*
dir. ang lee
although this film is one of the most visually stuning pieces i've seen in a minute, it was tang wei's performance as the female lead in this stunning work that took my breath away.
favorite: the score is perfectly dark, i was haunted by it for days afterwards.
*spoiler alert! if you're a fan of 'less is more' when it comes to trailers like i am, you won't like this one.
it gives too much.

i'm not there
dir. todd haynes
i'm so glad to have seen this picture. it's already reached classic status in my mind. i think i'll be revisiting in for years to come. for sure.
each scene was so strikingly different from the last, & woven together these remarkable moments not only form a coherent piece- they make up a masterpiece. i've got too much to say about this film, so i won't say much at all.
cate blanchett steals the whole damn show with the strongest piece of acting i've seen in many years.
& each time charlotte gainsbourg appeared on screen, i cried. her hearbreaking portrayal of sara dylan will be etched in my memory for a long long long time. genius.
favorite: christian bale in black & white. still photos. so good.

son of rambow
dir. garth jennings
we've all romanticized some aspects of our youth in some way or another.
somehow, writer/director garth jennings completely captures the essence of being a kid. minus the kitsch.
& although i'm not a boy, it was all so... relate-able. pop rockets! scratch & sniff! rambo!
this movie was brilliant mix of hilarity and ones kaleidescope memory of childhood.
favorite: any man who wears white trainers with a suit to their own premier is pretty darn neat in my books. 10!

-s.s.