in a galaxy far far away

Star Wars Begins, a new 14-part fan-made documentary, available free on YouTube.

The 1977 movie is reconstructed in full, using lost footage, alternate takes of scenes, and narration taken from audio recordings of interviews with actors and behind-the-scenes crew.

Skipping around the ten-minute clips, you'll find gems like an alternate Cantina sequence, featuring a gorier bar brawl (not only does that drunk alien lose his arm to a lightsaber, but his head goes, too).

All that, and Han gets some action from a female patron.

Despite the geekier material, it's a fascinating look behind the scenes of a very risky Hollywood production — especially when studio execs demand that scenes of Luke and his friends are cut for being "too much like American Graffiti in space."

Watch it now, before Darth Lucas unleashes his legion of lawyers.

*Written by The Rundown

3 steps to perfection

:: Steve McQueen ::

a mans man - a la Mister Mcqueen. Although he was a bit rough around the edges, there is something insanely alluring/sexy/necessary about a man who just don't give a care! Although, in all reality, this alone just equals chaos with someone who is no good for conversation and a girl would/could/should only fancy (beginning probably) two drinks in.

The rugged guy who's good with his hands. Caters to her adventurous side and probably can build and fix every broken car, window, closet in his ladies' abode.

:: Townes Van Zandt ::

The guy who she really gets to "understand" through his songs. The tormented soul she hopes/thinks/longs to "save". The sensitive crooner/artistic man who will love/keep her warm through the night and really "pays attention" to all of the little things.

This guy is one the MOST underrated musicians of all time! He is also one of my favorite people that I am insanely intrigued by.

:: Jean-Paul Belmondo ::

He was in one of my favorite films, Breathless. The cynicism his characters usually embraced is both sexy, realistic, and arrogant. But not in a way that makes you want to punch him in the noggin.. the kind that intrigues a lady to delve deeper and see what makes em tick.

Although he's French, I don't particularly care for the French (nor actors generally), buuuuuuuut I adore so many things about this Euro-country:

the architecture, one of my favorite people that was kidnapped by them, their subway system, Montmarde, their pace, films, natural beauty that is appreciated,Brigitte Bardot, and their bread and milk is pretty good too!

*sigh*

2 parts Townes Van Zandt

2 parts Jean-Paul Belmondo

3 dashes of Steve Mcqueen

equals:

maybe this recipe was a bad idea...

Ultimately, whatever you mix to get this guy, not the one he played in movies per se, Paul Newman is my ideal dream boat- unchanged exactly as he was... in love and life.

I cried the night he passed - I think somewhere deep inside, I held hope that his 1960's self would meet up with my current-20-something-year-old self...

... weird.

ok xo

if it's a good marriage, it'll last till 5:30

This is one of my all time favorite movies from childhood. It was the same reference where I learned about writing, marriage, love and movie stars. Neil Simon wrote this screenplay in 1963 which was adapted from Broadway to film in 1967. When I moved to my first apartment in New York after high school, I was doorbell-less, elevator-less and five story walk up with no a/c or heat. Yet, somehow, I was as happy as a clam as I often thought of this film. I felt a connected to Cory and Paul's story every time I ordered a pizza and broke a sweat going to meet the delivery guy downstairs or when I caught a cold in my apartment because I woke up to a pile of snow on my pillow that came from some random windw crack, some other quirky happening occured.

Now I love this film for other reasons...its a testament to how different the perspectives of women and men are as they approach relationships... both arguments valid (and definitely dramatized), twisted in view by the other party, and yet, both equally important.


The Honeymoon stage : Love

The Fight : Contempt

The compromise: thus a more realistic "Happily Ever After"

Here's a timeless breakdown of how relationships work. Maybe not verbatim and of course there are discrepancies... but this my friends, is funny, classic, and a pretty decent portrayal with the happy ending-ish.


enjoy.

kma

she probably thought she could fly

The Virgin Suicides...




It's as if the whole film is in Sepia tone ::




When I play back bits from the movie in my head, I can’t recall as much dialogue as I can still images. It moves slowly… but somehow reminds me of going through an old photo album of someone you once loved.















The tragic events that occur throughout director, Sophia Coppola’s first film, have a dreamy romanticism that takes part of the sadness away. It’s a timeless story filtered through a hazy lens. As effed up as that sounds… eek, you are judging me now, huh?





The music, scored by the Frenchies AIR (FAVE-sies), is evocative and sweet and brings visuals of black cherries in syrup to mind…don’t get it? They are dark and sour sweet (very sexy) :: I am middle eastern, what do you want / expect from me?!




This may be one of the best soundtracks EVER, yeah I said it... 'A recent sojourn reveals what makes good music (and soundtracks) great. Majestic and fragile, epic and intimate, The Virgin Suicides encompasses contrasting moods and tones adhered by several recurring themes. Indisputably Air's finest work, they take their trademark style and apply it on a much grander level to great effect.. '



Air :: Playground Love

when I said I needed a few seconds, I really meant 5 minutes!

wanna be la nouvelle vague with me ??



One third of the, often noted as, three directors responsible for the French new wave movement in film, JeanLuc Godards' A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) is a fave-sies!!! It is flawed and perfect and frustrating at times to watch.



Like my life, its notable for its lack of formulaic beginning, middle and ending, which before its conception/genre/movement, was almost unheard of in film.







"Il est triste de s'endormir...




..Il sépare les gens....




...Même lorsque vous dormez ensemble, vous êtes tout seul."