Havn't updated this in a while so lots to talk about in this one.
Watched Hollywoodland which I thoroughly enjoyed, mainly due to an excellent performance by Adrian Brody. Story was intriguing and captivating, and well directed. Not a big Ben Affleck fan though I thought he did well, but no one is ever going to do justice to Chris Reeves. The visual style reminded me a lot of L.A confidential, which is one of my favorite films. What I liked most is the insight I got into the life of Chris Reeves.
Also saw Big Nothing, with Simon Peg and David Schwimmer. What bollocks! A good example of what can happen when you take a promising premise and turn it into a terrible film. Plot holes everyehere and although some parts were funny, and I must admit certain parts had a cool visual style, you could see every "unpredicatble" bit that was coming up in the film. It looked like it had been directed and produced by severly amatuer filmmakers, possibly internet nerds. I think the budget was probably reasonable so there was no excuse for the poor quality of this film.
Also watched two fantastic documentaries, the first being touching the void. Superbly reconstructed and the story is so compelling. Liked how Simon Yates and Joe Simpson talked into the camera rather than talking to an interviewer. An all round amazing documentary, one of the best I have seen. The visuals said so much even though the interviewees said so little. You could see and feel the underlying message well. Superbly directed.
Finally, saw Enron. Difficult to understand so I had to watch it twice. A fascinating story, company that was worth billions of dollars and went bankrupt withing two months. The characters and stories that drive this documentary are great, and immidiately suck you in. A real insight into the darkness of the corporate world, and the big players who orchestrate the bankrupcy. A great education in terms of the cuthroat and unethical world of stockbroking too. There is too much to explain in terms of what actually happened, who was responsible and the insane chain reaction of events that this suppsedly "ethical" company caused so I really urge anyone who hasn't seen it to check it out.