Missing in Action

Posted by Ajit on November 10, 2007.

Since I started a full-time job more than an hour from where I live, it seems impossible to post here on a regular basis. Luckily, Dek has continued to unearth those incredible video jewels to keep this site alive. Hopefully, as I get more comfortable with this life change, I should be posting with more regularity.

Last weekend, I saw Lars and the Real Girl. A thoroughly enjoyable movie that adds to the awesome credentials of Ryan Gosling. The film needed an incredible performance from the lead and he surely delivers. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the overall film and I am not certain why. It was intelligent, well directed and a quirky story. I loved the characters, all of them, but I wished it ended a little later in the life of Lars. The romance that blossoms at the end was too much of a tease. For most of the film, there was so much lifelessness, in terms of Lars falling in love with a mannequin, that I was hoping for some action with the “real” girl. Kelli Garner as Margo is so bloody cute. I wished there was more of her in the film.

M.I.A has been popping in my radar with more regularity. Her new album is one of most daring albums I have heard recently. And it isn’t music that is meant to be talked about but listened to. To promote this album she did a little interview series with music video legend Spike Jonze. I can’t but help feel a little awed by her multi-national creative streak. Watch part one, two, three, four, five, six.