Monday, Monday...
morning loves
I hope you all had a a wonderful weekend. I survived the comic show yesterday.
(I know, I know you were all really worried about me)
It was long and arduous at times and the only thing that got me through it was my bubs, and the fact that I said over and over again in my head "thank God I'm not in Cleveland". That really helped, also the fact that when it was done I got to eat a grilled cheese and French fries off the kids menu at the restaurant...
it was Yum-tastic, but frankly I believe that grilled cheese makes anything better.
So if you popped by the ye olde blog sometime this weekend you know that I spent a ton of time this weekend all cuddled up watching movies.
I am a movie junkie, I just want to clarify that in case you didn't know, I also get "overly involved" when watching a movie...like there have been "situations" when watching a film that I have become so distraught...that people I was with actually feared for me.
When I was 4 or 5 and saw ET in the theater I actually had to be taken out....after ET turned white, I had a meltdown, it was near catastrophic, there was screaming, crying...I believe there was even dry heaving.
When I saw Return of The King (poor aaron & ben can attest to this) I cried from beginning to end...audibly sobbing, not just silent girlie tears...big bad tears.
I can't even begin to describe what it was like to see Cold Mountain and The Notebook, that god I was with bubs who very sweetly just rubbed my back and said (in regards to Cold Mountain) "How could you not see that coming?" and (in regards to the notebook) "if you read the book and knew this would happen, why did you watch it?".
So the point I am trying to make, is...I watched the BEST movie ever this weekend.
The Prestige.
It was brilliant from beginning to end, just flawless, I don;t want to write too much about it because I don't want to spoil it for those who have not seen it...
At first I thought I would like it because it had a comic book and pop culture cast to die for...Hugh "Wolverine" Jackman, Christan "Batman" Bale, Michael "ALfred (Batman's Butler" Caine, David "Goblin King" Bowie, Scarlett "I am Flawless in Jenn's Eyes" Johannson, and the guy who played Golem in Lord of The Rings....sorry I don't remember his name.
The movie did once again make me totally obsessed with that time period...and magic.
I went out last night and rented a wonderful/horrible shark movie called "12 Days Of Terror" it is about shark attacks in 1916, I also rented The Illusionist which I will watch today while I am "working".
So please bear with me...if I fall into an odd speech patter and start saying things like "Watch out for the horseless carriage", or "let's go sea bathing, it is supposed to ward off Polio", you will have to just cope with that.
Did you all know that I used to be a magicians assistant? It's true, it was one of my strangest jobs, though he hated being called a magician and only referred to himself as a "psychic entertainer"...it was equal parts fun and so NOT FUN!!!!!!
And for the record, I never got to wear amazing things like Miss Johannson wore in The Prestige....
Oh, and I watched Hollywoodland this weekend, which was...ok, like if it were a TV movie I would think it was awesome, but as a real movie, well it just had way too much Ben Afflect in it for me, though I do like the time period it was showing off, which was 1950's Hollywood....though again, I am a total sucker for that stuff.
The piece I am showing off today is sort of inspired by the whole film noir old Hollywood thing, it is available for sale in my etsy shop.
It is called "Before She Goes On Stage"
Stay tuned for more "Prestige" inspired items, I have a feeling there will be some coming.
until then...
xxooxxoxoxoxoxoxo
Labels: bubs, collage, comics, etsy, etsy shop, mixed media, movies, stilettoheights. stiletto heights, the illusionist, the prestige, weekend
posted by stilettoheights @ 7:54 AM
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