Movie: Capote

September 23, 2006 @ 1:08 pm · Posted by Sah · Filed under Movies

Capote

Aaron and I recently rented Capote. The movie is a partial biography of Truman Capote during the time he researched and wrote his book, In Cold Blood. It was a quiet, introspective movie, but totally engrossing. Philip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal of Truman Capote was amazing and clearly deserving of the Best Actor Oscar he went on to win earlier this year. My only criticism, and I’m not sure that it wasn’t the intention of the filmmakers, is that it the movie leaves you with many questions, eager to know more.

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Listening to:

Santogold

Artist: Santogold

Reminds me of The Go! Team with half of the bouncy happiness drained out and replaced with M.I.A.

Last watched:

The Wrestler

Director: Fox Searchlight

If there's one thing Aronofsky knows how to do, it's how to portray bleakness.

Reading:

Anathem

Author: Neal Stephenson

One of my favorite things about this book is that in this fictional world there are names given to ideas that ought to have names in the real world. For instance, Diax's Rake is the idea that you shouldn't believe something just because you want to. The name itself isn't that important, but I like that Stephenson recognizes that some ideas deserve to be acknowledged.

Playing:

Red Dead Redemption

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Like GTA in the Old West, but so far, more interesting. I just hope that the buddy characters don't require the same kid-gloved hand-holding from GTA4.