Day 6: Enterprising Capitalists

A small aside. Damn these fracking Hollywood bigshots with their damn fancy toys. I've seen a half dozen iPhones in use since the festival has started. I'm starting to seriously consider mugging one of these schmucks for it - knowing my luck tho, I'd probably nab a 4Gb model.

Instead, a hearty "screw you" to Ted F. Rogers. You know why, you bastard.

Vexille

This movie had so many "homages" to other films, I have serious questions about whether or not the author of the screenplay did any actual writing. Off the top of my head, there were nods to Dune, Blade Runner, Starship Troopers, Tron, Braveheart, Ghost in the Shell and Mad Max.

That being said, awesome film. As your attorney, I recommend that you get a large convertible automobile... no. wait. See this movie. Yeah. Do it. Unless you dont like Japanese animation. In which case you're beyond hope and redemption.

(soundtrack by Paul Oakenfold. Like seriously. Why are you still reading this, and not downloading the film from the intertubes?)

Here Is What Is

The Daniel Lanois documentary. Ostensibly about the creative process, it comes off more like an extended music video. Which is cool, since I didnt quite realize how good a musician Lanois is on his own - he's mostly known for his producing efforts of obscure Irish bands.

Very Young Girls

Kinda made me want to take a shower afterwards. Documentary child prostitution in New York City. Apparently the average age in which girls enter into the commercial sex trade is all of 13. Boggles the mind. 13.

Like I said. Shower.

What struck me is that the person in the film that I felt the most opprobrium for was not any of the pimps (tho they are obviously deserving), but for the tool of an ADA who recommended against paroling a 15 year old girl into the custody of her mother, when she was arrested on prostitution charges.

No. Because clearly, having her locked up in the Tombs is a far better course of action.

The Babysitters

People who have daughters will not want to watch this film. In fact, if you have children at all, do not watch this film. Or at least, never hire a babysitter.

For if you do, it may turn out that the very prim and upstanding young lady that you've hired is actually running a escort service, and is banging your husband when he drives her home.

I've placed a call to my younger cousins to see if the Babysitters Club series of novels ever covered this development. Wikipedia is strangely silent on the matter.