Relapse...

Speaking of Spaced, my good friend Ads let me know about Hot Fuzz, the new film by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. They have video blogs here, filmed during production which has now finished, I believe. Can't wait.

Went to see Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog's latest at the MAC last night. It has such a deep impact on you. I don't whether it's the intimacy that Timothy Treadwell (the documentary's protagonist) achieves with his filming or the drama that Herzog creates (and doesn't have to work to hard to attain). Treadwell's lunacy is as disturbing as the violence of the animals. The highs and (considerable) lows for Treadwell create an uneasiness but its hard to not be touched by the scenes with the fox (who befriend and accompany Treadwell's (nearly) solitary spells in the wilderness). The music is written by Richard Thompson and on guitar and piano is Jim O'Rourke. That wasn't the only reason I loved the film though...

I went back on my pledge to not buy cds for a while and bought the new Thom Yorke, Guillemots, Tapes n' Tapes, Midlake and Lambchop albums.

Going to see Volver at the Electric tomorrow night. Looks amazing.

UPDATE (30 August 2006):

As Ads says:
Spaced is now my favourite sitcom ever. It's got everything. Directorially it's stunning for a sitcom and because it's not filmed in a studio and there's no laughter track it makes it more personal. It's clearly well written and superbly thought out and you can tell that making the move into films was the right idea, can't wait for hot fuzz!