Hot Mess

In one of my classes the other day we had a discussion about the phrase "Hot Mess" and whether or not it was a good thing. Even though its used to describe Britney Spears I think its a good thing. I mean, its saying that even though your life's a mess you're still hot? Right? Oh god, like I actually know how to speak my own language.
Anyway, when I say hot mess I think of "Romance and Cigarettes."

It is such a mess (A HOT ONE). But its also incredible. Its a musical in which everyone is singing covers of rock songs. Except, well, they're not covers, its more like the original song. And people are singing along to it. Not lip sinking, you can hear their voices. But sort of like singing along to the radio.
ANYWAY its a musical about Tony Soprano having an affair with Kate Winslet and his wife Susan Sarandon finds out. Theres also Mandy Moore and Mary Louise Parker as their punked out daughters. Steve Bushemi as well, the character Steve Bushemi always plays. And Kate Winslet is so hot.
Thats about it. Except its awesome. It takes the conventions of the big hollywood musicals and grungifys them. It sort of peters out at the end and none of it really makes any sense. But it = awesome.
Speaking of Susan Sarandon: she just gets hotter. Seriously. And shes an amazing actress (wow. understatement of the year right there). Take for example this piece of writer propaganda for the strike:


The propaganda actually fails because she so damn good at emoting the blah blah blah.

Debbie Harry just gets hotter

Like seriously. I hope I age that awesomely.
And now because I'm in the mood lets all listen to heart of glass together.

The best woman on television

So. Sometimes I think I'm 100% straight. But then I see Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica, and Im like god damn it I love you, woman.

And now she is on Bionic Woman and that is the ONLY reason why I will watch. For starbuck.

Women kicking ass on television

I would really like either "the sara connor chronicles" OR "the bionic woman" to be good. I can live with one being bad. But both?

Sad news

So I just found out that Solveig Dommartin, who was Clare in "Until the End of the World" and also Marion in "Wings of Desire" (and was in pretty much nothing else) died in January. I now feel bad for making fun of her last month, even though it was loving loving fun.
Here she is with Wim Wenders, who directed both films. Now she has gone to work with the big director in the sky. And no more Angels will come down from heaven for her.

I'd come down from heaven for her. Wouldnt you?