So went to see There Will Be Blood yesterday, and Daniel Day Lewis does it again (although not that often!) and totally deserved his best actor Oscar (2nd for him)
What's the film like? I'm not sure! It was good, a little slow in places you could argue (although we had problems in our screening with the projector malfunctioning)but the film is so all about Day Lewis's character. We are watching the greed, life and undoing of a complex tragic figure.
People were twitching and fidgeting in the screening but if you just look at it as almost a documentary of an oil baron's life you will not be disappointed.
Day Lewis takes us on this epic 30 year journey and we follow him all the way, even when it is quite hard to watch.
I had similar feelings finally watching Juno. Pretty good film (don't honestly think it deserved best original screenplay) in regards to Ellen Page. She is superb in the film, and carries it. We watch her and all the emotions teenage pregnancy is bound to put you through. She was funny, but also touching and Ellen needs to face the fact that she will never have a role as good as this ever again.
She is in almost every scene and is the reason why this low budget film has been such a resounding success.
Another little movie slowly edging its way towards completion is "Much Ado About Lauren."
We now even have a title song, which I am enjoying playing in the car immensely, catchy and fun and composed by my good friend Steve Warner.
Shot two important scenes over the weekend, Paul, Abi and Simon joined us for a rehearsal scene in the chapel which is funny but also delivers a let down for the character of Greg. Took a while to get it, but really got some good stuff there.
Then on Saturday Simon, John Mitchell and Richard Sheridan filmed over at Simon's house for the reading of the newly written play within the movie and a fairly humorous misunderstanding that takes place!
The boys did realy well, a couple of long takes, but we got 5 pages shot in 2 hours which is unheard of! Going to do some bits and pieces this week, and this will require some careful editing but I am really proud about what we have and I know within the large amounts of footage shot we have a wonderful little 100 minute movie waiting to get out!!
Also really enjoying directing my new play "The Removal Firm" with the St. Christopher Players. Going really well, I am working with such talented performers and it is such a pleasure seeing situations I came up with a year ago in a lounge in Stopsley working so well on the stage and in the rehearsal room. Real collaborative process, and all the better for it!
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