Tuesday night I watched Mysterious skin and tonight I watched Kinsey for the second time. Kinsey is the film about scientist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey. Kinsey studied the sexual habits of thousands of people of all walks of life. It's an interesting film in the fact that it makes us think. I like films and books that make us think. That's what I try to do, make people think. Open your mind and ask yourself the question, what if...? The film stars, Liam Neeson, Laura Linley, Chris O'Donnel, Peter Saarsgard and Timothy Hutton. Give it a look see if your game. LOL.
Mysterious Skin is by Asian film maker, Greg Araki. I first met Greg at the Seattle film festival. It was the screening of Totally F**ked up. I applaude anyone that sees their dream come true no matter how bad it may turn out. The following year I believe, Greg returned with a film called The Doom Generation. This showed just how sick a puppy Greg really is, but it is classic and one of my favorite films. It's a cross between a Tarentino film and a porn film. The film stars James Duvall who is like Greg's alter ego and Rose McGowan. Okay, now our featured presentation. Mysterious skin is about two young boys and their connection in life. There are some things we block out and we never bring them forth until life just pushes and pushes and we have no choice if we wish to move forward. Mysterious Skin stars, Joseph Gordon - Levitt, some of you may remember him from Third Rock from the Sun. The other actor is Brady Corbet from the film Thirteen. Elizabeth Shue has a small role playing the mother. Greg always manages to get some good actors in his films. In Nowhere he brought us Ryan Phillipe. Sex, space and violence are all connections that Greg makes in his films. This film is based on the book of the same name by Scott Heim. Now that Greg is older his work has changed and it has depth and a story that is real. If you're squeemish, or have an issue with sexual situations, you don't want to rent this film. Thanks for stopping by; keep an open mind.
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