Gravity

[El Gordo]

I like Clooney, and find him an an infuriatingly good actor/director. Along with his rumoured good looks, this seems just a little unreasonable.

Up in the Air, Michael Clayton, O Brother..., the magnificent Good Night & Good Luck (which I think he wrote + directed as well as starred in -- gah!!), Ides of March, the Oceans movies.... yeah, I like the man. Talented, intelligent, politically savvie.... what's not to like?

I must write about the Swiss movie experience sometime. It's frustrating that we get so few films I want to see (particularly British movies -- the Alan Partridge, World's End, various well-received Ken Loach movies and others didn't make an appearance here...). But going to the flicks is a laugh. The arbitrary intermissions, the multi-language subtitles, once-a-month local clubs, the open-air summer kino, the..... er, that's it actually. But I like it. It's a laugh. If only there were more films I actually wanted to see.

Gravity is a cert, given the stars, though Sweder has made me realise that I'm not sure we have an iMax-style cinema here. Must check that out.

We should add more to the Culture forum. Will do so.