The Science of Sleep is confusing...worth seeing, but not entirely satisfying.

Gael Garcia Bernal, on the other hand, is extremely adorable. Painfully so. He makes it all worthwhile. He makes life worth living.

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Science of Sleep was shite!

Actually, I think Charlie Kaufman wrote the screenplay for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Gondry just directed.

In any event, I love that movie and I'm really looking forward to The Science of Sleep.

Echo Patrick C and SG re Science of Sleep. Charlotte Gainsbourg is also adorable, though not so much as Gael Garcia Bernal.

I'm also inclined to see The Departed this weekend. But I'm going to avoid it. Because Scorsese has repeatedly said he thinks there is something wrong with box office watchers. Which means I'll catch it in a couple of weeks.

I'm more in the mood, I think, to take in the Egyptian's other offering: a midnight showing of Donnie Darko.

Saw Science of Sleep two or three weeks ago; I loved it but it put my date to sleep (he actually snored, which was adorably embarassing).

Shortbus is... well, it's just Shortbus--get extra butter on your popcorn, and be prepared to forget it instantly despite the super! cheerful! sexy! of it all.

When is Seattle getting The Queen? It's selling out here in New York, and it's great. Oh Helen Mirren, is there anything you can't do?

I want to see Little Children, but after all this Mark Foley stuff, it feels awkward, you know what I mean? If only they called it "That Chick from Titantic, Having Sex With the Closeted Guy from Angels in America" instead...

Everybody have a good weekend. B.

Streetwise + followup + Tiny? DUDE.

Saw The Departed last night. Good Will Hunting meets Goodfellas. It was 'ok' at best. Thoroughly unsatisfying ending.

I agree Sean. No where near as good as Goodfellas or Mean Streets. jack Nicholson is too loud, he is becoming like Al Paciono. GIVE ME ALL U GOT!!!

Nicholson is basing his character on Whitey Bulger, southie irish American gangster, but yet his last name is Costello in the film, and as you all know Costello was Whitey's nemesis from North Boston. Costello is a dego name, not a mick name, but yet Costello in this film hates degos?

Damon was good, I thought Marky Mark had the best role, which should have been ez for him since he is from those Irish Boston neighborhoods. Scorcesse knows NYC, but clearly Boston is not his thang.

The shootings at the end are cool, lots of splattered blood and huge blood stains all over the place. I dont know the actor who plays the shrink who sleeps with both Damon and Caprio, but I thought she was the best thing in that film.

Al Pacino.

Saw "Science of Sleep" last night and enjoyed it very much.

It's greatest strength is Gondry's ability to capture a dream state that seems familiar. He avoids common dream state film cliches like soft focus, mist and reverb, and instead creates, through his signature stop-motion animation style, a dream state where one might suddenly discover his hands are enormous, or that a broken electric razor causes hair to grow, which transforms your employer into a homeless person, or that flying and swimming are interchangeable.

At its core, the story is nothing more substantial than a light-hearted boy-meets-girl romantic comedy, much like "Eternal Sunshine" was. The best artistry is in the imaginative details.

And yes, Bernal is very pretty. I think his prettiness contributes quite a lot to the overall experience.

Damn it, I'm racing out to the "The Departed" today, but the above gripes make my heart sink. (Having recently seen "Heat" for the first time and loved it, the "GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT!" comparison was particularly torturous. However, in the Heat DVD special features, Pacino and Mann admit Pacino's character was supposed to be secretly coked up some of the time, and maybe that excuses some of the monster acting.)

But "Streetwise" will have to be Netflixed, as tomorrow night I'm going to see the OTB show Brendan goes nuts for in the above post...I cannot wait, and there's no Jack Nicholson in dance...

I am bummed that the events at the Frye are happening this Sunday, because I signed up to work and can't get out of it! It sounds fascinating.

I saw Science of Sleep last night. Bernal is terrific, and really funny. Overall, the imaginative stuff seemed too precious by half (at least), but the more straightforward stuff was actually satisfying. Who'd have thunk it?