"Time is the guy at the amusement park who paints shirts with an airbrush. He sprays out the color in a fine mist until it's just lonely particles floating in the air, waiting to be plastered in place. And what comes of it all, the design on the shirt at the end of the day, ususally isn't much to see... We're the paint in the analogy. Time is what disperses us." --The Rule of Four
Friday, May 16, 2008
Where the women aren't
Came across an excellent article by Manohla Dargis in NYT the other day. Until she said it, I didn't realise how right she was. There really are no women in summer blockbuster movies. And when there have been women-centric films in recent times, they've not been too good, and haven't done well at the box office. In contrast though, some of the best shows on television have strong women at their centre. It's an interesting dichotomy...
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