Wow. So super-grainy. Haven’t seen grain like that since Aliens. Was it shot on digital with natural lighting or something?
Anyway!
There’s a lot of powerful scenes here. I laughed, I cried.
The line readings are pretty stiff, though.
Tanna. Martin Butler. 2015. Vanuatu.
Japanese Slipper at Sunset Bungalows
Shake with ice and strain into a glass.
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Oh, this is so not my genre. It’s the old “naïve kid with dreams going to the big city” plot. I just sympathise too much with the hapless protagonist. “Nooo… doooon’t… Dooooon’t…”
But that’s just me. This film has obvious qualities: Things degenerate (and how!) a lot faster than they usually do in these films, and then we’re onto the next bit, which is more fun.
Nairobi Half Life. David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga. 2012. Kenya.
Dawa Cocktail
Put the honey, sugar and lime chunks into a rocks glass. Lightly muddle to dissolve the sugar. Add ice and vodka and stir until cold. Garnish with a lime wheel.
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Does a product that adds some level of organisasation to shelves like the one above exist?
I need to know because reasons.
The electric utility people came by to install those new-fangled wifi-enabled power meters today. After power-cycling my flat (only one device died!) all my computers are up again and I had a peek at the installation.
So… there’s that thing. I assume that’s a wifi antenna? Mounted on the door? Wat…
Oh, how elegant and pretty.
Eek! The DVD version I bought is dubbed into German. I should start paying more attention when buying films…
But! Amazon to the rescue. I downloaded a version in Arabic with English subtitles from Amazon (via my Ipod Touch). Phew!
This is a very odd film structurally. It starts off slowly and the characters’ story lines interact in the ways you would guess they would have in, like, a comedy from the 1940s.
And then, half way through, it changes into something else completely. The changeover from comedy to child abuse drama is a bit… “waaat? Hm.”
It won a bunch of awards.
Captain Abu Raed. Amin Matalqa. 2008. Jordan.
Middle Eastern Mint Lemonade
Muddle the mint with the syrup. Add the lemon juice and the Limoncello and shake with ice. Double strain into an ice-filled glass.
OK, adding the Limoncello was my idea, but it’s delish. I just couldn’t find any Jordanian cocktail recipes. I blame bad Interwebs in Jordan.
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