I'm afraid you'll think I've crawled under a rock, or fallen off of a cliff, or some other disaster has befallen me. This is the first time since the Black Apple blog began that I've gone 2 whole days with crickets-chirping-silence! I'm sorry...I've just been a super-busy lady. As I told Joleen today, I'm burning the midmorning-midday-midnight oil today, to try to finish all of the half-finished things I left for today, AND get all of the shipping packed up for tomorrow. We'll see if that all happens. It's entirely possible that my brain will just short-circuit, and nothing will get finished! Let's hope that's not what happens...
So, Clint and I went to see Art School Confidential yesterday, a film loosely based on a very short comic by Dan Clowes.
It was written by Clowes, and directed by Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb", "Ghost World"). I have been waiting for this movie for seriously the last two years. I love Dan Clowes (mostly) and I also love Terry Zwigoff...Ghost World is one of my favorite, favorite movies and Crumb isn't half-bad, either. I even liked "Bad Santa"...it was so bizarrely endearing.
SO, A.S.C. was supposed to be released last Septemberish, but then was pushed back for whatever reason. But it finally was released limited on the 6th, and wide on the 12thish and Athens actually got it! You have no idea how shocked and happy I was to discover that piece of information!
I read mixed reviews, it seems all of my favorite magazines were really split about it (Bust, Nylon, etc.). So I was also a little afraid...but it was GREAT! I mean, great to me...it's probably not for everyone, I understand. It was so convoluted and hilarious, and as a recent attendee of Art School, it was really right-on-the-money about SO much. Apparently Art School hasn't changed as much as a pair of socks since Dan Clowes attended 20 years ago. Those same cliched personalities are all there in real life...the "pretentious guy who makes bad conceptual art", "goth/beatnik girl", "lecherous professor", "Mom (55 year old lady who is getting in touch with her artistic side)". The critics who panned the movie because of the "juvenile stereotyping" seem to not know that these people really make up the stock classroom of drawing 1, I promise!
I'm pretty sure I was/am some such stereotype myself, but that's what makes for the hilarity of the Art School dynamic! There's nothing like it. Even if you haven't been, I think you'll get at least a few good chuckles out of this movie. Clint and I agreed, though, that a really weak link in the movie is "funny, wacky, fat-guy" the roomate who looks 35 and is always wacky and fat, but isn't actually funny.
I finished up this page of "coloring book" style page of paper dolls for the aforementioned Joleen's zine, Portals. These alone are enough cuteness to rationalize buying the new issue when it's available.
I also finished up some new Bird's Nest Hair Silhouettes! A whole new batch of 5 are up in the shop. I'm so thrilled at how much people loved the last set...it inspired me to bite the bullet and endure the carpal-tunnel-like aftermath of all of the intricate cutting.
Hopefully, I will finish up all of the new Isobels today/tonight...I've had quite a few in the works, so (fingers crossed!) they'll be living in the store by tomorrow. There will be Samplers in the shop, too, tomorrow (I think Tuesday has become the official Sampler day without meaning to) so be on the lookout in the p.m. (around 5ish? EST)
Happy Monday, my lovelies!
gah! just too much GOODNESS! i'm burnin' the oil with you! lol LOVING everything! was so bummed with the dolly that matched my isobel was gone tonight- but i guess she couldn't sit around waiting for me..lol. keep it up chicadee! xo
Posted by: joleen | May 16, 2006 at 03:36 AM
emily really, just how many fantastic things can you produce each day?! I love checking out your blog because it is always a feast. Today I am wrapt with the paper dolls. And i loved my sampler by the way too.
Posted by: samantha | May 15, 2006 at 08:49 PM
Mmmm that flick sounds quite good, I too dug Crumb and most definitly Ghost World...but my taste of late (ie:Final Destination 3) is hardly giving me any street cred. I shall keep my eyes peeled for this movie to enter our megaplexes!!
The Art school stereotype is obviously worldwide, mine was the same. I want to add the character 'The Mute', a weird exchange girl who never spoke for a year, and then ofcourse 'The Overachiever'. In my 3 years of torture there have been 3 of these, one even having cate Blanchett opening his exhibition....oohhhh please. Jealous. Who me?
Posted by: Shannon | May 15, 2006 at 07:43 PM