Wildlife Sighting

I gotta say, that looks damn good.

Meet the new Lindsay Lohan

As Lindsay squanders her career posing, partying and arguing with her girlfriend, Isla Fisher's stealing her turf. Meet Hollywood's new fav redhead. Starring this week in Confessions of a Shopaholic Isla has really come into her own. You may remember her as the nympho from Wedding Crashers. In Shopaholic she's got Lindsay's Mean Girls combination of innocence and charm. Sure she's sexy too but but she's also a great comedic actress showing a knack for slapstick (maybe there's a little Lucille Ball hiding in that red.)

Anyway a great performance that makes watching this predictable Cinderalla story a breeze. Keep an eye on her...you'll be seeing a lot more.

Film Cliches

I saw the French film I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) earlier today.

It stars Kristin Scott-Thomas as an ex-convict reunited with her younger sister. There's two cliches in this film. On the meta level the plot is a bit of a cliche... another story about a character who has a secret, a secret you must wait until the last moments of the film to learn. Entirely the case here, although in I didn't mind. But a more annoying cliche presents itself at the end of the film. (minor spoiler.)

It's the cliche of repeated dialogue. Screenwriters love to have characters repeat certain phrases to underscore importance of the moment. "I'm going home. Going. Home." Nineteen times out of twenty i hate it. It's artificial, annoying and filmy in the worst way.

Near the end of I've Loved You So Long, Kristin's character Juliette musters her courage saying "I'm here. I'm here."

This time it works. Perhaps because she's not just really repeating the same phrase. The first "here" is just a statement to friend. The second is a vow, a sign she's finally moving forward.