Wow, two great movies that I've been fortunate enough to enjoy in the last two days at Leederville's fantastic Luna Theatre.
If you like your movies offbeat and quirky, these two gems won't disappoint. (I'm not gonna say "Indie" and "arthouse" coz those terms seem so overused, but yeah..that's what they are.)
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Another Wes Anderson classic. I love all WA's hits (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Ltd.), but I reckon Grand Budapest is probably my favourite. Ralph Fiennes absolutely nails his role as the - heck I can't even describe his character, that's how good it is! Let's just say he's a fairly confident, well-spoken, overly-amorous hotel manager who at first appears sly and self-serving, but in the end you wind up thinking he's a bit of a champ -, and Anderson and his team's extraordinary skills of meticulous, all-encompassing stylisation of every scene are a feast for the eyes and an absolute pleasure to absorb. Highly recommend it!
Frank - Another fantastic film. I loved it. It's about a young Gen Y wannabe muso (loves his Twitter, Fbook and Ytube) who gets drawn into a kooky, mentally unstable, alt-experimental band, which he ultimately tries to bend into a mainstream shape to suit his own needs. I won't say too much other than, if you start watching it it's worth seeing it to the end to see the message revealed. Don't know the name of the young wannabe muso (sorry, bad movie reviewer), but Michael Fassbender plays Frank (who lives with a papermache head on his head), and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the overbearing and intense bandmate Clara. Definitely worth a look if you like your bands (and films) unstable and experimental :)
