We’ve been going to a lot of movies lately– in part this is because Jon loves movies and will sit through just about anything.  Mostly, though, I think Hollywood has finally come out of its slump.  For a while there was just nothing I wanted to pay $8 to sit through.  That phase seems to be over.  This weekend we saw Brothers Bloom (and I ended up buying some sunglasses like one of the character’s) and I am totally embarrassed to admit how excited I am about Away We Go.

Last night we watched The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and I loved every minute of it.  About 10 minutes in I was hooked.  Jon pointed out that it is filmed like the kind of photos I like to take (i.e. slightly off center, linger on details) in a color pallet I love (blue-gray and bright gold) and the script sounds a lot like the poetry I enjoy.  It’s a long movie, and I don’t know that it’s for everyone– you’ve got to love the 19th century, feel comfortable with long stretches of silence, and really bleak scenes of the American West.

My photo from a drive across Arizona, waiting for a storm. June 2007

Again, all the things I love.  Lots of time spent watching clouds come across big American skies, golds and blues lit up by orange sunlight.  I’ve only ever seen that kind of light in Texas and occasionally in Arizona and New Mexico– we didn’t even really get it in Los Angeles.  Maybe that’s part of what attracted me to this film– I’m a Texan at heart and always will be.  Even though I grew up in the 20th century, I still love big skies, orange light, rolling thunder, and quiet men.

I’m thinking of buying this movie to watch when I’m looking for a color pallet or for reassurance that I’m not the only person who likes detail photos.