Another sleepless night watching documentaries. Hulu.com has become my late-night lover. Last nights films were 'The Bridge' and 'DIG!'. I had already seen them before last year but nevertheless good viewing. I did stop and start 'The Bridge' though. I had to, a little to modlum for two in the morning.
See 'The Bridge' is about suicide. A lot of suicides. Cameras rolled for an entire year, 2004, on the golden gate bridge in San Francisco and captured twenty four suicides on film. The film features a few of the decseased and interviews their families and friends and witnesses of their plunge to gather their motivations and last final moments. The movie leaves my mouth wide open every time I see it.
'DIG!' is fun and funny. It chronicals the rise and fall and rise and fall again of battling bands, ''The Dandy Warhols'' and ''The Brian Jonestown Massacre'' in the 90's.
I love watching it over and over.
I treasure Anton Newcombe and Joel Gion. Courtney is only a little bit bitter. Don't know what I'm talking about? Watch this movie.
It will entertain your deepest rockstar fantasies.
