So, I watched Badlands last night, and was adding some other movies in netflix about the original folks, and suddenly added a movie about Ed Gein, and this is what came up on the recommended similar films. Notice anything out of place?

Miller and I are planning on Maker Faire Saturday, maybe with my Dad too. We've never been, and this is so obviously beloved by all you wonderful makers, so what all should we make sure to do and see and experience? Who wants to meet up? I want the insider scoops!

So, I've been offered the opportunity to do a DJ set in the chill room at the next RS event. Never really considered DJing before, but I am definitely tempted to do it. If I do, I am looking for suggestions on what my DJ name should be. As Tammy suggests, it's got to be something with a slightly dirty double meaning. Any suggestions?

Also, what songs/bands would you most want to hear in a chill room at 3-4am?

Sunday, April 26th

A Woman Under the Influence - Castro 5:45pm
This newly restored print of one of the most influential films by the patron saint of American indie filmmakers features a career-defining performance by Gena Rowlands, in a penetrating portrait of a woman beset by mental illness.

The Beast Stalker - Kabuki 9pm
After a spectacular but fatal car chase, a cop tries to redeem himself by hunting down a devious kidnapper. Tight direction, high energy action and unrelenting suspense make this one of Hong Kong cinema's most satisfying films in recent years.

Tuesday, April 28th

Kisses - Kabuki 6:30pm
Two kids on the lam from bleak and abusive families head for the lights and perils of inner-city Dublin in this enchanting Irish film Variety called a cross between Huckleberry Finn and Night of the Hunter

Rembrandt's J'Accuse - Kabuki 9:15pm
This provocative cine-essay by the director of The Draughtsman’s Contract (SFIFF 1983) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) reframes Rembrandt’s The Night Watch as an indictment of 17th-century Amsterdam’s ruling elites.

Wednesday, April 29th

Small Crime - Kabuki 9:45pm
An earnest young policeman assigned to a small island is bored until he investigates a suspicious death, gets to know the residents and falls in love. Spectacular Greek island locations and authentic details root this delightful romantic comedy.

Thursday, April 30th

Hansel and Gretel - Roxie 7pm
With eye-popping art direction, a trio of terrific child actors and a passel of disquieting moments, Hansel and Gretel offers an unsettling cautionary tale about what happens when kids get everything they want.

Friday, May 1

35 Shots of Rum - Clay 7pm
Claire Denis magically limns the story of a father and daughter facing her inevitable independence in this beautiful tale set among a small circle of Parisians and their friends. Soulful Alex Descas stars, and Ingrid Caven has a memorable cameo.

The Paranoids - Clay 9:30pm
In this wry comedy of errors from Argentina, an unaccomplished screenwriter who works children’s birthday parties for a living tries not to sleep with his best friend’s girlfriend, but fails at that, too.

Saturday, May 2

Mid-August Lunch - Kabuki 1pm
On the Feast of the Assumption, money troubles compel a middle-aged Roman living with his aged mother to take in three other grandmothers for a night. Their wiliness and warmth keep Gianni on his toes as friendship unexpectedly blossoms.

Also hoping to see 500 Days of Summer and In the Loop, but they are in rush only.

Sunday, May 3

Once Upon a Time in the West - Castro 12:30pm
Sergio Leone reinvigorated the American Western with the unique vision of a brilliantly observant outsider. A photochemical restoration of his masterpiece has been made using the original negative, preserving the beauty of the photography and director Leone’s original vision.

Nights of Cabiria - Castro 5pm
Fellini’s wife and muse, Giulietta Masina, portrays the spunky prostitute Cabiria in this humorous and ultimately transformative story of the survival of the human spirit by one of cinema’s greatest filmmakers.

Moon - Castro 9pm
A lone astronaut on the moon, only weeks away from returning to earth, is shaken to the core when he regains consciousness after an accident to discover he is no longer alone.

Monday, May 4

Mesrine: A Film in Two Parts - Part 1 - Clay 6:15pm
This two-fisted, two-part epic charts the remarkable 20-year crime spree of Jacques Mesrine, France’s public enemy number one. Mesrine: Part One charts the notorious criminal’s stint in Algeria and his awakening to his hunger for power and violence. Returning home, Mesrine takes to the role of gangster like he was born to it in Richet’s white-knuckle thriller.

Mesrine: A Film in Two Parts - Part 2 - Clay 6:15pm
In Mesrine: Part Two the criminal’s celebrity only increases as a gangster, would-be revolutionary and megalomaniacal media hound. Both exciting and historically meticulous, Mesrine is a fitting tribute for this celebrity criminal.

Tuesday, May 5

Still Walking - Kabuki 6:30pm
The acclaimed director of Nobody Knows and After Life (SFIFF 1998) once again triumphs as a nuanced chronicler of contemporary Japan with this multigenerational portrait in which family ties are tested by loss and strengthened through humor and perfectly prepared tempura.

Wednesday, May 6

Easy Virtue - Kabuki 6pm
In a welcome return from the director of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a bohemian American beauty turns a stuffy English family upside down in this jazzy update of Noel Coward’s play, with Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth.

Thursday, May 7

Unmade Beds - Castro 7pm
The youthful, sensuous and beautifully assured second feature from Argentine filmmaker Alexis Dos Santos (Glue) is a lyrical tale of two solitary expats, wayward young souls crossing paths in the cosmopolitan art-rock milieu of a sprawling East London squat.

I accidentally bought two tickets to the Friday, May 8th 7:15pm showing on Star Trek at the Sundance Kabuki, when I meant to get tickets for Saturday night. They are great seats, in row B in the balcony, in the middle. Would you like to buy them off me? $27 for both (my cost).

I found someone more fun to take videos of than the kitties! Enjoy Snapper Jones who came over to visit today with Ed and Heather.

Yes, she is our dancing monkey!

I'm off to NY in late March, and looking for someone to either housesit, or be able to come by a few days during that time to visit with the kitties, clean litterbox, make sure they have food/water. Below is an example of what you will experience while at my home.

I think i am going to go fucking crazy and do a tasting menu at Aqua tomorrow. Anyone else want to spend a huge amount of money on fishie goodness with me? Their Chinese New Year menu looks amazing.

http://www.aqua-sf.com/aqua/menus/seasonal_menus/chinese_new_year_menu.html

If one were going to try to have some yummy yummy lobster for lunch in San Francisco tomorrow, where would one go?

Have y'all discovered the Obamicon Me site yet? I love it!

My friend Judah, who is freaking hilarious, is doing a reading at Good Vibes this Saturday at 6:30pm. If you are around, please come check it out! I happen to know he'll be dedicating one essay to me. Topic: ShirtCocking

There are a ton of big new Oscar bait-y holiday releases on my to-watch list:

Revolutionary Road
The Wrestler
Gran Torino
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
I’ve Loved You So Long

I'm definitely intrigued by all of them, and am pretty sure I'll appreciate them, if not each film as a whole, at least some of the performances.

But for the life of me, I have absolutely no desire to actually make an effort to get into a car, buy a ticket, and sit down and watch any of them. It just feels like such a... chore. Even with me having 11 days off in a row. Zero desire.

Why do they all have to be such downers? I know this is the time of year for big serious movies in general, but it seems like the scales are tipped way over to the bummer side, less of the joyous and fun side. Heck, the most "fun" holiday release I could come up with was Benjamin Button, which is saying something.

Is it just me? Have I fallen off the movie-watching obsessive streak I've been on the last 15 years? Or can I blame Hollywood?

Okay, so I finally gave in to twitter, after passively disapproving of it ever since I'd heard of it, and I am so totally in love. Loading up twitteriffic on my iphone is the first thing I do when I've got a few moments to kill. I think I've located most of the SC geeks on there, and the requisite stephen fry, and a bunch of funny as hell random twitter people that came highly recommended by Gawker, and which brighten my day.

My questions:

1) Anyone out there on twitter that I am not yet following? Let me know!

2) Are there any famous/popular twitter feeds you follow that you would recommend? I am loving the random bits of twitter fun.

3) What's up with the random twitter people who follow people for no good reason. I've had a few that were obviously triggered by some key word (like Snuzz, a cute pet type thing that started following me after I posted about my cats). And a few that are obviously spam, where every twitter message ended with a link to what I assume is some spam site. Yay for blocking. But sometimes it's someone who just seems like a normal boring person who follows tons of people, and I can't figure out what the connection could be, what they could possibly gain, or how they even found my twitter feed.

What's the dealio?