Friday, April 25, 2008

let the right one in

for future reference, when i say "i don't like scary movies, and i get scared really easily", a movie about a vampire and a little boy who fall in love is still likely to scare me, despite all the love stuff. especially if set in 1980s sweden.

tonight mk, aa and i went to a screening of "let the right one in," a very sweet swedish film about oskar, a loner who is ostracized by his peers but befriended by a strange girl who lives next door. when eli and her father move in, people in the town start dying mysterious violent deaths, and oskar soon realized that eli is a vampire (with a heart of gold), and his only friend. i really liked it. it was incredibly atmospheric and the acting was superb, especially by the two children, and i was on the edge of my seat most of the film. it was interesting, too, where the film found its heros (in an outcast and a monster) who were the most human characters of all. the film was picked up by magnolia pictures, and will be released soon in the us, and i definitely recommend it.

we waited around to say hi to aa's movie exec boyfriend (thanks for the tickets!) and i looked in vain for famous people, and then we decided to look for food. i remembered the dessert truck was quite near us, so we shared a chocolate bread pudding with creme anglaise (oh my goodness, so delicious) sitting on a washington square stoop. then we came home to brooklyn and had drinks and cheese at sample, which was cute though not necessarily my style. (i am not a huge wine and cheese person, and while my drink was good, it was tiny.) plus it was a little on the warm side, and it's not hot enough outside yet to be too hot indoors. anyways, very cute, and i appreciated that they suggested it because of my well-known love of vintage maps. (which were wonderful.) mk and i cabbed home (no way was i walking as possible vampire prey) and now i need to clean before my parents arrive tomorrow. till next time.

oh, and because i know a few people read this, i'd love some feedback. what are you doing this weekend?

5 comments:

Kate Korroch said...

this weekend i am working at a show and preparing for hanging another show (with miss casey! and another friend).

i am glad to you are doing well!

can you believe it has almost been one year sense we were in college. oh, life.

Post Modern Girl said...

It's my first comment, so hi! *waves*

Anyway, it's already Saturday, which was spent watching Juno and daydreaming.
Sunday, however, will be spent drawing. 3 weeks til school is over and I have a ton of illustration left to do!

Great blog. I really enjoy reading it.

m said...

hi kk, wish i could see your show! and sometimes college feels like forever ago, and sometimes i am surprised i am done.

and welcome, post modern girl. glad you like the blog. and juno is a great way to spend a saturday.

casey! said...

well, i know it's humpday and i'm finally reading this, but this weekend my mom and st'dad came and i had the most scrumptious sushi i have ever tasted.
oh, and i MISS YOU lady-o.

casey! said...

well, i know it's humpday and i'm finally reading this, but this weekend my mom and st'dad came and i had the most scrumptious sushi i have ever tasted.
oh, and i MISS YOU lady-o.