Time out

I'm taking a break for a bit. My mind is going bananas lately and my mind could hardly think of something solid to write about. Blogger's block, maybe. I'll still be using my tumblr because it's pretty mindless to post there.

It's made out of bronze

Sunday's Favorite Selection #30:

Side note: Seriously I love Jerry Saltz. I can hear him talk about art forever, and his silly stories. Oh and Roberta Smith too.  I secretly wish I was their child.

Female characters written by Pedro Almodovar

Sunday's Favorite Selection #29:


Penelope Cruz in Volver

Side note: I'm still upset that the one time I did not watch the Academy Awards was the same time Penelope Cruz won an award. I really wanted her to win Best Actress two years ago for Volver, but I knew that Helen Mirren was going to win (no lie that was an amazing performance). Though Cruz's performance as the hardworking and flawed Raimunda showcases complete honesty. Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz describes this scene:

Raimunda's rendition of the song 'Volver' gives the characters access to their real feelings. Raimunda's eyes well up as the lyrics refer to the anxiety and desire to return to and be reconnected with that which we have loved.

I cry every time I see this part.