Saturday night was MOVIE night!

[ellen_datlow]

Well, it was after I was interviewed online by members of the Australian Writers Association--night for me, next morning for them. The questions were fast and furious but I think I caught them all...there wasn't a moderator and members just tossed out the questions. It was kind of fun that way. The interview is being transcribed, and once it is I've been given permission to post it on my website-which I will have my trusty webmistress do.

So...after that I watched The Good German, Steven Soderbergh's most recent movie-- filmed and written in the B&W post-WW II style of movies of the late 50s early 60s. It didn't quite work. Tobey Maguire is one of the first characters we meet and he is soo out of sync with the b&w sensibility that I had a really hard time getting into the movie in the first place. George Clooney (who has done B&W before --in Good Night, and Good Luck) was fine as was Cate Blanchett but I wasn't wild about the movie.

Then I watched Red Eye, which was the enjoyable popcorn confection silliness I expected--with Cillian Murphy as the menacing seatmate of Rachel McAdams on the flight from hell. The brilliant Brian Cox was completely wasted in a role that could have been played by anybody.

And then....I should have gone to bed (it was 1am) but nooooo. I stupidely went to ebay to check out some items I'm always looking at (dolls of different sorts)...oh boy. Mistake mistake mistake. I forced myself offline and went to bed at 3am...and didn't get up till 11am. Bad me!

Comments

Re: you collect dolls?

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

She collects clown dolls, and I don't like them either, though I had used one of them a long time ago as a model for a painting.

I didn't realize they were still selling the three-faced Ridinghood doll. It must be a collectors item now. I've had a big rubbery doll, which I preferred only because I could make clothes for her, stiched by hand and all laced up.

Re: you collect dolls?

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It's from Fairy Tales Alive in Piccadilly Circus, according to the label.

My mother used to make the clothes for dolls that my sister and I had as children. A couple of years ago I found a lovely three-faced doll that was wearing underwear and my mom insisted on sewing a dress for it:

doll with mom's red dress (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35025258@N00/333605267/in/set-468138/)

Re: you collect dolls?

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Wow, I love the colors, especially the red. She sewed the bonnet, too? Because that's tedious. My mother was a pattern designer, and she taught me how to cut and sew, but it's been a long time since I've done it.

I like the bird doll, it, she? looks deliciously scary. Oh, and your Woodoo dolls, they're positively magical.

Re: you collect dolls?

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yes, she sewed the bonnet and had to leave a hole for the handle on the head to come out (the thing that twists the head to its three different expressions). You can't see the ruffle around the bonnet very well but it's very sweet.

The bird doll is actually a chimney sweep and he was made by Beth Robinson who has the website
Strange Dolls (http://strangedolls.net/)

You can find him and others of his ilk under the link marked "original limited series".

I love my voodoo dolls. Whenever I went down to New Orleans (which I did for a few years in the late 80s) I bought more voodoo dolls. Each year there were different styles. I especially like the doll with the skull and furs.

Re: you collect dolls?

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Yes, the skull of Ms. Skull is a work of art. I also like the horse-faced ones, and the Mad in Blue.

Oops, I've misspelled voodoo. It must be late.

Re: you collect dolls?

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

And here I thought it was a variant spelling :-)

Re: you collect dolls?

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Funny Lady, you. :-)