Movie Night: Objectified (2009)

Objectified a new(-ish) documentary film by Gary Hustwit (director of Helvetica). Objectified is a must-see, especially if you loved Helvetica!

photo credit: Objectified Poster from here

Movie Night: AVATAR in 3D IMAX

Right before I moved from 300 days of sun to 300 days of rain, TEB and I went up to Irvine to see AVATAR on the super big IMAX screen in 3D. It was an absolutely amazing experience and totally worth the 2-3 hours of motion sickness that I suffered on the drive home. At least I did not throw up like I saw some people doing outside the movie theater. Irvine Spectrum, where we saw the movie, is 66'x90' and Edwards Mira Mesa (biggest in SD County) is 36'x58', so ~1/3 the size. Read more about film formats here.Avatar was nominated for 9 academy awards and they won for best cinematography, art direction, and visual effects. The Avatar world was amazing and completely stretched the imagination. Good thing the cinematography was so phenomenal because the plot was hard to stomach. It was the classical story of colonization where the white man saves the indigenous people from being wiped out by the other white men.

photo credit: crowd watching Avatar by Adobe MAX Conference, IMAX comparison images from cinematical

Movie Night: Blow-up (1966)

I was taken with the fashion shoot in the movie Blow-Up. I have to admit that I got really tired about 40 minutes into the movie so I cannot honestly recommend it. TEB said the plot was incredibly slow. The best part might have been the fashion

Check out the women in the park that the photographer and main character found. I love her skirt and blouse but the scarf makes her look like a girl scout.

photo credit: models in action found on Ultra Swank; models take 1 found on Movie Mail UK; Vanessa Redgrave in the park found on Retro Sellers

Movie Night: Quantum of Solace

I loved Casino Royale and was pleasantly surprised to realize that Quantum of Solace opened yesterday (see trailer here). TEB, LMD, and I saw an early evening showing last night and I definitely enjoyed it. The movie is really all about the action scenes.

photo credit: James Bond and Camille and Bond Silhouette on IMDB