Marvin & Tige

A young kid with no known family blindly struggles to get by, after his mother suddenly passes one forlorn and sombre evening. 

Adapt at finding food yet still suffering from malnutrition, the enticing canned goods he regularly consumes lacking all-encompassing vitamins and nutrients. 

Good fortune serendipitously emerges after a borderline homeless widower takes note, and invites him to stay with him until members of his family can be located.

He's worried since the youngster's on his own and has a bad attitude and can't read or write, his inner-avuncular instructive instincts attempting to find ways to teach and educate.

He's not so great at it though he'll admit his personality lacking warm-hearted discourse, he's blunt and direct and ye olde hard-knocksy which even the child awkwardly observes. 

Nevertheless, his intentions are honourable and he tries his best to give the lad a home.

The makeshift family embracing improvisation.

Abundant arguments. 

Resolute care.

Old school stories flush with sympathy encouraging less severe social structures, wherein which compassionate dynamics overtly showcase heartwarming alternatives. 

There must be no cultural shortage of kind and friendly tales circulating, where people finding themselves down and out are tenderly uplifted with heartfelt sympathy.

Is it foolish to wonder why impoverished circumstances distressingly abound, alongside so much wealth within so many countries where riches proliferate? 

Doesn't a more level playing field lead to more innovation and greater diversity, compelling ideas and irresistible inventions accompanying arts and crafts and newfound technologies?

Supplying millions of impoverished people with food and shelter and healthcare and education, doesn't just lead to healthier communities, it also cultivates a more gifted culture.

It's working all across Europe and also in Australia, New Zealand, Canada & Québec. 

It doesn't even cost that much considering.

And you don't need a massive army. 

Husbands

Mercurial mirthful Magellan mystery enigmatic gusto monte criscujo, dogged levehemence gainsalient scorbeau sustenance shiver reflexive retinue. 

Libramen scales scrub-a-dub daunting personification vainglorious jibe, somnambullseyesoaring rhizombeatrice crock vocalculatricepad decadent Dagoba.

Swampulpy hiyabbaclad tinkering billow rummage rodiner liver & onions, slippery chastised ebullient chagrin masquerading manual umbilical choral. 

Shotputtering gambits pirouette puma Winnebago eject atmosphere intake, saline solution o' brotherhood brine fraternal fusion stimulus sequin. 

Coven kojackles wandering whiplash improvised escapades Chester & Himes, stucco stilt swayward sentient snuggles doctrinal slamjam neologhost incisor. 

Sophisticated rogues endearing enlightenment incoherent meander jocose extemporaneity, lively doodle-doo embellished yelpin extraneous chumdrum enticing agency. 

Levinas loci delirious play unbridled dojo scarab Rosetta, vitriol viscous volatile vacuum impertinent digression flotsam flotilla. 

Seasonal serenade caterwaul twinkle syntactical swoosh cohesive calibre, nebulous nestle alias Octo visage voxtrotting granular glow.

Salicin silo silhouette circuitry ramshackle brevity ephemeral lounge, transmutative chrysalis indifferent pupa refrained metamorphosis butterfly shrug.

Out on the road itinerant slacking inspired siesta counterpoint pinion, supersonic glide distracted dementia helmsman yeomanic yodel-hoot-hoot.

Undisciplined dogma incarnate innocence laity logjam compelling theatre, verboasting variables catalogue schism rewording inversion articulate friends. 

Good idea to travel around sometimes.

Take a load off. Unwind.

I don't where to go or what to do.

Something different.

Something familiar.

Love Streams

Dashing delirium wurlitzer wishbone Kanata construct generous fusion, nebulous nightlife exotic elegance curious candidate finagled foment.

Bohemian research acute acquisition novel expenditure cozy collective, gossamer gathering improvised quota koala carousel visceral verse.

Ambivalent anchor Cervantes sash maladroit mosey articulate ramble, sugarfree solace direct illusion whippoorwill twirl evocative whirlwind.

Sombre divorce resigned declarations strict conclusion unforeseen outcome, calamitous critique tear-jerking jostle filial exclusion atemperate coda.

Atypical advice convivial counsel popinjay potash refurbished loom, constituent cavalier chortling kombucha salient sojourn vehement vase.

Sudden imposition reified reunion elusive child-rearing Nantucket nurture, inspired fraternal mischievous play intuitive revolt bold indiscretion. 

Occasional warmth paternal cohesion charming invention agile imagination, insouciant bearings rebellious burnish PTA nightmare artistic garb.

Disconsolate accident knick-knock-ninjitsu blatant bamboozle distressing fold, latent aggression habitual angst concrete folly baffled intentions.

Symphonic siblings chaotic orchestration swelling libretto compelling surges, dutiful company familial frittata sincere compassion eloquent strobe.

Distillate jubilee innocent clay unrehearsed remodelling campy admixture, soulfulbright aggregate domestic misfortune damning austerity discerning girth. 

Constructive teamwork contiguous clasp itinerant commune sporadic libra, jungle gymnastics dynamic dogme evergreen forest pyjambalaya. 

Bivouac browse menagerie mending auspicious adorable animal friends, in/variable groupings deciduous drumbeat invaluable semblance kettlecorn clan.

Undaunted optimism hastening grace laidback congregation fortuitous present, affable ancestry tumbledown tangents ludicrous license carnival crescents. 

No sense at all what's going to come next.

What does come encourages anticipation. 

Inherent romance.

Love Streams.  

Shadows

Reflexive reckoning attuned impulse acrylic observation succinct insight, unleashed imagination daylight denizens nocturnal novices piecemeal grain.

Introductory vision complimentary sizzle albeit accolades staggered supposition, efficacious trill evocative stumble Danube delineation tacit nectar.

Abstinent agency expressive candour absent alternatives awkward obsession, journeyman jousting flamboyant browse unsettling occasion suffice satisfaction. 

Bold embarkations gillyweed jambrose confident claim exclamatory quip, adamant Oakley controversial dispute energetic galvanguard delving implosion.

Hesitant hamhocked contumelious bellow clumsy clandestine disengaged squawk, unmatched expectations disparate gloom determinate giblets uninspired smirk.

Chillaxed infatuation mutual accords sustained experiment jovial gravity, inquisitive bachelor elegant damsel unheralded retreat sudden summation.

Wallaby whimsy animate censure balustrade blinkers innocuous blinds, laidback lighthearted sincere digressions creative atmosphere streamlined levity.

Unfortunate morose prejudicial frontiers unintegrated distrustful cultural horizons, family matters contemptuous histories soulless calculation hardboiled fetters.

Callous concoction nightingale glam material mental misguided malignance, indigent malady volatile venom distressing disease perennial dissonance. 

Freeform innocence tackling digression youthful curiosity individual poise, public variety iridescent blend interracial networks burgeoning friends.

Silhouette synergy adhesive swathe sweetly flowing stanza convective cloth, immersive integrity vehement wilderness embryonic ether latent sagesse.

Meanwhile conversation building block blueprints recital talisman delicate discipline, windy restorative equaneme vibe cautious exploration jaunty juke jive.

Cassavetes's directorial debut kinetic overflow compelling difference, lithe unexpected unannounced transitions vibrant characters inherent vortex.

His writing's brave like his films. He makes you want to trust him.

In the Criterion booklet.

Living the dream.

*Surprised more people don't follow his example and finance and make their own films. 

Opening Night

While knowledge and treaties, expectations and caricatures haunt her, as horrible people transmit their perspectives nonchalantly, striking yet stark, cutting yet insignificant, Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) prepares for Opening Night and artistically assails its cultural predisposition. A young fan is dead, struck by a car after having sought her attention. A brilliant role threatens her fluidity and unwittingly seeks to sequester her career. Friends offer advice which she refuses to indulge, instead choosing to transform its venom into a seductive performance, on her own terms. Is John Cassavetes a misogynist? He certainly presents how abrasive powerful men can be and how hard it must be for women to have to navigate a culture saturated with paternal misgivings, as they're expressed benevolently as if they represent some sort of divine goodwill, as if they reflect a woman's best interests. The psychological abuse Myrtle suffers directly presents the subtleties of a misogynistic discourse, thereby courting a misogynistic qualifier for the film. But it seemed to me as if Cassavetes was using misogyny to point out how trapped many women feel while championing a strong heroine who stoically and creatively endures and counters its virulence nevertheless, thereby realistically accepting its cultural and political prominence and productively demonstrating the herculean effort required to combat it. He's not playing softball and taking a walk through Central Park, he's presenting difficult and controversial material in order to capture the essence of a pervasive dark cultural tenant from which progress can be made (by those who accept his diagnosis and want to do something about it).

It's really quite ingenious.

Opening Night's a powerful film that doesn't bombard you with its thesis; rather, it modestly presents an artist struggling to maintain control of her craft while suffering a midlife crisis. The politics of performance and the relationship between strict adaptions of written material and inspired improvisations are dramatized within, and Myrtle's predicament (that of the successful female actress trying to preserve her identity in an industry dominated by masculine ideals) reflects that presented by several prominent Canadian journalists in regards to the feminine voice's place in 21st Century film. Rowlands's performance is strong enough to dig deep down into your psyche and propel you to feel what she feels, think what she thinks, as you desperately prepare to deliver the performance of a lifetime. On par with A Woman Under the Influence and stronger than Husbands and Faces, Opening Night delivers a play within a heroine within a film within a vision which courageously exposes a deep rooted cultural miscue.