Happiness

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Watched With: Amberly, Jordan

Another kinda misleading trailer.

I do like Todd Solondz films. I think you either find them upsetting or hilarious. Or possibly both. I happen to find them hilarious. Happiness contains what must be the most squirm inducingly awkward dramatic scene ever put to film. Bloody fantastic actors, an amazing cast he assembled. Then of course he chucked a Palindromes and recast them all for Life During Wartime. That film is playing in Perth for one week only at an Outdoor cinema and I am desperate to see it, hence this brush-up. Apparently Philip Seymour Hoffman is now Omar from The Wire. And the Jon Lovitz character is still alive? no? Continuity?

Perhaps it doesn't matter. Perhaps that's entire point of his recasting. Or it's the same thing as in Palindromes and I just am too stupid to understand. It seems that the Mark Wiener character from Welcome to the Dollhouse and Palindromes is in Life During Wartime as well. Someones been making their own little film universe. Probably won't have time to re-watch them all, if everything goes to plan I'll be watching his latest tomorrow night. Looking forward to it as well. There were a few forgotten favourite moments from the re-watch tonight. Pretty much everything with Hoffman and also I had forgotten about the old couples divorce storyline. When Mona is looking to buy a new house. Ahhh classic.

I love films where you don't know if it's ok to laugh, or if you do you feel bad for doing so but just can't help yourself. Fantastic writing and brilliantly acted.