Ben Harper's "Morning Yearning"

Ben Harper's song "Morning Yearning" is amazing. And what's even more amazing is the music video for it, directed by Heath Ledger.



I can't get over it. Listening to this song, and watching this video, moves me deeply. I don't know what it is. I feel a close connection to it. It reminds me about a feeling of innocence, when I was young... and how that's gone. How much I miss it. A lot has changed since then. Some for the good. Some for the bad. But I believe that only good has come of it.

Listening and watching this also makes me miss Heath Ledger even more. He was an extremely good actor. And watching this shows how much talent he had in directing too. I can't imagine what we're missing because of his untimely death. I'll always think about that. Anyways, that's my peace for right now... watch the video.

Darren Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER

Check out the trailer for Darren Aronofsky's new film THE WRESTLER:



Whoa. This film looks incredible. I love Aronofsky's films. Actually, now that I think about it, I've only seen one of them. Let me say that again. I love Aronofsky's film THE FOUNTAIN. It's amazing. It's definitely one of my top 20 favorite films. I still need to see his other films Pi and REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. I know, I know, I can't believe I still haven't seen them either.

Anyways, back to THE WRESTLER. This film looks awesome. Mickey Rourke stars in it. I can't wait. I don't know what else to say about it. I loved Rourke's return in SIN CITY. Shit, he was even good in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO... which came out before SIN CITY. He's definitely fought a good fight back into the movies. You should also check him out in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film RUMBLE FISH. That's a great one too. I can't wait to see this film now. I've been hearing about it for a while, and I was already interested. But now. Man. I can't wait. I'm gonna leave it at that.

Kanye's new album

So Kanye West just came out with a new album last week. It's called 808s & Heartbreak. It's different. It's not a hip-hop album at all. He doesn't rap on the album at all. He sings. In autotune. It's crazy. Kanye has gone on to say that it is a pop album. Although it's extremely different from anything Knaye's done before, I still really like it. Over the past year Kanye went through a lot, with his mother dying due to complications from cosmetic surgery, to breaking off his engagement with his fiancee. Kanye always comes from the heart, and that's what I love about him. No matter how pretentious he may come off, or how annoying he can be, I'm a devote follower of his. He stays true to himself, and in this world today, that's big. Here's the music video for the song "Heartless" off of 808s & Heartbreak.

That's It, That's All

I don't know anything really when it comes to snowboarding... but this new film That's It, That's All is AMAZING. I haven't seen the whole thing yet, only parts here and there, but from what I saw I was thoroughly impressed. It's an incredible film. The shots, mostly by helicopter, are amazing... and the music is just awesome. The film showed at The Abbey the other night, but I wasn't able to go, I'm broke! I definitely can't wait to see the rest of the movie though. I might even buy it, and I don't even snowboard.

I can't believe it's already winter

Time flies! Whoa. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was planning out everything I wanted to do this semester. And here I am, a music video done, a webisode, an interactive web-story, a new short film shot, and now I'm designing a website and gearing up to shoot another music video. Jeez. I can't believe how much time has gone by! I can't believe how much I've done in these few short months!

The weather is cold again. It's snowed a few times, but it's not sticking yet. It's shitty. All I wanna do is just stay inside, in my bed, and watch movies. There's one month left until the semester is over and I have so much to do! ARRRGGGHHH!!!! Oh well, I'll just bust ass, get it done, and before I know it it'll all be over. Have a month off of school, go out to California, and then start all over again in January. Fun, huh? Hahaha. It acutally is a lot of fun.

I just wish it were still Fall weather. DRY Fall weather. You know?

Paranoid Park

Aw yes, Paranoid Park finally came out on DVD. And, of course, I bought it. I really loved this film when I first saw it at The Abbey Theatre here in Durango. But upon watching it again, now on DVD, I don't really feel the same way. Yeah, I still love the film, but I'm just not as much in love with it as I was when I first saw it. Don't get me wrong, the story is great, and so are the shots, as well as the music... but the acting is terrible! From a filmmaker such as Gus Van Sant, one would expect a little bit more. Shot in Portland, Oregon, maybe Van Sant just wanted to use all locals... and those were the best ones he could find. ? I don't know. Either way, Van Sant, and this film, are huge influences on me and my work. I have a script that I'm currently in the process of writing, about some young skateboarders. I'm not gonna go into much detail of what it's about, but I will say that Paranoid Park had a huge influence on me writing it. Another film that I love, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, is also a major influence on the script. Although the acting in Paranoid Park is kind of shitty, I think everyone should still see it. It's still a great film. As well as A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - this film is flawless. I love it.

PARANOID PARK trailer



A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS trailer

a porno with heart

Last weekend I went and saw Kevin Smith's new film Zack and Miri Make A Porno. Although I enjoyed it, for some reason the film felt kind weird. I don't really know how to describe it. The film had a really indie feel to it at first. The music that Smith used sounded like something off of the original Clerks soundtrack, it was cool. But as the movie kicked in something felt weird about it. I don't whether it was the acting or what. The acting did seem kinda off, which is weird. The dialogue in the first scene with Craig Robinson and Seth Rogen just seemed forced. Weird, coming from two very very talented comedic actors. A lot of thefilm felt this way. Maybe I just need to see it again. Even though it was writen and directed by Kevin Smith, it really didn't feel like a Kevin Smith film. I mean... I don't know, it DID feel like one, but at the same time it didn't. Maybe it's because a good handfull of the actors are from Judd Apatow's films. It did feel kinda like a Judd Apatow film... weird, as Apatow has stated Kevin Smith as being one of his influences. I guess it's not weird. I need to go see this film again before I say anymore. That's the conclusion I've come to.