You and me and the Devil makes 3

You won't believe this! I was in the Loft in Umeda today and they had an entire display devoted to the films of the surreallist Czech animator Jan Svankmajer. I know, it's amazing! You can't purchase these movies in North America unless you get used copy off ebay or something. Svankmajer's film "Faust"(1994) is one of my all-time favourite movies. I love the original Faust story anyhow- it's the prototype for so many other great stories. For those not in the know, Faustus was an alchemist searching for the philosopher's stone. He summoned up the demon Mephistopheles (I believe) and sold him his soul in exchange for knowledge. As you can imagine, all sorts of crazy infernal hijinks ensued. Anyways, if you wanna check it out, you only need to ask :)

Unexpectedly not weak

I have been watching this movie called "Samurai Fiction". I rented it yesterday even though Becki scoffed at my choice. I would have to say it's probably.......... the best! movie! ever! It has everything you could want in a movie: samurai, ninjas, and a super cool bad guy. Tomoyasu Hotei is the samurai baddy. You may or may not know him as the composer of 'Battle without honour or humanity' from Kill Bill (the whoa shit song, as my sister calls it). Plus he was in this rock group called Boowy, whose cds I shall be renting ASAP. Anyways, I recommend it. And not just because it has a hot villain, either.