L'ultimo bacio

It's often the work of Know Yr Product to discuss the sub-textual value of film and its reach in society, and I never want to attemp to play fiddle, chair two, in that regard. However, in this particular instance, I feel its only right for me to bring this film to the virtual table for his, and more importantly your consideration.

L'ultimo bacio is the original, and Italian version of Zach Braff's Last Kiss. It tackles infidelity, and the cause of such an act, fear. The fear of monotony, and the discomfort with which some, most, many, or all of us may feel when in an intense and serious relationship. I will now attempt a KYP-esque analysis:

Carlo, and all of his friends, are challenged with the threat of settling for the known, instead of the adventure and uncertainty, and most important, lack of responsibility that couples with the unknown. They claim they need to feel alive again, until they are then faced with two compounding extremes (Carlos with a young affair that is also in the search of love- which solidifies that regardless of age, that commitment is a constant value & the death of a close friends father, suggesting the lasting quality of death, but the devotion of loved ones), which makes the players realize that the real, has already been attained, but the renewal of such is a task they must work towards.

Exit Music (For A Film)

While perusing the internets during a "mental break" at work, I stumbled across a film exhibition that will soon be ending at the MoMa. By soon, I mean in December, but we all know how quickly months can get away from us. As the mercury lowers in your thermometers, now is the time to find ideal indoor activities, and this one is pretty clutch. The deal, is essentially this, MoMa will close its Disney-esk video vault for some period of time, which makes this window of opportunity all that more valuable. I snagged a brief summary of how dope this is from going.com:

Founded in 1935 as the Film Library, this department's collection now includes more than 22,000 films and four million film stills; the strongest international film collection in the United States, it incorporates all periods and genres. Among the holdings are original negatives of the Biograph and Edison companies, and the world's largest collection of D. W. Griffith films. The film collection is stored in the Museum's Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center, a state-of-the-art facility that opened in June 1996. The Department's video collection, begun in 1970, includes some 1,000 works dating from the 1960s to the present, ranging from educational pieces and broadcast documentaries to works by video artists.

All you do is pay the admission cost, scuttle your butt in there, and get your film pimp hand strong. Check out the MoMa page for specifics on the films and screening dates & times, but be prepared to be blown away by the expansive collect. Blockbuster, Netfix, and Hollywood Video, you have been shamed.