To be honest, I don't really care for Ashley Greene or anyone in the Twilight franchise. I don't get the hype surrounding Robert Pattinson, nor do I care about his relationship with co-star, Kirsten Stewart, although I somehow know far too much about these kids than I'd like to admit.
Oh, the beauty of Facebook. It informs us of all the phases of a relationship. There's a relationship status for the blooming romance, another for the tough times faced when the honeymoon period is over and of course, there's the horrible and awkward relationship status for when a romance has just gone kaput.
The average Facebook user has 130 "friends." That's how many people you are sharing the intricate details of your life with. How many of your "friends" do you actually know? And would you ever think about embarking upon a relationship with a Facebook friend you've never even met?
Catfish is a documentary which tells the story of exactly that. Nev and Megan are in a long-distance relationship after "meeting" on Facebook but what happens when the two become face-to-face? So well-made that Nev and the directors of the documentary, his brother Ariel and his roommate Henry are constantly fighting claims that it is a hoax. Whether it is 100% true or not, the premise of the film has got me intrigued.
this summer I want to see Sophia Coppola's new film, Somewhere.
Drawing from what she's seen herself as a child growing up in the seeming glitz and glamour of Hollywood and also from the eyes of an adult working in the industry, here we have the story of love and transitions, to put it very simply.
Relationships whether real life or fictional are always interesting. What I'm most interested to observe is the relationship between the father, played by Stephen Dorff, and his daughter, played by Elle Fanning. I want to see the sacrifices and adjustments party-hardy daddy Johnny Marco must make when his daughter, 11 year-old Cleo unexpectedly arrives and is there to stay. And then of course, in true Coppola style, there's the beautiful soundtrack to match which features tunes by Phoenix, Sebastian Tellier, Bryan Ferry plus more.
Did I mention Somewhere won the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival in September? If that's not going to get you to go to the cinemas, the final scene of the trailer defs is.
