My Weekend Crush

Oh Parker Posey, you had me at “Hey, hey hello!” The reigning “Queen of the Indies” has taken on countless memorable roles (“Party Girl,” “Clockwatchers,” “Personal Velocity”) and a couple questionable ones (“Blade: Trinity,” that Pepsi ad with Jimmy Fallon…) Through it all she has infused each characters with sly wit and an endearing kookiness. And her work in all those Christopher Guest movies? Priceless. Plus, has anyone ever rocked the Dewey Decimal System harder? I think not.
Happy weekend, all.

Home For Lesbians

My Thanksgiving treat this weekend was seeing “For Your Consideration.” Granted, I'm predisposed to like any movie where the words “Parker Posey” and “plays a lesbian” are in close proximity. But I digress. While not as laugh-out-loud absurdly charming as previous works “Waiting for Guffman” or “Best in Show,” writer-director-mockumentarian extraordinaire Christopher Guest gives his talented cast (besides Parker, it also stars Catherine O’Hara, Jane Lynch and many more) a chance to take a deliciously wacky bite out of the hand that feeds them. Hollywood is in the crosshairs here and while it’s a big, bloated target, Guest and Co. take a game (and surprisingly pointed) whack at the dream machine. Plus, did I mention Parker plays an actress playing a lesbian? Yes, really, I’m that easy.

p.s. The film also gave me another contender for my personal catch phrase: “Dying is easy. Playing a lesbian is hard.”