Honey & Turmeric

I've just realized that I haven't posted an entry in quite a while. So here I am.
Today I would like to talk about the wonderful world of Bryan Fuller. Poor, brilliant man. Keeps creating amazing, creative TV series, only to have them canceled before they've had the chance to get comfy. I finally got off my ass a month or so ago and watched Pushing Daisies, quickly followed by Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me. Fierce spoilers to follow.

( Pushing Daisies )

( Wonderfalls )

( Dead Like Me & 2009 Companion Movie )

Spurred by "Pushing Daisies" and "Wonderfalls", I was inspired to seek out the rest of Lee Pace's filmography. He has been climbing my rankings of favourite actors like some psychotic spider monkey, to the point that I am seriously considering giving him the top spot. So far I've seen The Fall and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. No spoilers.

The Fall -- I'm going to sound like such a broken record here. I've sure you've heard it before: it's visually FANTASTIC. The words, they are insufficient to describe it. So I'm not even going to try. I just knew that Lee Pace was going to make me cry with fictional things, and sure enough, he did -- I sobbed like a baby. There is such a wonderful rapport between him and the actress who played Alexandria. I loved the Wizard of Oz-like spin they put on the story, how people from their real life had counterparts in the story, and real life intertwined with the story tighter and tighter until you couldn't tell one from the other. Really beautiful movie. I definitely recommend it.

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day -- I watched this on the train from home to my connection in Toronto. Such a lovely movie, I liked it a lot. Amy Adams and Lee Pace is a movie match that dreams are made of, honestly. I went in with fairly low expectations -- for some reason I likened it to Nanny McPhee? Not sure why, Frances McDormand looks nothing like the uglified Emma Thompson. PEOPLE OF THE LAND. You must know this: Lee Pace sings in this movie. And plays the piano. While I was watching, I assumed that he was just pretending to play, but I read somewhere today that he actually learned to play the songs. When did pianists get so sexy? I'm almost tempted to start up again. Almost. (FUN FACT: I got up to grade 10 Royal Conservatory piano before relaxing into recreational practice, and then dropping it entirely.) This movie (and now its soundtrack) has charmed me. I always appreciate when Lee gets to show off a little bit more range, as in The Fall; in Miss Pettigrew, his character is equal parts passionate to the point of rage, and infectiously enthusiastic.

I'm going to watch Religulous -- really looking forward to it, too -- and then go to bed. Ta.