August is great to lie on the beach, but not when you are hungry for gripping theatre or awe-inspiring exhibitions. Worst of all, that there aren't any free tickets going around. On the other hand, there is always something happening in London, but Barbican is empty until September, I've seen everything of interest at the National and the big galleries don't have any exciting shows going. So it's perfect to catch up with West End circus and permanent museum displays. However, this week I spent at home catching up with good unseen films on the smallscreen.
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| Real Larry Flynt |
And so the marathon started with The People vs. Larry Flynt. I love nothing more than a media person fighting for the freedom of speech. And might it be a porn mogul, but he's got exactly the same right to express his views (even if it's a cartoon of Santa with a didlo in his hand) as everyone else. And once you remove this right, that's where the problems start. Mr Flynt was so unlikeable, but so real, along with other characters.
Another picture based on the real story was I Love You, Philip Morris with Jim Carrey. A story of a con man, who meets the love of his life in prison. The film trailer makes it look like a cliché gay film, but actually it's about the ridiculous bureaucracy that rules America. The main character managed to escape prison numerous times, but the most shocking was when he faked his Aids result and even his death and no one in the whole system noticed that he was pulling their leg all along. In addition, there is a sweet love story and great soundtrack.
After seeing Audrey Hepburn on millions of postcard stands and Argos posters, I finally saw Breakfast at Tiffany's, which is really an old fashioned romcom. But back in those days people new how to dress and how to entertain, and you couldn't be ashamed admitting you watched it as you would after watching today's equivalent like Valentine's Day or something similar.
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