Wasted some time flipping through channels today. I happened to catch Things Behind the Sun on Showtime (our apartment sort of gives this channel to us -- it's kind of weird), which I thought was pretty decent.
It made me really itchy to start writing songs again. Lyrics/premises have always been my Achilles heel in terms of output, which has often left me feeling like I have nothing to say. But something in this movie made me feel like there's stuff to tap that I just must have not noticed all this time.
One discrepancy that hit me in the film: at one point, the female lead hears a song and cries out "Oh, I love Boyce/Hart!" but I'm certain that was actually a Monkees tune (an alternate take I believe) and I'm pretty sure one not written by Boyce/Hart. I forget exactly which song it was, otherwise I could say definitively. Anyway, didn't take away from the film really. If rape, confronting trauma, using music or alcohol to escape, or being the "sober" supporting friend are interesting subjects to you, this film may be worth checking out. [05:23]
Posted by mlee at September 29, 2002 11:59 PM