The world has a way of looking at people

[sovay]

Tonight at the Brattle I saw Angela Carter and Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves (1984) with rushthatspeaks; it was brilliant and I don't know why I haven't seen more criticism constellating it with Dennis Potter's Dreamchild (1985) and Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986). Terence Stamp is perfectly cast as the Devil in a white touring car, whose headlights through the forest gloom are the double flash of a beast's eyes. Stephen Rea should play more werewolves. So should Danielle Dax. I wish Carter and Jordan had gotten to make the film of Vampirella/"The Lady of the House of Love" they were discussing when she died; I did not actually expect how closely his visuals would translate her prose style, elaborately artificial and bluntly homespun at once. I'd had dinner earlier with spatch at Sapporo Ramen, where I got tantan-men with three kinds of extra seaweed; Rush and I went to Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar after the movie and I got the apple pie I had been wanting all this week of cold and rain. I came home to discover thisbluespirit had made, as part of their gorgeous series of original and other Elements, fanart for Curium from my story "Assignment 96." I'm still not sure about recovery from Arisia, but I've had a really nice evening.

Comments

[pameladean]

Terence Stamp is perfectly cast as the Devil in a white touring car.

I'm glad he finally got rid of that rusty truck with only twenty mile.

Okay, now that I've got that out of my system, fine, I have to add another thing to my list that is all your fault. (In the best possible way.)

P.

[yhlee]

I'm glad you had a lovely evening! :D

[nineweaving]

Oh, I am so glad the film was splendid! I approve of these very nice evenings you've been having.

Nine

[asakiyume]

Oh I would love to see that movie again! I remember really loving it and being *stimulated* by it.

Sounds like your food evening was equally good. (And the colors in that fanart are delicious.)

[strange_complex]

I saw Angela Carter and Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves (1984)

Ah, man - this has been on my to-watch list for way too long, and I need to do something about that. Consider this comment a vote for you to write about it more fully.

[davidgillon]

1984? It can't be that long ago, surely!

I never actually saw it, but I remember watching and reading reviews at the time.