DVD: Hollywoodland.

If you liked Zodiac, you’ll probably like this as well. Unsolved crime from years ago, completely obsessed in-this-case private eye (in-that-case reporter) who winds up endangering the rest of his life with his need to figure out what happened.

Slow moving, with a constant intercut between the PI (Adrien Brody, usually creepy but very effective here!!) in the present and Reeves and Mannix (Affleck and Lane, both giving great performances!) in the past. Moody with strong subcurrents of regret on growing old, lost opportunities, mishandled relationships. Very noir-ish. (I wish they would have shot this in black & white!)

I particularly enjoyed Bob Hoskins and hello flashback Kathleen Robertson (Steve’s girlfriend “Claire” in the later seasons of 90210!!!).

À la Super Eggplant, currently, I am…

Making: About to blindstitch the binding to the back of Mariko’s quilt. Halfway through the second sleeve on Maddox.

Reading:Landor’s Tower” by Iain Sinclair. Actually tried to read this once about two years ago and never got past the first chapter. Picked it up again and am zipping right through. Very Joycean in its language and rhythms.

Watching: Season one (and perhaps the only) of Jericho. After reading Meg’s recent post, I decided to try it out. Even though Skeet Ulrich has always given me the skeeves in the past, I am totally diggin’ him on this show!

Listening: Jason Isbell, which finally hit iTunes. Like it a lot!