21st May, 2015.
You know, there’s something I’ve not done for a while.
No, really.
Actually … there’s several things I’ve not done for a while.
I’ve not eaten steak, to give you an example.
Played pinball, as another.
Had sex with Maria Shara … … No, forget I mentioned Maria Sharapova, would you?
Let’s just say my love life’s bleak: to non-existent, shall we?
And leave that thought, right there in the gutter, where it belongs!
At ANY rate … ? The thing I meant to tell you I’d not done for a while?
Was catch a film.
I’ve caught one tonight: the Drew Casson penned, Hungerford.
And frankly … ?
I’m thinking it’s interesting … although I’m not sure …
~≈Â≈~
Set in the small town of Hungerford, the film sees Cowan — played by actor, director and writer, Drew Casson — a college student who’s film a video diary about his week, for his Media Studies course.
And, in the course of an argument with his flat-mates, Phillipa, Kip and Adam … ? Noticing that the town seems to have been hit by something that looks like a cross between a seriously heavy storm: and a nuclear explosion.
That’s on day one of the diary.
Day two … ?
Is when Phillipa gets attacked by the postman.
The postman only stops, when Adam sprays some deodorant into the posty’s face.
The rest of the week … ?
Only goes downhill from there …
~≈Â≈~
Now …
Interesting … ?
Yes … …
For — to paraphrase the late Sir Terry Pratchett — a given value of interesting.
You see, I do like an independently made film, now and again. Noel Clarke, bless him, usually manages to knock out a good one, for example.
But I can’t help but compare Hungerford to another little indie flick I’ve seen: Absentia, back in 2012.
And, while I think Absentia’s actually the better of the two films, I’m also aware that Hungerford is much that same sort of indie flick.
I felt Absentia was and is much like the thousands of tapes the late John Peel would have received.
The lucky ones would’ve got played a time or two.
The really lucky ones would’ve got a session or two.
The incredibly lucky ones? Would’ve got more sessions, a LOT of air time and possibly a record deal, on the strength of those sessions.
I’m thinking, here, that Hungerford, much like Absentia before it, is a John Peel session.
It’s interesting to watch: you can hear the rough melody, the band knows what they’re doing with it …
But it’s not quite done, yet.
Hungerford
★☆☆☆
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