We'd found the secret glue that held all things together. In a perfect place, where the noise did not intrude, our world was so very complete.

i came across this movie on the sundance channel, and upon having a nasty cold that appeared last night and raged into today (of course, sunday my day off) i decided to just cuddle up with blankets and my channel changer.


"Heath Ledger stars as Dan, a charming but reckless young poet who falls in love with Candy (Abbie Cornish), a beautiful young student who is attracted to his bohemian lifestyle. In order to get closer to Dan, Candy joins him in his drug addiction. Their passionate relationship then alternates between bursts of ecstatic oblivion and bouts of despair and self-destruction. Hooked as much on heroin as one another, their story becomes an intense love triangle -- a boy, a girl and a drug."

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such a beautiful beautiful movie. without a doubt the best "love story" as unconventional as a drug addiction to the story line can be i suppose. abbie cornish is stunning, effortlessly haunting (and okay heath ledger isn't that bad in it either.) right after "candy" was on the movie "somersault" (also starring cornish) came on. somersault is directed by another aussie and i've come to love their accents more than the french and english (sorry hannah i still love you)



"After making a misjudged advance towards her mother's boyfriend, 16-year-old Heidi (Abbie Cornish) flees her home for the small Australian ski town of Jindabyne. Entranced by the startling beauty of the wintry landscapes and falling snow, she begins to create a new life for herself. With little money or practical experience, she accepts a job at a petrol station and finds lodging with Irene (Lynette Curran). When she falls for Joe (Sam Worthington), the son of a wealthy local farmer, her self-destructive tendencies re-surface, and her fragile new world threatens to come tumbling down. An erotic, lyrical depiction of a young girl's sexual awakening, SOMERSAULT is a breakthrough debut for both its director and its star."

both of these movies are new favorites, the soundtracks are also very pretty. relaxing, perfect for fall/ (is it really almost winter?) driving.

back to the grind - or er the couch. there's "A HAUNTING" marathon on discovery channel.