A Swan is Born

Just saw the Black Swan, an improving cinematic tale of a girl with stars in her eyes, her nurturing mother, and her consummately professional mentor...

Oh wait, that's not right...

This movie is a hoot, but it's beyond me whether that's intentional. The David Cronenberg reference in a pivotal scene would seem to indicate it's meant to be tongue in cheek. It's as if the Crypt Keeper was telling a Weird Tale about ballet. Has anyone seen it, and if so, did you manage not to cover your eyes during the manicuring scenes? In the same theater, The King's Speech was playing, which probably really was improving.

Review of The King's Speech on l'astronave (which in no way implies endorsement of my views of The Black Swan by the proprietress of the l'astronave)..

Baryshnikov Leaf

A dance to Fall, this leaf appears at the request of  Reya at Gold Puppy ,who knows a thing or two about the secret lives of leaves. Oops -someone pointed out the link wasn't working - it's fixed now.

In other news: I just joined up with a Halloween Party, headquartered at A Fanciful Twist (see link at right), anyone who needs a little break from the economy and the election may want to attend.