Oh Tom Ford! How I love thee. I was lucky enough to see the writer’s screening of “A Single Man” last night, that was followed up with a Q & A with the man, himself.

I have been waiting for this, almost three years, since Tom left Gucci. Daniel and everyone around me knew of my obsession of this man, second only to Vidal. I prayed that it would be a visual and emotional masterpiece. I hoped that he would be as lovely as I imagined.

I wasn’t let down, my friends. In fact, I’m still giddy with inspiration. Check out the trailer if it sparks your interest. I think it’s more fun to go cold turkey. It’s an emotional journey. Sometimes, we need to think and decide and anticipate what’s happening in a film. Colin Firth and Julianne Moore are sooo fabulous. If you can’t seem to put your finger on who the young man is in the story, he’s the star of “About A Boy,” all grown-up!

This film opens December 11! Mark your calendars!!! Texans, support! He grew up in Austin!! His Q & A will be available as a podcast.

I did it. I went and saw “Where the Wild Things Are” on opening weekend at the Arc Light. I prescribed myself the full Hollywood Cinematic Treatment. (Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge, Smack, Smack…)

Anyways, off that tangent, I found it a visual sensation! Having grown up reading the book, repetitively, I was in shock at how well the puppets matched the monsters in my memory! I was in that amazing set and embarked on the emotional ride. As I have gotten older, it’s as though my memory of the childhood angst had faded. The validity of my emotions at youth paled in comparison to my current frustration as an adult…

Uh, wrong-o, Thy. It took me vividly back to that moment. It shook me to clarity of the notion that I felt very deeply and immensely as a child, and its subsequent shaping of my character.

Had to catch my breath after the epic bursts of secret social commentary, but I liked it! Sometimes, it’s hard to be a kid! Oh, the restaurant at the Arc Light is super yum!

I must preface by saying that I am a huge Quentin Tarantino fan.  It was difficult to figure out a time my friends and I could go the the movies and harder to find a block of time where we could enjoy the longer show, but through sheer determination to see it, before it was no longer on the big screen, we made it tonight!

I must, also, say that it hardly felt like many hours had passed, by the time the credits were rolling. If you are a fan of Quentin’s or have liked some of his body of work, I know you’ll enjoy it.

My favorite parts were the foreign language, the coloring of the film (looks like cross-processed photos), the costumes and the fact that there were strong and charming female characters. The only negative was the guy that decided to answer his phone and have a conversation– after a long ring tone (set to bad trance), during the film! So awful. Manners! Manners!