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Rachael Tyrell

Monday, October 19, 2020

Movie Mondays: Gaspar Noe's LOVE


Note: as of this posting, Gaspar Noe's LOVE is no longer available to stream, unless you're in the UK, via Amazon.


Warning: this movie can be triggering, and I'm not sure how to put a specific on that. It's quite sexy but the feeling it leaves you with is one of tragedy. It's also over two hours long and I had to break up my viewing into two parts.


So I'd heard about this movie a couple of years ago, but didn't think anything else of it. Gaspar Noe made the movie Irreversible, and that was a good movie, but one that I NEVER EVER need to watch again.


First things first, LOVE is beyond NSFW. As a matter of fact, most people would consider it pr0n, although Mr. Noe himself doesn't think so.


Quoted from that interview: 

"It's a melancholic drama portraying lost love, and in its essence, love is mostly carnal," NoĆ© says. "When you fall in love, you can get into these hard-core addictions that turn you crazy and make you feel like you've got tunnel vision. You get stoned by love. 


And then you don't just get addicted to a person who you've designated as your object of desire; you get addicted to the fact of being in that mental state. I've heard people walking out of the movie and saying, 'Oh, I did not get aroused by that movie. I felt like crying.'"

Here's the trailer.




It wasn't well-received at the box office, at all. It premiered at Cannes (out of competition) in 3-D. Yeah, the graphic sex scenes and all.

One evening a few months ago, I was sitting on the couch. Everyone had already gone to sleep and I was zoning out. When I'm left to my own devices, I rarely watch "tv", and would rather read a book, do web stuff, or workout, or maybe even shoot sexy pictures of myself.

Not that night. I turned on Netflix and randomly browsed. Lucky me, this was one of the first movies that popped (ha, unintended pun) up. So I watched the trailer and whoa boy, I was intrigued.

This film got under my skin, in that disturbing kind of way that lingers long after the screen fades to black. Perhaps I could relate in some small ways to the anguish and heartache.

I had relationships in the past that were built on a mutual appreciation of particular substances. Some ended well, a couple of them didn't.

A quote from Murphy (played by Karl Glusman, aka Mr. Zoe Kravitz): 

"How can something so wonderful, bring such great pain?"
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Monday, October 12, 2020

Movie Mondays: The Love Witch

So here's a new column for this site. How about Movie Mondays?


Today I received my amazing Vampira lashes from AshLash. If you haven't checked out AshLash, you should, because their lashes are cruelty-free and amazing! Perfect for both retro and modern looks.


One of their lashes is called Mantrap x Lovewitch. Coincidentally, I thought of the movie The Love Witch again. You must see it if you haven't already done so. 


Don't be a square like me and wait until earlier this year to do so. Come to think of it, I've waited a long time to see particular "must-see" movies and I make no apologies for that. Again, super square. Most of the time, it was unintentional.


One of the gals in my burlesque class at the beginning of the year (seems soooo long ago, right?) had mentioned her costume ideas and inspirations during class. Me: "what's The Love Witch?"


Here's the trailer:


It's a campy and now cult classic. The attention to detail, between the set and costume design, and everything else really, is impeccable.


Here's an interview with Anna Biller, the writer, director, stylist, etc.. and a tutorial for makeup inspired by The Love Witch.


Samantha Robinson plays the title character, Elaine Parks. The movie reminds me of Valley of the Dolls, movies by Russ Meyer, and 60's horror films. The film was shot in 35mm, which is unusual these days.


Note that the movie is set in modern day, but is designed to seem otherwise.


Here are some stills from the movie. 






I highly recommend this movie. All of the scenes are stylish and I can't say that about most any movies or tv shows.

NSFW because of nudity and some violence. There are no "jump scares."

Let me know what movie genres you're interested in seeing here in the future!

I am the business,
Rachael
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Monday, October 5, 2020

I'm Fine, Yet I'm Not Ok.


“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”


So let me ask you a couple of questions.

Would you berate and chastise someone for not trying hard enough if they had diabetes or cancer? Would you look at them with a skeptical eye if they exhibited symptoms that you couldn't relate to, unless you had a family member or you yourself had an illness like that?

Bear with me, this might be a long read.

I've been struggling a lot lately, and not just because of the pandemic. How about some precedented times for a change? Instead of whatever 2020 is?

With what little plans I had, those have been dashed and haven't been reconfigured. Sometimes all I can do is wake up and go, "great, I'm here."

There's no magic solution for what ails me, and my lifelong foe has finally been revealed. Although there were many clues left here and there, I was unable to put them together.

I'm tired and weary. I'm exhausted from trying to stay one step ahead of these dragons that are visible only to me. The ones inside my head that you can't see.

So I've long felt the guilt and shame that comes with not going along with the program. The one where I'm supposed to be grateful at every turn. 

Who's hungry? Not me. I've got all of my appendages, and I have lifelong friends that I love and who love me back.

So let's talk about mental illness. It's the elephant in the room for many people, including myself. Most of the time, it's easy to hide. At least before the pandemic, when I'd regularly do other things than remain indoors.

We're all experiencing this disruption of normalcy. 

So I did a brave thing. 

At least that's what some close friends tell me. I came out with a particularly scary diagnosis. You see, I always knew that there was something wrong with me. Ha. I mean in a way that I couldn't attribute to being old and quirky. If you'd like to see the video I made for my YouTube channel, here it is:


I'm going to make a few videos in the future about this because I feel that my unique voice might be able to help others. It's helped at least one friend, so I'm on my way!







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