Film: In the Mood for Love Directed by Kar Wai Wong

I art house film set in Singapore/Hong Kong.  Very stylistic and with great city life scene settings from the 1960s.  Best to read the plot on IMDB, I would have to watch again to pick up the the detail and fine points:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118694/

Operation Sleeper

I had to help move a double mattress yesterday.  Not between rooms, but moving it across town - 1 mile of carrying.

I did not think it was possible, just too big an item for two people to carry.  But amazingly we managed it, setting out very early 6:15 am - and doing the move in about 30 minutes.  We were very lucky with the weather, it held off.  Later on we went to the seafront and walked along there, by which time the wind had really picked up.

I think we now hold the record for mattress moving by hand...

Film: Black Swan Directed by Darren Aronofsky

A really dark film about the rarefied world of the elite ballerina.  Using the backdrop of a Swan Lake production, it shows the pressure to succeed, the self sacrifice, the competition and Darwinian nature of the ballet performer.

The dark aspects are truly dark and thought provoking - very unusual for a Hollywood film.

A good performance by Natalie Portman, who must have trained up for the role which is impressive.