Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It's the middle of night and I can't stop thinking about her. The other night on Halloween in Hollywood at the Wiltern I saw Mr. Marilyn Manson. And in the middle of the show during "Tainted Love" Manson was spitting on the crowd as he clenched a microphone shaped like a butcher knife and I decided to turn the opposite direction of the stage and take in the crowd. Everyone was enjoying their Halloween in Hollywood. People were dancing, diving, slamming, fighting, drinking, kissing, laughing and bobbing for apples. Then I directed my attention to the corner pocket of the floor. That's when I saw her.
She was juxtapositioned against the brass railing behind her and the black silhouette of her body stood out like a sparkle in a coal mine. She stood motionless dressed in all black and the green lights of the show cascaded against her shiny dog collar, mettalic nose ring, brown bitter eyes, and black mohawk. She didn't move a muscle to dance all night or ever crack a smile. And in a sold out concert she had five feet of space in every direction from her. The only movement she made was to pull out another Marlboro Light, out of her black leather jacket coat pocket. She chain smoked through the whole set. If i could read her mind she looked like she was scientifically breaking down in aeronautical units how to blow up the world!
That's right distinguished cinephiles Lisbeth Salander was in Hollywood last night! Noomi Rapace and the Millenium Trilogy has ignited a kerosene filled drum of followers and I am part of that fire. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has been the biggest thing to come from Sweden since Bergman crashed a big rig trailer in 1957, which contained a print of a cinematic gem, off a ferry into the heart of the Cannes Film Festival with The Seventh Seal. Stieg Larssen has unfortunately died, but his novels have sold millions and millions in the international book market place, which is usually saturated with garbage. People keep wondering why is Lisbeth Salander an interesting character? I think that is a terrific question and I will attempt to answer it. There is no one else quite like her. At the beggining of La Femme Nakita, Nakita is a little bit like her, but quickly changes and eventually smiles in the film. Having a female heroine that doesn't smile is so rare. Think about it. Even the bad ass Beatrix Kido smiles. So what else is it about Lisbeth? She is very punk rock and dresses outrageous. Yet we never see her at a concert and the soundtracks for the first two features do not have one punk or metal tune. Lisbeth is a computer hacker. In a digital age she accesses everyone's private information. Bank statements and any information she wants to know is at her fingertips. She is a genius, but a complete social deviate. She communicates mostly in commands and couldn't carry a conversation to save her life, but all of these things make me love this character that much more.
Only in Sweden would a woman be allowed all of these traits and never break character. And news flash to Mr. David Fincher the Social Network, may have been one of the top films of the decade, but remaking The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is cinematic sacrilige. When Scorsese remade Infernal Affairs and put out The Departed it was so disappointing, it not only won best picture at the oscars, but everyone kept saying to me isn't it such a unique script. Infernal Affairs was Hong Kong cinema gold and Scorsese boxed it in a Big Mac container and American audiences went to take a cinematic knee at fourth and goal.
I just watched the teaser trailer for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and it is one of the best teaser trailers I have ever seen. Trailers are getting worse and worse and they tend to show way too much. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest trailer was only thirty seconds.
Which was perfect. The trailer starts with the sound of an electric flash bulb illuminating. Opening shot is of a left black steel toe leather boot on a white floor. There is a shot of a long white hallway with pipes running across the ceiling. Followed by a shot of Lisbeth dressed in the same outfit from the Manson concert, from behind and you see her walking with her back towards you with a prison guards on either side of her. Then there is a frontal shot which zooms into Lisbeth's face. She is determined, driven, and a power broker. She has unfinished business to attend to and a trilogy to complete. And then there is a profile shot of her mohawk and that same look. The screen goes black and the image of Lisbeth kicking a wooden freight box off the top of a warehouse is the final image. Trailer gold! Well ladies and gentlemen. I am currently doing freight work myself and can't make it to the movies this week. But rest assured The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest will be viewed within eight days and when I view the picture rest assured gumshoes you will get a thorough report. Until till then hip hoppers stay tuned, stay tuned............................
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