Tuesday. Off to the Huntington. Really bloody hot! Lots of fun in the sun with J and monkey.
Went to a screening of The Last King of Scotland in the evening and I have to say that it was incredible. The screenplay, the visuals, the editing & direction and some stellar performances. They captured the period completely and I suspect a little work was done in post using some 1970s colouring techniques because it was spot-on! An amazing film followed by a Q&A with the director, Kevin Macdonald and the lead actor, James McAvoy. Some terrific background to the film and their experiences in Uganda working with people who knew Idi Amin and how the film changed them as people. James McAvoy spoke intelligently on the subject of the Uganda of the 1970s and Idi Amin which showed that he had done exhaustive research which, as a good actor, is essential to your role. He also spoke of the rehearsal process and how it become so much more when they went to Uganda and shot there for 2 months.
The only sad thing is that this film probably won't get the attention it deserves because it doesn't contain talking cars, talking dogs, bodily functions or have anything to do with famous brainless nobodies who wouldn't know what the meaning of life was if it came up and slapped them across the face.