I'm home now and attempting to watch the most recent Saturday Night Live. This is comical because a) I haven't seen this show in several years and no longer recognize the cast, and b) painkillers. Any suggestions re: films and shows I should check out in the coming weeks?
(Reminder: Strange Horizons fund drive has 12 more days to go!)
- Surgery went well; thanks for the positive thoughts!
I would recommend Kwaidan. It's a series of Japanese ghost stories, and every time I watch it I fall in love with a different scene. Woman of the Snow is overwhelming.
Is Kwaidan animated, then? The way you describe it has me thinking of Mushi-shi, which I love.
No, it is live action, based on Lafacadio Hearn's adaptation of Japanese folk tales. I mean to find the book one day. Here is the Wiki link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaidan_%28film%29
I must find Mushi-shi. The description sounds wonderful.
I'm not sure why it's dropped into my mind, or whether you'd easily get hold of it, but I'm fond of an Argentinian film called Nine Queens about a couple of con men.
But mostly I am pleased that you've come through the op OK.
Out of the top of my head, I'd say Dead Again (Branagh 1991). A perfect exercise in style, not at all as grim as the title. Of Lester's Robin & Marian (1976).
Take care.
I just got my copy of The Dishonesty of Dreams, btw. Looking forward to reading it!