I thought it was pretty clear that they had had sex. Celine isn't wearing her under-shirt in the next scene, plus their actions before the pan up seemed to lean in that direction.

This was a big movie-watching week for me: Before Sunset, Best Foot Forward,  The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, Lone Star, Man of Steel and Rebel Without a Cause.

In Rugby, New Zealand. Being far and away the no.1 rugby country in the world doesn't get you a lot of leniency because it means that everyone has their two cents.

You should have watched the Lions game. It was much better than the All Blacks one, with a sustained intensity the France game was lacking. I mean, three Australian players got carted off - what more can an All Blacks fan ask for?

The Justified "case of the week" with Alan Ruck as a dentist is fantastic, though.

Last week I watched Piranha, I Love Melvin, This is the End and Before Sunrise.

Of course, for this to work properly I'd actually have to have some Jewish people at my funeral.

To life, To life, L'chaim…

So you couldn't have contrived a way to leave after your daughter's performances (like at the intermission)?

I've really liked Stanwyck in the movies I've seen her in. Any other Stanwyck movies you'd recommend (other than Double Indemnity of course)?

A Streetcar Named Marge is my favourite episode of the show. Also, I'd push through to around season 13. Not because they're especially good, mind you, but to get an idea of what The Simpsons evolves (or devolves) into after the classic seasons.

Despite being very busy with a short film that I just finished a few hours ago, I actually had time to watch some stuff this week.

I would argue that you can tell whether Whedon has directed an episode of one of his shows based on the visual content. It's all subjective, of course, and his compositions do impress me on their value alone. Not that every one stands out, as that isn't what he's trying to do, but when the situation calls for it he…

Whedon is a stylist, making films in a neo-classical style, it's just he doesn't make his style as overt as some. He's talked at great length about his love of long takes and Classical Hollywood in DVD commentaries, and his films reflect that in the use of space and editing.

I think seeing two movies that were on the opposite ends of my ratings scale one after the other made me a bit hyperbolic…

I really like the film version of Lolita. I haven't read the book, and the framing device and ending are pretty weak, but I think the film is generally very strong and full of interesting visual ideas.

This weekend, I actually watched some movies: One, Two, Three, The Clock and Dancer in the Dark. Needless to say, there was a lot of swinging between extremes in my opinion of the films.

You should definitely watch Far From Heaven. It's a terrific movie, and it seems like it should be great source material for a musical (though the reviews aren't kind so far).

I don't remember some of the early ones, but the first one I remember was Sarah Chalke in Scrubs. Thinking about it now, I seem to have a fairly specific taste in pop-culture crushes (Catherine Deneuve in Jacques Demy films, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy).

I didn't do much this weekend, as I was entering the 48Hour film festival and was too busy to watch much.