Orgasm

We all find out sooner or later that perfect simply doesn’t exist. But those of us who tend to pay attention realize that this difficult world comes close, at times, even if just for a moment. And so, the search for perfection becomes a ceaseless quest and potentially a dangerous addiction in itself. Being in […]

Chaos Rules

I suppose there’s nothing like being a long-term resident in a country to take the shine off it. This being the first time I’ve truly considered myself an immigrant, I’m feeling I’ve got a lot more at stake. So Sunny Sexy South has assumed a rather dark side lately, which I generally reserve for the […]

The Moviegoer

Like the good film addict that I am, I timed my return to Spain around DocumentaMadrid, which so impressed me last year. This year’s festival is almost over, and though I’d intended to blog it more, time’s been at a premium as I’ve been overwhelmed with such bizarre problems with my Spanish residency (which will […]

Andaluzas Kick Ass

During my most recent period of acute placelessness, I saw a movie that fits perfectly in my women-kick-ass series.  That inevitably kicks me out of the doldrums and into real-woman mode, which was an excellent prelude to going off to Berlin.  This blog has gone dormant due to so much travel; although I’ve been back […]

High Fidelity

Any film freak living abroad suffers periodic nervous attacks along the line of “omigod, what incredible art film gem have I missed this season??”  I have to rely on my film addict friends back home ( mainly R.) to keep me up-to-date, and the fellow-travelers who’ve opened original-version alt film rental shops in Berlin and […]

Benicio del Toro Does Ché

Ummm, Benicio del Toro, is there an actor on the screen today that is more capable of oozing pure sex via that virile-yet-vulnerable come-hither vibe of his? I’m happy to report that the release of the film, Ché: El Argentino, augers the end of a terrible summer of film here in Madrid. It’s been slim […]

Officially Overwhelmed

The first sign was that I completely blew it on the exhibition, Modigliani and His Time, at the Thyssen- Bornemisza Museum which closed while I was in the U.S. My last Sunday before traveling, I hit the museum mid-afternoon, but all the tickets had sold out, I was leaving Tuesday morning, and the museum doesn’t […]

NY, NY

Note to all immigrants opening restaurants: try it out on several native speakers before deciding on a name! For those of you who are in the area, check out the brand new Laut at 15 E. 17th St., which is so new its website is still under construction. May of last year I was eating […]

Dr. Strangelove

I’ll just warn you, this is not a happy-happy-wonderful-new-life-in-Spain post. The more I write, the more I find it’s a feeling of something inside, biding its time, never knowing how or when it will come out in words. Often it’s triggered by a film, I think, which is why I am so head-over-heels in love […]

Picture Europe

I’ve got to say I am really enjoying this film festival. I can arrive at the last minute & still get tickets; what a huge difference from the Berlinale. I’m not sure if this is because the concept of sub-titled film here seems absolutely so foreign to Spaniards or just that the advertising here was […]