Vidal is on form today:
I was eager to see the movie about the two sheepherders, actually is what
they are, they’re not cowboys.You can see there’s not a cow in
the movie, just a lot of sheep. You can see how the two sheepherders might
get tired of the sheep and begin to look to each other, as a kind of variation
on a theme.
Vidal says Match Point was the best film of the year, which I guess
fits with his dystopian vision. I found it badly written, badly directed, and
badly acted, and I’m a huge Woody Allen fan. I’m resigned to Brokeback Mountain
winning the Oscars on Sunday, but I won’t be happy about it. A dull, boring
film. But 2005 was a weak year for films in general. My favourite films of the
year, for what it’s worth? A History of Violence and Wallace and
Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.