Just shot a doco with Rhys at Duy's place. I reckon it went really well. Tomorrow we start shooting a different doco too. I like doco because it's raw, it's real, the action just happens and it's unpredictable. You can get some really nice moments.

Saturday night was nice. Went to Sam and Manisha's engagement party at Arcadia in South Yarra. It was cool, drank some beers, ate some mini-pizzas and some jelly beans. Most enjoyable.

Last night went down to the Corner Hotel to see 'The Middle East' play. Great gig. Drank some cider, watched some bands. I quite liked the first band who were called 'Dragging Pianos', I think. Nice one.

On Friday night I had burgers with Michelle and we watched a movie. Which movie? This one.

'Up' (2009) directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson

Wow. This film is amazing. My first thought at the conclusion of the film was: faultless. Possibly the best film I've seen this year. Definitely my favourite Pixar film. The script is just incredible, it's a film that would be enjoyed by people of any age. It runs the full range of emotions, it's exciting, full of adventure and pathos and it's also very funny. I watched it in 3D and it was really cool. The 3D didn't feel cheap or gimmicky, it just served the story. The great thing about this is the way the characters are written, they all have a great deal of depth, their personalities are motivated by clear plot elements. In short, they all exist in the film for a reason, they're not just there to be "comic sidekick" or "evil bad guy". Loved it.

I watched another movie this week, 'The Magician' (2005) directed by Scott Ryan. I won't do a review of it because I've watched it a heap of times and I tend not to review things I've already seen. I also have to write an essay on it in the next few days. However, I recommend you check it out. It's an Australian film, shot for a tiny sum of money. It's a feature but it's shot like a documentary and damn it's good. A real achievement. There's some excellent dialogue in it, the narrative is short but it works really well and it's very funny. Scott Ryan is excellent as the lead actor, actually he's the reason this film works so well.