Trolls, Pain And Glory et al

Last night a particular Troll had a little " play" on Going Gently 

They thought they were being clever in doing so , but they only sought to make a fool of themselves as most, if not all of their comments were based in misinformation and supastiston. 

I wasn't even mildly irritated by it all...I had better things to do.

If I am wrong ( and I am not) " I will apologise to "Jaqc" and " Sue" personally if they email me at jgsheffield@hotmail.com

I'm not holding my breath.....

With my date postponed, I organised an ENO today and took myself off to see Almodóvar's latest movie Pain & Glory.

The film is Almodóvar's most autobiographical work to date and brings together his signature themes of mother love, regret and memories of awakening sexuality and sets them against the backdrop of a sleek modern day Spain and a vibrant and colourful mise en scene.

Penélope Cruz as Mallo's Mother

A haunted and haunting Banderas

Almodóvar is " played" by Antonio Banderas. A film writer who has hit a sad isolated plateau in his luxurious Madrid penthouse. Wracked in pain from a myriad of physical and psychological complaints his character Salvador Mallo,is haunted by regrets over a hit 30 year old film, a love affair  that went awry and his relationship with his mother. 

A meeting with a drug using past work colleague, introduces Mallo to recreational heroin , a drug that eases his pains but also accidentally enables him to access the Ghosts of old memories past.

Banderas is wonderful in the lead role. At times he seems a diminished Wreck of character who is overwhelmed with physical pain and regret then he transforms into an emotional bruised ex lover of a man who went on to marry a woman and have a family of his own .

It's a complicated and delicate performance which , will be , I am sure , Banderas' triumph come award giving time.

I met my friend Mave for lunch after the film which filled my quota of sassy gay quips and before the movie had some phone  banter with Si the chap I had planned to meet today...

It's nice to have a few more gay mates...Mave was incensed by last night's blog trolling 

He was ready to bitch slap the "lot "of em!