movie interiors: Pretty in Pink

Sometimes I worry I'm studying the wrong subject. As much as I love good screenplays and great acting, probably my favourite thing about film is set design. Maybe it has to do with how much pride I've always taken in my own room, decorating it and plastering posters on my walls, but I find myself having to hold back when I'm writing assignments for my class. I want to dictate what goes where; a green phone, plastic roses or a Wayne Thiebaud print.

If I were a set designer, I'd dedicate myself to films about teenagers -- here's one of my favourite teenage bedrooms on film.

My Tutor (1983, George Bowers)

One of my pals from my screenwriting course let me copy zillions of 80s teen films he'd downloaded, and My Tutor was probably one of the worst, haha. Don't get me wrong, there's no bad films when it comes to 80s teen films; they're all pretty terrible (aside from the Hughes films, which are stellar through and through), which is really what makes them so enjoyable. As I was going through the titles and seeing what the films were about, I was certain I'd already seen it, but it turns out every decade has it's own My Tutor-esque film -- sometimes more than one. I remember one variation with Tia Carrere and Jason London.

But, really, there's no excuse for how horrible 1983's My Tutor really it's, to begin with, the high school kid looks about 30 and when he sits in his school bench, it just feels totally wrong.

Also, below you'll find caps of the opening credit sequence, 90 seconds into the film and it's all bumping, grinding and pelvic thrusts.

Worst or best 80s high school film? It's a fine line.

I Love You, Lindsay Lohan

Seeing all the footage today of Lindsay Lohan going into court today and her subsequently being booked into jail made me sad for her. Ever since her holy trilogy of colourful teen films -- Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Mean Girls, the latter obviously being the very best -- I've been a big fan of hers. She's got a spunk and sensitivity that I think is rare for such a (mainstream) young actress. Vanity Fair has done a 'young starlets' feature numerous times now, but when I think of which young actresses I really admire, Lindsay always pops up.






From her beautiful role in Emilio Estevez's Bobby to some impressive key scenes in Georgia Rule (otherwise a trainwreck), Lindsay always delivers; she's come close to saving numerous bad films she was in. She's shooting a film about 70s X-rated star Linda Lovelace at the moment (let's hope the collagen lips are part of the role) and I'm actually excited about it. The script outtakes sound rather disastrous, but if it's the same Lovelace project Angelina Jolie was once attached to star in, then I'm curious to see what Lohan will come up with.






Linsday Lohan in Bobby
Long story short, I have a huge soft spot for her -- I think she's really talented and hope she'll come out on top. While it's obvious she's made some huge mistakes, it's sad to realise I'm actually three weeks older than her. When you look at her nutjob parents and her career (starting when she was six!), I kind of just want to give her a hug and a nice sandwich.

Good luck, Linds, I hope there's a good script waiting for you once this is all over.