Once upon tonight...

Now, by no means am I an avid watcher of American Idol. But I have been finding it on tv this season, somehow. I must say, I'm a very big fan of the crazy rocker dude... um, what's his name?... Adam Lambert. And, no, not just because of his name (+ an h). His performance from last week was cut from the time slot and House came on, so I switched channels. I didn't get to see it. However, the next morning on the radio, I heard some rave reviews of his rendition on the song "Mad World." I HAD to check this one out, because I have been a professed follower of the cult movie Donnie Darko since my freshman year in college thanks to friends Chris and Matt. And because of this movie, I instantly developed a love for this song. Not because it has anything to do with me, but because it is all just a beautiful sound. I must say, the scary bunny suit should show up to this version of the song. But no crashing jet engines, please!

Tonight I couldn't help but look up yet another American Idol performance. Contestant Kris Allen sang a song that Carlton and I both realized, but I had to look it up and do a little light google/yahoo/youtube research before I found anything on it. Ever heard the song Falling Slowly? Please, please, please! Tell me if you know that you've ever heard this song, and if you can remember where you heard it! I've looked it up and can only find references to the film ONCE, which I am now dying to watch after reading all the fantastic reviews.


A sweet, struggling story made magical by its soundtrack. Struggling musicians in a real world make music you could soak yourself in. Seems like a film I'll watch over and over and over and over again. Any artfully modest and understated movie will surely capture my obsessive little heart. Just ask my dad--he can't stay awake for one! Garden State. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Napoleon Dynamite. And especially Lost in Translation. Just go ahead and buy this one, Trisha. I don't know how I missed this one. It's been out for a couple years now... so I should be able to get it on the cheap. But the song... how do I know it? Obviously never saw this movie. This would never have been a hit single soaring on the charts. Got any clues?