has anyone read anthony browne's children's book into the forest (not to be confused with the also fantastic and dark jean hegland's novel into the forest)? one of the kids picked this up at the library today and i must confess, i sort of love bizarre, dark, and vaguely haunting and perhaps inappropriate books for kids (dear mili by maurice sendack anyone?). i suspect the creepiness of this story went over parker and lorenzo's heads but this is one i'll sit and look at tomorrow on my own.
and, for not the first time i stumbled on a great rental at the library: the proposition, a film written by nick cave, starring ray winstone, emma watson, william hurt and guy pearce (from memento). this film is set in the outback of australia in the late 19th century and is completely disturbing...but well done. very violent, but not without cause...
'When?' said the moon to the stars in the sky
'Soon' said the wind that followed them all
'Who?' said the cloud that started to cry
'Me' said the rider as dry as a bone
'How?' said the sun that melted the ground
and 'Why?' said the river that refused to run
and 'Where?' said the thunder without a sound
'Here' said the rider and took up his gun
'No' said the stars to the moon in the sky
'No' said the trees that started to moan
'No' said the dust that blunted its eyes
'Yes' said the rider as white as a bone
'No' said the moon that rose from his sleep
'No' said the cry of the dying sun
'No' said the planet as it started to weep
'Yes' said the rider and laid down his gun
-nick cave & the bad seeds 'the rider song'