Chiwetel Ejiofor and SHOES.

[burntcopper]

Watched Kinky Boots last night with mum, a film i'd been meaning to see for ages. (Mum did her usual lurking by the door for about ten minutes and then caving and sitting on the sofa once she's got involved) It is way, way too much fun. Funny, observant, not mawkish, just the right length, well-edited so no scene or subject goes on for too long, and about SHOES. Mother is the Imelda Marcos of sensible shoes. I adore the things, I've just got awkward feet and my calves are too big for high street boots. and will often persuade myself out of buying them. Mother is now fully converted to the cult of Chiwetel Ejiofor, as all people of sense and taste should be. (still muttering about missing him in Othello) she thinks he is fabulous and Lola was *utterly* fabulous.

*Lola's rant about burgundy*
Mum : YES. RED. SCARLET.
Me : what's wrong with burgundy and claret and so on?
Mum : It's not RED. SCARLET IS GLORIOUS AND LOLA SAYS SO.
(guess who suits what versions. I can carry off bright red without a problem, it's just that I suit wine and the darker ones better.)

*first set of proper boots comes off the line, Lola does look of lust and covetousness familiar to all Manolo Blahnik assistants everywhere...*
Mum : It is perfect. That is *acting*. And proper shoe-worship.

*Girlie does rant in office about why doesn't he get into niche marketing*
Me : chances they're together by the end of the film?
Mum : 100%.

*Jemima Rooper comes on-screen*
Mum : Her! Austen!
Me : Yes, Mum, I said, *earlier*, when you came in....

But it is a glorious, glorious film, and Rahila and me had a nice little Kinky Boots squee which diverged into SHOES talk when Alicia poked her head in.

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[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

I saw Chiwetel in 'The Seagull'. He was awesome on stage and a shy bunny off it. Very kindly signed my Serenity book, though.

[samphirette.livejournal.com]

Just watched it tonight after taping it the other day and it was great (predictable but fantastically so - besides it was about the boots)

*Girlie does rant in office about why doesn't he get into niche marketing*
Me : chances they're together by the end of the film?

Said the same thing :)