the mumble chair

so, i'm new to mumblecore. i feel like i might be getting a little manic with these blog posts, also, so let me know if it's too much.

anyway, i watched a mumblecore movie named the puffy chair the other day. it's a nice story about a couple who fight all the time, and the dude is about to take a roadtrip from nyc to atlanta (maybe?) to bring his dad a replica of the chair his dad loved in the 80s (that the mom made the dad get rid of cos it was crummy looking, sort of like a lazy boy) that the dude is gonna pick up on the way (in virginia, he bought it on ebay). his plan is to hit the road alone but he invites his girlfriend as a way to make up after another fight. yikes. on the way, they also visit his brother who decides to tag along and later fake-marries a girl with amazingly curly hair in virginia while they're waiting for the chair to be reupholstered. the dude is like all mellow hipster but he really loses it when the puffy chair seller turns out to be a liar and the chair is in terrible shape. so he strolls around all cool and finds illegal immigrants working there and then he's leaving the building telling his bro and gf that the guy will pay to have it reupholstered overnight. then when the reupholsterer doesn't have it ready, he all like totally threatens to drive through the guy's shop window and then sits in his car and watches menacingly while the guy reupholsters the chair. that's i think after he and the gf have a bad fight where she's all, are we ever gonna get married? and he's all, why do you even want to marry me? you act like you hate me. they don't break up until the very end. you never even really think they'll get back together. but the vibe between them eases up.

so i guess it's this guy and his wife and brother who make a bunch of these movies. mumblecore, what a funny word. all like handheld cameras and natural dialogue. I think I'll watch more. have you seen any? i wonder if you could recommend one. i guess tiny furniture counts.