Stuff I watched over X'Mas:-

Paganini - Very disappointed with this. Expected some enlightenment over Niccolo's life and all I got was an artistic soft-porn romp. To be fair, some scenes are quite good, the court scene spliced with a gratuitous sex scene and the painful looking ending. And the continuous score is top-notch as well. However, they never cleaned up the film and the squiggles and reel jumps are still there.

9 1/2 Weeks - Quintessential 80s softcore. Looks like a music video now more than anything. The love story is kinda boring as well. You just kinda wait for the next Kim Basinger half-nude scene. Lotsa crap cheesy 80s songs as well.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston - Heartfelt documentary about the troubled genius. His songs are brutal and honest yet charmingly naive. Will probably not get to the same level of madman-genius as Syd Barrett or Brian Wilson but still an unflinching look at the handicaps a mentally disturbed person faces, even in a simple bus journey home.