The Great Gatsby redux…

~Monday~ Enough already with The Great Gatsby. Wait, just this one last post. You may remember that on July 20th, I saw the new, 2013 version of the Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Then on August 13th, I posted about watching the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby, starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, while … Read more

Double Indemnity: “How could I have known that murder can sometimes smell like honeysuckle?”

~Tuesday~ Tonight I saw a classic film that I’d never even heard of—much less seen—before I met Bob, the ultimate movie buff and movie trivia extraordinarre. My familiarity with Barbara Stanwyck was as described in this excerpt from the IMDB page about her: Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family … Read more

Valentine Road…

~Friday~ Tonight I saw my final film of the 18th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which I almost blew off, and I’m so, so glad I didn’t! When I picked this film, Valentine Road, to see, I didn’t read it very carefully, but words and phrases in the description, such as these: … Read more

The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby…

~Tuesday~ A month ago, I saw the 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio version of The Great Gatsby, about which I shared my thoughts and observations in my July 20, 2013 blog entry. Tonight, I met most of our Mostly Social Book Club (Mary couldn’t make it) at Janet’s house to watch the 1974, Robert Redford, Mia Farrow … Read more

Anchorman and Clue…

~Thursday~ It was unintentional, but I watched two movies today. Well, one was intentional, and the other was fortuitous. Jen and I got together to hang out, and watch some TV, which we haven’t done in forever, but we ended up watching a movie instead. Synopsis: Ron Burgundy is San Diego’s top rated newsman in … Read more

In & Out…

~Tuesday~ I was pretty sure I’d seen In & Out years ago when it was first, well, out, however the more I watched of it, the more I wondered. I have such a bad memory for movies. Synopsis: Life is sweet for high-school English teacher and sports coach Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline); he’s still living … Read more

Attending the final “Moral Monday” protest of the NC General Assembly on July 29, 2013…

~Monday~  I attended the final Moral Monday rally, for which the focus issue for today was education, and which had—by far—the biggest crowd since the protests began. Evidently the NCAE had sent out an “invitation” to the rally, and suggested “wear red for ed,” which you can see by most of the pictures, was a … Read more