~Saturday~ I went offline for two hours to watch Jane Eyre, which I loved: and when I came back online, the first thing I saw on Facebook were two status updates in my news feed to the effect of, “RIP, Whitney.” My two most salient memories associated with Whitney are: In 1987, on a transatlantic … Read more
~Sunday~ Robert and I saw the 2:10 screening of Shame at the Carolina Theater in Durham today. Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side, a scorching look at a case of sexual addiction that’s as all-encompassing as a craving for drugs. My reflections on … Read more
~Saturday~ I went to the nearby $1.50 movie for the 10:10 PM showing of J. Edgar, where I found for the second time in a row that the ticket price was $2.00. I think it’s safe to say that it’s no longer “the $1.50 movie.” Which is not to say that $2.00 isn’t a bargain, … Read more
~Monday~ My friend Jen and I usually meet on a Sunday or Monday night to watch Glee together. However, we usually like to stay two or three episodes behind, and tonight we found ourselves caught up to the penultimate one, so we watched a movie instead. Jen owns this movie, and she has seen it … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight I saw Joyful Noise, which I knew I would enjoy after seeing the previews for it before My Week With Marilyn a week ago Monday. Besides, what’s not to like about Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton? Thoughts and observations about the movie: I think the actress, Keke Palmer, playing Queen Latifah’s daughter has … Read more
~Sunday~ I watched the movie Gen Silent online this afternoon, whose “hook” is: What would you do if you were old, disabled or ill – and the person feeding you put down the spoon and said that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual preference? Sound absurd? Social workers around the world … Read more
~Monday~ Tonight I saw: My thoughts in no particular order, hence the rhetorical device known as the unordered list: I thought this film was very well done. I never looked at the time at all during this movie. I thought the Eddie Redmayne, playing Colin, did a great job of portraying that "I can't believe … Read more
~Tuesday~ Some time ago, perhaps more than a year ago now, I thought someone said that the movie Inherit the Wind was a movie that would “change your life.” Ever since then, it’s been on my “To-View” list. Today, thanks to my friend Bob, I watched the 1960 version with Spencer Tracy as the protagonist. … Read more
~Wednesday~ Early afternoon, my friend and colleague, Jen, came into my office and asked, "You wanna play hooky from work this afternoon and go see a movie with me?" In a complete digression: Where does that idiom "playing hooky" come from? This is the explanation from Ask Yahoo! No one is quite sure about the … Read more
~Saturday~ I watched two (free) movies on hulu.com today: The first one was a French film. The Closet Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil), a forty-something accountant for a contraceptive manufacturer, becomes suicidal when he learns he is about to lose his job. With a wife who left him and a 16-year-old son who avoids him, work … Read more