After a taking a walk and practicing yoga, Lorene and I decided to go to the movies. We looked up the theaters close to our flat and looked at what was playing. Thank you Google Maps and the internet for making this so easy. We found two theaters within walking distance and settled on seeing Victoria and Abdul. At the
Watched two movies on DVD last night and that got me thinking of the movies I’ve seen lately. Movies that make me think and spark conversation are ones I like the best. 1. Up in the Air – Saw this on my birthday with friends and we all liked it. Had a few issues to discuss – honesty, job/career choices,
Over the Memorial Day weekend we watched a couple of movies. Both were, I thought, good enough to recommend. Red Eye – Has a female hero. There are a few ridiculous laugh out loud parts – but part of watching a movie is suspending belief. Tell No One – It’s in French so you have to work at it (reading
Michael Moore spoke Thursday at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor. Originally part of the Art and Design (A & D) Distinguish Speaker series sponsored by Penny Stamps, it also became the world premiere of his new movie, “Slacker Uprising”. To see the schedule for this year’s lecture series go here: http://www.art-design.umich.edu/ev_lectures.php At times, Moore was funny, other times
I tried watching “I’m Not There” last night and was bored. I just didn’t get it. I quit and went to bed.
Thumbs up for Juno. It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a good movie. Everything I watch on DVD lately is a ‘thumbs down’ so it was nice to watch something that was witty and well done. I liked all the characters, or at least thought they were well played, and that the movie didn’t cop out at
Ugh. Thumbs down for I Am Legend. It had me for the first 55 minutes. The beginning intrigued me. I wanted to know more. Then, I just wanted to know how much time there was until the end. I was so disappointed. Thumbs down.
Jesus Camp follows several young children in the Evangelical church as well as Becky Fischer, pastor and camp leader. Kids, and it seems, families attend a summer camp where the kids will get their daily dose of evangelical Christianity. Through interviews with Fischer, the children, specifically Rachel, Tory and others, Jesus Camp illustrates the un-nerving and scary beliefs, teachings and
“Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called “The Pledge”. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course… it probably isn’t. The
With a run time close to three hours, The Good Shepherd doesn’t win any awards from me. Watching it last night was a test of my patience. Either I just didn’t get it, they didn’t tell the story clearly enough, or, perhaps it was all those code words the agents were using. I didn’t get the translation manual. There were