It
has been a while since I posted, but with the holidays, it has been
busy. I know Sy and I will be seeing many films during the next few
weeks so I'll be posting more. Here are a few things we've done in the last few weeks.
Carol, Betty, Florrie, Mark B, Yolanda and Lucy correctly identified "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains.” coming from Bull Durham
Try this one: "Snap out of it"
On Netflix and On Demand:
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - We didn't want to go out to the movies, so watched this film On Demand with friends. At first I thought it would be silly, but turned out to be a thought provoking film. Steve Carell stars with Keira Knightley. I tend to like Carell better in more serious roles. Although the film was not a "pick me up" it did hold our interest. The ending could have been better, but then it would have been a cop out.
On Netflix:
A Dangerous Method - This film is called a biopic where Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud, Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung and Keira Knightley stars as Sabina Spielrein a patient of Jung, then Freud and eventually one of the first female psychoanalysts (this must be my Knightley fix). How their lives and relationships ebb and flow are the main points of the film. It is slow and very talky. All the actors are quite good, but at times I found it hard to look at Knightley as her facial expressions were painful to view. The history of Freud and Jung as well as the what happened to them later was interesting, but as a film it was dull.
At MetroStage in Alexnadria VA:
A Broadway Christmas Carol - All too often we overlook performances right in our back yard and this performance should not be overlooked. The three performers are outstanding singers, dancers and actors. The story is a parody of A Christmas Carol with Broadway songs with different lyrics. It is hysterical!! We laughed out loud. It was a shame that only about 25 people were in the audience, but it was so well worth the price of admission. This production will be there until December 23 and half price tickets are available on Goldstar.
High School Productions:
Although I know I am bias, last week we went to Woodson to see their choir perform. The students did a wonderful job. The thing that struck me the most is that our schools have become so politically correct. Included in the program were Christmas, Chanukah, Iraqi peace song, Norwegian, Spanish and Italian songs. They were performed beautifully and the staging was first rate. Even if you don't have a student in these productions, they are usually free and worth seeing.
Carol, Betty, Florrie, Mark B, Yolanda and Lucy correctly identified "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains.” coming from Bull Durham
Try this one: "Snap out of it"
On Netflix and On Demand:
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - We didn't want to go out to the movies, so watched this film On Demand with friends. At first I thought it would be silly, but turned out to be a thought provoking film. Steve Carell stars with Keira Knightley. I tend to like Carell better in more serious roles. Although the film was not a "pick me up" it did hold our interest. The ending could have been better, but then it would have been a cop out.
On Netflix:
A Dangerous Method - This film is called a biopic where Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud, Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung and Keira Knightley stars as Sabina Spielrein a patient of Jung, then Freud and eventually one of the first female psychoanalysts (this must be my Knightley fix). How their lives and relationships ebb and flow are the main points of the film. It is slow and very talky. All the actors are quite good, but at times I found it hard to look at Knightley as her facial expressions were painful to view. The history of Freud and Jung as well as the what happened to them later was interesting, but as a film it was dull.
A Broadway Christmas Carol - All too often we overlook performances right in our back yard and this performance should not be overlooked. The three performers are outstanding singers, dancers and actors. The story is a parody of A Christmas Carol with Broadway songs with different lyrics. It is hysterical!! We laughed out loud. It was a shame that only about 25 people were in the audience, but it was so well worth the price of admission. This production will be there until December 23 and half price tickets are available on Goldstar.
High School Productions:
Although I know I am bias, last week we went to Woodson to see their choir perform. The students did a wonderful job. The thing that struck me the most is that our schools have become so politically correct. Included in the program were Christmas, Chanukah, Iraqi peace song, Norwegian, Spanish and Italian songs. They were performed beautifully and the staging was first rate. Even if you don't have a student in these productions, they are usually free and worth seeing.
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