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Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
I need to vent a bit before my usual reviews. As many of you know, the local theaters advertised certain days as bargain days. The Reston Bow Tie Theater is one that has bargain prices all day Tuesday for all. Sy and I wanted to see Skyfall and found a good time on Tuesday to go. The first showing was 12:10 and I thought a bit early, but there was one at 3:30. I take full blame that I didn't read it correctly and it was the 3D version and of course was more money. No problem! When we asked about the next show and the showing of Flight which we also were will to see, we were told they were in there "extreme" theaters and would be $11. I asked what was extreme and they said it was their version of IMAX. I understand businesses have to make money, but it would have been nice to know that there were very limited shows with the bargain prices. We went on to Worldgate and found that Skyfall did not fall into the bargain prices since it was a Sony film. At that point, we were frustrated and went home. My new plan is simply to go to Cinema Arts which doesn't play these games, but whose theater needs a lot of rehab!
In Theaters:
Skyfall - Well we made it to Cinema Arts and saw Skyfall for $5.00 a piece. They apparently didn't have trouble charging a reduced price for a Sony film! The theater was just fine with less than 20 people in attendance. That being said, the film is your typical James Bond movie; lots of action, shooting, daring stunts and beautiful women. They have set the stage for new characters in upcoming films as some of the old favorites are not gone. Judi Dench does a very good job in her role as M. She has a much bigger part than in previous films. Daniel Craig is a good James Bond - rugged, but not the classic handsome. Javier Bardem plays a great foe. For a film that takes no thought and is pure escapism, see this film.
On Instant Streaming and Netflix
Since Sy and I did not go to the movies, we streamed through Netflix and saw:
Love, Wedding, Marriage - This film starring Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jane Seymour and James Brolin was a lightweight romantic comedy. It followed the formula with a little twist. Moore plays a newly wed marriage counselor who tries to fix her parents' marriage and in the process jeopardises her own. It passed the time, but wasn't that good.
Interesting Read
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaason - I didn't want to read this book when proposed by the book group, but am very happy I did. It was fascinating to get into the mind of Jobs. Isaason did an outstanding job of making the book very readable even to the non tekkies. The beginning and end, which followed his personal life, was the more interesting, but the middle regarding the founding of Apple and other companies and its products is what made Jobs, Jobs. A genius and visionary - yes. A bit nuts - also yet. Do the two have to go hand in hand - not sure. You won't be disappointed if your read this book.
If you didn't get to see the list of movies that have been added to the National Registry at the Library of Congress here they are:
3:10 to Yuma (1957 version)
Anatomy of a Murder
The Augustas
Born Yesterday
Breakfast at Tiffany's
A Christmas Story
The Corbett-Fitzsimmins Tjitle Fight
Dirty Harry
Hours for Jerome: Parts 1 and 2
The Kidnapper's Foil
Kodachrome Color Motion Picture Tests
A League of Their Own
The Matrix
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Our Survivor Remembers
Parable
Samsara: Death and Rebirth of Cambodia
Slacker
Sons of the Desert
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
They Call it Pro Football
The Times of Harvey Milk
Two-Lane Blacktop
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
I haven't seen most of these films. To read why they are included and a little about them, an article appeared in Wednesday, December 19's Washington Post.
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