October 6

Carol Frank was the only one, I think, who correctly identified "Never hate your enemies, it effects your judgment"  coming from The Godfather.

Try this one:

"She was a smart girl;

Until she fell in love."

In Theaters:

Rush - This Ron Howard film is based on the true story of James Hunt and Nicki Lauda Formula One racecar drivers . Their approach to driving and winning was very different as were their personalities, but their rivalry was the element that made them better drivers and winners.  Chris Hemsworth plays Hunt and Daniel Bruhl plays Lauda.  They do an excellent job with the roles and look very much like the actual drivers. Although the movie is a hair over two hours, the time flies.  The racing scenes are exciting and keep you on the edge of your seat.  Olivia Wilde plays Suzy Miller, a supermodel, who is Hunt's wife while Alexandra Maria Lara, a socialite, plays Bruhl's wife.  Casting is quite good, but the star of the film is the racing.  For an exciting, fun film, see this one.  Make sure you see the end where there is actual footage of Hunt and Lauda.  

At Kennedy Center:

Million Dollar Quartet - Today was the last day for this performance and I once again had discounted tickets ($59.00 for orchestra seats).  This tells the story of a Tuesday night shortly before Christmas 1956 when four legends: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley gathered at the Sun Records studio in Memphis where their careers were launched.  Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, discovered them and produced this record of the Million Dollar Quartet.  It was the one and only time the four of them sung together.  All the actors portraying these performers were outstanding; playing guitar, piano and singing.  John Countryman, playing Jerry Lee Lewis, was a particular standout.   Although the story is thin and does not measure up to traditional Broadway shows, it is a lot of fun.  

A note about parking at the Kennedy Center - The price to park at the Kennedy Center has gone up to $22.  Since today was beautiful and sunny, I convinced Sy to try and park at the Watergate which is a stone's throw away from the theater.  It was only $12 to park, just across the street from the center and very easy to get back on to 66 to get home.  Another bargain.  Not sure I would do it at night or on a cold, rainy day, but today perfect.

This season TV shows:

This season's shows has been below par.  The comedies are many, but not many good.  I really tried to like The Michael J. Fox Show, but it was just too difficult to watch.  The only one that I a continuing to DVR is The Crazy One starring Robin Williams.  He truly is crazy and the relationship he has with his daughter and the two young men who work for him is touching.  Two other comedies I might watch, if I have time but not DVR are Mom and Trophy Wife.  I must admit a guilty pleasure is The Goldbergs as it is my family.

The only drama that I am watching is Hostages.  It stars one of my favorite actors Dylan McDermott and has Toni Collette who is not too shady either.  The series is based on one from Israel.  Not sure how it will sustain an entire season, but it is quite gripping.  I know there are other dramas that got good reviews, but I do have a life outside of TV and have to limit some of my watching.  If anyone has one that they particularly like, please let us all know.

Travel:

One of the reasons I have not posted for a while is that I am catching up on lots of stuff I DVR ed and also we were in MN for the Levy Bar Mitzvah.  It is so nice to travel especially for a special event which this was!. We did get to go to The Mall of America.  It is huge and quite overwhelming!  Didn't have a whole lot of time there, but the girls did enjoy going on the rides.  There is an amusement park right in the middle of it. When Sarah complained she did not have time to shop, Debbie told her all the stores there were ones she had in Northern VA.  but it was fun to visit it.  I can now check it off my bucket list!

Roberta