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Out and About with Wednes:
Went to the movies today to catch up on work related veiwing and just to get the hell out of the house for a little while. Good call on my part. I also wanted to do the rrecording at the theatre, in case anybody fromt he station wants a better sample of my voice.
First I saw The Cooler which someone told me was a comedy. Lies, all lies. William H Macy is awesome as a big loser who is so losery, his job is to stand around by winners in this casino until his loseriness rubs off on them, turning them into losers as well. Alec Baldwin plays the part you would expect Robert DeNiro to play. Maria Bello plays the chick like Sharon Stone, but less of a bitch. And Paul Sorvino plays a guy you would never expect. Joey Fat One of whatever boy band that was also appears as a smarmy lounge singer; it's actually pretty amusing.
This film was good. Thick plot with cool characters, plenty of tension and surprises. See it if you can.
Next, I saw 21 Grams to see what all the fuss was about with Sean Penn. Frankly, I thought he was better in Mystic River, although I suppose this character could be considered a tad more likeable. The film also starred Benicio Del Toro, and that blonde lead chick from The Ring. Melissa Leo from homicide was excellent as the wife who stands by her man. And Denis o'Hare (whom I love on his MANY fine appearances on Law & Order) is subtle and wonderful as Penn's doctor.
This movie is kind of a mind fucker, but I still reccomend it highly. It's a rough film to watch, with lots of self destructive behavior and people coping with terrible things. But with that in mind, there is some fabulous character work and some compelling drama. So see it if you haven't yet.
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slapnticklejr around 2am to see the whole world covered with a light layer of ice. Just enough to make everything super dangerous but look beautiful. It was nice.
Now I think I'll watch some TV, have a smoke and a snack, then off to bed.
Dang, I also have to finish laundry...off I go!
First I saw The Cooler which someone told me was a comedy. Lies, all lies. William H Macy is awesome as a big loser who is so losery, his job is to stand around by winners in this casino until his loseriness rubs off on them, turning them into losers as well. Alec Baldwin plays the part you would expect Robert DeNiro to play. Maria Bello plays the chick like Sharon Stone, but less of a bitch. And Paul Sorvino plays a guy you would never expect. Joey Fat One of whatever boy band that was also appears as a smarmy lounge singer; it's actually pretty amusing.
This film was good. Thick plot with cool characters, plenty of tension and surprises. See it if you can.
Next, I saw 21 Grams to see what all the fuss was about with Sean Penn. Frankly, I thought he was better in Mystic River, although I suppose this character could be considered a tad more likeable. The film also starred Benicio Del Toro, and that blonde lead chick from The Ring. Melissa Leo from homicide was excellent as the wife who stands by her man. And Denis o'Hare (whom I love on his MANY fine appearances on Law & Order) is subtle and wonderful as Penn's doctor.
This movie is kind of a mind fucker, but I still reccomend it highly. It's a rough film to watch, with lots of self destructive behavior and people coping with terrible things. But with that in mind, there is some fabulous character work and some compelling drama. So see it if you haven't yet.
I left the theatre with
slapnticklejr around 2am to see the whole world covered with a light layer of ice. Just enough to make everything super dangerous but look beautiful. It was nice.Now I think I'll watch some TV, have a smoke and a snack, then off to bed.
Dang, I also have to finish laundry...off I go!