Reading
❧ World War Z (Max Brooks)Yes, I should have made short work of this. It's compelling, easy reading. But this is a month of distractions, and I have not been immune.
❧ Henry IV, Part II (William Shakespeare)
If I do feign,❧ Elizabeth Rex (Timothy Findley)
O, let me in my present wildness die
And never live to show the incredulous world
The noble change that I have purposed!
This play is included in our Chicago Shakespeare Theater subscription. What a moving, thought-provoking work.
Watching
❧ "Work of Art"Like Jerry Saltz, we regret that the artistic force was not with the Sucklord last week. Would that Lola's efforts not work for the judges this week. She bores me.
❧ Henry IV, Part II
For this afternoon.
❧ Never Cry Wolf (1983)
During birthday week, I violated my "No more movie theaters -- ever again!" rule to see the (as it turns out) over-praised family film Dolphin Tale. As Mr. M-mv pointed out, the only absent cliché was the inevitable romance between the widow and widower -- and that, he hastened to add, was probably in there at some point but cut to ensure a fanny-friendly runtime. Apart from the beautiful scenes featuring likeable lead Nathan Gamble and the dolphin, Winter, swimming together, the Misses were equally unimpressed. But Ebert's review led us to Never Cry Wolf, in which Tale director Charles Martin Smith starred, and truth value of the source material aside (Wiki article link), this was a worthwhile movie.
❧ Crazy, Stupid Love (2011)
Mr. M-mv and I watched this after Melancholia, and it suffered from the unintended comparison. Still, there was nothing stupid about this rom-com for forty-somethings. And personally? I'd watch Ryan Gosling do laundry detergent commercials. So.
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I nearly jumped out of my seat with laughter at the near end of the movie. I think we will watch it this weekend....again.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Enjoy!
Mostly books.
Stranger's Child took me an absurdly long time to finish. I'm not sure how I felt about it, exactly. I didn't love it, but I am still thinking about it.
I wanted Ready Player One to be written so, SO much better than it actually was. I loved the premise, but the clunky writing/dialogue almost did me in.
I'm starting the Sisters Brothers today.
As for TV, we've been pleasantly surprised by the uptick in quality of Up All Night (and equally saddened by the downtick in How I Met Your Mother).
Finally, I'm fairly convinced we are going to take the older Little Guy to see the Muppets this weekend. I'm not sure who's more excited about this, me or him.
Have a lovely holiday.
Did you see The Help? Highly recommended on the big screen, if it is not gone yet.
Have not read the book but loved the movie so much I am told I'd love the book too.
Dolphin Tale was made by Christian homeschoolers, I've heard, and it has been spread by word of mouth in that community to "go support the movie" including homeschool groups going to see it all together. We've not taken the time to see it yet. Interesting to hear your take. A cry in the community was "go see it in the theatre and support it financially to show Hollywood there is a market for family films".
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