one of my happiest ways to spend a relaxing day
with coffee, pajamas, music,
and a full string of one of my favorite director’s films.
always good for a dark humor laugh
but more often than not,
a scream.
—
“for me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”
-alfred hitchcock
with a hundred possible self-serve drink combinations,
what could possibly go wrong?
all that we have to do is choose all of them.
—
“the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”
-maimonides
book club goes to the movies.
—
“eat ice cream. read books. be happy.”
― carew papritz
early mother’s day surprise movie present
courtesy of
my daughters
who remember prince and his music
as a part of their days
growing up with me
and
we
watched him on the big screen
and
sang and danced
with 1,000 other people
of all ages
who remembered him too
and we even
smuggled in food
in a big purse
just like the days
when we didn’t have a lot of money
but we did have
a lot of dollar movies
a lot of music
and
a whole lot of love.
—
happy mother’s day to all who mother
and to those who really know their mothers.
going to the movies
with one of my
six little grandies,
baby r
for her very first time.
she was all dressed up
so fancy
in
new sparkly too-big blue shoes with tiny clicking heels
shiny movie star jacket
polka dot tights
cornflower blue ruffly skirt
tumbling down curly hair
with
booster seat
popcorn
gummies
soda
and
full of so much excitement.
we were the only two in the whole theater
and
even if we weren’t
it would have felt like we were.
—–
“i dress to kill, but tastefully”. – freddie mercury
when my girls were young
we went on a matinee date
to see a dollar movie in 3d
everyone was so excited
then came
the popcorn and sweet treats
the movie started
the cardboard 3d glasses
got bent
kept coming off
i finally used their barrettes
to attach them
right to their hair
greasy popcorn hands
made smears all over the lenses
sticky candy stuff
got on their hair
it got tangled
there were spills
the movie was bad
at least one started crying
no one could see
out of their magic glasses
there was
a lot of
loud whispering
it was not
exactly
what we expected
but we had
our own
very exciting
real life
3d action adventure
right in our little row
none the less
and that’s
a heck of a lot of entertainment
for just a buck.
—
a mind that is stretched by a new experience
can never go back to its old dimensions.
– oliver wendell holmes, jr.
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image credit: google images
it was a day of contrasts
first
a surprise pickup
at baby b and baby j’s school
and off to
the mega-plex
for a classic show
about
relationships
and love
called
‘cinderella’
and
junk food
and
blankets
and
cozy seating
with
lots of cup holders
and then
i was
off to
the intimate
ringwald theater
for a new show
about
relationships
and love
called
‘about sex’
and because
i was late arriving
fresh from
my cinderella experience
i parked illegally
ran in
and
met an actor
in the lobby
wearing only
boxer shorts
ready to take the stage
and
was introduced
by the
stage manager
my friend
right
in the middle
of his opening
and waved
to the audience
as i walked to
my tiny seat
in the front row
and
enjoyed
party punch
and
bags of
adult party favors
and
much laughter
and
great acting
it was quite a day.
—
variety is more than a means of avoiding boredom,
since art is more than an entertainment of the senses.
– rudolf arnheim
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credits: walt disney pictures, amc theaters, ringwald theater, papa weeze productions
i love the casting call
for the latest
group of extras
needed
for a film
being shot locally.
though i don’t have the look of
a sketchy male or a crack head ,
i could easily be
a gawker or neighborhood folk.
good to know.
—
The first day for extras on Destined is Wednesday.
The extras rate on Destined will be $65.20/8hrs with OT after 8hrs.
(All must be 18+ with a valid photo ID)
I am looking for 8 “Neighborhood Folk” and 2 “Sketchy Males” on Wednesday.
On Thursday, I’ll need 2 “Gawkers” (Available on the 6th and 25th), a couple of “Crack Heads”, and a few more “Neighborhood Folk”.
A new Availability Form has been posted for the first few days on Destined. Please fill it out if you are 100% available for the dates listed.
And please email—–@gmail.com with current pics (include your name) and “Destined Extras” in the subject. Thank you
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why is it
that
i
feel the need
to
turn up
the
volume
when
watching
a
foreign film
with
subtitles
written
in
my language
and
spoken
in
a language
i don’t understand?
the five senses are the ministers of the soul. – leonardo da vinci
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image credit: chun king express
what is an antipode?
two places diametrically opposite each other on the earth’s surface.
they are very rare.
what is the shortest route between them?
a straight line through the center of the earth.
i recently saw ‘vivan las antipodas’
released in 2011
directed by russian documentary maker
victor kossakovsky
who had a radical idea
to visit these places
and shoot four antipodal pairs:
argentina/china
spain/new zealand
chile/russia
botswana/hawaii
he filmed it in a way
that literally
turned the world
upside down
and back again
for 108 meandering minutes
i was blown away
by the beauty
of
the landscapes
the people
the animals
the music
the colors
the contrasts
the connections
some things are universal
life
death
money
sex
family
friends
community
survival
love
it was
quietly
stunning
and
it was
dizzying.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 