“Yet though this film was turned down for financing all over town and acquired out of the Toronto Film Festival back in 2008 for a minimal $1.5 million by the shrewd folks at Summit Entertainment, now that it has won six Oscars, its creators will be flooded with praise by the very people who said there was no room at the inn.” — ‘The Hurt Locker’ is Oscars’ dream film - latimes.com
I am finally working my way through all of the movies I’ve missed recently (don’t ask how I get them).
I just watched The Blind Side — I was mainly interested in this movie because it was shot at my high school in Atlanta. I normally would be interested in football movies, but they did a horrible job of cutting the trailer to appeal to football fans, because I had zero interest.
Anyway — after Sandra won last night, I decided to give it a shot.
It was surprisingly good. I found myself really enjoying it. My favorite part, of course, was the parade of actual college football coaches — just watching that it’s fascinating to see how much the SEC has changed in a few years. I know it’s based on a true story and all, but I was a bit upset that Miami was the only ACC team represented at any point in the movie…. but hey, at least Spurrier didn’t make a cameo.
So yeah, good solid movie. Think Jerry Maguire (football, cute talking kid) meets, well, Jerry Maguire (sappy feel good story) — without Tom Cruise — add in Southern Republicans.
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When Scarlett was seeing Rhett to the door, she asked indignantly: “If it were you, wouldn’t you enlist with the Yankees to keep from dying in that place and then desert?”
“Of course,” said Rhett, his teeth showing beneath his mustache.
“Then why didn’t Ashley do it?”
“He’s a gentleman,” said Rhett, and Scarlett wondered how it was possible to convey such cynicism and contempt in that one honorable word.
” —Gone with the Wind
I love this book. I’ve seen the movie several times, of course, but this book is like the perfect homage to my hometown.
I clearly need a trip to Vegas.
Last June, after I saw “The Hurt Locker” for the first time, I left the theatre and said to my friends that I would be any of them that it wins Best Picture …. well, clearly, I was right. I’m so glad it beat “Avatar” — a visually stunning movie, but not much else.
The only other movie I would have been happy to see win would be “Inglorious Basterds” — but at least Christopher Waltz won for Supporting Actor!
I didn’t see the show, but the reviews I read weren’t too positive. The LA Times said it was lacking pacing, which they said could have been fixed with better stage management — I know a few people that will be happy to stage manage next years production …. feel free to call me.
“Like many of my peers, I’ve been all around the world, but I’ve never been to America.” —
John Sutter - main character in The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille.
I started reading this book on my trip to Germany, because my copy of Gone With The Wind is way too big to carry around.
I love this line. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel all around America, though mostly to big cities. I feel that I too, know so many people have have traveled the globe, but have no clue about the country they call home … a very smart observation I thought…
Chatting with Chris and his dog, Valentino, last night.
Nice to catch up on the happenings in Vegas!
We’ve had several dusty days of late. Above is captured by NASA, ”thick enough to completely obscure the satellite’s view of the planet’s surface”.
See all of that dust covering the right side of Kuwait? Yeah, that’s where I live. It was miserable…. clear today, though, finally.
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Um… “Freaknik: The Musical” … brilliant. Anyone who grew us in Atlanta in the 90s easily remembers Freaknik (annual spring break festival for mostly black universities). It got so popular I remember they were closing school early so we could miss the traffic.
I honestly never thought I’d hear that word again, much less see someone make an animated musical based on it….
… was the other day. I can’t believe I’ve been out here for 4 months …. the main question is how many more will there be …. 3? 4? 5? 6? Yikes.
CURRYWURST
Actually, quite simple and very delicious. A hot crispy grilled sausage, sliced, covered in curry powder and ketchup — awesome. Usually served with fries with mayo, but I can’t do that, so I opted for ketchup.
Currywurst stands are all over Berlin … I knew I couldn’t leave without trying it at least once … delicious. I might even try to make it at home … pretty easy one would think….
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Take a break from Berlin. While going through my Berlin photos, I found this one again from one of my first few weeks in Kuwait. I love this photo. It’s like I’m on the moon or something.
Right now, though, you wouldn’t see more than 10 feet because of another horrible dust storm. Apparently, the dust storms are a prelude to the extreme heat …. awesome.
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