Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Good: I made it to the grocery store, shopped for all the groceries I could need for the next week, and drove home safely.
Then... backing into my parking space, the engine cut out and makes weak & pathetic clicky noises when I try to turn it back on.
I guess I'm calling AAA. Good thing I'm at home with all my toys, because in weather like this, I bet I'm going to be waiting a while....
The Jewel on Ashland was a madhouse last night. The lines stretched for almost the full length of the aisles.
The Jewel on Ashland was a madhouse last night. The lines stretched for almost the full length of the aisles.
That's what I was expecting last night - I think I lucked out.
Erin, why didn't you like Gosford Park (though it certainly put me to sleep! perhaps better than Ambien!)
I think because it was more a clever melange of scenes than an actual developed storyline. Which is why I don't love Altman movies in general.
I thought it was too busy -- I never knew who was really who, until the end - like, the last 5 minutes, and there was just too many people to keep track of and too much happening for a 2 hour movie, and necessarily, I felt like there was just shallow little dips into character and plot, rather than a deeper look. If it were a book, I would be bitching about it being all mostly exposition, less characterization.
Having watched DA and GF, I feel like DA is what GP should have been -- a slower unveiling of the exposition, and deeper examination of characterization, with multiple plotlines that are developed and progress nicely.
I didn't HATE GP, but I certainly don't feel compelled to watch it again.
The leading edge of the storm has reached Peoria.
Saw a couple of little snow tornados at the dog park just now. Kind of neat. But it shows the wind is definitely starting to pick up.
OMG I want a Wonder Woman apron so much. To use when I transfer my takeout from the carton to a plate. Something could spill.
I didn't like Gosford Park either.
Woo hoo Erin!
Ugh, Theo, glad you got home.
Yay for sleep, Erin!
Personally, I enjoyed Gosford Park as a murder mystery, but it most definitely isn't easy to get a handle on.
When I watched Gosford Park I remember thinking, "Who is this again?" I couldn't get a clear read on anyone. And it's even more unmemorable as I'm further away
I haven't watched any of DA, but I have it on the Tivo and I was worried because of the Gosford Park connection people keep making. But everyone raves about it.