Visitors
Jan/20/2006 22:50
Last weekend Lynda and Graeme came up for the
long weekend. We went to Zita's Friday night for
her annual Russian New Year's party. Saturday
Lynda and I worked on her
web site project (she volunteered to maintain
a website for Graeme's school) while Lyla, Tracy
and Graeme went to the Spy museum. Sunday Tracy,
Lynda, Graeme and I went down to the Smithsonian
Sackler Museum of Asian Art and the Freer Gallery
to see the Ottoman Textile exhibit and anything
else we encountered.
Some more
movie/DVD reviews
The Limey
This thriller is about an ex-con who travels from England to Los Angeles to find out more about his estranged daughter's death. It has a very interesting look to it and the editing is unusual without being too gimicky. The story is not complicated so it is more about the characters involved. Terrance Stamp and Peter Fonda do a great job with the characters. I thought this was much better than some Soderbergh's more ambitious movies like Full Frontal and Traffic. As I was just now looking over Soderbergh's film list I saw King of the Hill, a bittersweet movie that spawned my interest in vintage Hamilton watches. I had forgotten he had done that. Another excellent film that seems to have slipped through the cracks. It is not on out on DVD.
The Limey
This thriller is about an ex-con who travels from England to Los Angeles to find out more about his estranged daughter's death. It has a very interesting look to it and the editing is unusual without being too gimicky. The story is not complicated so it is more about the characters involved. Terrance Stamp and Peter Fonda do a great job with the characters. I thought this was much better than some Soderbergh's more ambitious movies like Full Frontal and Traffic. As I was just now looking over Soderbergh's film list I saw King of the Hill, a bittersweet movie that spawned my interest in vintage Hamilton watches. I had forgotten he had done that. Another excellent film that seems to have slipped through the cracks. It is not on out on DVD.