Caught two more films on DVD on the weekend. 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Manchurian Candidate. 2001 was actually the first film I ever went to. My parents took me when it was released in 1968 or 1969, making me 3 or possibly 4 years old at the time. I hadn’t seen it again until Saturday night, and surprisingly, I remembered a lot of it. Now, I have to ask my dad what he was possibly thinking taking a child to that film! Nevertheless, it must have had quite an impact on me to remain so fresh in my mind for all these years. The second film I remember being taken to was The Godfather! I was 7. What kind of parents did I have? Were they exposing me to film genius, hoping to shape my malleable synapses, or just couldn’t get a babysitter. You decide!
Missing Meg
Please come back soon, Meg. I miss you already…
Loveways
My Left Behind :)
Left Behind opens in Toronto today and gets a big fat goose egg from the Globe’s film critic. Not that I would have gone to see it if he gave it four stars…
Stephen Malkmus
I have really been enjoying Steve Malkmus‘s new CD lately. It reminds me of all the reasons I wish I could play guitar. Worst of all, he’s playing SXSW, and I’m leaving Austin before the Music portion starts. Here are all the shows I wish I could see, but won’t:
- Spoon
- Stephen Malkmus
- David Byrne
- The Flashing Lights
- Mike Peters (ex-Alarm)
In other news, Denise sent a fiery package of hot sauce, hot tamales, and chili, which has already started to melt the snow up here. Thank you Denise! Hopefully, I can bring a little bit of Canada with me next week…