Movies

I usually avoid the big budget, ridiculous movies, but I decided to give Dark Shadows a try, and it was worth it.  Captivating story of good guy/bad guy (gal).  Johnny Depp is wild, unpredictable and engaging.  So are others in this old time/recent time extravaganza.  This film also has extraordinary special effects.  I'd rate it higher if we saw anywhere near as much of Eva Green as we did in The Dreamers.  Then there is The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel.  The good Brits seniors, set in India with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and others.  A light, good feel movie that has some serious messages.  Definitely worth the viewing.  Then there's Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America, about the loss of civility in our culture.  It starts out with the killing of the world's most horrible baby and goes on from there.  I love this guy's - humor?, but then again, I was a big fan of his earlier film, Sleeping Dogs Lie.  There, the couple grapples with the fact that she went down on the dog.  Oh my!  Not for everyone, but I can't wait for the next one.

It was a SMASH of a season!

If Smash does not pick up a host of Emmy nominations, I will be shocked.  The tv series has it all:  exceptional writing, both script and music, gripping performances by so many people in this cast, it's hard to single them out, an engaging story line about getting a show to Braodway and compelling character and relationships' development.  It is clearly one of the best opening seasons I have ever seen! and NBC has picked it up for a second season.