Two Big Disappointments + a Gem

The two movies I anticipated the most last month were big disaappointments. Up in the Air - poof. Crazy Heart looked like a sure bet, but where's the story? Both of these movies involve a detached, vacant guy who seems to realize at the end of the movie that he's got no life. mmm. Crazy Heart showed up with Jeff Bridges, country music and the wide open spaces of the southwest and I was pumped up thinking about an old favorite of mine, Payday with Rip Torn, but it's not in the same league with that cult classic from 1972. Then there's La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet. Go see this lengthy but absorbing film, beautifully shot and edited with Paris never looking better.