You need to see this movie, and you needed to see it yesterday!
You don't want to be a terrorist knowing that the US Navy Seals can hit you at any time and at any place on Earth. Truely an impressive movie and a great look at some of the most elite guys in the world. I haven't been to the movies in years, hate going actually, but I made an exception for this one. Had to be seen up on the big screen.
If you've seen it let me know what you think.
I dusted off the old mountain bike this afternoon at the request of Kel so that I could join her on a lap around the river. Felt great to get out on that for a little while...so different than the road bike.
Weather is supposed to be nice again tomorrow so I'll be certain to get out on the road bike!
At one point we came across these 4 guys walking down the sidewalk...it's not every day you see the Ghostbusters just walking down the road. Other than October 31st maybe?
Turns out there were over at the Crown Plaza for some sort of horror movie convention. Those packs they had on were legit too...
For a minute I thought they were heading over to Subaru headquarters [in the distance] to do some exterminating!
Depending on what time you are reading this post I'm either a] walking around a museum or two here in London or b] Kelly and I are about to belly up to a local watering hole for few pints to finish off the day. Thus you can figure out very quickly that this post is being written in advance of our trip over so that you, the reader, will still have something to keep yourself entertained with while we're out of town. Capish?
Last Tuesday night I popped this documentary, named in the title of todays 
post, into the DVD player and settled in to watch, not knowing quite what to expect. The movie was done by famed director Sydney Pollack (Tootsie, The Firm, The Interpreter, etc). He and Frank Gehry have been friends for some time and he admits he wasn't an obvious choice to do the documentary because he had never done one before and even more oddly, he claimed he knew nothing about architecture (if that's at all possible! We experience different spaces each day and understand that they have some effect on us. You like the space. You don't like the space. That right there is architecture at its most basic). Anyway, the film is an interesting look at the process Gehry uses to evolve his designs as he guides them from his mind to a model to a computer to it actually getting built to other people experienceing the building. I found it fascinating to learn about what goes through his head (and how messed up it actually is), how he got his start doing what he's doing, and how he feels about his buildings once their finished. If you have a chance to see this film it's worth it as it'll give you some insight into a pretty amazing man, whether you like his architecture or not. Oh, you already saw it, well let us know what you thought.
Peace out...
Had the chance to sneak in two feature presentations on the home theater system this weekend and I wanted to recommend both to you folks (although I'm sure you've probably seen them both by now anyway)
Little Miss Sunshine: I had heard great things about this flick from several people and it turns out they were all right. I'm not sure that you can call it a "dark comedy", because it really isn't, but it certainly isn't your straight forward, typical comedy flick. Come to think of it, I'm really not sure the best way to describe it. Help me out people. Without giving away too much of the plot, the movie is about this family (played by a hodgepodge of characters) who travel to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant and the trials and tribulations they encounter along the way. The mix of characters and their various "issues" adds tremendously to the hilarity. Certainly worth a rental and I'm sure this will win a few of those awards that Hollywood gives out from time to time.
An Inconvenient Truth: This is one of those movies that would have left you feeling jipped if you paid 10 bucks to see it at the cineplex but watching it in the comfort of your own home is just fine. The movie is a sobering look at what global warming and climate change is doing to our planted. Al Gore presents the information in a lecture style and it feels like your sitting in class and should be taking notes. Gore does a great job and I really think this effort is his calling. He is extremely knowledgeable about the subject but can break down the issues extremely simply. He shows graphs and charts that illustrate the data so the layperson can understand just how bad the problem is. There were some parts though that I think could have been left out all-together. For example, he shows clips from the 2000 election recount, Supreme Court case and his lose to Bush that really don't belong. Sure he could have done more to help the environment if he were president, but that was in the past and the movie should have just focused on the problem and how to solve it. Some of the impact may have gotten lost with the political undertones...oh well. If you haven't seen this flick yet give it the benefit of the doubt and check it out....just don't expect any plot or intense action scenes.
Total subject change here but I need to give a quick shout-out to "The King" for mak
ing an appearance today for my birthday. I must admit that I was a bit confused when he showed up on my doorstep the other day in and old shoebox with my name on it, but it is nice having him around. Much thanks to Clev and the good folks at his office for sending him over! Honestly...I really have no idea how to thank you.
