Down and dirty update of last weekend movies and all around update
I saw Farenheit 451 for the first time ever on a large screen at a friend's home last Friday--it was terrific. Much better than I expected, and that 60s decor. Not my taste but still, yum.
Watched more Angel and also Penelope, a lovely sharp-edged fairy tale with Christine Ricci as a girl born with pig's nose and ears because of a curse, her monstrous mother (Catherine O'Hara), her sweet, not much there father (Richard Grant), and a young ne'er-do-well (James McAvoy). I really enjoyed it.
Saw Sherlock Holmes Sunday and loved it--gorgeous production values and award-deserving cinematography. No resemblance whatsoever to the classic, which was fine by me. Actors were fine and I really liked Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. I've heard all the naysayers and I just don't care. I found the movie very enjoyable (although Rick B, with whom I saw it, was bored).
My dad's going to a convalescent home after all. We just don't know when, as the place in Boca where we want him to go doesn't have a bed right now. My sister is down in Florida helping my mom and taking the brunt of the pressure right now. She says he's able to communicate about four word sentences coherently right now. She's not happy with his speech therapist as instead of working exclusively on words she's trying to get him to other stuff which neither of us feel are what he needs.
My mom had a full physical (finally) and is being sent to a gastro-entologist as a cat scan showed a possible cyst on the pancreas. My sister's freaked. I'm just waiting to see what's what.
Still working on Best Horror #2. Getting more nice citations on Best Horror #1 (most recent, best of the year from monstrous.com, Lovecraft Unbound, and Poe.
And yes, still reading and choosing stories for Best Horror #1 2 --now up to seven stories and a bit over 52,000 words.
LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST. DONATE SOMETHING, ANYTHING TO HAITIAN RELIEF. There are lots of sites at which you can donate, but here's where I gave (an admittedly measly amount) Doctors Without Borders .
Also, here's Charity Navigator--which gives ratings to various aid agencies:
Charity Navigator
Watched more Angel and also Penelope, a lovely sharp-edged fairy tale with Christine Ricci as a girl born with pig's nose and ears because of a curse, her monstrous mother (Catherine O'Hara), her sweet, not much there father (Richard Grant), and a young ne'er-do-well (James McAvoy). I really enjoyed it.
Saw Sherlock Holmes Sunday and loved it--gorgeous production values and award-deserving cinematography. No resemblance whatsoever to the classic, which was fine by me. Actors were fine and I really liked Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. I've heard all the naysayers and I just don't care. I found the movie very enjoyable (although Rick B, with whom I saw it, was bored).
My dad's going to a convalescent home after all. We just don't know when, as the place in Boca where we want him to go doesn't have a bed right now. My sister is down in Florida helping my mom and taking the brunt of the pressure right now. She says he's able to communicate about four word sentences coherently right now. She's not happy with his speech therapist as instead of working exclusively on words she's trying to get him to other stuff which neither of us feel are what he needs.
My mom had a full physical (finally) and is being sent to a gastro-entologist as a cat scan showed a possible cyst on the pancreas. My sister's freaked. I'm just waiting to see what's what.
Still working on Best Horror #2. Getting more nice citations on Best Horror #1 (most recent, best of the year from monstrous.com, Lovecraft Unbound, and Poe.
And yes, still reading and choosing stories for Best Horror #1 2 --now up to seven stories and a bit over 52,000 words.
LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST. DONATE SOMETHING, ANYTHING TO HAITIAN RELIEF. There are lots of sites at which you can donate, but here's where I gave (an admittedly measly amount) Doctors Without Borders .
Also, here's Charity Navigator--which gives ratings to various aid agencies:
Charity Navigator