Thanksgiving had much pie--I didn't even get to try every kind--and fabulous borscht, because that is what happens when you invite Lithuanians. The other thing that happens is you sneak off to watch Beetlejuice with the other not-quite-adults, apparently. They had not seen it before! And it is totally a holiday movie. It's got food in it! Well. ( Read more... )

Two different movies--two very, very different movies, one old and one newish, both viewed this week and both so awesome.

Persepolis: I've read and loved the comics, so it was pretty much a no-brainer that I'd love the movie too. The animation is dead-on perfect, and the textured gray-scale backgrounds only help to highlight the black-and-white ( Read more... )