rainy day schedule no. 1
just got back from the movies with jim z. we saw "the life aquatic with steve zissou" (paid full price, after much confusion resulting from my thought it would be a matinee; stupid "holiday period" bullcrap) and "closer." i wish it had been the other way around, but at least this time i paid for the one liked better (sunday was the reverse). i can highly recommend tlawsz if you enjoy offbeat humor and "rushmore." it's official: i only like even-numbered wes anderson-directed films. thought "bottle rocket" was a dud, adore "rushmore," and banged my head on the table after "the royal tenenbaums." i'll figure out whether tlawsz is the best film of the year next week. i need time to think.
in "closer," i was pissed a gioacchino rossini overture was used to narrate one of the scenes. i couldn't remember which one it was (they all sound glorious to me, but i often listen to them without bothering to memorize anything but favorite track numbers) until the closing credits rolled: "la cenerentola" (cinderella). very appropriate for the scene, quite clever. still sad if this is what makes the piece famous. rossini's work deserves better, even if he didn't write all of it.
in "closer," i was pissed a gioacchino rossini overture was used to narrate one of the scenes. i couldn't remember which one it was (they all sound glorious to me, but i often listen to them without bothering to memorize anything but favorite track numbers) until the closing credits rolled: "la cenerentola" (cinderella). very appropriate for the scene, quite clever. still sad if this is what makes the piece famous. rossini's work deserves better, even if he didn't write all of it.