Entertainment diary of the day
After enduring an exceptionally misguided Seth Rogan movie, I watched "A Dog's Breakfast," which landed in my Netflix queue for reasons I've long since forgotten. But what a treat. Made for about a buck three-eighty, it's very dark and funny, and the DVD extras added to the pleasure. It helps to be a "Stargate" (TV) fan, since most of the cast is drawn from that group, but that's not required. I'm so glad I found this one.
And then on to the Kennedy Center Honors, as reliably surreal as ever. "Let's celebrate five artistic geniuses by presenting extremely brief performances [edited for TV?] and often absurdly irrelevant tributes, pretending that this dim sum approach really does justice to any of them." And by the way, can anyone explain the significance to Barbara Cook of "Everybody Says Don't" and a Vegas-y arrangement of "Come Rain or Come Shine"? Not knowing this, I may have been projecting when I interpreted the look on her face in the reaction shots during those as her wondering why they were being sung.
And then on to the Kennedy Center Honors, as reliably surreal as ever. "Let's celebrate five artistic geniuses by presenting extremely brief performances [edited for TV?] and often absurdly irrelevant tributes, pretending that this dim sum approach really does justice to any of them." And by the way, can anyone explain the significance to Barbara Cook of "Everybody Says Don't" and a Vegas-y arrangement of "Come Rain or Come Shine"? Not knowing this, I may have been projecting when I interpreted the look on her face in the reaction shots during those as her wondering why they were being sung.