TV and movies

[jmc_bks]

Saw a preview for The Fountain, which looks fascinating. Hugh Jackman, mmm. But more important than that: Shut Up and Sing is going to be playing at the Landmark Cinema in DC. Woohoo! It opens next weekend, so I'll probably slip over after work one even and see it. Doesn't look like it'll be playing any place else around here. Have I mentioned how awesome I think the Dixie Chicks' album is? I love the entire album, from start to finish, especially Lullabye and Lubbock or Leave It.

Went to dinner at D&M's last night. We were going to go to the movies, but couldn't agree on which one, so we ended up watching TV and playing Cranium instead. Men vs. Women. The women kicked ass...twice. We're fine as long as I don't have to sing or draw or act. But I can spell words backwards and forward and have an astonishing store of otherwise useless trivia in my brain. TV-wise, we watched a rerun of Friends, the episode in which Ross and Rachel are on a break and he sleeps with someone else. You know, maybe I'm betraying all women when I type this, but seriously, I'm on Ross's side in that episode. Yes, it was a mistake -- Ross should've told Rachel the truth rather than hope she wouldn't find out, but she said the words "take a break."

On the book front, I picked up a YA book, Bright Purple that looked interesting. From the backblurb, it was about a teenager's best friend coming out to her as a lesbian and then the aftermath. Should've checked the publisher. A subsidiary of Multnomah, an inspirational publisher. Too much talk about the heroine trying to be a strong Christian and going to bible study. Not interested.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I do love that song by the Dixie Chicks about Not Ready to Make Nice - I find myself singing it in my offkey way at odd times. I do want to see that documentary. (Just as an aside, I was wondering if this would have been made if the war had gone the opposite way - if weapons of mass destruction were found and such - I for one would hope so.) I am more drawn to their videos since I'm not much for country songs.

CindyS

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

Good morning, Cindy :)

I like country music, or I used to until it became uber-patriotic and religious in a way that makes me really uncomfortable. The Dixie Chicks last album seems a lot less country to me than a lot of what is playing on the radio today. More rock & rollish in some songs. It reminds me of the Eagles, in the mix of mellow and harder stuff.

Based on what I've been able to read, it sounds like the documentary started filming back in 2003, right after the big kerfluffle. So it probably would've been filmed, even if WMDs had been found. But released? Maybe. But likely not in the US.

[(Anonymous)]

Dangit, I forgot to say in the last post that when I say 'I'm on a break' from Brockmann, that is the exact show I am channeling and I with you - sure it sucks but you don't toss things around like 'we need a break' without thinking there is fallout. After all, Ross did say, you're right let's just calm down and Rachel said no, that's not what she meant. So how else was he supposed to know what she *did* mean.

Sorry, I'm chatty tonight

CindyS