“There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people, so when we needed them, they could fight the battles that we never could…”
some quick thoughts on the avengers:
i’m not a comic book guy. i loved the batman and spider man cartoons growing up, but i’ve never read a comic book, and i don’t follow any of it religiously. i don’t have the knowledge or background (or even interest) in the characters that a lot of other people seem to have. that being said…
song of the week twentyseven
dry the river - weights and measures
rembrandt exhibit at the cleveland museum of art. what more do you need to know??
song of the week twentysix
polica (feat. mike noyce) - lay your cards out
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gotye (feat. kimbra) - somebody that i used to know
i’ve been listening to this song non-stop for the past week. i know it might be a little behind the times to say go listen to gotye, but this song is soooo goood. i had heard all the critical hullabaloo about them and thought i would never like it, but watched his performance on snl and immediately downloaded. gotye!
CLEVELAND RESTAURANT WEEK 2012
cleveland restaurant week is upon us! check out the awesome deals and help support some of cleveland’s best independent restaurants.
amazing man of god doing some amazing work. check it!
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
so excited for this year’s cleveland film fest! starts tonight with cleveland native john chuldenko’s nesting. tons of great independent and foreign films, and handful of cleveland ones as well!
film i’m most looking forward to: andrew bird: fever year
singin’ in the rain by gene kelly & stanley donen
“meet the greatest actor in the world! i’d rather kiss a tarantula!”
the most iconic moment from singin in the rain, is also its most poignant. i was afraid going in that the titular song sequence would be cliched and boring. i’ve seen spoofs of it, i’ve heard the song a hundred times, how much of an effect could it have on me? context means everything. watching that sequence in the context of the rest of the film gave it so much more of an impact. the joy and excitement was palpable. it reminded me of the short scene in on the waterfront, where brando says those infamous words “i could’ve been a contender”. i don’t know how many times i had heard that line spoofed, or used out of context before seeing the movie. i knew the line was coming, and i thought it was going to make me laugh. i think i ended up crying. within the context of that movie, and within the context of that scene, that line had so much meaning. it hurt when brando said it. so seeing gene kelly throw caution to the wind and run around in the rain, so ecstatic about his new love, moved me immensely. i’ve experienced that kind of love and wanted to dance around in the rain with him.
the dancing in this movie is insane. the actors make it look effortless, and the way the dances are incorporated with the action of the film is perfection. there’s not a wasted moment, everything moves the story forward and entertains (except for the broadway ballet dream like sequence, but that’s so gorgeous that well make a pass for it). it’s a movie about making movies, every moment of this film is fun, and the biggest thing i come away with from the film is that it is a joy to make movies.
