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Movies and movies, and audio books Oh My!
Mar. 31st, 2008 05:12 pm
Long, slow, yet surprisingly busy weekend.
Due to low end-of-month funds, Saturday we spent pretty much bumming around the house, listening to an audio books of "Drawing of the Three", the second book in the Dark Tower series. The audio presentation was excellent; the speaker did a fantastic job of getting into character for all of the characters. We're seriously considering getting the rest of the series in audio format.
Sunday I managed to get going enough for the two of us to go up to Castle Rock, to get a little pre-trip hiking in. It was bitterly chill, but we still saw some early flowers peeping out from under the rocks...and rock climbers in t-shirts and shorts. After that, it was home to watch Bridge over the River Kwai, which was more hysterical than I remembered. our conclusion: this films main message was that the British were completely insane in W.W.II.
The real treat was Casanova, a beautiful, beautiful romantic farce with rich costuming, and actually filmed in Venice. The performances were all very strong and entertaining, especially Heath Ledger as Casanova, and Omid Djalili as Casanova's put-upon servant Lupo. this is a film I think we'll ave to own at some point, especially if we can see it on the large screen.
And now, it's Monday, and back to work. *SIGH*
Due to low end-of-month funds, Saturday we spent pretty much bumming around the house, listening to an audio books of "Drawing of the Three", the second book in the Dark Tower series. The audio presentation was excellent; the speaker did a fantastic job of getting into character for all of the characters. We're seriously considering getting the rest of the series in audio format.
Sunday I managed to get going enough for the two of us to go up to Castle Rock, to get a little pre-trip hiking in. It was bitterly chill, but we still saw some early flowers peeping out from under the rocks...and rock climbers in t-shirts and shorts. After that, it was home to watch Bridge over the River Kwai, which was more hysterical than I remembered. our conclusion: this films main message was that the British were completely insane in W.W.II.
The real treat was Casanova, a beautiful, beautiful romantic farce with rich costuming, and actually filmed in Venice. The performances were all very strong and entertaining, especially Heath Ledger as Casanova, and Omid Djalili as Casanova's put-upon servant Lupo. this is a film I think we'll ave to own at some point, especially if we can see it on the large screen.
And now, it's Monday, and back to work. *SIGH*