Million Dollar Baby

BR and I saw this movie over the weekend.

Wow.
Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman were ALL amazing and deserve awards, money and praise. I am afraid I will have to get in line.

All the characters in this movie were excellent. The plot was not the usual expectations in a sports story. They gave a audience a lot of credit. The photography was subtle and beautiful even in depicting horrible things.

--I just can't believe we went from, "Go ahead. Make my Day." to here.

The Cooler

The unluckiest man in Vegas (William H. Macy) - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress (Maria Bello) and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director (Alec Baldwin) tries to break up the romance.

I love Macy's work. But, I didn't like this movie.

--I am so over movies about Las Vegas.

LOTRs Marathon

Next weekend I am attending a serious numathon.

A friend, who has a sweet home theater (100 in HDTV), is hosting an all day, 12 hour, extended edition, 10am-10pm, lunch and dinner included, Lord of the Rings marathon.

I will be wearing my sweats. I may even take my slippers. Maybe even my coffee carafe!

--Life is good!

Summer movies are starting in March this year!

I am already lining up movies to see this year:

03/11 - Robots
03/11 - A Sound of Thunder
05/06 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
05/19 - Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
06/17 - Batman Begins
07/22 - The Island
07/27 - Sky High
06/29 - War of the Worlds
07/01 - Fantastic Four
07/15 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
08/05 - Stealth
08/05 - Doom
09/30 - Serenity
11/08 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12/09 - Underworld: Evolution
12/14 - King Kong