I rented a bunch of movies for the long Easter weekend. This afternoon we saw Children of Men with Clive Owen, based on a book by P.D. James. Very intense but very good - amazing cinematography. We almost needed a recovery time afterward to let the knot in our stomachs release. (Haven't felt that sustained tension since Cronenberg's A History of Violence).
More relaxing is A Good Year - Russell Crowe inherits his Uncle Henry's chateau and vineyard in Provence. People have said this isn't great but who cares because it's Provence. It's so beautiful it totally made me want to go back to France. The soundtrack was also great - lovely vintage French numbers. In the DVD extras there are even music videos with Russell Crowe singing with Great Big Sea only they're not called Great Big Sea they're called The Ordinary Fear of God. Those lucky musicians got to travel to Europe to record the video and hang out. Who knew Russell Crowe could sing? (he's actually not bad - and the Great Big Sea people are much more mellow when they're The Ordinary Fear of God - guess hanging out in rural France and Spain will do that to you). The movie was directed by Ridley Scott (huh?!) and based on a book by Peter Mayle (my friend's brother always wanted to write a book whose opening line was "I went to Provence to kill Peter Mayle." - brilliant!)
Saturday night we plan to view The Departed. Looking forward to it after it won at The Oscars. I also bought Jesus Christ Superstar in the spirit of the season (directed, of course, by the inimitable Norman Jewison).
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