photo of Ellen Page, spotted at Dorothy Surrenders

I’ve been experiencing a little bit of movie mania lately.  My wife and I hit up the movie theaters twice this weekend, and I’ve been trying to make my way through Julie Gray’s GASP list, throwing on movies while I’m writing freelance articles.

Lately I’ve seen…

Inception:  This movie is super cool.  Christopher Nolan brings the same tone and feel that he had in Batman Returns.  There are some plot holes, but it remains captivating and it’s visually stimulating.  And I’m an Ellen Page fan, but can anyone tell me why her character was necessary? My score: 4/5

Despicable Me:  This movie will make you laugh out loud.  It was more of a collection of hilarious scenes than a complete quality film, but it was definitely worth the cash to see it in theaters.  We blew it and didn’t go to a 3D screening, which I hear is super cool.  My score:  4/5

Close Encounters of the Third Kind:  This is one that I watched while writing freelance articles, which may play a part in me not being able to stay engaged into the film.  It’s an older flick, so the pacing probably wouldn’t fly today.  It’s a bit long for my taste.  My score:  3/5

Moonstruck:  I also watched this one while working, but had no problem paying attention to the movie.  Cher and Nicolas Cage are pretty great.  For some reason, I’ve avoided watching this, but it was really enjoyable.  My score:  4/5

I still need to go see The Kids Are All Right.  It’s only showing at theaters that are a bit of a drive to go to, but hopefully it’ll be in my nearby artsy theater next week.  I’ll probably catch it next weekend, along with Salt.

cartoon by Alex Noriega

Friday, Friday, Friday…

It’s exciting and yet I can’t believe that another week has blown by me.

I can’t be upset about my productivity, because I’ve been working nonstop.  Once again, my to-do list simply exceeds the amount of time available.

There have been some things to really be thankful for this week.  Drum roll, please…

+ Made forward steps towards the Super Ted rewrite.

+ Although the house situation is still up in the air, it’s still up in the air.  I’ve gotten over the emotional roller coaster of stress and am now just excited that there’s an opportunity that we may buy a house.  My wife and I decided that if it works out, we’ll get a house.  If it doesn’t work out, we’re taking our asses to Hawaii.  Not a bad position to be in.

+ I spent some quality time with close friends this week.  My two favorites came over for dinner and we watched Work of Art. 

+ I signed up to be an extra next month in Moneyball, a movie that will feature Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

+ Finished a significant number of freelance articles this week.  Putting away money for possible upcoming house expenses is dope.

+ This weekend, my wife and I will be camped out at the movie theater.  The list to watch consists of Inception, Despicable Me, and The Kids Are All Right.  Popcorn and Twizzler overdose is inevitable.

Hope you all have a great weekend.