Monday, January 17. 2005
Keeping the Movie Industry Rolling (one ticket at a time)
I took my two younger nephews to see the movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events this afternoon. The movie was good and my nephews enjoyed quite a bit as well. However, between the prices for the tickets and the prices for the food, I suddenly don't feel so guilty about pouring more money into my DVD collection -- it is much cheaper  . |  |
Move: Hotel Rwanda - Highly Recommended
| Went and saw Hotel Rwanda last night and to say that it was a deeply moving picture seems to be a huge understatment. It was very well done, but at the same time a hard movie to watch, since it deals with Rwandan tragedy without shying away from the unpleasant details (chief among them, the world turning the other way while the genocide takes place). I was very happy with Don Cheadle playing Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager who used his hotel to protect over 1000+ Tsutsis. Don Cheadle plays him with an understated dignity. It does make you wonder what would have happened if there had been 100 more people like Paul Rusesabagina or even 10? (Also, a good book on the Rwandan tragedy is: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch). |  |
