Went to the Spectrum theater twice yesterday. Ok it's an old picture I found on the web for illustrative purposes, but this is absolutely the best theater anywhere. There are 8 screens, and theaters of different sizes. Roomy enough, and the snack bar is unique - carrot cake, banana bread, coffee and fresh popped corn with real butter. Tickets are 6.75 for matinee, 6.75 all shows on Tuesdays and 8.50 for regular tickets. So first I saw "I've Loved You So Long". This is a French film with subtitles. 
Kristen Scott Thomas is wonderful. I won't go into the story too much, other than to say KST plays Juliette, a woman who gets out of prison after 15 years. It is about her re-entry to the world, and also reestablishment of the relationship with her sister. In the scene where Lea, the younger sister, shows her notebooks (journals? calendars?) and you see where everyday has 'juliette' written on it, and she says how she started every morning thinking about her sister. With my family, I could relate to the idea of the heartbreak of missing a sister. The movie was totally engrossing, and details emerged as it went on. I didn't really love the last scene, with its neat wrap up of the story, but overall I thought this movie was very good, definitely worth seeing. As an added bonus, I loved the French, not that I could understand it, but it was lovely to listen to. One character that I loved was the parole officer...and I truly did not expect what happened to him.
Kristen Scott Thomas is wonderful. I won't go into the story too much, other than to say KST plays Juliette, a woman who gets out of prison after 15 years. It is about her re-entry to the world, and also reestablishment of the relationship with her sister. In the scene where Lea, the younger sister, shows her notebooks (journals? calendars?) and you see where everyday has 'juliette' written on it, and she says how she started every morning thinking about her sister. With my family, I could relate to the idea of the heartbreak of missing a sister. The movie was totally engrossing, and details emerged as it went on. I didn't really love the last scene, with its neat wrap up of the story, but overall I thought this movie was very good, definitely worth seeing. As an added bonus, I loved the French, not that I could understand it, but it was lovely to listen to. One character that I loved was the parole officer...and I truly did not expect what happened to him.
The next movie I went to was Slumdog Millionaire. Loved it. Totally loved it. It is graphic and violent, absolutely, but fitting in the context, and necessary to tell the story. The story of a man on the Indian version of 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' - He is from absolute poverty with no education at all, and as the questions are asked, the story unfolds in flashbacks - and you see how his life experience gives him the knowledge of the correct answer. It is brutal, but wonderful. Definitely see this movie.
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