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This afternoon I went to the Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In and really loved it. It's about ten minutes too long but despite that it does a very nice job of depicting pre-teen loneliness and, Swedish winter, and the developing relationship between two misfits. Great acting by the two young characters. A few of the adult males looked similar to each other and this was a wee bit confusing as to who was who(although it's not that crucial to the action).
It's only playing at the Angelika in NYC, which is one of my least favorite movie theaters because usually it's way too crowded and the waiting line is up a flight of stairs. But I got there early, was able to buy the tickets with no problem at all.
This evening Rick Bowes helped set up my new 22 inch TV (the one that hasn't been working properly is 19 inch). We were nervous that we'd screw it up but it was remarkably simple --mostly because I realized that I only needed to attach it to my DVD player and not worry about the stuff on the tv right now. We did have a problem in using the monster power strip that's supposed to keep my tv from blowing a fuse or whatever in a power surge. The tv/dvd plugs would not go into the outlets on the strip....I'll be bringing it back to Best Buy tomorrow to have them explain to me why this should be or take back the strip and refund my money for it.
So I watched 49 Up on the new tv set and it was good. I'm glad I saw it so soon after 42 Up--it's nice to see how the participants are doing as they get older. More of them are reacting (or are being shown doing so)to the process of this series which has been impinging on their lives since they were 7 year's old. I'm not sure I would have continued my participation.
And finally, Elmer Gantry which I saw on tv many years ago in a very truncated version that made me wonder why on earth Shirley Jones won the Academy award for her supporting role when she was barely in it. Now, having watched the movie, I see why. She plays a prostitute and obviously most of her role was cut for tv way back when. Jean Simmons plays an evangelist and Burt Lancaster the charming, smooth-talking traveling salesman/womanizer who knows a good thing when he sees it and joins the troupe. Based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis, the movie's an entertaining potboiler. There's a warning about revivalists and about things that impressionable children should not see in the movie--yup...Shirley Jones in a slip for sure ;-)
It's only playing at the Angelika in NYC, which is one of my least favorite movie theaters because usually it's way too crowded and the waiting line is up a flight of stairs. But I got there early, was able to buy the tickets with no problem at all.
This evening Rick Bowes helped set up my new 22 inch TV (the one that hasn't been working properly is 19 inch). We were nervous that we'd screw it up but it was remarkably simple --mostly because I realized that I only needed to attach it to my DVD player and not worry about the stuff on the tv right now. We did have a problem in using the monster power strip that's supposed to keep my tv from blowing a fuse or whatever in a power surge. The tv/dvd plugs would not go into the outlets on the strip....I'll be bringing it back to Best Buy tomorrow to have them explain to me why this should be or take back the strip and refund my money for it.
So I watched 49 Up on the new tv set and it was good. I'm glad I saw it so soon after 42 Up--it's nice to see how the participants are doing as they get older. More of them are reacting (or are being shown doing so)to the process of this series which has been impinging on their lives since they were 7 year's old. I'm not sure I would have continued my participation.
And finally, Elmer Gantry which I saw on tv many years ago in a very truncated version that made me wonder why on earth Shirley Jones won the Academy award for her supporting role when she was barely in it. Now, having watched the movie, I see why. She plays a prostitute and obviously most of her role was cut for tv way back when. Jean Simmons plays an evangelist and Burt Lancaster the charming, smooth-talking traveling salesman/womanizer who knows a good thing when he sees it and joins the troupe. Based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis, the movie's an entertaining potboiler. There's a warning about revivalists and about things that impressionable children should not see in the movie--yup...Shirley Jones in a slip for sure ;-)
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And I do also like the coffee and ice cream at the concession stands.
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I have a difficult time even articulating why I came out of the theater in a good mood after seeing it, considering the undercurrent of the movie. It really lifted my spirits even when I wasn't in a bad mood, and just kind of lingered with me. Great stuff.
I expect the American remake to be a sack of rotty dog balls.
(The Morse code at the end was 'kiss').
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Oh no...tell me it ain't so! Who is supposed to be directing? Of course it'll be crap.
Thanks... I'd assumed it was just something like "hello."
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The American version is being done by Matt Reeves, who directed Cloverfield.
I should perhaps point out that I'm trusting Wikipedia's translation of the Morse code at the end... ;)
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Are the tv/dvd plugs that you mention the ones that provide electrical power?
If so it's rather curious that they wouldn't connect. Does wouldn't connect mean that they wouldn't go into the outlet at all or only partially? I've seen some surge protectors which have plastic guards on the outlets that have to pulled out first. I've also seen some surge protectors where the outlets have a locked/unlocked position.
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Because the 2 prongs have one blade bigger than the other, and only plug in one way.
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Have you tried other plugs in the sockets?
Are the blades on the plugs straight?
If you look into the socket, can you see metal? I had one where the guard thing was built into the socket, and you had to push the frame around it to open the slots.
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That's what I'd tell them at Best Buy. I tried everything, I even reversed the polarity and nada!
:)
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ANALOG readers would understand :)
In science fiction days of yore, one would resolve a crisis by reversing the polarity.
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Although I've heard of her, certainly, for some odd reason I read "Jean Simmons" as "Gene Simmons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons)" and I thought, "Hunh, as an evangelist? That would be hilarious!" Heh.
There's a warning about revivalists and about things that impressionable children should not see in the movie
You know, I'm thinking I would put revivalists IN the category of "things that impressionable children should not see" - but that's me!
Best of luck with your power strip.
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I can almost imagine Gene Simmons in the role.
I'm trying now to remember if the warning was all inclusive :-)
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I'd say the ending is bittersweet. Short term happy, long term not promising. ;-)