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Thursday, September 25, 2008
There’s something funny going on at the bank …
For some reason, one of my colleagues asked me to come up with a list of financial movies - Wall Street, Boiler Room, etc. Can’t imagine why stuff like that is on anyone’s mind …
The clip I can’t get out of my mind is the bank run from It’s a Wonderful Life.
Suddenly this scene looks scary, doesn’t it? If only we could get by on $20 these days. But let’s have a little fun. Who in the read world is The Mr. Potter in all this mess? The forgetful Uncle Billy?
And most importantly, who’s our George Bailey?
The floor is yours …
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What’s opening Friday, Sept. 26?
Provided anyone can afford to go to movie theaters now (sarcasm), the offerings this week are solid prospects.
Eagle Eye: A young man (Shia LaBeouf) and a single mom (Michelle Monaghan) become unwitting members of a terrorist cell in this techno-thriller from the crew that brought you Disturbia. My review will post tomorrow.
Miracle at St. Anna: A murder sets in motion an investigation that leads back to the experiences of a battalion of black American soldiers who became trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. I’m always curious to see any film directed by Spike Lee, but the general consensus seems to be that he’s missed with this one.
Nights in Rodanthe: A doctor (Richard Gere) sparks romance with an unhappily married woman (Diane Lane) at a North Carolina inn. It looks terribly treacly to me, but then I thought the same thing about The Notebook until I actually saw it. We’ll see.
At the arthouses
The Neon in Dayton opens Baghead and starts the annual LGBT film festival (see their MySpace for details.) The Little Art in Yellow Springs plays The Women, Hamlet 2 and Dalia Lama Renaissance
The Celluloid Society
Middletown’s Celluloid Society, a group of local film buffs, kicks off its second film series this year, screening DVDs at the Middletown Public Library at 125 S. Broad St. on one Sunday every month. This Sunday at 2 p.m.: Valley of the Dolls, billed by the society as “the best bad movie ever made!” Coming next month, on Oct. 12: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams.
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