A lot is already on the horizon of this year with my first production of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and (hopefully) the shooting of our company's 2nd feature-length picture looming in the horizon. It's going to be a good year.
I have done a lot of movie watching lately or rather movie-watching worth mentioning including The Deer Hunter (1978) for the first time! I know, right? What the hell? Where have I been and why have I not watched this before? I have no suitable answer for you, but I can say that the film was just as great as it was hyped up to me to be. Christopher Walken was indeed excellent and certainly deserved that Oscar from where I'm standing. Robert De Niro was in his prime and a young Meryl Streep was just as honest and as captivating as she is now.
I also watched Being There (1979) and was placed in further awe (if that is possible) of Peter Sellers. This was the man's second last film before leaving us and I cannot believe he did not receive the Oscar for it. The character was genuine, honest and entertaining and the story and supporting cast did nothing to take away from an overall great plot. If you get the chance, I highly suggest both of these flicks!
Here's to a year of great movie watching/making! Bring on 2010.
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