Tuesday, January 15, 2019

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018): Documentary of last, unfinished film by Orson Welles, which was going to be a movie within a movie, or maybe a documentary of making it. Sad how an egocentric genius lost his creative spark and focus. Movie fails to get inside his head. C+

Monday, January 14, 2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

POTD: New Mexico Highway Hazards

From 2018 06 12 New Mexico

Today's photo-of-the-day is from rural New Mexico, specifically on Highway 14 ("The Turquoise Trail") between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The sign warns of the two biggest road hazards in New Mexico: loose cattle and UFOs.


Thursday, January 10, 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018): James Baldwin's tale of young love victimized by the justice system. Beautiful looking film that is at times touching, infuriating, and inspiring. Great acting from whole cast. Set in 1970s, it could be a story of today. An important film. A-

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

POTD: Gas Oil Groceries Campground

From 2018 06 12 New Mexico

Today's photo-of-the-day is from just west of Tucumcari, New Mexico, along historic Route 66, "The Main Street of America" and John Steinbeck's "Mother Road."