Random and occasional musings from the Content Guy…
Saw a couple of wonderful movies that definitely are worth catching…and they couldn’t be more different.
"School of Rock" is a hysterically funny movie starring Jack Black in the tale of a down and out rock 'n roll musician who deceives his way into a job as a substitute teacher at a classy prep school. When he discovers that the 10-year-olds he has in class know nothing of the music that defines his life, he takes it as a challenge…and the result is a movie that has something for everyone, but never condescends to its audience.
We also have to admit that we liked "Under The Tuscan Sun," a movie that features Diane Lane as a writer who, after a divorce, finds herself inexplicably buying a house in Tuscany and rebuilding her life. While the first reaction to a movie like this is that it is a "chick flick," "Tuscan Sun" actually transcends that definition with good writing, sharp acting, and wonderful scenery. And, it has Lane…who ranks up there with Charlize Theron in our mind…
Finally, on the subject of wine…
Our local wine merchant has turned us onto a couple of nice Spanish wines that we've enjoyed, a 1997 Bodegas Luberri Monje Amestoy Rioja Reserva that is thick with flavor, and a 1999 Bodegas Ostatu Rioja Reserva that is a little lighter, but no less satisfying.
Cheers! And have a great weekend.
Saw a couple of wonderful movies that definitely are worth catching…and they couldn’t be more different.
"School of Rock" is a hysterically funny movie starring Jack Black in the tale of a down and out rock 'n roll musician who deceives his way into a job as a substitute teacher at a classy prep school. When he discovers that the 10-year-olds he has in class know nothing of the music that defines his life, he takes it as a challenge…and the result is a movie that has something for everyone, but never condescends to its audience.
We also have to admit that we liked "Under The Tuscan Sun," a movie that features Diane Lane as a writer who, after a divorce, finds herself inexplicably buying a house in Tuscany and rebuilding her life. While the first reaction to a movie like this is that it is a "chick flick," "Tuscan Sun" actually transcends that definition with good writing, sharp acting, and wonderful scenery. And, it has Lane…who ranks up there with Charlize Theron in our mind…
Finally, on the subject of wine…
Our local wine merchant has turned us onto a couple of nice Spanish wines that we've enjoyed, a 1997 Bodegas Luberri Monje Amestoy Rioja Reserva that is thick with flavor, and a 1999 Bodegas Ostatu Rioja Reserva that is a little lighter, but no less satisfying.
Cheers! And have a great weekend.
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