A Devotchka kind of week(End)

Well its been one of those weeks when one good thing just rolls right into another. After seeing Devotchka on Wednesday we decided to see Little Miss Sunshine this evenning. Lets just put it this way, and here, I'm borrowing Ilya's words, but good writing wins out over special effects any day of the week. Mix that with good acting and you have a sure fire winner every single time. Little Miss Sunshine is a gem of a film, awkward, humorous, just poignant enough to balance the sugar with a dash of salt, quirky and filled with moments, so many moments, linked throughout a continuim of good writing and acting. We laughed out loud... You should see it, really. While on the road with this disturbed Hoover family, enjoy the scenery and the sounds of Devotchka who scored the film.

Oh yeah... just to make the pot a littl emore sweet, I won the trivia contest at the Balboa theatre before the film started and scored a free ticket. Not too shabby I'd say. I love independant theatres, one of only 5 left in SF. So if you live in SF, support your local and independant movie palaces as they're truly a dying bread.

And for those of you that were curious, the question was: "Alan Arkin, the grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine starred in a film, about 10 years ago, a genre film, sci-fi, with Jude Law, what was that film?" My hand shot up before the question was fully asked... and the answer is here

-L