TV tater

My sister Lynn made this sketch of me years ago, sitting catatonic in front of the television and snacking (snack of choice? Chippy for you Filipinos out there). My Sunday turned out to be a day like this; nice to know nothing's changed :) A shame because it was such a beautiful autumn day, too. I caught "The Bridges of Madison County" on television. I saw Debra Monk in a cameo. Anyway, I am still amazed by Meryl Streep's virtuosity. I saw her "Mother Courage" last year and was surprised when she actually started cracking up at one particular scene. It did not diminish her performance one bit and I thought it was actually a rare treat to see her lose it for once. I also finally finished Hong Kong's "Infernal Affairs" film trilogy, 4 years after the last one was released. It is the story of two moles, one in the local mafia and one in the police force, as they race against time to expose each other. Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" was based on the first installment and his version, although an excellent one, does not surpass the original. The second is a prequel and was as engaging as the first, although the actor playing the young undercover cop didn't do much except knit his eyebrows together and brood. The last one turned out to be very confusing as far as timelines. There were lots of fade-outs and endings, and the payback wasn't as satisfactory. This was probably the weakest of the three. It was great to see Tony Leung and Andy Lau together again though.
In my spare time I have compiled a list of movies I want to see next (more as a reminder to myself): The Darjeeling Limited, The Kite Runner, Atonement with the fabulous James McAvoy (although Keira Knightley's in it---ugh!), Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, Michael Clayton, The Golden Compass, Persepolis, okay Beowulf, Enchanted, Juno, Wristcutters, Sweeney Todd, Darfur Now, Bee Movie, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, December Boys, Love in the Time of Cholera. I'm sure the list is even longer if I can remember all of them. See you at the movies!