Been a rough weekend. First, I ended up being 200 miles from where I expected to be on Saturday. Then, that night, I think I broke my mother’s computer. I was adding a second hard drive, but now the fan won’t run and it’s overheating. And, replacing a fan on a Mac Mini isn’t an easy task. Macs are not as easy to work on as other devices, although I have usually had success doing it.
Anyway, that long day and long night made for a bad day. So, I want to watch a movie. How about the movie that took top prize at the Academy Awards? The first Academy Awards. And, no, I’m not talking about Wings. Yes, Wings won the Outstanding Picture award (today it’s called Best Picture), but that first year, they had two top awards. They did away with one of them the second year, and declared that the award Wings won was what is now Best Picture.
That other film? Well, the award for Best Unique and Artistic Picture went to Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. It’s a love triangle. Amazon’s description is “A seductive woman ffom the city entrances a farmer, who then devises a plan to murder his wife.”
Well, that’s certainly not the feel good movie of the year. Oh, well. Maybe I’ll watch it anyway. Because I like old movies.
While I’m busy with that, why don’t you share what’s on your mind? It is Sunday Night Open Thread, and you’ve got two days of things you’ve been thinking about to pick from.
Who wants to start?
It cost me my last bit of kibble but I was able to gain access to some exclusive footage culled from Damncat’s home movies. I will advise all who view that I am not responsible for its content nor your reactions. You have been warned.
Watched the Grinch tonight.
Chuck Jones is a genius, and Thurl Ravenscroft has perhaps the best singing voice possessed by a human male.
Heeeeee’s great!
Odd Basil that you would select Sunrise as coincidently it’s also tonight’s presentation on Turner Classic Movies silent Sunday. I just watched a quirky movie, just out this year called Logan’s Luck, and in my opinion I think it’s entreating and well worth watching.
H. H. Munro, who wrote under the name Saki (the cup-bearer to the gods in the Rubaiyat),was born December 18, 1870, in Sittwe, Myanmar (pronounced “Burma” at the time).
Here’s a link to one of my favorite Saki stories (it’s unlikely that you’ll be disappointed):
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LumRoo.shtml
That was hilarious.
Wings was good. That Thomas Haden Church is a hoot!
We recently fixed the fan on our Mac. Not an unusual repair, but not fun. I fell in love with the iFixit tools in the process. You’ll be fine!