This theater in Yonkers, NY is a favorite memory for me and my neighborhood friends, most notably blogger and reader 15thAveBud. It was easy to walk to and always had a double feature on Saturday afternoons. Unfortunately, we don't have many of these little gems left. But, if you're opting for the techno-saavy and glitzy multiplex this weekend, here's what you might find in my regular monthly feature. I'll flip through the LA Times and give you my gut's gut on whether you should. Or, more likely, shouldn't.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua: Still hanging around and still missing the newspaper spread out on the kitchen floor.
Quantum of Solace: For the first time ever, I am not looking forward to a James Bond installment. After the ultra dreary Casino Royale, I am not digging Daniel Craig as 007. Is George Lazenby still alive? Granted he was predeceased by his career.
Madagascar 2: Liked the first one and liked this one a little less. This is the flick I saw at the Studio Movie Grill in Dallas. Movie: 2 stars. Pizza: 3 stars.
Slumdog Millionaire: Irish director Danny Boyle teaming up with Regis Philbin? Either way, we lose.
Body of Lies: I have skipped because people have told me it's utterly confusing. I don't need to spend 14 bucks to have that happen. A movie that, for me, falls victim to belt tightening.
Synedoche, New York: Charlie Kaufman's movies are totally incoherent and I wouldn't see this even if the economy was doing well. A mystery talent as a director.
Changeling: Good, old fashioned movie making.
W.: I went to a bargain matinee because I was curious. Josh Brolin was quite good, but, at the end of the day, did this merit a movie?
High School Musical 3 Senior Year: Singing and dancing in high school? I was lucky to get home with my bookbag in one piece.
Rachel Getting Married: Didn't this already happen on Friends?
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: One more movie about the Holocaust. Enough please! Let's just hope those stripes aren't brown.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno: When does Hollywood give Seth Rogan that temporary restraining order?
Happy-Go-Lucky: Home movies of Sarah Palin's last moose hunting trip.
What Just Married: One long inside joke about a Hollywood producer. I liked it, but I doubt it plays well at the Studio Movie Grill in Plano, Texas.
Twilight: I'm not a twelve-year-old girl. I saw the lead from a distance at that Dallas mall and that's pretty much the sum total of eye time he will get from me.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley: Did Bob and Emily finally have a child?
Max Payne:...in the neck.
Secret Life of Bees: Don't tell me we have to bail them out, too??
Role Models: To my great surprise, I saw this movie. And, to my even greater surprise, I liked it. For one of those raunchy guy movies, it had quite the sweet story. Okay, I enjoyed a Paul Rudd movie. We have inched even closer to the apocalypse.
Soul Men: Noteworthy only because it's the final screen appearance of Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes. Er, that's not enough for me. I'll say goodbye to you guys right here.
Pride and Glory: Is this like that old sitcom Hope and Faith? Might be great on a double bill with Sweet Charity. A Christmas Tale: Holiday family dysfunction from France. Is there any other kind? Tout Amour Raymond? JCVD: Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in a pseudo-documentary about Jean-Claude Van Damme. Jean-Claude Van Damme Amour Jean-Claude Van Damme? Pray The Devil Back to Hell: Perhaps a movie about the current mantra of the Republican National Committee. I've Loved You So Long: Some dreariness from Kristin Scott Thomas who is simply Ambien on the silver screen. Fireproof: Holy roller Kirk Cameron fights arson and meets Jesus. All before lunch. Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Remember the day when you ran to see a Woody Allen movie? Now, he's pretty much exclusively in the "rental" category. Antarctica: No clue what this is about, but I do know some Republican friends who are moving there
As for me, I will be seeing Tyrone Power in "The Razor's Edge" at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
Dinner last night: Chicken salad sandwich at the Cheesecake Factory.
2 comments:
I saw many movies at the old Kimbal but can't which ones. Even in its best days it had a damp musty smell. Must be ideal for selling furniture.
15thavebud
Off teh top of my head and from the memory bank, here are threeo movies I saw with you, 15thavebud, at the Kimball:
Bananas
The Odd Couple
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
And I think that musty old smell was the lady working the box office.
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