Gill‘s ABT run at City Center began this week, with this well-reviewed show on Tuesday. The show Wednesday was also quite good – I even enjoyed Symphony in C, which I’m bit a sick of at this point (second movement notwithstanding). And I’ll be returning next week to catch the Harrison piece.
Month: October 2002
…and Terror in the Aisles.
If ballet’s not your bag, Lincoln Center is going against type and offering some blood-spattering good fun with Scary Movies: 30 Years of Horror. I’d like to catch some of these if possible. particularly Ringu, Deathdream, and Horror Express.
Convalescing.
Ok, I think I’m a day away from beating this flu bug. Unfortunately, I appear to have infected a number of people in my program. If you’re reading this, my bad, y’all.
The Enemy of my Enemy.
Strange times, indeed…are Bob Barr and Dick Armey our last, best hope in preventing Ashcroft’s America?
Media Cordon.
“Ari has the uncanny ability to suck information out of a room.” The NYT delves into reporters’ issues with Dubya’s White House. As a journalist friend of mine put it, “Ari Fleischer is the first press secretary in American History whose conferences result in a net loss of information.” In sum, the guy’s just not ready for prime time.
Riding the Fence.
Just when you thought it was safe to visit Iowa, the Post checks in with the Gore camp and their “definitely maybe” electoral strategy.
Running Silent, Running Deep.
Since it’s getting absolutely no word-of-mouth from Dimension Studios, I thought I’d note here that Below, the haunted submarine thriller staring Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days), Olivia Williams (Rushmore), Jason Flemyng (Lock Stock), and Dexter Fletcher (ditto), is actually pretty good. A stilted beginning and a trite ending, sure, but I thought the middle hour and fifteen minutes was both stylish and unsettling. A B+ B movie, if nothing else.
Grounded.
The Knicks’ season ended before it began yesterday, when new acquisition Antonio McDyess reinjured his knee in an exhibition game. It’s gonna be a long year…without Farscape or a decent Knicks squad, I might as well turn off my cable.
Sick as a Dog.
It’s been quiet around these parts again, hasn’t it? Well, I’ve been trying to beat the flu all of the past week, and the moments I haven’t spent in a Dayquil/Nyquil delirium have been centered on grad school type stuff. Feeling a bit better today, though…hopefully it’ll continue through the week.
Quaor from afar.
Astronomers discover a large planetoid in the Kuiper Belt, suggesting it might be time to downgrade Pluto.