Ninety years ago today, World War I came to an end at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Back in Canada, it’s Remembrance Day (and it will probably rain in Ottawa for the ceremonies at the cenotaph—in my memory it always rains on Remembrance Day) and in the US it is Veterans Day, which feels like it should have an apostrophe, but doesn’t, apparently. I challenge everyone to kiss a vet today, which I do from a position of advantage since my wife is one.
Constantine Nasr, who I met on the set of The Mist where he worked as the official videographer, has a topical documentary running on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at 8pm Eastern time, 7pm Central, 5pm Pacific time. “WARNER AT WAR reveals the compelling story of Hollywood pioneers Jack and Harry Warner and their passionate support of the United States’ determined efforts during the turbulent years of World War II. The Warner brothers believed in the American dream, and their movies reflected those ideals. Their studio led the way in silver screen’s movement to denounce the atrocities of Nazism, and regardless of public criticism or personal sacrifice, their movies surged with patriotism and an unwavering belief in equality and freedom. From CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY to CASABLANCA, from SERGEANT YORK to YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, this film chronicles the challenges they faced along the way and celebrates the legacy that their films left behind.”
The Big Bang Theory was pretty funny last night, with the ongoing duel between Sheldon and Penny reaching new heights. More and more the show is about Sheldon over all of the others, probably because he is the quirkiest of the quirky. Two and a Half Men made me giggle, as always. Samantha Who? was a bit tedious, except I enjoyed seeing Mary Kate Olsen, who might turn into a decent actress.
This week’s Dexter was excellent. Having Miguel try to run roughshod over Dexter only to be shut down, to become irate at his friend and then acknowledge that he was out of line and apologize…a well-played story arc. Equally well played, the fate of Camilla. A Very Special Episode of Dexter. Even the cut-throat bitch, to borrow a House-ism proved that she wasn’t all bad.
I posted my review of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. I finished it quite a while ago and have read several books since then, so my thoughts aren’t perhaps as clear as they usually are, but I thought it was a wonderful book.
