entre copas

so i saw the second of the nominated pics for best oscar - sideways - tonight. in spanish it's the wonderfully named entre copas or between cups (of wine). kind of like a sedated woody allen flick it takes a long time to get moving, and when it does it's distressingly awkward. the acting is ok although the lead is overbearingly boorish and his buddy, the guy about to get married, is vapid. to say that these are the good guys is a stretch considering what they end up bringing about, but the movie never really passes judgement and considering the ending with its cosmic symetry and "can you believe that we got away with this and everything's gonna be ok?" moralistic is both strangely appealing and frustrating.

anyway, the most interesting part of the movie came during the previews. the new russell crow flick, cinderella man, was highlighted (along with the life aquatic which was here for a bit and apparently is coming back, and some scary movie this is utterly forgettable). anyway, the cinderella man movie, a ron howard production, is about a boxer during the depression, lots of heart and overcoming of obstacles, a crowd pleaser and tear jerker. but the weird thing is that russell crowe kind of looks like my dad throughout the preview. could just be the messy hair and the pronounced forehead but at times i got chills.

something else i found funny... there was an article in the whig online about how the costs to makeover market square in kingston has skyrocketed. in explaining the costs the city says that estimates are from 6 years ago and the prices have gone up with inflation. they note the continued necesity for the makeover and point to the success of "feb fest" - where a hockey game before thousands was played just a few weeks ago. they even interviewed one guy who said that he lives in the west end (suburbia) and that that was the first time in years that he had gone downtown.

first time in years? that's crazy. how do you live in a city and never go downtown? it's not like kingston is toronto either - we're only 100 and some odd thousand people... the quote was left as it was - i would have challenged the guy on it - asked for receipts or something. that's just plain looney.

oh, so i come out of the movie and the streets are flooded - two feet piled up in front of the house! i mention this cause i can hear the cars trying to plough through outside - they sound like waves crashing against the rocks at peggy's cove. but the rain seems to have brought the power back to our little corner of guayaquil so that's something to be happy about.