10.04.05
The Film-fan’s Last Call
Monday afternoon I went in for an interview at Charlex that was pleasant but did not seem to generate any jobs. Afterward I felt the need to walk and went up Park avenue and into Central Park. I was headed northish when I heard violin music and deviated my path to find a string duet (Violin and Cello) playing on a most pleasant and serene park bench. I sat and listened letting the last vestages of daylight play across the park foliage and onto my face. Delightful.
A call to my dad generated a new plan for the evening; Head back to the New York Film Festival and look for someone selling extra tickets to the evening show. I took the long way to the festival going north of the Lake and through the ramble. I arrived just in time for of The President’s Last Bang a Korean dark comedy based on the assassination of dictatorial president Park Chung-hee and very possibly my favorite movie of the festival.
After some dinner we went home and started a DVD of The Aviator (2004) which was pretty good but 11 academy award nominations? Every year I loose more and more respect for the Oscars. We started the 3 hour long movie late and I did not finish it until 2am which is probably for the best given that I need to start re-adjusting for Pacific Standard Time.