Checking In - 2 Jan 2020

[dewline]

AL-most mis-typed the old year in the header up top. AL-most, but not quite.

Checking the Public Service Commission job boards because I live in Ottawa-Gatineau, and you never know the odds for sure...and also the e-mail alerts I've subscribed from the federal job bank, Indeed, Workopolis, Jobilico, and a couple of other sites across the Net.

I just e-mailed a British friend to speak of our shared enjoyment of the movie version of The Death of Stalin, specifically Jason Isaacs' performance as Zhukov. If there's a person in that whole glorious mess who actually came close to being a "good" guy, Zhukov - flaws and all - might have the best chance of it as portrayed by Isaacs. Steve Buscemi's performance as Khrushchev came close. Yes, it's full of historical errors. Duly noted in several quarters, that detail.

Speaking of movies: my plan has been revised re: Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker. I hope to watch that at the cinema tomorrow night. That, for good or ill, will be my first movie-watching of 2020. Narrowed down to two cinemas within reasonable transit distance.

Comments

[sabotabby]

Death of Stalin was amaze balls.

[dewline]

Agreed.

[thewayne]

I really want to see Death of Stalin, need to add it to my list. Our first movie of the year was Atomic Blonde, wife hadn't seen it and quite enjoyed it. Guest and I both loved the movie.

Our first theatrical excursion is planned for tonight and will be Star Walker: Rise of Wars. Unfortunately Slashdot spoiled the perhaps major plot twist a week or so ago when they could have put it under the cut, of which I am quite unhappy.

Re: Atomic Blonde

[dewline]

I watched it twice at the cinema, partly out of respect for Antony Johnston, who wrote the source material comics series, The Coldest City. It was definitely good spy movie.

Re: Atomic Blonde

[thewayne]

I really need to order The Coldest City!  Meant to ages ago, slipped my mind and I didn't get it done.  Quite looking forward to the sequel!  I absolutely love John Goodman in movies, I hope he has a role in the new one.  Unfortunately there's little news for AB2, now they're saying it might go straight to streaming, so it's either going to be long delayed or it's moribund.

[thewayne]

The funny thing about the new Star Wars movie: none of us are hopping up and down "MUST. SEE. NEW. STAR. WARS. MOVIE!" I don't know if Lucas blew it or if Dizzy blew it with bringing out so many movies in such a short period of time, or what. But we've now become rather jaded on something that we were really hyped on when we were teens.

[dewline]

Yeah, these movies were Events when you and I were a lot younger. Not sure if they've become less so now (and whether or not Disney-Lucasfilm is to blame), or if we're just distracted by more and different things.

[thewayne]

I don't think it's so much distraction as recognizing that I'm not willing to be distracted.  I will choose my distractions, rather than have a movie studio choose what I must see.

[mordorbot]

It's a movie, not a Wikipedia page! Inaccuracies are okay!

[dewline]

True. I enjoyed The Arrow on the same grounds.