fork was in the road, took the psychopath
Feb. 25th, 2012 07:18 pm1. The ship-breaking photography exhibit at the South Street Seaport Museum gorgeous. The museum is sort of small, and somewhat limited, but interesting, and the $5 fee gives you free entrance to the Museum of the City of New York also. The photos for this particular exhibit are beautifully stark, almost post-apocalyptic. It made me think I should ask my dad what happens to the ships his company decommissions, if they go to Chittagong, or if they're sold to other companies.
2. Richard III - OMG, RICHARD, POOR MALIGNED KING. History is written by the victors, and I firmly believe that the Tudors had as much or more motive to murder the two boys in the tower, but this play, god. Kevin Spacey was by turns vulnerable and psychotic. And the drums. The drumline, to accent everything. Also, Buckingham. Chuk Iwuji's Buckingham was outstanding. (Note to self: must watch The Usual Suspects again. Did Spacey choose the brace as part of R3's infirmity b/c he's used to that sort of limp?)
On a theatrical note, also: Alan Rickman still pwns. I was having some Deep Thoughts about the fact that there are five characters in Seminar, two female and three male, and of them, two remain completely clothed. One male character goes shirtless briefly. One female character spends ~30 seconds with her tits on display. Another moons the audience. I understand why at least one of the other characters stayed fully clothed. But was ass-baring really necessary? No. The audience understood what was going on, that was gratuitous. But thanks for pointing out that even theater is still written for the male gaze, Theresa Rebeck.
I have no Deep Thoughts about Death of a Salesman, except that Andrew Garfield actually does a decent not-British accent. And he is pretty when he cries, even viewed from 12 rows back.
3. We went to see This Means War the other night. I ranted about it a little to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jmc_bks, but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I get. ( Cut for spoilers. If you CAN be spoiled for a rom-com. )
4. I have a big fic to edit. And carpets to vacuum. And when that's done, we're going to queue up Bronson in Netflix and watch a movie wherein Tom Hardy is an honest criminal, rather than a skeevy CIA agent-boyfriend.
2. Richard III - OMG, RICHARD, POOR MALIGNED KING. History is written by the victors, and I firmly believe that the Tudors had as much or more motive to murder the two boys in the tower, but this play, god. Kevin Spacey was by turns vulnerable and psychotic. And the drums. The drumline, to accent everything. Also, Buckingham. Chuk Iwuji's Buckingham was outstanding. (Note to self: must watch The Usual Suspects again. Did Spacey choose the brace as part of R3's infirmity b/c he's used to that sort of limp?)
On a theatrical note, also: Alan Rickman still pwns. I was having some Deep Thoughts about the fact that there are five characters in Seminar, two female and three male, and of them, two remain completely clothed. One male character goes shirtless briefly. One female character spends ~30 seconds with her tits on display. Another moons the audience. I understand why at least one of the other characters stayed fully clothed. But was ass-baring really necessary? No. The audience understood what was going on, that was gratuitous. But thanks for pointing out that even theater is still written for the male gaze, Theresa Rebeck.
I have no Deep Thoughts about Death of a Salesman, except that Andrew Garfield actually does a decent not-British accent. And he is pretty when he cries, even viewed from 12 rows back.
3. We went to see This Means War the other night. I ranted about it a little to
jmc_bks, but the more I think about it, the more annoyed I get. ( Cut for spoilers. If you CAN be spoiled for a rom-com. )4. I have a big fic to edit. And carpets to vacuum. And when that's done, we're going to queue up Bronson in Netflix and watch a movie wherein Tom Hardy is an honest criminal, rather than a skeevy CIA agent-boyfriend.
