notes from vivace

The Ides of March.  Some dirty political moves are made behind the scenes of a presidential campaign in this movie.  Stephen Meyers (Ryan Go...

I didn't catch all that many movies for Spring 2014.  I guess I just wasn't all that intrigued by the offerings, but the movies I di...

Mean Girls.  So how is it that I'm finally catching a movie that was a:  box office hit, filled with future movie stars and had Lindsay ...

The Basketball Diaries. Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a solid enough high school basketball player, the second best player on the team...

Air Life . They had a bit of a problem getting their set started.  They were ready to play, but the DJ just wouldn't stop the music.  T...

Alex Lilly. Here's a person who really just loves her music beat.  After one of her songs, she was dancing on stage.  It didn't se...

Le J Collective. I saw this group at The Bootleg a couple months back.  I only caught the last two or three songs on a recent trip to The ...

Ain't Them Bodies Saints.  This is a movie that takes place in Texas, probably in the 1970s. The movie starts with Ruth Guthrie (Rooney...

Byzantium. A low key, yet violent vampire movie that breaks a few rules. Clara (Gemma Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) are a mother/da...

Babes on Broadway.  With Mickey Rooney passing away, TMC aired Babes on Broadway.  I put it on DVR and just recently watched it.   When I...

Monogem . She wants you to have fun while listening to her upbeat music.

Run Things.   A random decision to try out a Sunday at Bootleg.  I ran into Run Things.  I'm happy I went out.

When Harry Met Sally . . . Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) is hitching a ride with Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) from Chicago to New York. They’ve ...