秋季是电影季。每年有实力竞争奥斯卡的大片级别电影都等到现在才出炉。有点目不暇接。
这周看了两个：Appaloosa 和 Body of Lies.
Appaloosa 节奏有些慢，可能不合很多人的口味。非常低调（understated）这种低调让我想起De Niro 的那部 The Good Shepherd，也是缓慢低调的片子。两部票房都不是很讨喜。但是两部我都喜欢。有种缓慢的力量。和淡淡的感动。最大的败笔也许是Renée Zellweger的角色选则。她实在不是美女。所以太没有说服力了。不过也许是故意如此？因为本来就是有点匪夷所思的情节？所以索性让人大跌一下眼镜？喜欢Viggo.
Body of Lies 是很讨好的片子。制作精良，剧本和演技都是一流。尤其喜欢 Mark Strong 的 Hani 超强，演得好，人又帅（以前怎么没听说过这个英国演员？）轻而易举地盖过了Crowe 和 DiCaprio。NPR 的 David Edelstein 的影评非常恰当：American callousness and incompetence.
It is fitting the actor playing a Jordanian should walk away with the movie, because the thrust of Body of Lies is that his character has far more understanding of how things work than the Americans do. A bitter assessment of US’ chances in the war on terror. The movie is one of the new breed of thrillers that reflects the new national mood, a rejoinder to the myth of American omissions: We don’t know nothing.
下周要看：W, Blindness, Pride and Glory.
其他本季会上演的：Quantum of Solace，Australia, Yes
昨晚一时兴起翻出“When Harry Met Sally”看了一遍。可爱的轻喜剧。Billy Crystal的那些笑料依然好笑，Meg Ryan脸庞圆润，青春逼人。记得几个礼拜前看到她出来推荐信拍的电影“女人”，当时自己惊艳，她怎么依然如此美丽！毫无岁月痕迹。这次对照着年轻的她一看，还是有变化，但是似乎更有魅力了。
里面那首纽约秋天，真好听啊！碰巧刚才在内网看到去纽约出差的同事，gtalk的签名是 i ♥ ny。又跟我炫耀纽约的种种好。心痒痒的。翻出这首歌来听。
Autumn in New York
Why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in New York
It spells the thrill of first-nighting
glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
They’re making me feel – I’m home
It’s autumn in New York
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands
It’s autumn in New York
It’s good to live it again
[Louis]
Autumn in New York
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
Oh, Autumn in New York
It lifts you up when you run down
Yes, jaded rou‚s and gay divorc‚es
Who lunch at the Ritz
Will tell you that it’s divine
This autumn in New York
Transforms the slums into Mayfair
Oh, Autumn in New York
You’ll need no castles in Spain
Yes, Lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in Central Park
Greet autumn in New York
It’s good to live it again
[trumpet solo]
[Ella]
Autumn in New York
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands
It’s autumn in New York
It’s good to live it again
搬家后才开始养的兰花。属于cattleya，对光的需求几乎是所有兰花里偏高的。所以买了来在中庭试试，如果肯开花就说明中庭的条件可以种这种兰花。这个品种比蝴蝶兰还耐旱。一定要干的透透的才可以浇水。倒是生命力旺盛。很快就发了四个新芽起头并进的长大。三个芽心里有了花苞。这个花苞长得最快。本来没想到这么快就会开花。六月买回来，正好上一批花正开败了。。。四个月一轮回么？它的花期比蝴蝶兰短。大概只有两个星期？ 所以要好好珍惜。
