“The Orphanage” and This Weekend in Fountain Square
Posted in Fountain Square, Local Music, Movies on January 11th, 2008 by RyanI managed to catch a preview of “The Orphanage” last night – it was a beautiful mix of Brothers Grimm-style fairy tale and a parent’s worst nightmare. A couple of the plot points were telegraphed way in advance, and I thought Del Toro Juan Antonio Bayona strung along some of the suspense strictly for a “GOTCHA!” moment near the end, but it was otherwise magnificently filmed and rendered. Highly recommend.
That, of course, leaves the weekend free for music. And there’s quite a bit happening in Fountain Square, if I do toot my neighborhood’s horn a bit. Big Car Gallery hosts Lovely Houses, Brooks Ritter and Jascha for $5 from 7 to 9pm tonight (BRING THE KIDS!), and Sam’s Saloon has Will Stockwell and Deacon Sean and the Bar Brawlers. Tomorrow, Sam’s features Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel. Also, I believe tonight is Cognizant Coffee’s open mic night, but don’t blame me if you show up and they want you to put your darn-fool guitar away ’cause I got the date wrong. Enjoy!
I’m giving a FULL FREAKIN’ BAG OF CANDY to the first Bootsy at my door next year. I’m going to retire now to take in “Black Sheep,” which comes highly recommended on all sides. I can offer middling praise for “Severance,” which has a hilarious premise (“The Office” meets “The Most Dangerous Game”) that might have benefitted from more slapstick. Otherwise, good show. Happy Halloween, everybody. And yes, FULL BAG OF CANDY. Here’s your model. Make it happen. Some form of Space Bass is mandatory, although replicas are acceptable. Funky attitude is a MUST. And if it guides another young person down the road towards mastering the low end, then it’s all worth it. It may start out as a costume, but it can open the gates to funkentelechy of the highest order.