Saturday, November 5, 2011

November 5 - Obscured


Rain returns


(with the coldest high since 

 
May 17: 57, and that fairly late in the season),


just as stepping out the door for another library video run (picking up


The Adventures of Baron Munchausen [sic, Terry Gilliam, 1988, after the intriguing 18th-century Munchhausen],


The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), two versions of


The Alamo [1960 and


2004],


And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself [2003],


Apollo 13 [1995],


Amelia [2009],


Beau Geste [1939],


Captains in the Clouds [1942],


Casino Royale [1967, parody after Ian Fleming's novel, 1953],


China Seas [1935],


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe [C.S. Lewis, 1949 / 2005],


The Day the Earth Stood Still [1951],


Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury, 1953 / 1966], and


The Fighting 69th [1940]), ostensibly for Harriet, who is off to Berkeley while


shopping (love checking out groceries in the garden center) and musical activities (pdf page 5 Aerial Requiem: Agnus Dei and more labors on The Cop and the Anthem [39] and Psalm 78 [5]) take place.