Reel Projections Thanksgiving edition
November 27, 2008 at 1:29 pm by Anthony Salveggi
Let’s dispense with the news (save that for Friday) and just recap some of the things we have to be thankful for in the world of cinema this year:
The career resurgence of Robert Downey Jr. (see Iron Man, Tropic Thunder and the currently filming Sherlock Holmes).
What looks to be a major comeback by Mickey Rourke:
The Dark Knight wasn’t just the best superhero film of the year (and possibly all time). It was a piece of magnificent filmmaking that transcended its genre.
The Man in the Hat was back. OK, not everybody thought the movie was so hot, but Harrison Ford in a fedora brings a tear to my eye.
That when I’m at work, I’m within a 10-minute drive of Tampa Theatre, and when I’m home, it’s just over 10 minutes to the Beach Theatre, the two movie-house jewels of the Bay area.
Speaking of Beach Theatre: Its screening of Blade Runner: The Final Cut.
Speaking of Tampa Theatre: Its screening of the sing-along The Little Mermaid.
That I get to come to work and blog about movies.
And one sappy, non-movie-related note of gratitude: That I got to hang out for eight months with Emily Reddy, frequent contributor to WMNF and the new associate producer for WPSU in State College, Pa. I’d say “Go Nittany Lions,” but I can’t.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
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