On Tuesday we ventured out to the cinema (again) to see Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks. Our local Curzon is showing many small movies (plus Tenet) at the moment, so it’s a chance to see films which might otherwise pass us by on the big screen. On The Rocks was great but what’s also interesting is this is actually an Apple Original, made for Apple TV+, that’s getting a theatrical release. And it would have been a shame to see it first on the small screen as a lot of the acting is classic face acting which works better in a dark room on a big screen
Related: there was a piece in The Guardian this week on the struggles of cinema and predictably lots of curmudgeons talking about how blockbusters were awful and kids were always talking and on their phones, and blah blah blah. I understand not liking big blockbuster movies – not everyone does – but cinema is as much about the audience as it is the film. I nearly cried when I went to see The Force Awakens and the the Star Wars fanfare came on, because I was feeding off the emotion of the audience. Cinema is a shared experience, and a focused on, and we don’t have many options for that these days.
Friday evening saw us head down to Trowbridge for the Trinity Buoy Wharf drawing prize. It was lovely be away and stay in a hotel overnight then explore a bit of the country that I’m not that familiar with. If you can get away right now, do it. You’ll feel a lot better for it.
