Saturday Night Fever. MovieNight ends on a high note!

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Of course, the “high note” we refer to above was one of many from the falsetto’d voices of the BeeGees!

Our finalé, which was either seasonal or ultimate… that remains to be seen, brought in a lovely crowd of merrymakers, and the film delivered! Thanks again to Norris for his suggestion of a musical themed feature. That moves him up another notch on the Successful Suggesters page, but with the future of MovieNight in doubt, he may remain in the number 3 position. Let’s hope he gets a chance to better that placement.

In any case, MovieNight will remain a bright spot in my life, and I hope we have brought joy to many of you. Stay tuned!

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Lore. Simpathy for the children of evil?

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Cate Shortland’s remarkable Lore was a visual feast, for certain, but it also tells a story that has largely been untold. I imagine that most of us have never considered the plight of the Nazi indoctrinated children after the collapse of the Third Reich. Was it their fault that they believed in their “Fuhrer”?

Great German cinema from a great Aussie director!

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2001: A Space Odyssey. Finally.

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This week saw the long-considered screening of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was great to finally show this, as the MovieNight season, perhaps even MovieNight herself, nears the end. I worried that many of you wouldn’t be able to stick this one out: its slow pace can be underwhelming for the Twitter generation (indeed, there were a few faces illuminated by their phones during the screening… sometimes, I’d like to confiscate the fricking things, but hey… life’s too short). In the end, though, 2001 rekindled old appreciations, and made new friends. Not a bad thing.

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