We saw a great movie this past weekend, The Philadelphia Story, with Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart and Cary Grant. It’s from 1940 and the characters and dialogue are just excellent. What’s fun to realize about old films is how well done they are without so many of the pizzazz elements common in today’s films. For example, the camera shots are simple, straightforward. There’s no frenetic cutting, jittering and swooping. The actors don’t swear much (by today’s standards) and the conversations are complex — how unusual! Consequently, the characters are more complex and interesting. And the cast is small. A fun film!
Trip update: we booked our stay for Disney World. We will be there for Halloween, which should be fun since you can trick-or-treat in the park. This means we’ll be at Danine’s brother Chris’ wedding in early September and then we’ll have over a month to meander down to Florida. That’s the perfect pace.
