Winter Moon of the Winter Solstice
Kate and I saw Les Miserables and Django Unchained today, our new year’s party. Afterward we had dinner at Tanner’s, a restaurant near the theatre. A fun start to the new year.
You’ve probably read the reviews, but if you haven’t, both of these movies are worth seeing. Les Mis is a known tear jerker and this one lived up to that reputation at several spots. I found Valjean’s doggedness as a father and the revolutionary French youth at the barricades especially moving.
Funny, angry, sensitive, homage and satirical at turns Django shows Tarantino for the great director that he is. Django Unchained is a swipe at the Western, the fate of black actors in movies and the bounty hunting trade. Christopher Waltz as Dr. King Schulz and Jamie Foxx as Django have great chemistry, forming an unlikely team.
