Following Twitter, I got an update that Hugh Jackman was in small-town Iowa this past weekend! What in the world was Hugh Jackman doing in a little town in the middle of Iowa??? I have to admit that I am familiar with Iowa, but I had to consult a map to find out where in the world Iowa Falls was! With reading up on it, I discovered it was the hometown of Jackman's agent, who purchased his hometown theater and reopened it the opening weekend of Hugh's new movie, Prisoners. Unfortunately, I found out about this the day after, which was much too late to hop in the car for a road trip. That's typical!
The whole thing got me thinking, though. With the dawn of digital, some of the small theaters here in the Midwest are struggling to come up with the money to purchase the digital equipment required for showing current films. That is the case for two drive-in theaters near me. One of the theaters has thrown in the towel and will be closing at the end of this season. Why? I think Hollywood should take a page from Hugh Jackman's book, and support these theaters. A celebrity endorsement would save all of them. You see many celebrities supporting charities because they are financially capable of doing so. They could easily sponsor a struggling theater. Wouldn't it be only right to give back to their fans and keep the small town cinemas open? I am so grateful to have a local theater in our town, which has fortunately been able to upgrade to digital. It is very convenient. I couldn't imagine having to drive 20 miles to the closest theater. I think I would miss seeing many movies if that was the case. In addition to a higher priced movie ticket, I would also be paying for gas, and it would take extra time for driving. With my local theater, I can go to the 7 PM showing and be back in time to put my kids to bed. I think if more stars realized this, they would gladly contribute.
I recommend that if you live by or know of one of these "endangered" theaters, to write to your favorite stars and bring it to their attention. Who better to help than the people who sell the popcorn?
Edited to add: Better yet, write to a representative, like an agent. That way, your letter doesn't get buried under a ton of fan mail, and they usually have several clients, so you would be reaching more celebrities with one letter.
Autumn days are on the horizon. It's time to start decorating!
Veronica
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
The Wolverine
What a busy summer it has been! At least I can say we've had plenty of family time in the past month with short trips and family gatherings. Now that school is starting, I hope I will have more time to read and write.
One place I haven't been to very much this summer is the movies. I took the kids to a couple of family movies, but I hadn't been out to one by myself until this weekend when I saw The Wolverine. From what I saw from the previews, it didn't look like it would interest me, except for Logan's nightmares about Jean. Since Wolverine is my favorite character from X-Men, I wanted to see this movie. It was in fact, the only movie I really wanted to see this summer that wasn't in the family genre. I am happy to say that it exceeded my expectations. The first scene of the movie starts off with Logan witnessing the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. It was a horrible part of history, but it was amazing how they recreated it. That was the hook for me. Knowing that Logan had a past in Japan snagged my interest and I was ready to journey back there with him. In addition, he had to resolve his inner conflict with destroying the woman that he loved. Ah, the tormented hero!
One of my college roommate's biggest complaint about me was how I analyzed movies. I now believe it was because I was thinking like a writer. I am now going to analyze this movie (sorry, my old roomie!) In the last movie, which was the Wolverine prequel, Logan lost all his memories. Since he dreamed about Nagasaki, apparently his memory of it returned. I didn't understand how he could remember Yashida but not his first love, Kayla. Did it mean that his memories were gradually returning through dreams since the subconscious never forgets, or that the writers made a HUGE error? I am thinking that it's the former since he dreamt about Japan in the beginning. Regardless, it really caused the gears in my head to turn.
People might think that I got some ideas for my novel from this Wolverine movie, but I will say here and now that it was already written (my manuscript is currently over 62,500 words) when I watched the movie. I may get a little inspiration from Logan's dreams, but that's it!
I see that X-Men's next movie Days of Future Past is in post-production and that Anna Paquin returns to play Rogue. I've always secretly hoped that when she came of age that she and Logan would get together! It's probably wishful thinking, but hey, he's immortal! He's been robbing the cradle through the whole series! Why stop now?
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Veronica
One place I haven't been to very much this summer is the movies. I took the kids to a couple of family movies, but I hadn't been out to one by myself until this weekend when I saw The Wolverine. From what I saw from the previews, it didn't look like it would interest me, except for Logan's nightmares about Jean. Since Wolverine is my favorite character from X-Men, I wanted to see this movie. It was in fact, the only movie I really wanted to see this summer that wasn't in the family genre. I am happy to say that it exceeded my expectations. The first scene of the movie starts off with Logan witnessing the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. It was a horrible part of history, but it was amazing how they recreated it. That was the hook for me. Knowing that Logan had a past in Japan snagged my interest and I was ready to journey back there with him. In addition, he had to resolve his inner conflict with destroying the woman that he loved. Ah, the tormented hero!
One of my college roommate's biggest complaint about me was how I analyzed movies. I now believe it was because I was thinking like a writer. I am now going to analyze this movie (sorry, my old roomie!) In the last movie, which was the Wolverine prequel, Logan lost all his memories. Since he dreamed about Nagasaki, apparently his memory of it returned. I didn't understand how he could remember Yashida but not his first love, Kayla. Did it mean that his memories were gradually returning through dreams since the subconscious never forgets, or that the writers made a HUGE error? I am thinking that it's the former since he dreamt about Japan in the beginning. Regardless, it really caused the gears in my head to turn.
People might think that I got some ideas for my novel from this Wolverine movie, but I will say here and now that it was already written (my manuscript is currently over 62,500 words) when I watched the movie. I may get a little inspiration from Logan's dreams, but that's it!
I see that X-Men's next movie Days of Future Past is in post-production and that Anna Paquin returns to play Rogue. I've always secretly hoped that when she came of age that she and Logan would get together! It's probably wishful thinking, but hey, he's immortal! He's been robbing the cradle through the whole series! Why stop now?
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Veronica
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