Today's Matinee

Since it's 451 Farenheit outside and with stifling humidity to boot, an afternoon matinee seemed right. So, we went to see Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion". I'm not even an irregular listener of Lake Wobegon, the mythical idyllic place in the heartland of the USA. But, I am a fan of Altman's work. We were both immediately sucked in by the whole cast and the casual non-chalance pervading the whole mood of the film. There are a lot of laughs and some pathos too. All in all a good film that is full of characters and an angel. The death of Chuck Akers is very amusing. (Non-spoiler)

Lefty and Dusty are the tits. I like that expression a lot. It should be used more often.

Trivia: When Kevin Kline's character pops the cork off a bottle of champagne, the cork shoots off-camera and hits director Robert Altman in the forehead. A small cry of "OW!" can be heard and Kline says, "Sorry!" without breaking character.