Everything has stopped. Tired, but will report today. Plan: to go to IFC center and pay $3.00 to see As Tears Go By, by Hong Kai War (I think) at 12:45. Arrived at theater only to find a large crowd standing outside, and to be informed that the movie I wanted to see was sold out. Amazing! The $3.00 catch seemed to have brought everybody out. So what to do? Return home---not so hot. Go out to Brooklyn---better. Actually I had a second choice, at BAM one of their screens was showing Bells Are Ringing, a movie adaptation of the successful musical from the late 50's. I remember the first time I saw it, right after my graduation ceremony from Bronx Science in June of 60. Not in a great mood then---I enjoyed the movie---I was familiar with it since in March of 57 I had seen the musical on stage. Jerome Robbins directed and choreographed it, and this was his last project before West Side Story. Very zippy, lots of fun. I arrived at BAM and had no trouble getting a ticket--unlike the IFC center, there were some people taking advantage of the $3.00 charge, but nothing like the tremendous crowd at IFC.
To my surprise, the movie was quite wonderful. Judy Holliday, who both the show and the movie were created for, was totally unique. The movie has a simple plot that moves nicely towards its conclusion; rather then just enjoying it, I found myself very moved in places. Why? Did it bring back memories of being 13 and a half and watching the play from the second balcony of the Schubert theater in March of 57? Can't say, but I left the theater feeling very fulfilled. Stopped off at the Fiction Center across the street from BAM and read a bit, then returned home, kind of tired. A feeling of completion that I felt good about.
Two additions: 1, as I walked around the village getting to the IFC center, I was stunned by the number of young people eating brunch in several outdoor restaurants that I passed, as I traveled from Sheridan Square to sixth avenue. These brunches must easily cost at least $40.00 per person; about 90 percent of the people I saw were between 20 and 40. Where do they get all that money? Lots of couples. This still amazes me. 2. Last night saw a totally different movie at the Bunin at Lincoln Center: Red, the third part of a trilogy of movies by Polish Filmmaker --------------------------------------------. Harsh, intense, beautifully filmed---amazing to look at--had me totally involved. A young women accidentally meets an elderly man who is totally isolated and their contact somehow is able to restore his ability to empathize. Again, glad that I experienced it.
Tomorrow: my choice--thinking of going to Bushwick in the late afternoon and stopping by Cobra Club to see if I can enter some interesting conversations. Also, have not been to Starr Bar, another of my favorite "haunts" in that area---where I was always treated very nicely. One possibility--a lot will depend on my energy level---though, if I have a need to be somewhere, my body usually cooperates and lets me go. We shall see.....
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