Not unfair, I got to meet Marita Oceelli who does great work with glass. Makes me think about applications not simply an object to place (comment makes sense to me). Robust & delicate at the same time. Like the way they let light through. Yup, works for me.
Yes, back to the Theatre du Port yet again to see what I intended to see the first time around being Arrete Ton Cinema! It was way more challenging than my previous adventure since it depended a lot on being familiar with Cinema Francaise (between you and me I am not) and understanding all the words (don't ask). Packed - ALL 50 seats taken!! I made certain I went as my other choice was a similarly mega arena of 50 seats, Theares des Oiseaux, to see Potins d'Enfer. I turned up expecting a thin crowd only to find out it was sold out through to the end of next week. Qual dommage! Mon Dieu! Vengeance de Sarkozy? It was fun and I enjoyed it - so there!
Place Arson, a block away from Comedie de Nice, has issues with security that featured in Nice Matin last week. This article from Nice Matin shows that there are slum landlords and Really effective slum landlords who know how to provide sub-standard accommodation properly. Sure most of the tenants have no right to be here - does that make it ok to take advantage of their predicament? Not my battle at all. This was rue Beaumont, there was another article a few days ago about rue Barberis. So what? This is 'my' area, Port up to Riquier. There are some good bits and some woefully bad bits all jumbled together. A reality check,
Rhum Express (US title: The Rum Diary) sees Johnny Depp playing Hunter S Thompson an alcohol addicted journalist-would-be-writer in an age (the late 50s early 60s) when it was possible to be completely wasted on booze. It is set in Puerto Rico the 'other' US state. Not exactly a story that is either a romance or an adventure more of a 'I wonder how he will get out of this' type thing. A good escapist watch! This movie was shown at the more upmarket Rialto in Rue Rivoli. Nice seats, bit too comfortable as it is all too easy to settle in and doze off!! See Contagion first!!
Afterwards headed for Cour Saleya and Ma Nolan's, more on this venue in another post.
I NEVER go to the movies. Can't say that again. I have have seen Contagion. Superb. Great casting with some pretty okay acting. Even Kate Winslet didn't ruin it. Neat story line, implausible in parts, very plausible in others - hey, it's only a movie. A recommended go see.
I saw it at Le Mercury on Place Garibaldi. A weird little cinema with 3 screens. It is tucked into one corner of the square and run by the Conseil General au 06 (Nice).
J'ai commande - sounds so much more that just ordering huh? I ordered some Alain Delon DVDs from Amazon that were supposed to be subtitled in French to assist the deaf, hard of hearing and stupid foreigners like me. 
