yes i know i forgot to post. sorry, sorry, sorry! but really? how could i have topped d's post? that video really may be my favorite thing EVER. especially the jazz hands. i also think we should re-create it live. yes? yes?
i am currently sitting here watching west side story on pbs (thanks d for letting me know it was on!), i love the duking it out through snapping, high kicks and jazz hands. apparently the original broadway choreography (which they were showing a tape of in an exhibit in NY this spring) was even more stunning, and fierce, according to the new yorker review (which yes, i am just getting to, actually i'm up to july and determined to catch up completely by the new year.)
as for christmas, i hope you all had a very holly jolly day! i spent christmas eve day doing cookie decorating with the extended fam. there was some great creativity this year (although not from yours truly, whose work constantly got mistaken for my 6 year old cousins), as well as some breaking free from the holiday theme, a xmas boot was made into a bunny, a reindeer into a beaver, and there was even an obama cookie. christmas was lovely, a quiet morning at home with the fam, followed by a big family dinner filled with roast beef, yorkshire pudding and family stories. lots of stories.
also! off the topic, i just saw doubt with the amazing meryl. i didn't see the show when it was in nyc but it got amazing reviews, and the movie is quite good, i'd highly recommend it. i'm excited to see frost/nixon too.
okay that's all, again sorry for the delay!
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Funny you mention West Side Story. Because, coincidentally, I just read a blog post West Side Story. Including a great little section on the virtuosity of Saul Bass, the graphic designer that did the changing color intro with the abstract Manhattan in the background.
http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/westside/westsidestory.htm
WSS was incredible. its the definition of a classic. watched it with mom texting L questions the whole time since my mother thought it was brilliant to have an expert on hand.
"ooh ooh ask lily who plays the second guy from the right in that scene with the snapping!... she doesnt know?!"
and lil, my mom saw it live on broadway. she thinks she was 14 years old. she hasnt forgotten.
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