Movies

I rented 3 movies yesterday: The Visitor; The Band's Visit; and Run Fat Boy Run. I wasn't sure what I wanted to see so I went for quirky and obscure. I had seen previews of Run Fat Boy Run but had not heard of the others. Run Fat Boy Run has some ridiculous and slightly nauseating moments (watch out for the foot scene, that's all I will say) but was very charming and funny and I really enjoyed it. The Band's Visit is a foreign film about an Egyptian band, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra ( I couldn't remember it so I had to google it...), that ends up stranded in an Israeli town for a night. It's very subtle and brilliant. I loved it! The band's members wear these ridiculous blue suits, one of the younger members is quite the Romeo with an obsession for Chet Baker, and the loneliness the actors were able to portray was quite heartbreaking. The Visitor was also very touching and awkward and brilliant. This amazingly sad and socially awkward professor ends up falling in love with hand drumming. I highly recommend it! Three for three. Sometimes it really pays to just take a chance.