My Current Interest

                   The Oscars are this weekend!   As usual I am excited about the broadcast as I want to see if I am right in my guesses of who the winners will be.   One of my favorite nominees this year is Chiwetel Ejiofor.   He is nominated in the best actor category for his work in 12 Years a Slave .   I have not yet seen 12 Years a Slave so Mr. Ejiofor’s work in it is not why he is one of my favorite nominees.   My excitement for this actor all has to do with a role he performed years ago in a film called Kinky Boots .                   Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) is out to create his own path in life.   He is moving out of town and leaving the family shoe manufacturing business behind him.   His fiancée, Nicola (Jemima Rooper), is waiting for him in their new apartment and she is eager to show Charlie how great their new life will be.   Their happiness, however, does not last long.   After Nicola gives Charlie a tour of the apartment, Charlie receives a call.   His father

                I know I wrote about the 2014 Winter Olympics last week, but it is honestly still what I am paying attention to most.   This is especially true with the figure skating events.   Since these are airing live, I am literally watching for hours a day.   Then at night I watch the replay.   That is a lot of time with figure skating.   I will admit, some days things feel a little long, but I enjoy what I am watching and that is what matters.                      There has been some really exciting skating this Olympics.   Often this comes from people I do not usually see or have never seen before.   As I am able to watch each event live and see everyone who skates, I have been introduced to some really interesting people.   Two in the men’s event come to mind first.                 First is Misha Ge from Uzbekistan.   Maybe it is because he reminds me of an old friend from high school, but I really get a kick out of Mr. Ge.   He has a lot of character and looks like he

                  I am sure I am not alone when I say that right now the Winter Olympics is what I am paying attention to most.   In some ways it is hard not to.   Olympic news is everywhere.   Medal counts, athlete human interest stories, and competition upsets are all talked about on a regular basis.   While I do find all this interesting, especially learning about the athletes, the true excitement lies in watching the events as they play out.   When I say watch, I mean truly watching, as in live.                        NBC does a pretty good job with their nightly broadcasts.   Everything is taped because of the time difference between the U.S. and Russia, but they try to cover as many highlights as possible.   However, the live action I am able to watch during the day is much more thrilling.   I am not able to see everything during the day, which is where I am grateful for the night broadcast.   Some events are only online until the night or are across from something I truly w

                 There are a lot of classic movies I have never seen.   For some this is by choice.   Others I have slept through.   Then there are those that I just happen to have not watched for one reason or another.   For years I did not think about all the films I have not seen.   With the large amount of movies I have watched throughout my life, it did not seem to be that pressing of an issue.   I knew I should get around to the classics, but there were others to pay attention to first.                 This year something changed.   I have seen the ads for TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar before as they do it every year.   The ads are not really any different as those from the past, but this year they kicked me.   They told me that now is the time to catch up on all those classics I have been putting off.   Which made me wonder, where do I start?                 First I thought of AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies list.   It would definitely let me know about the most prized films, which is