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It's Springtime!  But it’s been kinda cold.  Brrr!  That’s Ok, ‘cause it’s gonna heat up soon enough—no matter what my thinner-skinned friend say.  Besides, neither one of those yahoo’s watch enough movies as far as I’m concerned.  Yep.  If we’d all just settle down at least a couple times a week and watch a good movie, we’d learn a little sumpin-sumpin. I was thinking about this the other night—movies really ARE the meaning of life, you know?  You either get a little life lesson or bolt of inspiration or 90 minutes of time away from this life you don’t quite get.  Movies are all that: education, inspiration, escape.  So, take up your afghan and learn a little.  The cold is slacking off.

I have trouble in the Springtime, though. It’s a time for more thought-provoking fare with an upbeat note befitting the rebirth of the earth that Spring represents.  And I saw a good one the other day!  Came totally out of left field.  Some of the better ones often do.  It’s so easy to write off movies these days.  Either a whole bunch of people are trying to craft a film by committee, or one guy w/ a skewed vision delivers an Ok-but-not-great indie movie that never even recovers its costs.  Full Disclosure: some people detested this movie, but I loved it…and I though Brit Marling was incredible in it.  It was called ANOTHER EARTH.  The saw music alone was enough to haunt your nights and enchant your days. 

Being a Twitter movie-mini-blogger myself, I jumped right on the Twitterverse to tell people about the Saw Lady, because as out-of-character as loving SAW music is to me—a cross between a Theremin and a strange sax—it really grabbed me!  And whattya know?  Saw Lady is on the Twitterverse too!  She’s got all sorts of You Tube stuff posted because she plays her saw in the NYC subway!  And "saw" is addictive!  Whether she’s playing the Theme from Star Trek or a classical piece, her saw playing is simply outrageous!

So, get that afghan, a nice cup o’ hot chocolate with a little warm-up, like rum or brandy or peppermint schnaaps, and settle in for a good story about life & hard knocks & parallel universes [ANOTHER EARTH].  You never know how it’s gonna work out, but you may need that drink before the movie’s over.  Oh, and Movies and The Battle of the Sexes, the second Good Movie Guide in the series came out this week, and there are a few stronger drink recipes than hot chocolate in that book. As many of us know, sometimes it takes a little something stronger to work out the kinks between the sexes.  Whoo-eee!

There’s a vintage Martini as well as an old-fashioned Old Fashioned, a really solid Manhattan, a classic Sazerac and several more.  You may want to get out your Boston shaker before you curl up on the couch with your afghan and your DVD. Don’t forget to check out Saw Lady on www.Saw Lady.com or on You Tube, then plug in ANOTHER EARTH and enjoy.  Oh, and if I can’t persuade you to watch something new & really good, there are a ton of other great Spring movies to fit your mood.  But any way you look at it, just hunker down with your hot and delicious chocolate or deliciously decadent drink, settle in with your afghan ‘til the weather warms up and enjoy a good flick or two!

Check out the MORE Coming Attractions... for DVD listings, or choose a title from your Netflix queue, and watch a great movie.  Cheers, and a Happy 2013 Spring, Movie Lovers!! 

So, which Springtime movies jump out at you, and just what movies are you looking forward to most as Summer, that most Blockbuster of movie times, is approaching?