MOVIE BEING FILMED HERE.........

Denzel Washington will be here in our town for two and a half weeks, the first of Novemeber to film parts of UNSTOPPABLE.

For shits and giggles, thedaughter and I went and signed up as extras this afternoon. Supposedly they need 500-700 extras, and from the large stacks of papers, I'm sure they will have no problem. Pretty much, residents of Bellaire have first opportunity at the spots.

I will try to post more on this later, with pics of the railroad tracks and pipe yard, being utilized for these dramatic scenes. We have a unique arched train trestle structure here, which hasn't been used for years, but it is an historic architectural structure.

I will let everyone know more - if we re selected to be in the background.

Later.......



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EXCELLENT MOVIE....I recommend this.....

Having worked ALL day on returns, thedaughter rented this movie and we decided to make it a movie night. Since this movie was released, thedaughter has been trying to figure out the premise of this film. Her guesswork paid off tonight and she is gloating like a rooster - after all the tears were wiped away.

Theson blogged about this film after he viewed it, and mentioned a few tears on his part also. Will Smith tackles this role with all his dramatic abilities. I won't give the plot away - so that makes it very hard to really tell you WHY you should take the time to see this film. Trust me - you will love the entire movie.



The weather here is about to take a major change. Our local forecasters are calling for a blanket of snow late tomorrow night into early Monday morning. Mother Nature is shaking her finger at us again - but she won't make me put my sandals away. I will suffer the frostbite I may incur...but I will keep my toes exposed. I am not one who goes barefoot, but I detest shoes. So my answer is sandals - and crap, I have probably 30 pair or more - must wear sandals!

I guess I will head to bed now, I'm pooped. I'll definitely return tomorrow. Night...night!


Later...................

...and it is a good move to rent or buy!! THE ILLUSIONIST

I have so many DVD's, that when purchased I can hardly wait to view, yet never seem to get the time. I did purchase THE ILLUSIONIST last Friday and immediately watched it and was just blown away. I find it hard to even say "magic" as the term "illusion" is more apt. The main stars are Edward Norton as Eisenheim, the Illusionist, Jessica Biel as Sophie, his long lost love from childhood, who is now engaged to Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). Paul Giamatti plays chief inspector Uhl, and probably his best performance to date.

Eisenheim has managed to enthrall the citizens of Vienna with his Illusions, and Prince Leopold (who is now engaged to Sophie) seems to have one obsessive goal of exposing the Illusionist and his illusions. Chief Inspector Uhl, also fascinated by the shows, would like nothing better than to be told how they are done, while also being the sycophant to the Prince.

I would love to tell you what ensues, but highly recommend any and all to either rent or buy this film. This is definitely one to be viewed more than once. The characters are easily defined early as to who you love or love to hate. So wish I could tell you more, but I would hate it if someone revealed all the important nuances to a flick I haven't seen. Please, try to get your hands on a copy, you won't be disappointed.

We have been inundated with rain for three consecutive days, which seemed to end last night. Now the weather is supposed to turn to either ice or ice and snow. But as I have said before, my goal is to be a weatherperson - as they are 90% inaccurate most of the time, yet they never seem to lose their jobs. On an off-note, I remember when my children were in grade school, the school superintendent, who made the ultimate decisions as to whether school should be delayed or cancelled, utilized the abilities of his pet dog to make that decision. If the dog refused to go outside - NO SCHOOL/CANCELLED. If the dog hurried, did his business within a certain time frame - TWO HOUR DELAY. Now how is that for science? I don't know why he bothered to complete a college education.

This is definitely a rambling post today, but I was running short on ideas. Theson is now home from Minnesota, after tending to Jules, after her eye surgery. So I will be using his help to CLEAN the basement. Could be a bad idea, as all he wants to do is THROW EVERYTHING AWAY!! Sometimes a good thing and sometimes not. We shall see.

Everyone stay well and TTFN!!