What a weekend...Harry Potter again, Daniel Radcliffe again, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Pilobulus

I haven't stopped smiling for 2 days. Come to think of it, that's nothing new, but there is a different feeling around the smiles. More excitement. It was a stellar weekend for sure.

First there was my second time seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. That was Friday night. Saturday morning I saw Stupid, Crazy, Love. I would have liked a lot more of Ryan Gosling in that. But straight from that movie to The Joyce Theater to see 'Pilobulus.' It has been a very long time since I last saw them live and they are still fantastic. Those bodies are extraordinary.....

And then....yesterday....got front row tickets to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying...which was tremendous and sensational and total fun. Daniel Radcliffe was not Harry Potter, but a fabulous actor performing another incredible role. Dancing his heart out and looking skilled and awesome performing. Wow and wow and woooooeeeee. And it didn't stop there....front row again after the show. He took my Playbill to sign and I said, "You were fabulous." He looked at me with the big blue eyes and said, "Thank you very much." I was asked if he has an English accent in the play. No. Totally American. But when he thanked me he was British again. Just goes to show you that he will be entertaining us for a long time to come if he desires to do so because he is multi-talented, sincerly kind, super intelligent (Know this from listening to him talk to Jordan Roth at the YMCA, see older blog), and on and on. But all so true. I am beyond grateful for these experiences. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Here's some pics from yesterday.  John Larroquette and Christopher J. Hanke in the photos were spectacular in How to Succeed and charming and nice. The entire cast is super. The sets are great. The music is great. Get there if you can.

Rave without a spoiler for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2

     I'm not going to give away anything about the movie. What I can share without giving away any details is: It's the best movie I've ever seen in my life. And that's a lotta movies. It seems that the 3D was better, by far, than it has ever been. The theater didn't charge the extra 3D fee either. ???? Have no idea what that was about. We had the perfect IMAX seat. And the audience....you could hear a pin drop throughout. No one talking. No one kicking the back of the seat. No one getting up and down or looking at their phone. Perfect viewing. Perfect movie. A man waiting in the long, long, long line when we came out said to me, "How was it?" I gave him a thumbs up with vigor. My face was still very wet from tears. He said, "Did you  cry?" I'm a wuss. I cry in movies. Happy cry and sad cry so I'm still not giving you any clues. Go see it as fast as you can and then see it again and again.

Today is the DAY...Harry Potter opens......HOOOOOORAHHHHHHHHH

It's here. It's here. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Today. It has been showing across the street in screenings to the press all week, but today it is open for all.
And since I'm not press and am a part of the all, I am atingle.

The other night I did see a screening and right next to it the Harry Potter screening was
going on. Torture. Yet, I see all of the Harry Potter on IMAX with the G and would not
want to mess with the grand experience we always have. That's G in http://according2g.com/. Check out his website if you haven't already. It is awesome!

I was looking through the Potter items at Borders at the Time Warner Center last night.
I already have most of it, but they did have some very fun Legos I haven't seen before.
I think I'll have to get those. Alex and Aimee will be old enough to play with them with me tee hee, in a few years. So fantastic to have new little people that like to play. Everyone
outgrows me sooner or later. What's that about????

Anywho, our day is finally here. Let's celebrate and enjoy!  :)

Anticipation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 with a story of Warwick Davis

I'm ready, but I'm not. I can't wait to see the last Harry Potter movie, but I can wait because it is the last. I know something else will come along to be exciting, maybe created by me. Hopefully. I will do my best. But it will be just as it was with the last book. Couldn't wait to get it, read it super fast, and then ...... 

I bought my DVD of Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Watched it. I'm ready. I already blogged about my evening in Daniel Radcliffe's presence and how awesome he was. Which reminds me....He said that the worst part of making the movies was when he had to put on a lot of that goop that changes your appearance. He said that "Warwick Davis is a Saint ," because he has to do it so often. Warwick plays quite a few characters in the Harry Potter films. He's Professor Flitwick and Griphook to name two. And this brings me to my story. It isn't a new story, but it's a good one.

Quite a while back, I went to a comic book store. A huge comic book store. It's called Acme Comics and it is in Longwood, FL. It's the biggest comic book store I've ever seen. It is an awesome place. I had heard about it and thought often of going, but finally, for my daughter's birthday, I thought I had to make the trip. There were some action figures she wanted and what better place to find them. So on a sunny, warm Saturday, I drove to Longwood. I make my lefthand turn and see the store right there on the right. Standing at the curb leading into the parking spaces, stood Batman. A rather pitiful looking Batman. He was kind of lumpy and had a pouchy stomach. He had no muscles to speak of, but he was in full costume and waving people into the parking area. I really was the only person around. When I parked I saw that no one else was there. Could this place really be so spectacular as I'd heard with it's empty lot on a Saturday? I got out of my car and went inside and know I must have gasped. Comic books and action figures as far as I could see. Star Wars, The Simpsons, Buffy, Angel, Spawn and on and on. I went on a frenzy. One for my daughter, one for me, one for her, and one for me. Soon I was piled high with more action figures than I could carry. That's when Batman appeared again. He said he would like to help me and he carried all the things I'd collected so far up to the front desk. I didn't see another soul in the store. Batman had freed me of my stuff and had gone too. I wandered toward the back of the store and that's when I saw Warwick. He was sitting there with lots of 8x10's around him of himself as different characters. How cool is this, I thought. I said, "Hi Warwick. I'm Suzie. I love all the movies you're in." He said, "Thank you." I told him it was going to be my daughter's birthday and I would like him to autograph one of those photos for her and I wanted one for myself too. I chose a different one for each of us and he wrote happy birthday on Amber's and personalized mine. We still have them and they are treasures. I talked to Warwick a while and found him to be very kind and nice. Soon after the owner of the store arrived and started telling Warwick that he needed to come back and go fishing with him. He said he lived on a lake and they would do that next time.. Warwick asked if they had alligators in the lake. And I found it all very funny to hear this very southern man inviting a British actor to go fishing. Next thing I know, Batman returns. He said to me, "I wish everyone who came in here was like you." I have no idea why. And couldn't compare since I was still the only customer. Batman then told me that he wanted to carry all my packages out for me. I guess he checked out my purchases and noticed a lot of Buffy items. He asked me if I liked vampires. I said, "I like Buffy and Angel." He placed all of my items in my trunk and told me to wait right there. He ran back and pulled out a plastic container with a lot of different teeth in it. He snapped two on where his real teeth, grabbed my arm, and bit me. He broke the skin and my arm started to bleed. I jerked it back and got in my car, thinking what an odd day.......

The Coming Soons that I'm excited about and the shallow reasons I have

Top on my mind tonight is the movie 'Anonymous,'  a Roland Emmerich film. I really can't wait for that movie to come out this fall. The tagline is: "Was Shakespeare a fraud?" None other than the great Mark Rylance is in this film, the recent Tony Winner, as Gloucester. Also Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, and her daughter Joely Richardson. Also David Thewlis who always makes me think of the movie, 'Naked.' He's also in Harry Potter films as Remus Lupis. I have bought my DVD of 'Deathly Hallows' Part 1 and watched it as I wait for Part 2. It is sad to think it is the last one just as it was sad when the last book was finished. But still, can't wait.

Working my way from back to front here, I am going to see 'Green Latern,' on Friday. Here's where the shallowness of me comes in. Ryan Reynolds in a leotard. That's all I need to know.

Going back a another week, last weekend I saw 'Super 8.' Here is what I liked:
The kids in it. The first hour. and......the Dad was good. And Elle Fanning was suddenly a big kid.

I saw 'Midnight in Paris' and 'Bridesmaids' again too.