Tap Tap Tap.....Savion Glover's @ The Joyce

If you love dance and you're anywhere nearby NYC starting today, June 21st, thru July 9th, you really would be giving yourself a treat to go see Savion Glover at The Joyce Theater. The Joyce is on 8th Ave @ 14th Street. I go every year and every year I am amazed, thrilled, and transported by Savion's tapping. I told him once that I've had 35 years of tap class and my feet can't begin to understand what he's doing. He replied very sweetly, "That's alright, Ma'am." Ma'am? Yikes! I've never seen anything quite like  his dancing. He epitomizes the phrase, "Being one with the dance and the music." There is not separation. He is drenched by the end, but it has all seemed completely effortless. The show is very different each time I see him. They are all spellbinding. I know I'll be there!!!

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.......

Movie Business starting with the 'Green Lantern'

I couldn't get out of work fast enough last night to run across the street to see 'The Green Lantern.' The movie theater is truly across the street from work. Lucky for me. I take advantage of that benefit to the max. It gets even better. It was on the largest screen, not counting the IMAX. And, since it was 5 pm, no one sat by me. Now I could settle in and enjoy! And I did. The super hero formula? Yes. The wrong choice in the girlfriend again? Yes. The villian awesome? Yes. Ryan Reynolds a great super Green Lantern hero? Yes. Peter Sarsgaard's makeup was so real looking. Truly creepy. He was a fantastic villian. The director, Martin Campbell, delivered another great film just as he did with 'Casino Royale' and 'GoldenEye.'  If you love comic books and great action and Ryan Reynolds, don't miss this one.

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.

Simon Pegg's New Book "NERD DO WELL"

Simon Pegg did a signing of his book, "NERD DO WELL," tonight at The Strand Bookstore in NYC. Eighteen miles of books, so they say. It was more like 18 miles of people waiting to meet Simon. I asked myself how I could pass up meeting the co-writer of my favorite zombie movie of all time, 'Shaun of the Dead,' and the answer was, "CAN'T." Here's the thing....Simon is so nice that he spoke with everyone and personalized all the books for these 3 plus hours of people. Well worth the wait. And the book looks fantastic. I'll let you know why you should go get it as soon as I read it. Here's some pictures. I didn't look at my new best friend from the line as he took the pictures. I was too busy talking to Simon.