Free Movie

Now that I have your attention, it was yesterday and if you weren't at the Regal 16 in downtown Seattle you missed it. Like I had mentioned in a previous post, Fox Searchlight was having free showings of the documentary Young@Heart. Gary and I went to the free showing yesterday and I was surprised that it was so easy to get in: I showed the guy an e-mail confirmation and they let us in. The theater wasn't even packed for this film. I must say it was quite an enjoyable and endearing film. The documentary follows the Young@Heart chorus line that has been entertaining and touring for 25 years. We get to see the regular practices w/ the disciplinarian of a director Bob Cilman, stories of chorus members, and a little bit of singing. It's very encouraging to see those who are 70+ years old who are so lively and are dedicated to memorizing songs weekly despite their health. I can be a bit of a softy and this film definitely 'tugged at the heartstrings.' This film is a limited release, so if you can find it, see it.....or at least add it to your Netflix queue.

Below is a music video of the chorus' rendition of Road to Nowhere by the Talking Heads mixed in w/ a little bit of Shout by the Isley Brothers. The Talking Heads music video it's a pretty imaginative albeit depressing video.

On a lighter note, the director of the film uses BBC-esque monologue voice overs throughout the film. It definitely reminded a little bit of "Living w/ Michael Jackson"