Now that Telluride is over, I am focusing attention on getting ready for my big trip Oct 28-Nov 19 with Road Scholar). I’m going with my Nashville travel friend, Merle, with whom I’ve gone on two other Road Scholar trips: the Netherlands & Southwestern France (prehistoric painted caves.) She & I are getting quite excited now!
Here’s the 3 week itinerary:
1. London —-to see Stonehenge. (Circa 3000 BC). (It’s the only place on this trip where I’ve already been (4 times!)
2. Cairo—-to see the pyramids, Sphinx, etc. (circa 2570 BC)
3. Jordon—to see Petra (the ancient city built into the rocks) (circa 9,000 BC)
4. Delhi— to see the Taj Mahal (circa 1632) & old Delhi.
5. China—to see the Great Wall (circa 1600s), Xi’an, Terra Cotta figures (circa 210 BC), Forbidden City, Silk Road
6. Cambodia—to see Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom, Hindu & Buddhist temples (circa 1100s)
7. Myanmar—previously British Burma—to see Bagan—(with miles of Buddhist temples, pagodas & monasteries). (Circa 9th century)
8. Oman—to see Muscat’s Islamic architecture
All of the details are planned for us. We will have our own B-767 plane to take us from place to place, with British flight crew. (About 45 in our group). We’ll stay in 4-5 star hotels and have local experts prepare us for each site. As you can see, the theme is architecture from ancient times, as well as the cultures and religions of the regions. Amazing!
I’ve gotten lots of vaccinations as well as bug repellent for clothes & person, to (hopefully) not pick up any unwanted souvenirs on the trip!
That’s all for now!
Jane
Friday, September 13, 2019
Monday, September 2, 2019
Telluride Final Day, Labor Day Sept 2, 2019
Fortunately this morning we decided not to see the first film so we could sleep in (as last night I went to bed at 1:30 a.m.)
Got to see 3 more today:
1. “Uncut Gems”. We were not too sure about this one, as it’s an Adam Sandler film in which he plays a risk-taker / con man jeweler in NYC. But then we started hearing from folks who saw it already at the festival (all films have multiples screenings —-at 9 different venues) and they said it was good. Boy were they wrong. It was painful. Sandler’s acting was believable but the character was so rotten & it was so relentless to watch him screw up everything he touches, we all agreed it was at the bottom of our list. Ugh!
2. “Motherless Brooklyn” starred Edward Norton (who wrote & directed too) as a private eye in the early 50s ) NY trying to solve the murder of his partner. It’s a murder mystery that goes in many directions ...very well done! I highly recommend this one. I’m sure it will get lots of critical acclaim.
3. “Marriage Story” is the 2nd film Adam Driver had at the festival, also with Scarlet Johansson & Laura Dean. It’s a serious divorce story but the acting is excellent. Well done.
So in total, I saw 14 this year!
When I have a chance later, I’ll list them according to most/least favorite.
Got to see 3 more today:
1. “Uncut Gems”. We were not too sure about this one, as it’s an Adam Sandler film in which he plays a risk-taker / con man jeweler in NYC. But then we started hearing from folks who saw it already at the festival (all films have multiples screenings —-at 9 different venues) and they said it was good. Boy were they wrong. It was painful. Sandler’s acting was believable but the character was so rotten & it was so relentless to watch him screw up everything he touches, we all agreed it was at the bottom of our list. Ugh!
2. “Motherless Brooklyn” starred Edward Norton (who wrote & directed too) as a private eye in the early 50s ) NY trying to solve the murder of his partner. It’s a murder mystery that goes in many directions ...very well done! I highly recommend this one. I’m sure it will get lots of critical acclaim.
3. “Marriage Story” is the 2nd film Adam Driver had at the festival, also with Scarlet Johansson & Laura Dean. It’s a serious divorce story but the acting is excellent. Well done.
So in total, I saw 14 this year!
When I have a chance later, I’ll list them according to most/least favorite.
Telluride day 3 Sunday Sept 1
Wow, another fun day! I don’t think I’ve ever gone to 5 movies in a day but did today! Michelle says I can’t count the one I left half way through but I say I get credit for enduring that much!
1. A tribute to Adam Driver—with clips from his films.
Then the film “The Report.” This was about the report of the senate intelligence committee led by Diane Feinstein that exposed the torture covered up by the CIA after 9/11. Adam Driver was the lead. This movie will be big. It’s like other recent films exposing wrong-doings like “the Post” (Watergate). Besides Driver, the filmmaker was here as well as the actual man who Driver was playing.
2 “the climb” — You should skip this one!! It’s 2 young men’s amateurish tale of their friendship shown through a series of vignettes. Felt like a student film. I left 1/2 way through. Gave it a chance...
3 “The aeronauts”. Great! Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones play 2 curious adventurers in the 1860s London who take a hot air balloon higher than anyone had ever done. This will be popular. I love Eddie. So talented. Both of the actors & the director introduced the film to us. We also saw him as he entered the theatre, walking past us.
4 “Pain & Glory.” I wasn’t sure if I’d like this one but it was excellent! It centers on Antonio Banderas, who’s an aging filmmaker who suffers for an array of ailments (one wonders if some are self inflicted) and struggles with the fact that he’s no longer who he was. He was super! It’s in Spanish with subtitles. Antonio was at the festival but unfortunately he left before our screening.
5 “Ford v Ferrari” stars Matt Damon (a car inventor) & Christian Bale (a famous real life race car in the 60’s when Ford wanted to develop a car that would beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This will be commercially seen. It’s good but not great. Certainly worth seeing but not at the top of my list.
1. A tribute to Adam Driver—with clips from his films.
Then the film “The Report.” This was about the report of the senate intelligence committee led by Diane Feinstein that exposed the torture covered up by the CIA after 9/11. Adam Driver was the lead. This movie will be big. It’s like other recent films exposing wrong-doings like “the Post” (Watergate). Besides Driver, the filmmaker was here as well as the actual man who Driver was playing.
2 “the climb” — You should skip this one!! It’s 2 young men’s amateurish tale of their friendship shown through a series of vignettes. Felt like a student film. I left 1/2 way through. Gave it a chance...
3 “The aeronauts”. Great! Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones play 2 curious adventurers in the 1860s London who take a hot air balloon higher than anyone had ever done. This will be popular. I love Eddie. So talented. Both of the actors & the director introduced the film to us. We also saw him as he entered the theatre, walking past us.
4 “Pain & Glory.” I wasn’t sure if I’d like this one but it was excellent! It centers on Antonio Banderas, who’s an aging filmmaker who suffers for an array of ailments (one wonders if some are self inflicted) and struggles with the fact that he’s no longer who he was. He was super! It’s in Spanish with subtitles. Antonio was at the festival but unfortunately he left before our screening.
5 “Ford v Ferrari” stars Matt Damon (a car inventor) & Christian Bale (a famous real life race car in the 60’s when Ford wanted to develop a car that would beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This will be commercially seen. It’s good but not great. Certainly worth seeing but not at the top of my list.
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