Time for baseball yet?

Darktown Strutters (1975) - Truly a holyfuckingshit experience, first captured back when it happened in March. Not quite done by design and not without slow spots, but it’s wonderfully warped nonetheless. I love the fact that the best scene (the dungeon musical number) had been cut from the print we watched. Grade: B+

Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding! (1967) - Yes, it is as bad as that title. Smirky and sitcom-level comedy has Sandra Dee pursued by George Hamilton, Bill Bixby and Dwayne Hickman, with Celeste Holm along for the ride as the kooky mom. Mort Sahl does get some laughs as a Sahl-esque nightclub owner. Pretty awful otherwise, with flat attempts to be "hip" or "mod" as the kids say. Grade: D

Then, it was on solo to Arizona to catch some baseball (spring training) - pictures below...

Saw some good flicks on the ol' pay-per-view, including Enchanted, a solid B+/A- (that ending was kind of a letdown but Amy Adams should have been Oscar nominated), the so-bad-it's-holy-shit-i-don't-care-how-late-it-is-we're-watching-something-else The Mist, and the-fun-especially-when-compared-to-The Mist art house drama AVPR: Aliens v. Predator: Requiem.

Seriously, I first read The Mist back in 86, maybe 85 and thought it would be perfect as a movie. So disappointed in this, even a talented man like Andre Braugher couldn't sell the sheer stupidity of his character (you won't just come look at the dead creature? really?) - and the ending...wow.

Otherwise, we stayed at a amusementarium/water park/apartment resort thing and it was nice to see everybody. Looking at these pics make me want to yell "Play ball!" and start this 2009 season. Go BRAVES!