A Little Of This & That

A little of this and a little of that following what was for many a three-day weekend:

Here’s my two cents on whether or not Ricky Gervais went too far with his comments and introductions during Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. The answer is clearly “yes” and you can be sure he won’t be invited back. However the Hollywood Foreign Press has to take some of the blame because they hired the Brit with the knowledge that he would not submit his material in advance. One thing is for sure…Gervais and Bruce Willis won’t be having dinner together any time soon.

It was a good movie weekend for us as we caught “The King’s Speech” and “The Dilemma” on the big screen and finally got to see “The Social Network” which is now out on video. For those who need fast-paced action don’t see The King’s Speech but it is a tremendous film about King George VI and the speech therapist that helped him overcome a life-long problem. As good as Colin Firth is as the King, Geoffrey Rush really makes the movie as the therapist…both give brilliant performances. The Social Network is at the other end of the spectrum as it moves much quicker and of course is about the origins of Facebook. A very good film with outstanding performances and one I’m glad I finally caught. As for The Dilemma which just came out over the weekend. Well it’s good because Vince Vaughn and Kevin James are always funny but truthfully I was a bit disappointed.
It has some really good moments, including one where Vaughn is making a toast at an anniversary party, but fell a bit short of my expectations. Did bump into one of my favorite politicians, who was coming out of an earlier showing of the movie.
State Senator Chris Connors and his wife Deborah both liked it but probably felt like I did.

I don’t know if it will ever be shown again but for those of you who missed the NFL Films feature on Lakewood High School and football coach Warren Wolf…well you missed something very special. The half-hour show was part of a special USA Football series and it chronicled the 2010 season as the Piners tried the break a long losing streak under a legendary coach in his first season at the school. As one who questioned Wolf’s motives for taking the Lakewood job, it’s easy to see he had a major impact on a school, community and team who needed him just as much as he needed to be on the field. In this case it was a perfect match.