Les Escargots – an animated short from 1965 was the perfect opener for…

Fantastic Planet – a classic French animation film from the mid-70’s, Fantastic Planet was introduced by Darren Aronofsky. This may be getting a US rerelease and you arthouse fans should make a point of catching it.

The Fountain – Darren Aronofsky’s — who brought us Pi and Requiem for a Dream brought us his latest and I’m glad I got to see what I consider my second Oscar-worthy film of the year. Nominations for Cinematography, Original Score and Original Screenplay.

Edmond – A cast of famous faces (William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Ling Bai, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari, Debi Mazar, George Wendt) brings us this adaptation of a Mamet play that — while excellently performed — comes off as a film adaptation of a stage play.

Maybe I’d be more supportive of my husband’s ukulele playing if it sounded like this. I love the version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” so much that I’m actually thinking about buying his new album.

Is it bad when you learn “what’s‘up” with the kids these days from NPR (or in my case XMPR)? I heard this bit at the end of the show yesterday on Soundcheck about the hit song and dance craze this summer in Harlem. Included is a link to dances on YouTube.