Acting and Movies on Saturday
I started off the day by attending Creative Actors Monthly Brunch at Frankie's restaurant on Melrose.
And I have to admit - I was the flakey actress.
I arrived late and left early. And I sat in the very back.
I still got alot out of being there. Seminars and speaker events where you can hear someone talk from their experience in the entertainment industry, are always good learning experiences.
Director, Adrian Carr , was the speaker for the event.
He made a point of going over actors 8X10s. Walking around the room and showing us pictures that were good, and not so good. His main thing was how the picture was centered on the page, to best show the actor.
Then he had a bunch of people who were there, do a brief scene.
And it was interesting to watch how everyone did it differently.
I ordered from Frankie's menu. The chicken sandwich - with roasted bell peppers. It was very yummy.
Then, I had to leave early. I was meeting a friend over at The Arclight .
We caught a matinee show of Brokeback Mountain.
The acting performances of both Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger were outstanding.
And the Cinematography and Scenery was just beautiful.
Its a slow movie. But its meant to be that way. That is the life they are living out in cowboy country. Things are really laid back. Its the country life.
So the movie is a completely different pace than most movies you see these days.
My friend and I had a funny chat about a gay friend of ours who actually hated Brokeback Mountain. He said it was too slow. I can understand his point, but it really wouldn't work as a fast paced movie.
I think the strong point of the movie is the plot. It works with the situation they are in, two cowboys in love back in the 1960's - one of them married with kids. I think if you had made the one character the "other woman" instead of the "other man", the story would still be strong and emotional.
Its the suffering over a forbidden love that gives the movie a universal theme that everyone can relate to.
Then we were trying to grab a bite to eat.
The Arclight Restaurant was about a half hour wait.
Fabiolus was a half hour wait.
We walked over to the new restaurants on the block, Magnolia and The Bowery - Which are next to Fabiolus.
They were all crowded too.
We even tried to check out The Well, and it opens too late - I guess its not really a restaurant, more of a bar.
We walked across the street.
Schwabs has closed down !
Its hard to believe they closed it, after it hasn't even been opened that long.
The services was really bad. Alot of people I knew complained about the service there. It was pretty impossible for anyone to have a work-day lunch there, it took too long.
So we ended up eating at Kabuki's Japanese restaurant .
I got a combo plate. One that included steak.
Very yummy.
Then, as we left, Kabuki's was filled with people too.
The corner of Sunset and Vine could use at least two more large restaurants.
That corner of the city is really busy on a Saturday night.
Pics around The Arclight:
