Death by suicide, music by Cat

I was a few minutes late and as I sat down beside a schoolmate, I asked him what I had missed. “Not much,” he replied. “The star committed suicide in the first few seconds.”

Stardust memories

One of the seven great plots. Bastard shopboy weds fair lady, becomes beloved king, lives happily ever after. That’s always a winner. Add in some whimsy, some evil, some magic and a few plot twists, and there’s the icing on the cake and the cherry on top. The good guys triumph, the badduns die in inventive fashion, music swells as the credits roll.

Mister Magorium’s Wonder Emporium

This is a movie I want to see time and again. Not for the plot, which is straightforward. Not for the message, which is whimsical. But for the details I missed previously. There is so much to see that is in the background, or links to some other detail, or has another meaning missed on the first viewing. Eric’s energetic recovery of his hat, for example, in the first few minutes. Or just exactly who Bellini the bookbuilder takes to bed with him, seen in the first few seconds.