We missed the opening weekend of the Summer Classic Film Series because of our trip to NYC to see four shows (The Outsiders, Othello, Stranger Things, and Death Becomes Her), but we are back this week with a vengeance, seeing films three nights in a row. That might help explain why things are a little behind on the blog right now.
Sunday we saw "Dr. Strangelove: Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb". This is one of my favorite Kubrick films but it was the first time I watched it in a theater with an audience and boy does it still work. People were laughing at all the little bits of satire and at the preposterous characters in the film. I did notice this time that about halfway through the film, the character of the President changes dramatically. This was mostly in aid of the comedy rather than fidelity to the story, otherwise I have no quibbles.
Here is an extended look at the film that Amanda and I did a few years ago.
