2014 Movies I

I’ve been focusing most of my time on watching Criminal Minds. I became obsessed with the show the first time I saw it. Whenever I’d go to New Orleans, my sister and my aunt had cable and one of the stations Ion would run two episodes in the mornings and two in the evenings. I was glued to the set to see as many episodes as I could. Now I’ve invested in the series and each time I buy a new season I start from the beginning. Not since Oz and the L word have I been so enthralled in a series since the days of Dallas and Beverly Hills 90210.

(I took this picture while in Arkansas, 2006)

Every now and then I find time to watch a movie. Movies TV network have been showing a lot of movies I’ve already seen or had no interest in seeing. Sometimes the timing is off so I have to see when the film will run again.

Where The Day Take You is one of my favorite films. I don’t recall ever seeing this film available on DVD. I watched it on VHS yesterday afternoon. The film stars Laura San Giacomo as a reporter tracing the life of King played by Dermott Mulroney. The film delves into life on the streets in Hollywood. The place where everyone comes who dreams of making it big as a movie star. Almost every actor in this film has a moment to shine which is rare when you have such a large ensemble of talented actors. Balthazar Getty as Little J and Sean Astin are the standouts in the film. Artists are always trying to fin that break out role or they are looking for a role that has meat to it to top the previous role. It becomes like an audition as you try to leave one role behind and show that you are a good actor. It’s not easy to capture life on the streets because there are so many stories to tell. The circumstances are different for each individual.

Kyle Maclaughlin plays a drug dealer /user who keeps trying to get Sean Astin’s character to upgrade to a better high. When you grow up as a child actor, you want that one role that lets everyone know you are an adult. For some actors the transition is easy and for others it takes a little longer.
Will Smith plays a fowl mouthed wheelchair bound amputee living on the streets.
Ricki Lake, Nancy McKeon, Alyssa Milano, David Arquette, Adam Baldwin, Christian Slater, James LeGros as Crasher, Laura Flynn Boyle as Heather and Robert Kepner as Rocky round out the cast.
The message that the film tries to convey is what happens to some kids when they run away from home. At that time it was estimated that every 26 seconds a kid runs away from home.



Here is my new rating system. DDDDD highly recommend. DDDD It should be watched. DDD Entertaining DD So if you like the stars. D Just out of curiosity watch it.
(I like all movies. Even those that most people don’t like, it makes for great conversation.)


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The Seattle International Film Festival will celebrate it’s 40th year in May of 2014. I’ll review some of my favorite films. And talk about my experiences from 1993 - 1999.

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