the scream of fall

The temps are dropping here in NYC and winter has officially said hello. If you are looking for something warm to do and by warm I mean something indoors then a trip to the MoMa is in order. They are currently showing a few of Edvard Munch paintings including a pastel version of The Scream. It's a small exhibit but worth the stop in plus they always have so much other great stuff to look at {one of my favorite places in the city to spend an afternoon}. Helpful Hint :: they have Target Free Fridays from 4pm to 8pm; otherwise, it's $25 any other time except Tuesday because well, then they are closed. But make sure you get there early, the line can get crazy long. Free doesn't often come without some sort of set back… often times, like waiting in a long line. 

:: The Scream in an autobiographical text ::

"I was walking along the road with two of my friends. The sun set - the sky became a bloody red. And I felt a touch of melancholy - I stood still, dead tired - over the blue-black fjord and city hung blood and tongues of fire. My friends walked on - I stayed behind - trembling with fright I felt the great scream in nature."

{E.M.}

the roots of a youth

Around this time of year is when the movie world tends to start showing off their big guns in terms of good movies. Recently I’ve seen The Help, The Debt, Drive and The Warrior. All recommended to see if you haven’t and all for different reasons of course. And last night I saw a screening of 50/50 at the MoMa with the writer Q&A to follow. A movie about a boy in his 20’s who gets cancer. Will Reiser {the writer} was diagnosed with cancer when he was 25. The perspective of this movie was more real than most movies I see or feel today. It was normal-everyday, it was sad and it was laugh-out-loud funny, literally. Seth Rogen added the perfect comedic balance to the movie. I think and I hope we all have a friend like that. They might, on the surface, be a little selfish but deep down they really are only thinking of you and trying to deal. I could go through each great casting but I won’t – I’ll leave that for you to discover for yourself and they’re all that good. Really. Even the soundtrack is great.

Q&A Movie Fun Facts

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:: Seth Rogen is a friend of the writer and was there for Will beating out cancer::

::originally the movie was titled, I'm With Cancer but they went with 50/50 suggested by Bryce Dallas Howard::

::Will's favorite scene ~ when Kyle, Seth's character confronts Adam's GF where half is scripted and half is his own improv::

::the first doctor scene "was sort of a f**k you to a certain Doctor" said Will::

you'll get it when you see it

{image found here}

“50/50? If you were a casino game,

you’d have the best odds.”

{kyle}

aka Seth Rogen’s charater in 50/50