The American

Ahhhhh the Americans!!!!!!!!!!!

L'Amérique, vite vite :-))

Elmwood theater in Berkeley

Elmwood movie theater on College Avenue, Berkeley.

Le cinéma Elmwood de Berkeley, sur College Avenue.

Un bon dimanche à mes amis français et une bonne fête à toutes les mamans françaises.

CINEMA REX

There used to be a "Cinéma Rex" in Montpellier. The photo shows all that is left of it, on Cours Gambetta.

Il y avait un cinéma Rex à Montpellier. La photo montre tout ce qu'il en reste, à l'entrée du cours Gambetta.

Run Baby Run

I have missed the theme day once again. This month it is "red." I illustrated it yesterday, quite unknowingly.

I took today's photo on the place de la Comédie yesterday. It makes me think of Run Baby Run, a book by Nicky Cruz, and a film derived of the book, by Philip Cook.

J'ai encore raté le them day! Sale farce du 1er avril. Le thème de ce mois, c'est "rouge". Je l'ai illustré tout à fait involontairement hier.

J'ai pris cette photo sur la Com' hier. Elle me fait penser à Run Baby Run, le livre de l'évangéliste ex-voyou Nicky Cruz, et au film que Philip Cook en a tiré.

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault died last night. He was one of the greatest French actors of the past few decades. Many French people are sad today.

As a young man, he wanted to be a priest. He changed his mind when he met a young woman and fell in love with her, but he remained a fervent believer all his life.

He was not from Montpellier but in Montpellier several film festivals take place every year. I love movies.

Several great French actors of the same generation have died this year, Philippe Noiret, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Claude Brialy.....

Ingmar Bergman also died last night. Bergman inspired many films of Woody Allen, about which I have written several articles.

2007 is not a good year for the cinema.