Oz Farm benefit for "Go Digital or Go Dark"

We needed $80,000 and we made it.  And....  What a dinner

 

Chris and Mike visit

 

 

 

Go Digital or Go Dark

The thing we have been hearing about since we moved here is "Go Digital or Go Dark".  This has to do with movie theaters no longer getting "old fashion" movie reels after 2013.  Unltialedigiss small theaters can convert to  broke.  s movie theaters change to digital, they will no longer get the first run movies and most likely g

A beautiful sunset and deer to boot

Beasts of the Southern Wild

We recommend this one.  We heard of it from Sonya and could not wait for it to come to Point Arena.  It's arrival was delayed a couple times.




Beasts of the Southern Wild

Director: Ben Zeithlin
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 91 minutes

An extraordinary and visually stunning drama about a six-year-old girl and her ailing father who live among the impoverished people of the Louisiana Delta, where they co-exist with nature and face a devastating storm. Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Marilyn Barbarin, Kaliana Brower.

Critic Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com calls it outstanding, "Sometimes miraculous films come into being, made by people you've never heard of, starring unknown faces, blindsiding you with creative genius."

The film was designated a 2012 "Critics' Pick" by the film reviewers of the New York Times. Author and critic A.O. Scott, writing for The Times, calls Beasts a "blast of sheer, improbable joy, a boisterous, thrilling action movie with a protagonist who can hold her own...." "Hushpuppy, the 6-year-old heroine of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' has a smile to charm fish out of the water and a scowl so fierce it can stop monsters in their tracks. The movie, a passionate and unruly explosion of Americana, directed by Benh Zeitlin, winks at skepticism, laughs at sober analysis and stares down criticism."

"Played by Quvenzhané Wallis, an untrained sprite who holds the camera's attention with a charismatic poise that might make grown-up movie stars weep in envy, Hushpuppy is an American original, a rambunctious blend of individualism and fellow feeling. In other words, she is the inheritor of a proud literary and artistic tradition, following along a crooked path traveled by Huckleberry Finn, Scout Finch, Eloise (of the Plaza), Elliott (from 'E.T.') and other brave, wild, imaginary children

Annual Irish Beach Labor Day BBQ

In call of the time we've owned the house this is the first BBQ we've attended as the house is always rented.  Incorporated for the first time was a silent auction to raise money for the split rail fence that runs along Highway 1 that is maintained by the Irish Beach Improvement Club.   Susan worked (and was very successful) in getting donations from all the businesses for the silent auction.