peter pan coming to sf

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?? Just found out from another blog I follow. The stage production of J.M Barrie's Peter Pan is coming to San Francisco this month! I just saw the video from the London production and it looks incredible. I was really set on seeing Wicked this year but this is too tempting. It's playing in a 360 circular screen theatre so the flying effects look phenomenal. Oh dear, and you know the stage production of Mary Poppins is doing its run too but not near me. So many shows....teenie weenie budget! Did you see Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp? Love that one.

waiting for alice

My local neighborhood paper actually ran this full page ad for the new Alice in Wonderland movie. Nothing more than local happenings ever goes in there so it was nice to see our little paper getting support from the big guys. I have to say that I'm really looking forward to seeing it. From what I've seen from the trailers it looks like a visual treat. I like Tim Burton's mad and slightly skewed perspective and no one else, in my opinion, but Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter could pull off playing the Madhatter and the Red Queen. I rarely see movies in the theatre now, opting to see it on dvd in the comfort of my own living room instead. The last one I saw in the theater was actually Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. My son and I saw that 5 times! I think Alice is also one of those films you really have to see in the theater to fully appreciate it. IMAX is showing it in 3D though I don't know if I want to splurge on that just yet. But I'll definitely try to catch a matinee and might even try to do it on opening day this Friday.

winter olympics start today

Go Team USA!!

(Olympic cupcake by clevercupcakes on Flickr)