Looking for a good movie to take your girl since she's
been a trooper going to your summer action flicks, or has your guy been
doing the right thing lately so you don't want to punish him with a
total chick flick that he could lose his "man-card" over? Midnight in Paris
is your ticket so to speak and it's playing at City Cinema's 1, 2 and
3. It's Woody Allen's latest and I would put it up there with one of his
better ones. To make this spoiler free I will give you the overview and
some good stuff to look/listen out for.
The basic story is an engaged couple played by Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams go to Paris on vacation along with her parents and catch up with a friend from the past played by Michael Sheen as an obnoxious know-it-all. The Owen Wilson character is a successful screenwriter who wants to write a book and finds his job lacking fulfillment. He falls in love with Paris and decides he would rather walk around at night to enjoy the streets by himself then go out dancing with his wife and friends. Somehow he finds himself in 1920s Paris and meets the various ex-pat artists, writers and their muses who made Paris their home at the time. In the morning, he is back in his time. If you've read Hemingway, really listen to how he speaks in the movie. If you're a fan of Dali, listen to him describe how he is going to draw a portrait.
The overall theme of the movie is everyone seems to think that the times before theirs were "Golden." I can't say that I cannot relate with that. The acting was superb throughout the entire cast and they had a terrific script and story to work with. Oh, fans of the Hangover and like movies, keep your ears open for Woody's opinion on them.
There is plenty to talk about after seeing this movie, from the shots of Paris, the acting, lines in the script, themes, etc. Now while most would go to a wine bar for French wine to stay with the theme, I decided to put a little twist on that by going to a Spanish tapas bar. While the movie may take in Paris, Dali and Picasso are Spanish, and Hemingway made his bones with the classic For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War.
El Porron is a brief walk away from the theater and a great place for a lite bite and drink. It has a nice long bar with cocktail and dinner tables. It's dark and candle lit with some quirky black and white portraits on the walls. They have a nice selection of red and whites by the glass as well as bottle (if you are not familiar with Spanish wines try the Tempranillo for a rojo and the Albarino for a blanco) and of course Sangria. They offer about a dozen each of hot and cold Tapas. We went with the chorizo sausage and shrimp in garlic sauce – both were winners ($7 to $12). They do have a full entree menu, but will have to check it out on another visit as well as their desert menu.
City Cinemas: 1001 3rd Ave., near E. 60th St.
El Porron: 1123 1st Ave., bet. 61st & 62nd Sts.
The basic story is an engaged couple played by Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams go to Paris on vacation along with her parents and catch up with a friend from the past played by Michael Sheen as an obnoxious know-it-all. The Owen Wilson character is a successful screenwriter who wants to write a book and finds his job lacking fulfillment. He falls in love with Paris and decides he would rather walk around at night to enjoy the streets by himself then go out dancing with his wife and friends. Somehow he finds himself in 1920s Paris and meets the various ex-pat artists, writers and their muses who made Paris their home at the time. In the morning, he is back in his time. If you've read Hemingway, really listen to how he speaks in the movie. If you're a fan of Dali, listen to him describe how he is going to draw a portrait.
The overall theme of the movie is everyone seems to think that the times before theirs were "Golden." I can't say that I cannot relate with that. The acting was superb throughout the entire cast and they had a terrific script and story to work with. Oh, fans of the Hangover and like movies, keep your ears open for Woody's opinion on them.
There is plenty to talk about after seeing this movie, from the shots of Paris, the acting, lines in the script, themes, etc. Now while most would go to a wine bar for French wine to stay with the theme, I decided to put a little twist on that by going to a Spanish tapas bar. While the movie may take in Paris, Dali and Picasso are Spanish, and Hemingway made his bones with the classic For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War.
El Porron is a brief walk away from the theater and a great place for a lite bite and drink. It has a nice long bar with cocktail and dinner tables. It's dark and candle lit with some quirky black and white portraits on the walls. They have a nice selection of red and whites by the glass as well as bottle (if you are not familiar with Spanish wines try the Tempranillo for a rojo and the Albarino for a blanco) and of course Sangria. They offer about a dozen each of hot and cold Tapas. We went with the chorizo sausage and shrimp in garlic sauce – both were winners ($7 to $12). They do have a full entree menu, but will have to check it out on another visit as well as their desert menu.
City Cinemas: 1001 3rd Ave., near E. 60th St.
El Porron: 1123 1st Ave., bet. 61st & 62nd Sts.
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