Notes on a....hidden gem

I saw the movie "Notes on a Scandal" yesterday with Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. It is categorized as a drama in IMDB but if I were king, I would make a category of genres that was titled, "movies that are similar to 'Unfaithful'" and this would be the only one in it. I both loved and hated "Unfaithful", mostly because it scares me that something like that could happen to me (get stuck in a windstorm in So-ho, fall in love with a HOT first-aid giving book dealer who my husband later kills with a sno globe and dumps in a CT landfill....). OK, maybe not, but it is not entirely outside the realm of possibility.

So while I will do no justice if I try to 'critique' or explain "Notes" I would just say that it was a good movie and definitely worth the $11 or whatever exorbitant price I paid for it was. Cate Blanchett was great...and Judi Dench was really good too. My new favorite actor, Bill Nighy (who I saw in the play "The Vertical Hour") was also in it, making all the better.

Notes:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465551/

Unfaithful:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250797/

While the movie was good, what was even better was seeing a movie at the Angelika theather. I forgot how convenient and cute it is there! They have a whole cafe on the top floor where you can get coffee, cakes and even ICE CREAM. The best part about the Angelika though is the POPCORN. There is something that sets this movie popcorn apart from the Loews and Clearview Cinemas. It seems more natural and delicious. Try it. It is worth it. Man, I wish I had some right now. Darnit. The one downside is that they only serve Pepsi products there....maybe want to bring your own diet Coke for the show....

Another bonus for the Angelika: none of those terrible commercials before the show. Ha!

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(and just ignore all those nasty negative reviews....while they do NOT have stadium seating...that's part of the charm. I mean, I live 30 seconds from freaking Kips Bay theater but I chose the Angelika to avoid seeing the "Average Joe" - the actual one from the TV show - and all the other terrible Murray Hill moviegoers!)