Are the good old days of movie making back? The days when beautiful songs and story lines let us escape?
Well, almost....The new movie La La Land is quite an accomplishment. It even got your Nostalgic Rambler out to see it twice at the movie theater.
I am humming the music and putting myself in Ryan Gosling's dance shoes:
The movie features memorable music by Justin Hurwitz. Director Damien Chazelle did a great job of combining movie magic of the past with a current cast and story.
And as corny as it gets sometimes, it is just what I like in entertainment.
Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling? Never heard of them before I saw La La Land but you probably already guessed they aren't on my nostalgic radar screen. Loved both of their performances.
Spoiler alert: I really didn't like the ending and if Mr. Chazelle had asked me, it would have been a formula happy one. After seeing a movie and characters I like, why do I have to be tortured with the reality of that ending?
I'll get over it.....maybe....
Anyway, here are a few questions I have:
1. Why can't I find the CD soundtrack in all the stores? I had to order it!
2. "Seb's" has a great logo. Where is all the tie-in merchandise I want to buy? Seb's shirt, Seb's tie?
3. Seb likes records. So do I, of course....but $24 for the soundtrack on LP? Even Seb couldn't afford that!
