On Happy News

On Friday I was bummed.

Across the Universe opened wide on Friday. But the closest theater with the film? The DC suburbs.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with driving thirty miles for a movie. I’ve done it before. But it’s hardly a pleasant drive into the DC suburbs. All that traffic!

Had yesterday remained dreary and blustery, perhaps I’d have gone to the DC ‘burbs. But I didn’t. The dreariness lasted not past nine.

This morning’s Baltimore Sun had an article on Across the Universe. Well, sort of. It was really rather an article on the resurgence of movie musicals, and it talked Across the Universe for perhaps two paragraphs.

According to said article, the film opens in the Baltimore market this coming weekend.

Which had better be true. I think I need to see this film the way I need oxygen. I think the last thing I jonesed this much for was… “Last of the Time Lords.”

The Sun article, as an aside, was not at all complementary toward Across the Universe. Well, y’know, I like the soundtrack. The trailer is nothing short of amazing. And there’s no way this is going to be All This and World War II or Sgt Pepper. No. Sodding. Way. 🙂

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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