Tonight I saw the 9:40 showing of The Station Agent. It's been a good long while since I've seen a fun movie. I needed that. It was great fun. At the start of the movie I recognized one of the men who used to sit on the corner with Sweet Dick Willie from Do The Right Thing - Then the wife from The Untouchables - Then after a bit came the little girl from Lovely & Amazing. But the dude who stole the show - the hot dog cart guy, I didn't know him. He was great. Fun movie.
Our local indie chain, Landmark Theatres (known for their trademark, "Linguaca del cinč es universal") pops pretty damn good corn, uses real butter, and then, as you're walking to have your ticket torn, there are a series of little shaky things filled with powdered flavoring for the popcorn.
I usually put a little of the BBQ flavoring on the top layer. Not only is it kinda tasty, it ensures that I get the ENTIRE top layer of corn kuz nobody I'm ever with at the movies likes the stuff. Well - Tonight they didn't have the BBQ. I was stuck choosing between Sour Cream and Onion, White Cheddar, or Chocolate Marshmallow. I picked the White Cheddar. It sucked - way too salty.
Not knowing that it sucked, I poured on a TON of it so that I soaked more than one layer of corn with the nasty salt-powder. I had to pour out 1/2 the popcorn onto the floor of the auditorium so that I could get to the non-tainted corn.
The movie was good - The Mr. Pibb was good - I think the cheese was a mistake.
Landmark recently bought the Midtown 8 and turned it into the Midtown Art. No sign of shaky things yet.
Posted by: Demetrius Jenkins at November 10, 2003 12:32 AMchocolate marshmellow popcorn flavoring?
i am so disturbed
Posted by: Bertine at November 10, 2003 02:43 PMArt is vision, not expression.
Posted by: Johnson Andrea at January 20, 2004 04:48 AM