The Bunnells on indieWIRE… Hanging with the Stones and Scorsese in NYC. Nice pic Lisa and Steve!

(photo by Brian Brooks)

After the Rolling Stones crush at Michael’s restaurant in Midtown Manhattan celebrating Martin Scorsese’s rock doc “Shine a Light,” there was a more chill photo shoot with Lisa Bunnell, VP of film at Landmark Theaters (left), Steve Bunnell, head of distribution at the Weinstein Company as well as Variety’s Madelyn Hammond.

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Here’s a street ad (on 6th Ave) for the movie:

(photo by Dio Dipasupil)

No review here. We just couldn’t get into the theater on opening night to see the movie! Sold out! Fandango for me next time…

As planned, I finished reading The Da Vinci Code before the movie is released on May 19th. Once again, Dan Brown did not fail to deliver. As with all of his novels I’ve read, The Da Vinci Code kept me engaged and was a great read… very thought provoking. It’s no wonder he’s sold over 40 million copies.

As you’ve probably heard, this book has been very controversial since it challenges traditional teachings of the Catholic Church. I won’t go into all the details (there’s no shortage of that discussion in the media and on the web), but I intend to research the claims raised in the book. Although Dan Brown mentions at the beginning that “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate”, I’d still like to dig-in deeper and see for myself.

In a previous post I mentioned I read Angels & Demons (the prelude to The Da Vinci Code) as an ebook. I also read The Da Vinci Code as an ebook on my Cingular 8125 Pocket PC phone, which worked out well. However, after finishing this ebook I ran out and purchased the Special Illustrated Edition hardcover. I plan to read the book again and refer to the artwork, symbols, and photographs along the way.

I’m also looking forward to the movie (directed by Ron Howard) coming in May. The trailer and cast look pretty good (Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen).

BTW, I took the panoramic photograph above during a visit to the Louvre in Paris in September 2000. Click on the thumbnail for a full-size version. I can’t wait to visit again in the future.

I finally went to the movies and saw Ice Age 2: The Meltdown with my wife and son. Fun movie and very well done — we all enjoyed it. Ray Romano, John Lequizamo, and Denis Leary continued their antics from the first movie. Also some new characters and voices in this one, e.g. Queen Latifah. Worth a peek if you liked the first one.

BTW, I haven’t been to a movie theater in years and could not believe how much they’re charging for everything. Between admission and concessions it was almost $50 for two adults and one child. Doh!

UPDATE: I neglected to mention that Ice Age 2: The Meltdown was created with the help of AMD Opteron!

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“Six Degrees” never ceases to amaze me. Give it a try… you’ll be surprised by some of the results.

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Check this website out… it’s a scene from The Matrix rendered with text characters (ASCII). Wild.