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I couldn't attend Signs and Wonders this Thursday because of another meeting, but luckily I have already seen Midnight in Paris. It's funny that we have been talking about fairy tales, because that movie seems a lot like one. No, there's not a brave hero or a villain, but it is a fanciful tale that is something we might dream about.

The subtlety of the film is something I really enjoyed. If I remember right, it is never explained why he goes back to the 1920s, which I think is a brilliant choice. That would ruin it. Frankly, it doesn't matter at all why that happens. And more audiences need to accept that. There's a magic to mystery, and that's why George Lucas ruined The Force by explaining it as biology.

What I really liked about the film was Gil idealizing the past. It's easy to do that. Sometimes we even remember bad times in our life as nostalgic. One of my favorite exchanges is when Gil kept talking about how great the 1920s were, but the woman says she loves the 1890s much more. It's all about perspective.

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Hollywood often makes terrible films, but there's a great drama coming out that will have a nice wide release. I'm biased, because I was an extra in it. The writer/director is an Oscar winner, and from what I saw on set it's going to be very powerful.

Oh yeah, my blurry face is in it for about one frame.