Photo (above): Dad’s birthday card to me
Another year’s gone by. I’m now a late ‘thirtysomething’ – a whole 38 years old. Blimey.
I’m in good company as a 22nd May Gemini. Graham Linehan, creator of the I.T. Crowd and many, many other things shares his birthday on this day too. Also sharing the day were: Sir Peter Bazalgette (chairman of the Arts Council and former chairman of Endemol UK), Naomi Campbell, Morrissey, and Bernie Taupin.
Yesterday went well. Met up with my ex-wife for dinner at Wagamama’s in Guildford before heading down to the local Odeon to watch The Two Faces of January.
This was a project that was originally handled by the late Anthony Minghella, and indeed, his son Max is the executive producer of the film. It clearly shares the same DNA as Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and that’s because the The Two Faces of January is based upon the novel written by the same author of the Tom Ripley novels, Patricia Highsmith.
We enjoyed it very much – a good tense thriller with an excellent cast. Comes highly recommended. And the location work is superb. Makes you want to book a trip to Greece and Crete – but all the while avoiding all the murders and other things that go on in this film.
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