Rent” The Movie

[Webster J. Duck]

Never caught the play. Loved the movie. Particularly poignant for us as the AIDs epidemic blossomed while we were defining our professional careers. In the late 80’s I was in a very similar urban environment and most of my colleagues were deeply impacted by the pandemic. The play, at least as interpreted by the movie, captured some of the darkness, but also the intensity of the emotions of the time… and since. I’m sure transference by my wife and I amplified the films intensity, but it was a well spent two hours nonetheless.

Actually made us miss the brutal urban winters of our past. Time goes by too fast.

We’ve got Cinderella Man lined up for tomorrow.