Although, according to Ken Eisner in this week’s issue of the Georgia Straight, Walter Salles’ film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road won’t open until Friday, January 18th, 2013, there’s no reason not to post the video above, which apart from presenting the John Wages song Takin’ Life As It Comes, also provides a more beguiling insight into the film’s content than does the film’s rather prosaic and prettified trailer.
Yes, there are some wonderful films both playing in town at the moment (Argo, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook), with even more great films on the way (Not Fade Away, On The Road, The Impossible, Promised Land, Django Unchained, Jack Reacher, Les Misérables, Liverpool, among others).
And the list directly above doesn’t even include the films playing at the Vancouver Film Festival’s Vancity Theatre: Michael Apted’s 56 Up (we’ll be there for tonight’s 8:10pm screening), Phil Grabsky’s In Search of Haydn, as well as screenings of the restored epic films, Roman Polanski’s Tess, and David Lean’s 1963 Best Picture winner, Lawrence of Arabia.
For those who love the movies, the Christmas / Hannukah season is very much the holiday season, indeed! We’ll be seeing you at the movies.
