but they earned it because they wanted it more than the Habs did.
the Canadiens showed up for most of the first period, but then forgot they were playing a game and only made an effort in the last four minutes of the third period to let Ryder score his goal.
hopefully this will whip them back to reality for their game against Ottawa tomorrow night. that's gonna be the big one. glad i'll have the night off for that :)
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before the game i actually managed to finally sit down and watch Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS tonight. a big feat considering that a) i had to finish it by 7:30 pm. i like to start my movies as late as possible. don't know why, and b) i wasn't expecting much from the film. i know it's a classic and all but i was a bit apprehensive about it. i thought it would be too melodramatic, 1950's clean cut-style.
again, i can't go into it too much because it'd take me more than that single viewing to be able to talk in detail about the film, but i can say that i was pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed the film. it even made me want to rent Far from Heaven again (even though i can barely remember more than one scene from the film). and i will also point out Jane Wyman's performance as one surprising turn. Sirk gives her the space to let her character breathe and reflect all she needs to. it feels as if we're witnessing this woman's struggle from the inside. the film is also backed by tremendous cinematography work. some of it (Rock Hudson backlit by the big window) is just breathtaking.
another notch in the wonderful Criterion belt.
update: i just watched the Criterion extras on the disc, and wow. i'm blown away and i want to watch the film all over again to see the details and delve deeper into the movie. especially noteworthy are the Fassbinder essays on six of Sirk's films. fascinating read (and funny!). just wanted to throw that in.
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