back in the new york groove

i have no idea why the title of a long-forgotten kiss song (see post title) has wedged itself into my brain, but there you go.

i'm back from my self-imposed blog hiatus to share a few things:

* 'gone baby gone' is really great. it's a little treacly in places, blah blah, but overall a well-acted, well-told, emotionally-affecting movie that could've been an absolute disaster. thank god for subtitles 'cause those boston accents (and casey affleck's tendency to mumble) had both me and the mister a mite confused in places. also, amy ryan from 'the wire' was every bit as amazing as people said.

* apparently bette midler plays helen hunt's mother (?) in some new indie that helen hunt directed (will save that one for netflix), and this quote from miss m in 'entertainment weekly' made me laugh:

"She didn't want me to be over-the-top, even though I was dying to chew some scenery," Midler says. "It is my favorite dish."

* also from 'ew', here's a fan video of 'dracula's lament' from 'forgetting sarah marshall's', which makes me want to see it again, 'cause i'm a dracula and puppet freak and i don't care who knows it.