Murder at the Gallop

Another Saturday night and ...

I've been learning an ambulatory EMR application (PrimeSuites) for a company called Greenway Medical Technology.  They are to the small physician practice what Epic is to the 100+ physician practice/hospital.  Consequently, I've spent many hours working on their LMS system, with more to learn.

So, I was ripe for a good movie last night.  I started out watching Wuthering Heights but my mood wasn't set for gothic drama.  But after WH, I watched one of the Agatha Christie films featuring the actress Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple.  A British film, it follows that the supportring actors were all on the mark, notably Robert Morley.

One way to identiy a 'good' film is when you are not interested in the subject yet you are compelled to watch anyway.  Fascinating acting, inspired cinematography, effective editing or application of  mise en scene techniques.  Also, these days, one sign of a 'good' movie is it's in black and white (I'll defend that statement in a future post.)

In Murder, though, it was the acting that drew me in, and none so much as that of Rutherford.  She was elderly, unattractive (in an Aunt Charlotte way), dowdy, butch, and witty as all get out.  It's not a stretch to say "she was made to play Miss Marple."

There are other movies in the series, so I'll be lookng out for them.  I hate this word -- wholesome -- but you will not find a more entertaining way to spend a couple of hours without feeling nasty and demeaned afterwards.  I'm not passing a moral judgment, but rather stating that it is most pleasant to watch a murder mystery movie and feel uplifted, as opposed to feeling tainted by the murder, mayhem, and (help me, I need another M word).

Griff's Back ...

I'm going to try to blog again.  I was a dismal failure the last time.

I'll be writing about my travels, talking about work, giving lessons in correct spelling/grammar, and doing some creative writing.

Feel free to talk back to me.  As one of my friends knows well, I love a good argument.

Lookinig forward to hearing from and talking to everyone (or anyone, for that matter).

GG