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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli
“Sand is overrated. It’s just tiny, little rocks.”
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND plays midnights this weekend (May 13th and 14th) at the Tivoli (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO) as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.
Try to wrap your brain around this one. Suppose you could have certain memories wiped from your brain completely? Would you even notice? In theory, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND says, you wouldn’t; in theory, you’d get on with your life as if nothing had ever happened. Joel (Jim Carrey) is a dull sort of guy. He’s just broken up with a longtime live-in love. He’s kind of mopey, and aimless, the sort to whom a lot of men can relate. In short, he’s a bit of a loser. He can’t even look women in the eye, and in one insightful bit of narration wonders why he falls in love with every woman he meets. But then he meets Clementine (Kate Winslet), who’s really like no other woman Joel’s ever seen, one who dances to her own drummer.
But Joel and Clementine have their share of problems. He’s mousy and reserved while she’s wild and something of an alcoholic. Opposites attract but they also get into screaming matches. Joel visits Clementine at work and she doesn’t recognize him (!). He stumbles onto a stunning fact: Clementine has willingly had all memories of Joel erased from her mind. Joel decides to do the same and undergoes the procedure. But did it work completely? If so, why does he recognize Clementine sometimes, others not? Why does he relive some of the memories? Is this live, or is this Memorex? The problem is that while Joel is undergoing the process, he decides he doesn’t want to forget Clementine – not now, not ever – so he begins to hide her away in parts of his mind where the good doctor and his crew cannot reach. That’s all well and good, but now those memories are altered as well, and Joel must outrace his memory erasers in order to preserve his sanity and his love for Clementine.
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is a unique film, one for which screenwriter Charlie Kaufman won an Oscar (and Ms Winslet was nominated) Jim Carrey can indeed act, in case some of you weren’t sure. He is fantastic in this. You see none of the typical Carrey gawking and mugging, and you see all the tenderness and fears of a scared young man. Winslet is amazing as Clementine, vacillating between cute vixen to unstable alkie pretty seamlessly. A good supporting cast (Tom Wilkinson, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) helps tremendously. Now you’ll have the chance to see ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND on the big screen again when it plays this weekend (May 13th and 14th) at the Tivoli Theater
Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) will be there with custom trivia questions about the film and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8
A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/569361406567272/
Here’s the rest of the schedule for the coming weeks:
May 20-21 THE EVIL DEAD
May 27-28 PULP FICTION
The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s websiteHERE
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm
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