Last night I got to see a rough cut of the movie J shot this summer called Putty Hill . Although I am his wife, I'm usually pretty fair in my judgment of J's work, some things I like, other things aren't my speed. After seeing the movie last I knew hands down that was his best work to date. There is one scene which I felt like was a contemporary Merchant Ivory movie. It was so beautiful and nostalgic that I actually shed a tear- and I never cry- we'll that's not true- but the last time I did E wasn't even crawling. I felt so proud! Not because I did anything, but because the level of work I knew he was capable of is now out for others to see, oh the dignity robbing effects of advertising. I felt like coming home and waking E up and saying, your dad is so talented, and I am so proud of him and I can't wait for you to see what he can do!! The night was magical. It was just a small screening for people close to J and the director. And we all gave notes on it, and everyone's notes were so minimal, and mostly had to do with sound design, which is never done in a rough cut anyway. I think everyone involved in making the movie should be so proud!
The director and his wife stayed with us this weekend, they are our last scheduled house guests for a while and it makes me really sad. I'm really going to miss them. We had a great night on Friday eating take out chinese, drinking a few bottles of wine and adult conversation. We also ate in our dining room which is rare for us and something I really look forward to doing when E is older. I always had dinner with my family at our dining room table, and I think it kept me connected to my parents even when that was the last thing I wanted to be.
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