THE GUARD

Some time ago I read an article about the talented Mc Donagh brothers, screenwriters and playwrights.  It seems their parents left them in a flat in London alone when they were adolescents and the father had to return to Ireland for work.  They spent the next few years watching movies round the clock in their flat.  They did not go to school and began writing their own screenplays.And ya know what?  The world is much better for it.  Abe and I saw brilliant plays at the Public Theater and small east Village venues written by Martin.  And tonight we saw THE GUARD John's first film that he wrote and directed.  This Irish cops and  drug smugglers film is so unique and witty and filled with good fun dialogue.  Brendan Gleeson is brilliant as a fleshy local Irish cop and Don Cheadle plays an FBI agent with an upper class pedigree very believably.  What a talented cast!  I loved this film, Abe really liked it as well.

After, we ate at Polvo's.  As always delicious, fresh and inexpensive.  The students are back in town.  Yay!  I came home to an invite to be in a students film.  It is my pleasure!