But that's not an excuse for not seeing movies at home, I suppose.
So, I'm downgrading our goal for the year - since our first one is in the third month or 2025. And it is a documentary short at that.
Yes, I'm really downplaying all of this.
Anyhoo - we saw the Only Girl in the Orchestra.
It's exactly what it sounds like - kind of.
In 1968 Orin O'Brien became the first full time female member of New York Philharmonic playing the double bass.
Her niece, the filmmaker, touches on some of the bumps she encountered being the first - but it's basically superficial. Yes, there are some derogatory from Zubin Mehta and a few anecdotes, but doesn't really delve into much of anything.
And it seems it is not easy to interview a woman who doesn't seem that interested in telling her story. She never liked being the center of attention, so making a documentary seems short sighted. I'm not sure the niece is that good of a filmmaker.
The piece had great potential, and it just seems wasted.
I totally get why I lost this category at the Oscars this year. I get why they did too.
I mean, it's fine. It's harmless, but it has no teeth.
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I had never thought of it, but the double bass section of the NSO, it all men. As it percussion, trumpet, trombone.
I can't remember the last time I went to the movies - Christmas day perhaps. It's expensive and the audience is rude.
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