Exploring Food and Movies

 Monday: The Ipcress File (1965)             Harry is a former criminal that now works as a secret agent. He is transferred to a new unit that is investigating missing scientists. A large piece of scientific tech was stolen as well. All the scientist connected to it are the ones who are missing. Harry tries to find the main suspect who has info on it. He is successful but doesn't get all the info that he needs. One of the missing scientists is found. He doesn't remember anything to do with his job or anything scientific. Harry gets too close to the case and starts to question who is really behind it all. I thought this movie was ok. Tuesday: Frenzy (1972)         There is a serial killer in London strangling women with a necktie. The police are unsuccessful in finding him. Richard is a man down on his luck. He gets fired from his job and has no where to go and little money. Desperate for help he goes to his ex-wife. Their marriage d...

 Tuesday: Gas Food Lodging (1992)          Shade is a teenager living in New Mexico. Her mom is a waitress and they live in a trailer park. Shade's older sister, Trudi, is ready to get out of their small town. Trudi is dating one of her school's star athletes. Then she finds out he already has a girlfriend. Trudi constantly rebels against her mom. She skips school and stays out late. Her mom forces her to either get a job or move out. On her first day at work Trudi meets a handsome English man. They grow close but then he leaves and doesn't return. Shade's mom has been unlucky in love. Shade wants to set her up but is unsuccessful. Shade loves watching old films in Spanish. She has her own style. She too is looking for love but struggles. I thought this movie was alright. Wednesday: Carnival Story (1954)        An American circus down on it's luck decides to try to make it work in Europe. They start in Germany. Joe, one of the announcers...

         Well after two months I was finally able to go to a restaurant on my list. I went to Tight Tacos, the SE Division location. There is neighborhood parking on the streets behind it, but you might have to drive around a little. It is a small restaurant next to other restaurants and shops. They were only open for take out but there were picnic tables you could sit at on the sidewalk. The tables were in the shade so it was nice on a warm day. From what I could see inside it was clean and modern. There is some color and hanging Christmas lights. The service was good. I got three tacos: chicken, carnitas, and asada. I think that I got chorizo instead of asada. It was actually the best one flavor wise. The carnitas meat was good but there wasn't a lot of flavor. I forgot to ask for no onions so I had to scrape them off. The tacos were good. I would go back. The one problem I had was they serve the food in takeout containers. And they have tables for you to sit ...

 Monday: Dangerous Mission (1954)            A young woman witnesses a murder in night club in New York. She runs away to Glacier Park in Montana. The mob responsible for the kill sends a man to kill her before the police find her and have her testify. Matt arrives at the hotel that the young woman, Louise, works at. He tries to get close to her. Another man, Paul, is also trying to get her attention. Despite knowing Paul longer Louise likes Matt. They go to a party together. Later we find out one of the men is working for the police and the other the mob. It's a race to see if the mobster will kill her or if the police officer can save her. I thought this movie was ok. It was cool to see a movie set in Montana. I think I've been to that hotel that they were supposedly at.  Wednesday: The Venetian Affair (1966)          Bill is an ex-CIA agent. He currently works for a newspaper. His boss sends him to Venice to cover a bom...

 Monday: Flower Drum Song (1961)              Mei is a young Chinese woman who travels to San Fransisco with her father. It has been arranged for her to marry a night club owner named Sammy. Sammy had forgotten that it had been set up. He is in love with the star of his club, Linda. He knows a man looking for a match for his son Ta. Ta's father, Chi-Yang, agrees to take Mei and her father in. Chi-Yang believes in the old ways. He has not conformed to how things are done in the U.S. Ta doesn't want an arranged marriage. He wants to marry for love. He falls for Linda who is only using him to make Sammy jealous. Mei starts to fall in love with Ta. This is a musical with a mostly Asian cast. A rare thing in the 60s. It was good. Tuesday: Tamahine (1963)         Tamahine is a wild half Polynesian girl living in Hawaii. Her mom was Polynesian and her father was English. Her mother died when she was young. When her father dies she is ...