| Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
| Thinking Inside the Box |
Thanks to my friendly benefactor, and her connections through the Maryland Film Festival, I was privy to a preview screening of a terrific new documentary last night at The Charles Theater: Wordplay.
The movie debuts officially this Friday. Go see it. If you got to see Spellbound earlier this year, you'll love Wordplay. The quiet intensity, loyalty, determination, and sheer eccentricity of the legions of fans of the NYT Crossword Puzzles, and their geeky, but rather endearing leader, Editor Will Shortz (who freely admits to having the two best gigs in media: the NYT Crossword puzzle editor, and NPR commentator), will leave a smile on your face.
The sheer cross section of Americans that love to work puzzles was really well portrayed. From President Clinton, to Mike Mussina, to Jon Stewart and the Indigo Girls, everyone loves their NYT crossword puzzles.
I have no illusions that this film will ever make it to Butler, PA, but I would love for my Dad to see it. Being a puzzle fan, and the fact that his alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is heavily featured in the film, I'm sure he'd enjoy the heck out of it.
You will too. Go see it. And then marvel at the fact that a handful of really smart people can solve an entire NYT crossword puzzle in under 8 minutes. |
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I read that and was like, "you have a benefactor? Cool. I need me one 'a those."
Then I grazed the mouse over and saw it was me.
Oh well.
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Thanks for recommending this - we went to see it this afternoon because of you. :)
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