6 Souls (2010) arrived from Netflix yesterday, another unfamiliar flick that had me scratching my head, wondering why I’d added it to my queue. It’s alternate title is Shelter. I suspect the film flopped so badly the DVD distributors decided to rename it, hoping no one would realize it. It stars Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, currently serving as Dracula in the NBC series, which I haven’t seen. He was excellent in this, playing multiple parts, housing lost souls. Moore portrays a by the book doctor who testifies against defendants whose lawyers use a multiple personality defense, which she believes is bogus. That captured my interest, then the movie turned to the theme of demonic possession and became routine horror. It lost focus and had holes in the script, as if the film-makers were unsure of themselves. Several times I asked myself: Why didn’t she…? I will say that I was not bored. I did not pause the DVD once during its 112 minute running time, but when it ended I felt unsatisfied. The acting is by far its best aspect. On a scale of five, 2.5. It is rated six of ten at IMDb.
A hole in one is a rare feat individually, although I’d bet at least one occurs every day across America. Recently, there was one that qualifies as Herculean. At a pro-am event at the Seaside Course in Sea Island, Georgia, PGA tour pro Jason Kokrak, six-four, 225 pounds, had an ace on the 5th hole, which was playing 409 yards that day. The odds of making a hole in one are in the millions. What are they on a hole more than 400 yards long - billions? And it's not the first time it ever happened. A similar event occurred years ago in a tour event at TPC Scottsdale. Andrew Magee drove the green and his ball struck Tom Byrum’s putter and caromed into the hole! I’m sure wind and a downhill slope had something to do with the length of the two shots, but still…. Unbelievable. Kudos, guys.
The initial price of the Twitter IPO was pegged at $26. I doubted I'd get for less than $30, so I did what I should have when buying Facebook. I put in a Good Until Cancelled order at $20. That means I will own the stock if the price retreats to that level. Trouble is, at last look it was $45, and it traded as high as $50 during the session. It would have to drop more than 50%. I don't think that's likely. Now that I've missed out I'm sure those who dove in will get rich.
The floating book shop was rained-out today. It will return tomorrow.
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Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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