Friday Movies: We Own the Night
It was going to be either Lust – Caution, showing at eleven, or We Own the Night, at a quarter past, depending on when I got to the Landmark Sunshine Theatre on Houston Street. Unfortunately, that’s not how it was going to be, though, because I’d neglected to click “Tomorrow” when I’d consulted the Internet on Thursday night for showtimes. In the event, it was Lust – Caution at noon, and We Own the Night at a quarter to. Given the later starting times, I chose We Own the Night, as the far shorter film. Hic transit important aesthetic decisions.
After lunch, I went round to my favorite bistro, to find it packed. Never had I seen such a crowd there on one of my Friday afternoon forays into NoLIta. What’s more, many of the patrons were speaking French and carrying shopping bags. The falling dollar ends up improving the Manhattan ambience. I love the French, but as linings go, this one is bronze at best, not silver.
¶ We Own the Night.
