Both Great With Popcorn

Steven Greydanus sends along a link to his article in the National Catholic Register, in which he riffs a bit on Roger Ebert's recent movie musings, which are in turn a riff on the UK's Campaign for Real Ale.

Got all that?

Okay, so I was sucked in by the reference to my very favoritest adult beverage, but it's not really about ale. It's all about how good movies are something like good ale, and how there are not enough of these good movies (nor is there ever enough good ale!).

This brings up a great point, a kind of universal constant: there is no good thing that can't be explored more deeply by using an analogy to beer. Indeed, what true and wholesome thing is not something like good ale? If you do not yet see the logic, just have another ale, think it over, and it will come to you.

You know Chesterton was in a movie, right? A cowboy picture by J.M. Barrie, no less. He starred alongside his buddy George Bernard Shaw. This is his birthday week, too! How are you planning to celebrate?

 
(Left to right) Lord Howard de Walden, William Archer, J.M. Barrie, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard Shaw (Hat tip to The Bioscope blog)

Comments

[Shakespeare's Cobbler the ever loginner forgetter who needs to sync all his blog IDs]

Where do we find this movie?

*reads*

Wait... GKC was in a movie AND THEY LOST IT?

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

[John Kasaian]

That's a great photo! Our Mr. Chesterton looks like he's really getting into character ("Shoot low, boys, they're ridin' donkeys!")