Dr. Zhivago

Did I mention that we Tivo all things Russian? Yes, I know, I talk about Tivo too much. I do love it, though. I love that you can search for a key word, like "Russia" and find all the shows related to Russia. We recorded Dr. Zhivago, set during the Russian revolution. I didn't even realize that there was an updated version (the original was from 1965). It stars Keira Knightley, and I think it was done in 2002. It is also 5 hours long...and we didn't realize that we had only recorded Part 1. Oh no! The one downfall of Tivo. Luckily, we found it playing another day and were able to record the whole thing.






I was so surprised, since it was a remake of an old movie. It was quite lurid and racy in parts. Excellent. Jim turned to me at one point near the end and said "Oh this is right up your alley, isn't it? Death, destruction, despair, heartbreak. You must love this." All I could do was nod my head vigorously, because I was crying too hard to speak. I do love the movies that make me cry. Not that it takes a whole lot. But this one was really good. It brought back memories of the Thornbirds (and Father Ralph). I will definitely have to buy it someday. Or read the book. Or both.

We've also seen History Channel shows on the Romanovs, and one on Rasputin. Then there were the reality tv shows done in Russia, like Chris and Adrianne Do Russia (the guy from the Brady Bunch, and his reality tv bride). I'm lovin' this stuff.

In terms of Russia in the real world...we haven't heard anything new about our trip yet. I'm hoping no news is good news, but hate to even speculate at this point.