Looptopia, May 11

At the square just next to Washington/State station I witnessed a free performance which was part of Looptopia. It is a night long celebration with music/dance/drama and art in downtown Chicago's loop area. Well, I'd heard about the festival, but I never remembered that it was today. I knew there was something unusual when I saw the CTA trains overflowing with people, carrying maps that noted places of activity and festivities.

There was this desi band performing "bhangra" alongside "Sweet Home Alabama". People were dancing to the beat even as Chicago's weather slumped down to the 50s(in F) yet again. Might have been mighty fun, but I had to do some last minute shopping before my trip. Got some shoes, replaced the battery for my macbook and came home to rest.

Spidey 3 at Navy Pier

As I was walking along the now familiar stretch of Grand avenue towards Navy Pier, where Spiderman 3 was released today, with the wind in my face I was thinking of all the time I'd spent watching movies back home in India. I was one of the privileged few to have reserved the tickets quite in advance(again a habit from my movie watching experience in India) for a special 12:00 AM show. Well, it was worth the wait I should say. The IMAX screen coupled with fantastic special effects and the usual antics of spiderman made my early morning sojourn at the theater enjoyable. Everyone who enjoyed 1 and 2 will surely enjoy this one too. Guys and girls alike were sporting spiderman costumes and posing in front of the lone cameraman who was covering it for the 7'o clock news the same morning.

Toby, Kirsten and James all play their roles equally well (Toby steals the show at one point in the movie, literally and at some points you feel sorry for Kirsten, both in the movie and as an actor) and at some points there is more comedy than action. Overall worth watching.