. . . Twice, Three Times a Lady

After a forced march to the mall in the summer heat and an accidental visit to the National Memorial Day Parade, 2/3 of the ladies of TMC plus Katy (2/3TMC+K) were losing hope . . .

The E Street Cinema came to the rescue; roughly 20 seconds after feeling the air-conditioned blast of its doors, we were seeing Once, the reinvented musical with Glen Hansard of The Frames and sometime-collaborator Marketa Irglova. Everyone else is saying really more than enough about this movie, so we will say just a few things.

1. It is lovely and amazing, but to be honest, we were a little more impressed when we thought the two leads were just the best singer/actor finds of the last 20 years, instead of establishments in their own right.

2. This isn't Hansard's first foray into movie-making; he was also one of the stars ofThe Commitments - - - sweet sweet soul music and all.

3. We fell in love with the duet on Falling Slowly, we moved by All The Way Down . . . blah, blah, blah. Really, all you need to know is that when Hansard and Irglova have some back-of-bus bonding (a la Before Sunrise) and Hansard pulls out his guitar, its a moment that even Richard Linklater must envy.

. . . And here it is: Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy by Glen Hansard. Buy the Once Soundtrack here.