Good morning. It is I Gigi the parti poodle and today I have been whisked off to the great beyond. My novelist has decided to take me off on an adventure. I am terrified, of course, as I am terrible at traveling inside automobiles. However, it is better than being left with a babysitter. My novelist told me she was going to leave me with my usual guardian, but the guardian said they could not fit me into their schedule today. So, here I am, the fearless traveler on route to…somewhere. Perhaps to the mountains or the ocean. Maybe we shall hop on a train and have lunch as we watch the landscapes pass by. We could go shopping. I love to go shopping. I can always use a new chew toy…or a diamond studded collar. Maybe we’ll take in a movie or a museum. The world is my oyster today. I don’t think Bernard D. Bunny is happy about it though. He gave me that look when I was climbing into the car. I barked to him that I would try and bring him back a souvenir. I don’t even think that appeased him. When I get back, I’ll tell you how it went. Until next week, I wish you happy travels.    

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STREAM OF THE WEEK: A DIFFERENT MAN (2024)-HBO MAX

This smart unique little film received well-deserved Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar nominations for Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Junado. It also won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for Sebastian Stan’s fabulous performance. Sebastian Stan is having a much-deserved banner year and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for the movie The Apprentice. It is a shame that A Different Man didn’t receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay as it is a terrific story from top to tail written by Aaron Schimberg who also directs this engaging cautionary tale.

Edward (Sebastion Stan) is a man who suffers from Neurofibromatosis which causes him a disfiguring facial condition. He works as an actor, getting jobs in corporate films for sensitivity workplace training. His new neighbor Ingrid Vold (Renate Reinsve), an aspiring playwright, befriends him and he starts to fall in love with her. One day he goes in to see his doctor who tells him about another doctor who is doing a study involving experimental medical treatment for Edward’s condition. Edward, who has always dreamed of being physically attractive, decides to take the risk. He is skeptical but holds out hope it might work, and Ingrid might develop feelings for him.

As he begins the treatment, strange things begin to happen to his body, and he becomes frightened wondering if it is working or not. But nothing prepares him for the nightmarish events which follow, including meeting his own doppelganger, a man named Oswald (Adam Pearson).