Sometimes, serendipitous thematic themes sneak up on you when you least expect them. Over the weekend, I found myself, by coincidence or providence, in an Idaho state of mind.
Escaping and enjoying the rain on Friday afternoon, I checked out and was calmly dazzled by the film Train Dreams at the Riviera (see review here ). Shortly after, I headed over to SOhO to catch the ever-lovable Americana artist Eilen Jewell, one of Idaho's finest products. Come Saturday afternoon, I joined the eager, courageous crowd at the Arlington Theatre to sink into the nearly four-hour spread of Heaven’s Gate in its preferred uncut version. Jeff Bridges — part of the cast — and his wife Susan also showed up, briefly introducing this famous and infamous, and deeply Idaho-shot dark horse classic.