Twas an eventful Saturday.  I'm a little under the weather, so I slept way in.  Once up and showered, we picked up Clinton and headed to Quiznos for lunch.  Then, it was off to Urban Outfitters to exchange a shirt that was too small.  Next, we headed to the Grove and Farmer's Market for a little shopping.  While there, I saw an advertisement for a movie called The Machinist, which I had not heard anything about.  This really surprised me as it is scheduled for release on Friday, Oct. 22nd and it is starring Christian Bale.  I was immediately intrigued to go home and watch the trailer.  Discussing it with Clinton, the conversation turned to who would be a good actor to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, as Brosnan is only doing one more Bond film.  Clinton suggested Bale, to which I questioned his Britishness.  Clinton and Jamie (and IMDB) confirmed that he is indeed British (if Wales counts).  Here were some other names that came up for Bond potentials:  Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger.  Hmm, I thought that list was going to be longer.  Clinton?  Jamie?  Am I forgetting someone?  None of these seem to quite hit the nail on the head for me, certainly not as much as Brosnan did back before he had been tapped.  However, once it was confirmed that Bale hailed from across the pond, I started to think that he might be a good pick.  Then I started to wonder why I seemed to have this affinity for Bale as an actor.  I couldn't name a single movie of his that I had seen.  I have seen the trailer for the new Batman movie, which I fully expect to be awesome.  That could have been the answer.  So, I looked up his credits on IMDB to see what else I might have seen him in.  The most recent thing I'd seen him in was Newsies, and while Jamie loves that movie, I was sure that wasn't what had done it for me.  Then I saw it, Empire of the Sun.  I saw that movie maybe as early as junior high, and I loved it.  It's a war movie and a little bit depressing, typically negatives for me in selecting movies, but something about it just really hooked me.  So, all that to say, rent Empire of the Sun, I'll see The Machinist asap and get back to you, and start getting excited for Batman Begins.