bendejo Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 1:16 AM, giddyup said: I got about 20 minutes into it before giving it away. Not sure what the dance and music sequences had to do with a murder mystery, just looked like filler to me. It was a way to bring diversity into the group of main characters, how else can could he do so with a film set in Africa, er, nevermind. I thought the special effects were pretty obvious. Cannot help thinking Branagh's ex (Emma Thompson) would have been better in Annette Bening's role, but maybe he did too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 2:10 AM, mtls2005 said: Feel like I should be watching a documentary on the Amazin' Mets and the Moon landing? Summer of 1969? A Walk on the Moon is about yet another historic marker of that summer that you didn't mention. If I was putting together a "the way we was" double bill I'd put it with Running on Empty which takes place about 17 years after. Personally it's a "that could have been me" movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebike Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Disney has something to do with the movie which explains the excessive wokeness. Despite the recent controversy, Disney is THE most conservative studio in the USA (not including Christian production companies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, bendejo said: It was a way to bring diversity into the group of main characters, how else can could he do so with a film set in Africa, er, nevermind. I thought the special effects were pretty obvious. Cannot help thinking Branagh's ex (Emma Thompson) would have been better in Annette Bening's role, but maybe he did too. and why is it necessary to bring "diversity" into the group of main characters? It's a story about a group of 1930s English people on holiday on a boat on the Nile, not a group of Americans of a modern era. In his Orient Express movie Branagh didn't feel obliged to invent roles for minority ethnicity actors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 53 minutes ago, mikebike said: Despite the recent controversy, Disney is THE most conservative studio in the USA (not including Christian production companies). Being conservative does not mean that one isn't woke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 9:16 PM, giddyup said: I got about 20 minutes into it before giving it away. Not sure what the dance and music sequences had to do with a murder mystery, just looked like filler to me. IMO it was to explain why there were a load of characters that were not in the book in the movie, but for sure the movie was too long, and could have been half an hour shorter if they'd cut out the irrelevant bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GinBoy2 Posted April 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2022 Just watched a BBC documentary, 'House of Maxwell' I really didn't know anything of this family other than Ghislaine Maxwell, where the documentary ends up. But fascinating stuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 It's time to watch a Bruce Willis movie. Nothing like Pulp Fiction, but I've seen it too many times. Ended up watching Looper, being SF, and it was quite OK. Emily Blunt's always nice to look at. She didn't get naked or anything, so don't get too excited here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Just watched a very good movie from 1984 Threads,ide seen it before its about nuvlear war with Russia and centres around Sheffield, i dont meant to be going on ,but in all the crowd scenes in the film and there are dozens i did not see one face that was not white,Wonder how it would have changed if they made the film today? ???? Its not a bad movie by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 20 hours ago, bendejo said: Summer of 1969? A Walk on the Moon is about yet another historic marker of that summer that you didn't mention. Well I only mentioned two films I saw, one after the other, about the same time period. Both involved "struggles". So yeah, there are shed-loads of films I didn't mention. Richard Linklater's new film, "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood" on Netflix looks apropos? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzuz5s_Qk-A 20 hours ago, bendejo said: It was a way to bring diversity into the group of main characters Armie Hammer problem sidestepped by delay, delay, delay, wait for kerfuffle to die down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew Dwyer Posted April 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 8:06 PM, Mutt Daeng said: I've just watched the first 3 episodes of Banshee season 1. It's pretty good so far. Well worth a look IMHO. I've downloaded all 4 seasons which I'm going to watch back to back. It was brought to my attention recently by someone mentioning it in this topic. Thanks to whoever that was. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017109/ Sneaky Pete is another “ assuming someone’s identity “ series which I thought was very good. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5011816/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 12 hours ago, mtls2005 said: Well I only mentioned two films I saw Elvis made a comeback that year, the birth of the white-jumpsuit Elvis. The two I mentioned have to do with the cultural changes of those particular times. The incident that sparked the situation in Running on Empty was based on something I knew the people involved with, but the real-life characters were caught (or did the turn themselves in?) soon afterward. As a NYC native the real miracle of that year, which the moon landing pales in contrast to, is the Mets winning the pennant/series. And I'm not even a sports fan: I blame the Brooklyn Bums for leaving town for my lack of interest. Something else happened that year that generated a sheetstorm in the media, but I don't recall ever hearing it mentioned again after the storm passed: "Paul is Dead." It's impossible to not laugh at that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will27 Posted April 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2022 This one looks interesting. RAR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Tokyo Vice New HBO show just started. First 3 episodes are out there. Summary: A Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo takes on one of the city's most powerful crime bosses. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Last series Peaky Blinders absolutely dreadful, false, silly, daft mystical sequences, terrible intrusive, music and rotten script. Very disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 'Holding' an easy going drama set in Ireland about a laid back cop out of his depth. It's unclear if this is a drama or comedy. Whatever potential it has is disturbed by achronistic 'woke casting' with a Jamaican senior investigatigator playing an Irish policeman. Silly box ticking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Will27 said: This one looks interesting. RAR Cheers I'll give it a look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 8:10 PM, thaibeachlovers said: Being conservative does not mean that one isn't woke. Indeed. The two can be synomous in some respects especially as woke issues get adopted by big business and corporate interests. Identify politics is a godsend to big business and corporations as it distracts from class issues and corporate created injustice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Tokyo Vice - a new series with great location shots in a story where police corruption is investigated by a an American cub reporter Japan. Based on a book of the same name written by Jake Adelstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Eldorado - Episode 1 - YouTube Truly one of the finest shows the BBC screened,taken off because of popularity,sorry about Scottish weather broadcast Enjoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted April 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 6:31 PM, bendejo said: It was a way to bring diversity into the group of main characters, how else can could he do so with a film set in Africa, er, nevermind. I thought the special effects were pretty obvious. Cannot help thinking Branagh's ex (Emma Thompson) would have been better in Annette Bening's role, but maybe he did too. Diversity? Why bring American political ideas into everything? Its just a form of cultural imperialism. American woke culture is colonising our arts, music, culture, media and politics... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 There are 2 new drama series out on UK TV (both seem lightweight) and one added series . New . Harry Wild 9 episodes, A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son. Deadline 4 episodes with a Hugh 4.6 IMDB rating . James Alden is a washed-up investigative journalist making trashy documentaries when he lands the interview of the decade with Natalie Varga, who is suspected of murdering her rich Hungarian husband. She tells him that if he finds the killer, she'll give him the exclusive everyone wants. The Split-Season-3 6 episodes, this has Nicola Walker as lead, (Unforgotten etc) 7.7 IMDB The Defoes, a family of female divorce lawyers, are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2022 A British Horror Story is a documentary about Jimmy Savile, a high profile British show business personality who through his charitable activities established himself in the higher echelons of British society using his position to rape and abuse hundreds children and adults aged 5 to 75. A creepy, weirdo eccentric, he fooled a nation with the help of the British police, UK libel law and people's self delusion. His fans included Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher. Quite an interesting documentary reminding us of the sickness behind the glitz, glamour and sanctimony of show biz people including modern Hollywood where due to modern media abusers are exposed sooner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 2 hours ago, oxo1947 said: There are 2 new drama series out on UK TV (both seem lightweight) and one added series . New . Harry Wild 9 episodes, A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son. Deadline 4 episodes with a Hugh 4.6 IMDB rating . James Alden is a washed-up investigative journalist making trashy documentaries when he lands the interview of the decade with Natalie Varga, who is suspected of murdering her rich Hungarian husband. She tells him that if he finds the killer, she'll give him the exclusive everyone wants. The Split-Season-3 6 episodes, this has Nicola Walker as lead, (Unforgotten etc) 7.7 IMDB The Defoes, a family of female divorce lawyers, are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence. Yeah The Split was very lightweight- girly fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post clivebaxter Posted April 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: A British Horror Story is a documentary about Jimmy Savile, a high profile British show business personality who through his charitable activities established himself in the higher echelons of British society using his position to rape and abuse hundreds children and adults aged 5 to 75. A creepy, weirdo eccentric, he fooled a nation with the help of the British police, UK libel law and people's self delusion. His fans included Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher. Quite an interesting documentary reminding us of the sickness behind the glitz, glamour and sanctimony of show biz people including modern Hollywood where due to modern media abusers are exposed sooner. Savile was a DJ and TV personality. No way anyone could have gotten that close to royalty and the PM without the security services knowing what his interests were. Also, I was told in 1975 by somebody from Leeds that Savile was known to take young girls on a boat he had on the canal there, so I don't go for the nobody knew line. Riveting viewing, a true horror story. Edited April 8, 2022 by clivebaxter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 The Straits is an Australian gangster series set in the Cairns, the Torres Straits and and N Queensland featuring a family producing and distributing party drugs whilst dealing with family infighting, Biker gangs and the notorious PNG Raskol gangs. A gangster series with a difference- Wythenshawe it ain't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: Savile was a DJ and TV personality. No way anyone could have gotten that close to royalty and the PM without the security services knowing what his interests were. Also, I was told in 1975 by somebody from Leeds that Savile was known to take young girls on a boat he had on the canal there, so I don't go for the nobody knew line. Riveting viewing, a true horror story. As explained in the documentary the British libel system protected him and the police helped him too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: The Straits is an Australian gangster series set in the Cairns, the Torres Straits and and N Queensland featuring a family producing and distributing party drugs whilst dealing with family infighting, Biker gangs and the notorious PNG Raskol gangs. A gangster series with a difference- Wythenshawe it ain't. @The Hammer2021You forgot to mention if it was any good or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 59 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said: @The Hammer2021You forgot to mention if it was any good or not. I would say it's worth a watch- has potential 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 22 hours ago, Will27 said: This one looks interesting. RAR It's OK. Inconsequential. Cheap. A few surprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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