I wanted something lightweight and nostalgic last night, so watched The Love Bug on Disney Plus. There are quite a few references in there that I never picked up on as a kid; jokes about hippies mainly. I don't think Disney would include the scene where Herbie tries to throw himself off the Golden Gate Bridge these days. There are no kids in it at all, which feels a bit strange for a film that is surely aimed at kids. But it was great though, I particularly laughed at the scene where Haversham gets replaced as Thorndike's navigator by a bear.
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Most memorable watch this week was Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958). Louis Malle's first film (bugger me what was I wasting my time with when I was 24!) It's a gripping little oddity, a cross between a tense thriller like Riffifi a teen punk French noir, and early Nouvelle Vague. There are really two stories: man kills his boss, then gets stuck in an elevator for hours while getting away. A couple steal his car, and have a run-in with a couple of tourists. These are interspersed with a moody Jeanne Moreau wandering around Paris looking for the guy in the elevator, but really just looking absolutely ravishing. All set to a score by the young Miles Davis, who just happened in Paris at the time. A real time slip of a movie.
The second season of My Brilliant Friend up on Netflix, is every bit as strong as the first. The cinematic craftsmanship throughout is remarkable, most notably in the performances of the two actors playing the leads. Gaia Giraci and Margherita Mazzucco. The portrait of ordinary lives, especially those of women, in Naples of the late fifties and sixties is an education, for me anyway. BTW the area is similar to that used in Gomorrah, though clearly the buildings have been reconstructed for the series. It's interesting to see how it's declined physically and socially in the intervening years.Last edited by Amor de Cosmos; 01-04-2020, 19:42.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostElevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958) - Lift To The Scaffold in the UK. Miles Davis had been romancing Juliette Greco on and off since 1949.
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The Rachel Divide on Rachel Dolezal does a good job of showing why she is such a damaged person, without losing empathy for her critics or reducing the force of their arguments against her fraud.
Watching this later today:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...-erin-lee-carr
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostElevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958) - Lift To The Scaffold in the UK. Miles Davis had been romancing Juliette Greco on and off since 1949.
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Binged new Sunderland Til I Die on Netflix last night. Released at 8AM U.K. time yesterday apparently. Only six episodes. What a shambles. The two new British owners are like Rickie Gervais characters. Cringetastic. I can’t wait to see who takes over when they run for the hills. Michael Dells three investment group partners are still in the driving seat apparently with a fourth “silent partner” involved. I can’t see that lot allowing a workplace documentary. Shame.
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Originally posted by Amor de Cosmos View Post
He put together an ad hoc group of musicians to create the soundtrack while touring in France. It's punctuated by extended moments of silence which are very effective.
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Originally posted by Gangster Octopus View PostThey're currently showing episode 23 of the first series. How long were these serieses?
Series 2 is six episodes though I skipped the opening credits every time.
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Originally posted by Amor de Cosmos View PostMost memorable watch this week was Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) (1958)...All set to a score by the young Miles Davis, who just happened in Paris at the time. A real time slip of a movie.
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I watched The Black Hole on Disney Plus. Laughable that Disney thought that was an answer to Star Wars. Absolute shite. The script. The story. The acting. The special effects.
The only plus points are
1) I can tick it off the list of films I've not seen
2) I never have to watch it again
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Originally posted by Cal Alamein View Post
Frank Burns, as played by Larry Linville might just be my favorite TV character of all-time. Henry Blake rules as well.
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Sunderland doco interesting but very little/no dressing room access. SPOILER ahead:
Coach tells chair $1.5m offer is way above a transfer target's value. Chair goes to $4m. Signing a flop. Chair goes on podcast and blames coach for not fitting new signing into team. Guess who gets sacked a few months later. Treatment of one employee absolutely vile, even though given their job they are extremely naive on how they speak on camera.
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