What are you watching 2023?

[iris lilies]

“To Leslie” a film about alcoholism and redemption. This film entirely escaped me, made just last year. The lead actress, Andrea Riseborough, is someone I’ve never heard of but gave an amazing performance, and was nominated for an Academy award.

[iris lilies]

“white lies” a 2013 New Zealand film about a Maori medicine woman who shows other townie Maoris how to own one’s identity. Poignant outcome.

[catherine]

“To Leslie” a film about alcoholism and redemption. This film entirely escaped me, made just last year. The lead actress, Andrea Riseborough, is someone I’ve never heard of but gave an amazing performance, and was nominated for an Academy award.

I watched that movie after hearing about the somewhat controversial campaigning for her Academy award nomination by some A list actresses. I also found the movie to be OK, but a fairly mundane "hitting bottom and rising again" story about alcoholism. So many better ones of that ilk, like Flight. She did deliver a solid performance, however.

[iris lilies]

I watched that movie after hearing about the somewhat controversial campaigning for her Academy award nomination by some A list actresses. I also found the movie to be OK, but a fairly mundane "hitting bottom and rising again" story about alcoholism. So many better ones of that ilk, like Flight. She did deliver a solid performance, however.

I agree with you that the storyline was bland with too pat of an ending, but her performance was a tour de force. She was in every frame of that film, and she owned it. She is British, another nugget in her favor. I enjoyed seeing Steven Root make brief appearances, and Allison Janney put in her usual strong performance. I was also glad to see the kid from TV’s “Bloodline.”

I’m always amazed at how well the British actors do in crossing the pond and portraying Americans. There’s so many good examples, but the one that sticks in my mind is the cast of tv’s “Succession” especially Matthew MacFayden who’s playing a Minnesota guy.

[catherine]

I agree with you that the storyline was bland with too pat of an ending, but her performance was a tour de force. She was in every frame of that film, and she owned it. She is British, another nugget in her favor. I enjoyed seeing Steven Root make brief appearances, and Allison Janney put in her usual strong performance. I was also glad to see the kid from TV’s “Bloodline.”

I’m always amazed at how well the British actors do in crossing the pond and portraying Americans. There’s so many good examples, but the one that sticks in my mind is the cast of tv’s “Succession” especially Matthew MacFayden who’s playing a Minnesota guy.

My favorite Brit-playing-American is Damien Lewis in Billions. I was shocked to learn he's British.

[iris lilies]

My favorite Brit-playing-American is Damien Lewis in Billions. I was shocked to learn he's British.

Yes, he is another who crossed the pond VERY successfully. He was brilliant as the menacing Soames Forsyte in the British production of “The Forsyte Saga.” Then he was brilliant as the American prisoner of war turned terrorist in “Homeland.” His British actress wife, Helen McGory, died recently of cancer.

Rufus Sewell and Idris Elba are two other Brits we see a lot here in U.S.productions. I was shocked to learn the elegant drug dealer in The Wire, Stringer Bell, was played by the English guy Elba.

[catherine]

Yes, he is another who crossed the pond VERY successfully. He was brilliant as the menacing Soames Forsyte in the British production of “The Forsyte Saga.” Then he was brilliant as the American prisoner of war turned terrorist in “Homeland.” His British actress wife, Helen McGory, died recently of cancer.

Rufus Sewell and Idris Elba are two other Brits we see a lot here in U.S.productions. I was shocked to learn the elegant drug dealer in The Wire, Stringer Bell, was played by the English guy Elba.

I agree with Rufus Sewell--He played an American Nazi in The Man in the High Castle, which was a super Amazon series, although dark.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay----I sat-n-watched videos o' two a Zurra's most famous people---the late Leon Spinks(see photo) and the late great Earnie Shaver. But yeah---they both were up against the late Ali(FKA Cassius Clay)when they were relatively unknown and Ali was: "Da Greatiss!" Yup. But yeah---it's all on there, on video. Yup.2023-06-15.jpg

[littlebittybobby]

Okay---This is funny. While I was sit-n-wathching pro boxers literally beat each others brains out, I ran across an anecdote about how notoriously hard-hitting pro Shavers was called in to consult with Stallone on another "Rocky" Moo-vvveeee. Stallone insisted on sparring with Shavers in the interest of realism, I guess, and asserted that Shavers should go right ahead and REALLY hit me, okay? So okaaaayyy, Shavers punched Stallone in his mid-section, which brought the sparring session to a halt, evidently. Stallone was said to have gone to the restroom to throw up. Well, that's what it said, anyway. Proves how Fake Hollyweird is, doesn't it? Hope that helps you some. Thankk mee.

[iris lilies]

Surely, boxing is dying a well deserved death as a sport, right? It is brutal, and purposely.