Went to the theater to see “A Man Called Otto” with Tom Hanks ….was good but kinda bummed me out.
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Went to the theater to see “A Man Called Otto” with Tom Hanks ….was good but kinda bummed me out.
I liked the Swedish versionQuote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
The Banshees of Inisherin. It was called a dark comedy, but I thought it was just dark. I hope it will win some awards. Not your typical Hollywood movie, excellent acting, and one I've thought about since watching as it sort of sticks with you. The story was a little far fetched, but it's a movie.
The Oscars were announced, and all the major actors were nominated. So that is great. But as Catherine said, Jenny should be nominated as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
Finding Your Roots, PBS.
I just watched TAR, a film about a famous female conductor who falls from grace due to her bullying and inappropriate behavior with underlings. I fell asleep watching it (not because it was dull) and need to catch up on the meanings and symbols.
Reddit is, after the unfortunate closing of the Internet Movie Database forums, the best place for general film discussion.people there will be able to explain things in this film.
I, too, bailed on the movie (but mine was intentional). I felt it was very self-conscious, and also, I had no feelings for the protagonist. At first I thought it was based on a real-life person, which would have made it semi-interesting, but when I learned it wasn't, I checked out.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I had feelings of horror and shame for her and some of what they had her do. It was a little too obvious. The scene at Juilliard seemed overly stated. I can’t believe a music student would pull out their wokeness in front of a world-class conductor teaching a master class. Students at that level are smarter. The scene was heavy handed and preachy.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I did like the way Tar’s wife was so watchful of her, carefully considering Tar’s actions in a way that Tar herself did not
Okay---I was watching some youtube videos about Lee Oswalds weapon of choice---the venerable 6.5 Carcano , first introduced in 1891. But the one Oswald bought through the mail from a store in Chicago, was a Carbine(shorter barrel) made in 1940. The News media used to gleefully refer to these(various) guns as: "high-powered rifles". That was the catchphrase before "Assault Rifle" came along. Early "high-powered rifles" were bolt-action, generally for use as sniper rifles or defending fortifications. Then, in WW2--well 1936, for the USA, they started phasing in the semi-automatic, meaning essentially "Assault Rifles", but they generally loaded 10 or fewer cartridges, though bolt-actions still were used. But anyway, Oswalds Carcano was Bolt action, and the magazine held 6 cartridges. But yeah---they were designed for intermediate long range. Many have been used as war-surplus hunting rifles, until the supply of surplus ammunition got scarce, and what is available now is around $2 per cartridge, from a company(PPU) in Serbia that still makes them. But, anyway---there's been a lot of scuttlebutt about how "Oswald could'na done it, with that junk italian rifle", especially on a video featuring Jesse Ventura shooting one, just a few years ago. But, he did not prove anything to littlebittymee. Most experts say that while the Carcano was not the impressive gun some of the other nations used, it was entirely serviceable and accurate. That yes, it was entirely feasible that someone with Oswalds' experience could have used, to commit the assassination. Bear in mind that James Earl Ray used a brand-new "high-powered rifle", that he'd purchased a few days before, to murder MLK with one shot, from a window situated at least as far as Oswald was from the motorcade. See? But yeah---the videos I watched demonstrated the capability of the Carcano. Oh, and another thing---most text will refer to it as a "Mannlicher-Carcano", and that is just wrong, wrong, wrong. Mannlicher was the innovator who developed the En Bloc cartridge clip, the the Carcano used. It was a steel, u-shaped clip, that held the 5 cartridges, so they could all be loaded into the rifle at once. See? During one of the early press conferences, the Dallas Police Official held the rifle they found at the scene, and said was a "Mauser", and held it aloft for the cameras.(see photo). But--that's not a Mauser, which was the weapon(bolt-action "high-powered rifle") used by the Germans and many other countries, during the same time frame. Nope. The guy is definitely holding aloft a Carcano. But yeah---that misstatement of fact has been something for the nutty schizoid conspiracy buffs to gnaw on for years. Yup. Anyway--Carcano #C2766 is stored away in the National Archives, in the DC area. I also posted a photo of youtubers Hickock45 and also Gun Jesus, so known because he supposedly is never wrong.Attachment 5162 Attachment 5159Attachment 5160Attachment 5161
I watched Louis C K’s comedy special at Madison Square Garden last night. After thanking people for coming, his opening joke was sympathizing with audience members who had to hide their attendance from friends and relatives. He said “I i know you have at least one person in your life you won’t be telling about this performance.”
his show was decent and very good in places.
His Netflix show “Sincerely” won the Grammy for comedy recording in 2022.
I enjoy that show and am glad they're airing some new ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Do you think Ray Liotta’s soul is amused in the afterlife that the last film he finished was “Cocaine Bear”?
Not watching - but binge-listening to a podcast called Murdaugh Murders by Mandy Matney. She started investigating this family years ago. I'm trying to get caught up to the current trial. Oh want a tangled web we weave...
Okay----There's a book out there in particular that I might read, if I can ever find a copy. It's titled: "The Girl Scout Tragedy of 1959 and its aftermath", authored by T.L. Weitzel. Anya you kids got a copy to lend mee? So anyway---it's about the time in 1959 in Beaver Creek, Ohio, when 8 Girl Scouts and their two adult leaders went to the local lirrrarrarry, and on the trip back, the 1959 Chevy station Wagon they were riding in crossed a train track, just as a train as approaching, and they collided. . Well, all of them died, and the 59 Chevy was demolished. There is a memorial at a nearby park, and the railroad line is now a rec trail. So anyway---every so often, the community has some kind of memorial service about the incident. But yeah, the book prolly won't be suspenseful, and prolly too mawkish, so if I dont locate a copy o' the book, no biggie. Thank mee.Attachment 5192Edited to add: This should be under: "What are you reading in '23". But yeah: Ooops. So anyway---here is a photo of the crash site, decades later. Attachment 5193
I finally dropped my Apple TV subscription, one that I only had it for a few months anyway to watch Severence. But since I had it, I watched Ted Lasso which was very good, deserving of its allocates.
but then I got interested in a show about espionage called Tehran. I am into Israeli television shows these days. So I watched a few episodes, and I had to steel myself to watch each one because it was too scary. And yesterday I figured out that when I have to actually prepare myself to watch an entertainment show, and stop it during disturbing scenes…that is no longer entertainment.
since that was the only decent thing on Apple TV, I dropped the subscription.
My favorite show, the most brilliant television show of recent years, Succession, is coming back on March 26. I will wait for all episodes to drop and then will start up an HBO subscription.
Mandy Matney's podcasts are wonderful!! I started watching the trial two weeks ago and posted here about it. Did you watch the sentencing? Judge Newman's sentencing speech should be required viewing--I have never seen anything like it. Justice was done in that verdict. Amazing trial, so many twists and turns.Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
I had just heard a radio person, pontificate about the murder jury who had just gone out to start deliberating. He theorize they would be back within a week, but it would take at least a few days. – I think it took like two hours? The general consensus I heard on the radio that day was Murda is obviously Guilty but the prosecution may not have proven it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Yes, there was a real disconnect between what the pundits were saying and what you were witnessing if you watched the trial. That was one of the things Mandy talked about, as well as Fits News, that the news outlets like Court TV were reporting things that were not actually happening, probably from spin by Dick Harpootlian, saying things like the jury was crying, when those actually in the courtroom said they were not.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Yes, I did watch the sentencing! Judge Newman is my new personal hero. I loved the part where he said that the Murdaughs had prosecuted so many over the years who got worse sentences for less. Just think of the spirits of the Blacks and other People of Color who were wrongly accused and convicted and put to death or life in prison surrounding Newman and laying hands on him. So powerful. I think when Alex said that Maggie and Paul do visit him every day and every night, he basically admitted he murdered them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
I also found it eerie that exactly 3 years to the day from the night Mallory died, Alex took the stand.
And then exactly 3 years to the day they found her body, he was sentenced.
We are still in love with the Korean shows on Netflix. The one we are into right now is My Holo Love. Amazing little story of a new AI Hologram program accessed thru a set of glasses. The figure is so real and designed to look like its male creator. The last show we watched was Moved to Heaven. A very well written show about an autistic young man and his father who run a small trauma cleaning firm. Each job is a whole story. The Koreans have shown a great ability to show disabilities of various kinds in a sensitive and positive way. Much better than our American shows.
Both are dubbed in English. The previous shows we watched were subtitled.
I watched the 2023 Oscar nominated film Women Talking, a dark tale of sexual repression and violence in a Mennonite community. Oddly, Frances McDormand has a small role but as a producer of this film I guess that is why she is in it the way she it.
i cant say I liked it much. It reminds me too much of a stage play turned to video, and I tend not to like those. The score is interesting. Amazon Prime had this streaming for free for a very short time.
The one I really want to see is everything everywhere all at once, but Amazon is charging $19 to view that. I will wait a while.
The Detectorists 2022 special on Acorn. A movie length special five years after the last season of episodes.
Edit: A story of two friends who share an obsession with metal detecting, incase the title is deceiving.
I don't think I paid that much to see it, but I'm not sure... we just recently watched it--me, DH and DS. DH fell asleep, but he often does that--it's no reflection of the movie. DS hated it. DD loved it. DSIL loved it. I want to see it again, and I'll hold off on my "review" pending your viewing of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I love Jamie Lee Curtis, even moreso since her viral admission that she's not going to the dinner after the Oscars because it's past her 7pm bedtime. And she's serious! She was on the TODAY show talking about it. You gotta love her!
oh, whoah. I might have to sign up to Acorn just to watch this. I love love love The Detectorists! Does it have all the charm of the TV series?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
I don’t mind if you talk about the film and even give spoilers. I never mind that. I like going into a film knowing what it’s about and I don’t even mind knowing the ending. Since I don’t like films that focus on a surprise ending anyway, it doesn’t matter that I know what happens in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
So, what I and my daughter liked about it was this:
It's about a Chinese woman who has a super stressful life--she owns a laundromat, is caregiver for her aging father, her husband is about to ask her for a divorce, she has a stereotypical "Tiger Mom" attitude toward her daughter, and she's generally unhappy. Events unfold and she's pulled into an alternative universe--one of many "multiverses" that give her an idea of what she could have been had she taken different paths. There are dangers on all the multiverses that require her learning physical and mental skills. And of course, there's the moral at the end of the story.
I liked that premise.
What I didn't like was the modern, high-tech direction, with fast cuts and hyper-stimulation. And it was long. One of those movies where you feel it could have stopped at the logical stopping point but goes on to two or three codas.
That's the gist
Yup. Same humor, characters and situations. I watched it with my free one week trial, but since I will watch again I may end up paying for a month or two. I have an out of town visitor coming next week and it will be on the entertainment agenda.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I've not found too much else on Acorn that I would like. A lot of murder mysteries with dark situations and investigators with multiple personal problems.
Agreed, Acorn and MHZ are All Murders All the Time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
I heard an interview with the actor who plays the husband. His is an interesting life story. His family fled Vietnam. While in American school he saw a casting call for the Indiana Jones film. His brother was interested so the two went. The husband-actor did not try out but instead coached his brother from the sidelines.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
Spielberg observed the spot-on coaching of this kid, asked him to read for the part, and he got it. A big break!
After that he had a few parts but when they dried up, he went to film school to do technical work. Getting the acting bug again, he signed with an agent and the Everything film was the first part offered to him. He choked up when thanking Spielberg for his first big break at a recent awards event.
I might have seen the same interview, and I had the same thoughts. What a cool story! And he made a decision to go back to acting late in life, and look what happened!! It's almost like his life played out the multiverse scenario in the movie he made!! And he seems like such a nice guy..Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Now that EEAAO has won 7 Oscars, I'm definitely going to revisit it. Maybe start the movie earlier in the day.
Call the Midwife! Season 12. It makes me laugh, cry and sometimes hopeful.
Just started watching a new series… The Company You Keep. Is pretty good. Something DH are I watch together (which is seldom).
Okay----I just sat-n-watched a short video clip online, titled: "Hal 9000 Vs Sgt Hartman". I think you'll enjoy it.
Recent watches:
Two Years at Sea (2011)
Supposedly was about a hermit that was able to put a trailer on top of a tree.
Samaritan (2022)
Stallone is a superhero working in the sanitation department, that repairs utilities in the days off.
Poetry (2010)
About an old woman doing a poetry course while she takes care of her grandson.
Fat Girl (2001)
Feminist film doing the right way. Explores sexuality like nothing I've ever seen so far.
Detachment (2011)
A substitute teacher that teaches NY kids to build their own belief systems to defend themselves from the marketing holocaust that we live.
Creed III (2023)
Don't really know why they made this film.
Into The Great Silence (2005)
The routine of the monks in a monastery in the French Alps. Very slow, somewhat interesting, if that's your thing.
Beef on Netflix. Bingeworthy.
Waiting for Succession to finish its last season so that I can sign up for HBO, watch it, and Ted Lasso, and then sign off HBO. This is Ted Lasso’s last season as well and I’m glad they’re ending it before it gets old and tired.
I re-watched Mad Men in recent weeks and that production went on, at least one season too long.
Well, watched Top Gun Maverick Saturday night as it was free on Prime. OK, worth what I paid.
Lately I have been recording a bunch of stuff on TCM, but the other day I started watching what I used to watch on Memorial day weekend....
Mr. Roberts
Operation Petticoat
To Hell and Back.
Over the weekend, finished seasons 3 and 4 of Death in Paradise and started season 22 of Midsomer Murders.
I am watching “Beef” on Netflix, a comedy, starring Ali Wong about a striving young career mom whose life is full of tension. The central conflict starts when she has a road rage incident with another man, and they track down each other two make each others lives miserable. Very funny. It’s centers on the Korean community in the Los Angeles area.
I also started the new Keri Russell show “ Diplomat” which may be good, it’s hard to know yet.