This nearly 3 hour film which is set entirely on a sound stage and filmed like an intimate theatrical production would test just about anyone’s patience. I’m not going to lie. I bought the DVD brand new for about the…
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20/8 – 26/8/19 Manson/Epstein, Tarantino, Springsteen & Humanity’s Future
Welcome back to Monday’s News on the March – ‘The week that was in my digital world’. Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties…Tom O’Neill WordPress article from Badfinger at PowerPop: Manson must have had…
Paris, Texas (1984) – Wim Wenders (Friday’s Finest)
Paris, Texas was one of the first indie movies I got addicted to watching….. although it kinda ripped my guts out. This film is an early warning to us all of how life can easily overwhelm without us realising it.…
A Separation (2011) – Asghar Farhadi (Friday’s Finest)
I had A Separation on the back-burner to watch for far too long and when I eventually saw this Academy award winner for best foreign film, I was kicking myself I hadn’t seen it sooner. It is currently sitting 9th…
Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975- Peter Weir (Friday’s Finest)
On Fridays I intend to post about relatively obscure movies which deserve in my estimation more widespread appreciation. They might be art-house, foreign or low budget films or a combination of all three. I have already posted about many films…
A Lovely Night – Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)
According to Oscar-nominated cinematographer Linus Sandgren, the roughly six-minute uninterrupted take, which was shot in September 2015 in Griffith Park overlooking Burbank, required a lot of careful planning. “We found a very remote spot — a paved road with no…
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Put to Seinfeld… ‘Actor, Writer, Producer – Which of Larry David’s Skills do you admire the most?’
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The Highly Anticipated ‘The Irishman’ – Martin Scorsese
The year was 1995. Scorsese, De Niro, & Pesci teamed up in CASINO (and GOODFELLAS in 1990) and De Niro & Pacino in HEAT. And now all four have finally come together in Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’. Arguably the greatest cast…
Low on Fuel and Off Course. Relive Apollo 11’s Touchdown
As we quickly approach the 50th year anniversary of Apollo 11’s remarkable feat of touching down on the surface of the moon (July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC), I wanted to relay this stunning recreation of the event by the…
Tagged with: 50th anniversary, ABC news, Apollo 11, Touchdown
Posted in Movies and TV, Science, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, Science, Sport and Adventure
Rocketman- Elton Hercules John!
As I alluded to in a recent post there is a plethora of music homage movies set for release in 2019, Rocketman is one such feature which centers on the musical-life of Elton John. This review does contain spoilers so…
Tagged with: bernie taupin, Elton John, Rocketman, taron egerton, your song
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Posted in Movies and TV, Music
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