January 2015
When Harry Met Sally. 4/5. For the writing.
Tim's Vermeer. 3.5/5. Documentary about an inventor who developed a gadget that used with a camera obscura helped him paint like Vermeer. More interesting than it sounds. By Penn & Teller.
That Song We Sang. By Victoria Wood with Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton. Beautiful. 4/5
Hostel. Blimey. 3.5/5 because a bit gratuitous...
A Kind of Loving. 4/5. John Schlesinger. Alan Bates, Thora Hird and a zillion northern character actors inc James Bolam & Leonard Rossiter. Written by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall Great sense of place and time (Manchester in the 60s)
Proud to be British. Ungraded. Short made by Nick Broomfield while at the N F S. Great bit of social history.
Paris, je t'aime 3.5/5. 18 diff directors with 5mins each. V Parisienne.
Argo 4/5. Exciting stuff
The Following. S01. TV series with Kevin Bacon. 4/5. FBI v serial killer (James Purefoy). V exciting.
Behind the Candelabra. Michael Douglas biopic about Liberace. V mucky. Unnatural. But quite well-made. (dir Steven Soderbergh) 3.5/5
Premium Rush. 4/5 cos of the bike stunts. Jo Gordon Levitt. Dir David Koepp (Hack)
Alien 4.75/5 birthday treat! Stands the test of time. watched the theatrical feature on DVD
Battle for Haditha. 4/5. Nick Broomfield. Cinema verite. Both sides are as bad as each other...
Mysterious Skin. 2.5/5. Bit gross. Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
I knew it was you. John Cazale documentary 4/5
The Secret Weapon (Sherlock Holmes). Quite involved, with Moriarty, trap doors and stuff. And very pro-England, even had an ad for war bonds 3/5.
Aliens. 4.75/5. The birthday programme continues. Newt was fantastic.
Harbour Lights S01 - episode 1&2 so far - superb. Much better than Broadchurch S02. Trawler race, torchlight procession and Seatown beach seen so far.
Tim's Vermeer. 3.5/5. Documentary about an inventor who developed a gadget that used with a camera obscura helped him paint like Vermeer. More interesting than it sounds. By Penn & Teller.
That Song We Sang. By Victoria Wood with Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton. Beautiful. 4/5
Hostel. Blimey. 3.5/5 because a bit gratuitous...
A Kind of Loving. 4/5. John Schlesinger. Alan Bates, Thora Hird and a zillion northern character actors inc James Bolam & Leonard Rossiter. Written by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall Great sense of place and time (Manchester in the 60s)
Proud to be British. Ungraded. Short made by Nick Broomfield while at the N F S. Great bit of social history.
Paris, je t'aime 3.5/5. 18 diff directors with 5mins each. V Parisienne.
Argo 4/5. Exciting stuff
The Following. S01. TV series with Kevin Bacon. 4/5. FBI v serial killer (James Purefoy). V exciting.
Behind the Candelabra. Michael Douglas biopic about Liberace. V mucky. Unnatural. But quite well-made. (dir Steven Soderbergh) 3.5/5
Premium Rush. 4/5 cos of the bike stunts. Jo Gordon Levitt. Dir David Koepp (Hack)
Alien 4.75/5 birthday treat! Stands the test of time. watched the theatrical feature on DVD
Battle for Haditha. 4/5. Nick Broomfield. Cinema verite. Both sides are as bad as each other...
Mysterious Skin. 2.5/5. Bit gross. Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
I knew it was you. John Cazale documentary 4/5
The Secret Weapon (Sherlock Holmes). Quite involved, with Moriarty, trap doors and stuff. And very pro-England, even had an ad for war bonds 3/5.
Aliens. 4.75/5. The birthday programme continues. Newt was fantastic.
Harbour Lights S01 - episode 1&2 so far - superb. Much better than Broadchurch S02. Trawler race, torchlight procession and Seatown beach seen so far.
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