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3 EPs in to Outlander. It's... ok. Does anyone follow it? Is it worth sticking with over all six seasons?
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The Paper Tigers. A 2020 martial arts action comedy about three unfit middle aged men and former teenage friends and kung fu prodigies who decide to reunite and try to solve the mysterious circumstances in which their former Kung fu teacher dies.
We fancied a decent action comedy film yesterday and googled suggestions, and this was actually top of one list. Actually very good, one of the bests of the genre.
We fancied a decent action comedy film yesterday and googled suggestions, and this was actually top of one list. Actually very good, one of the bests of the genre.
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
The Yellow Rolls Royce.
Me; is that the woman who was the witch in the Wizard of Oz?
Mrs Idris: that's Joyce Grenfell
Me; that looks like Ingrid Bergman but surely it can't be her?
Mrs Idris: that is Ingrid Bergman.
Yes, this is one of those movies with everyone in it: Ingrid B., Joyce G., and Alain Delon, Shirley Maclaine, Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, George C. Scott, and Omar Sharif.
The gimmick in this portmanteau movie is in the title: initially bought by an aristocratic English FO type, the eponymous motor vehicle then passes into the hands of a Chicago gangster holidaying in Italy, before winding up being owned by Ingrid Bergman's neutral American who gets caught up in the German invasion of Yugoslavia. From 1964, it feels more a 1950s flick, but it all worked surprisingly well - Bergman and Sharif were particularly good, but the whole team did the business and did it well. Recommended.
Me; is that the woman who was the witch in the Wizard of Oz?
Mrs Idris: that's Joyce Grenfell
Me; that looks like Ingrid Bergman but surely it can't be her?
Mrs Idris: that is Ingrid Bergman.
Yes, this is one of those movies with everyone in it: Ingrid B., Joyce G., and Alain Delon, Shirley Maclaine, Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, George C. Scott, and Omar Sharif.
The gimmick in this portmanteau movie is in the title: initially bought by an aristocratic English FO type, the eponymous motor vehicle then passes into the hands of a Chicago gangster holidaying in Italy, before winding up being owned by Ingrid Bergman's neutral American who gets caught up in the German invasion of Yugoslavia. From 1964, it feels more a 1950s flick, but it all worked surprisingly well - Bergman and Sharif were particularly good, but the whole team did the business and did it well. Recommended.
Ranbay
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My Ex loved it, they just change time lines each season or something. i duno
krtek a houby
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
On the RTE player, maybe not available where you are (could you do something with a VPN?). But you could look for it.
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Have the player on the phone but the search is woeful
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
My parents had a friend in Jersey (of course) with a yellow Rolls Royce. I don't think he was Rex Harrison
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Rye Lane. Cute and entertaining, just what I wanted as I sign out from work for a while.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
The Grand Budapest Hotel. Watched with the kids, enjoyed it just as much this time around.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
BFI Obituary of Birkin here
The year of Slogan Birkin also appeared in Jacques Deray’s thriller La Piscine, where her androgynous gamine look contrasted with the more womanly eroticism of Romy Schneider. Generally, Birkin’s film career divides along two strands. She appeared in a string of domestic comedies, such as Claude Zidi’s La moutarde me monte au nez (1974) and La Course à l’échalote (1975), both co-starring Pierre Richard, in which she deploys a zany, faux naif, persona in her trademark accent. These films certainly never made the international festival circuit, but they cemented her bond with French audiences, along with television appearances; she became a household name. While making popular films, she moved into auteur cinema, after Gainsbourg’s own Je t’aime, moi non plus (1976), about a bisexual ménage à trois co-starring Joe Dallesandro.
She began to appear in Jacques Doillon’s intimist, tormented dramas, such as La Fille prodigue (1981). She and Doillon started a relationship and had a daughter, Lou Doillon, born 1982. Over the years Birkin worked with Jacques Rivette (La Belle Noiseuse, 1991; Around a Small Mountain, 2009), Jean-Luc Godard (Soigne ta droite, 1987), Alain Resnais (On connaît la chanson, 1997) and, most interestingly, Agnès Varda. In Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) Varda explores not only ‘Jane B.’ but the visual construction of femininity in our culture. She also cast Birkin in Kung Fu Master (1988), alongside her own son, Mathieu Demy.
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Also just spotted that Derek Malcolm has also died. I always was a bit on the fence about his criticism though I'm in furious agreement with him on
Absolutely. Saw a Fritz Lang film the other day. 80 mins long and not one of them wasted. Felt like a massive contrast with most current/recent films which are way too long and way too flabby.
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Fucking love long films, Cleopatra a few weeks back was epic and that clocked in at around 4 hours plus.
Orang Utan, would you mind resharing a link to that site that tells you which streaming site etc you can find specific programmes/films on? Searched on this forum but can't find it! Thanks v much. 
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
Probably this...?Orang Utan, would you mind resharing a link to that site that tells you which streaming site etc you can find specific programmes/films on? Searched on this forum but can't find it! Thanks v much.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Aye, just make sure it’s the UK version
Yep it is superb. I binged the whole lot over a week. Some of the single character episodes were incredible.
The Bear season two review – somehow even more delicious than before
It’s still frenetic and funny, but the second slice of the incredible kitchen drama broadens into a deeply moving look at what makes a life worthwhile. There’s nothing I’d rather devour
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Wasn't feeling in a videogamey mood last night so on a whim watched Good Will Hunting. Never seen it before though I knew who was in it. Really enjoyed it, made me feel happy. Terrific performances all round.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
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Extraction - Chris Hemsworth action flick that owes something to The Raid and John Wick.
Extraction 2 - more of the same. Would say that the first just pips this, as a bit jaded with Eastern European gangsters.
A Night at the Opera - The Marx Brothers (minus Zeppo) on board for a memorable theatrical experience. Groucho's rapid fire delivery on target in the first of the MGM era tales.
Extraction 2 - more of the same. Would say that the first just pips this, as a bit jaded with Eastern European gangsters.
A Night at the Opera - The Marx Brothers (minus Zeppo) on board for a memorable theatrical experience. Groucho's rapid fire delivery on target in the first of the MGM era tales.
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