Corvinus85 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Didn't realize he also did Enemy Mine, somewhat underrated film imho. Forgot about that. It's been ages since I watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Didn't realize he also did Enemy Mine, somewhat underrated film imho. It was not that well received, but I always loved it, especially Louis Gossett Jr.'s performance as Jerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 It's been a while for me but yeah, Enemy Mine was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Long time Stanley Kubrick collaborator- Leon Vitali has passed away at 74. Very sad news for any Kubrick fans. I highly recommend the documentary Film Worker if you haven’t already seen it. It really shows how important Vitali was to Kubrick over the years. RIP Deadlines? What Deadlines? and Ran 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Last of the giants heh... Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DireWolfSpirit Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 What a extraordinary, edifying and contented experience her life must've been to sucessfully rein and live such a long and engrossingly, historic life. The ultimate seen it all, did it all story. Wade1865 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 RIP. She was the last tenuous thread connecting modern Britain to a lot of stuff the Brits are nostalgic for. Empire. Churchill. WW2. The greatest generation. Etc. I'm tempted to avoid this story going forward out of sheer dread. Idiotic hot takes from politicos and social media talking heads? How long until the English Tabloid press figure out a way to incorporate some "trash Meghan Markle" narrative into this story? You can bet those guns are being primed at the moment. They have clicks to get and papers to sell after all. How is a royal funeral and coronation going to go down given the cost of living crisis in the UK right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Wow. #Irishtwitter really isn't holding back tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Poor Bernard Shaw died on the wrong day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 17 hours ago, DMC said: Poor Bernard Shaw died on the wrong day. Yes. When I first read this I thought you were referring to George Bernard Shaw. So for anyone else who may not immediately remember the accomplished man you are mentioning: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html dog-days and Mindwalker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 10:36 PM, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: RIP. She was the last tenuous thread connecting modern Britain to a lot of stuff the Brits are nostalgic for. Empire. Churchill. WW2. [b]The greatest generation[/b]. Etc. I'm tempted to avoid this story going forward out of sheer dread. Idiotic hot takes from politicos and social media talking heads? How long until the English Tabloid press figure out a way to incorporate some "trash Meghan Markle" narrative into this story? You can bet those guns are being primed at the moment. They have clicks to get and papers to sell after all. How is a royal funeral and coronation going to go down given the cost of living crisis in the UK right now? Isn’t that term pretty much mostly an American one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, James Arryn said: Isn’t that term pretty much mostly an American one? I think it originated in the US but it refers to anyone born from 1901-1927. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/09/britains-greatest-generation-tv-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Deadlines? What Deadlines? and TheLastWolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Nictarion said: Honestly I didn't realize he was still alive, apparently he retired a few months back. What an auteur! Inkdaub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) For those who don’t know/didn’t study film, Godard is pretty much considered to be THE father of the indie film/revival of auteurism. Breathless is almost universally named as a major influence by the filmmakers we most know and love, and as the film that let them know that you could operate outside the studio system, on a low budget, with a skeleton crew, and without consideration for commercial formulas and still produce an ~ equivalent film. I’ve had to sit through too many lectures and viewings to really enjoy the film that much, personally…not as bad as Eisenstein, but along those lines…but it’s a giant upon whose shoulders many better known directors have since stood. Edited September 14, 2022 by James Arryn Ormond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I didn’t even see that Peter Straub died last week until today. I read The Talisman and Black House in my younger days when I was in my Dark Tower phase, and remember loving them both. Ghost Story was probably what he’s most known for and is another good one. I might have to do some rereads. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) WTF. Hilary Mantel has died. This is a shit week. I thought she was younger than seventy and imagined she'd be around and busy writing and providing social commentary for decades. The Thursday before last saw the premature and very sad death of fiddle-player and all-round lovely bloke Paul Sartin. Edited September 24, 2022 by dog-days Ran and Spockydog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Wow what a loss. Cromwell trilogy one of the best I’ve ever read Spockydog and dog-days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) The way she wrote of the death of Cromwell’s wife/daughters was among the most memorable and visceral I have ever read. Very much captured that sense of how we take loved ones for granted until it’s too late without having to explain that’s what she was saying, thus keeping it feeling real. Edited September 23, 2022 by James Arryn Mark Antony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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