Wilfrid Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 After reading about Sarah Maldoror’s career as a brilliant women-empowering and anti-colonialist female film maker, I watched her lauded “Sambizanga.” It’s great. It’s not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Word to the wise (I saw it in a theater duh but now it's only available through streaming): Hit Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 15 hours ago, Sneakeater said: Word to the wise (I saw it in a theater duh but now it's only available through streaming): Hit Man. Almost watched it last night. But I was skeptical. I will add it to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 My kid is now obsessed with Dr. Who. He's watching David Tennant era shows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 You make it sound like those episodes are old, but since I don’t recall David Tennant as the Doctor he must be more recent than all the ones I can remember. There was a time you could play the game of betting people they couldn’t name all the actors who had played the role. People would set out confidently with Hartnett and Pertwee and all the other TV Who’s up to the most recent. They always lost the bet because they would forget Peter Cushing in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 @Wilfrid - The show rebooted in '05 with Christopher Eccelston as the ninth doctor (boy watched that single season). And then Tennant replaced him as the 10th doctor. He actually made a re-appearance in the current season as well. (Tennant was followed by Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodi Whittaker, and now Ncuti Gatwa - it's scary that I don't need to look this stuff up, I actually know it) What's interesting about watching the shows from the early aughts is that in some they deal with the concept of the multiverse although they don't use that term. And there's one episode where everyone walks around with ear buds where they constantly download information fed to them by a giant corporation that is intent on global domination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 What is scary is that I know them from William Hartnell (I was a toddler I swear and would hide behind the armchair from the Zombies) through Sylvester McCoy. After that I give up. I needn’t explore the impact of assistants like Katy Manning and Elisabeth Sladen on my development. It’s marvelous that such a seemingly simple idea is still going. Also, whatever the theme music sounds like now, pause to worship Delia Derbyshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paryzer Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple on HBO. This was excellent. He is a real Renaissance man (musician, songwriter, activist, and actor). He was a lot more than a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E street band. I had no idea that he originally organized the South African Sun City movement, (and wrote the song), and gathered all of these amazing musicians together, which played a huge part in the release of Nelson Mandela. He also advocated for Native Americans. He was fantastic in the Sopranos, considering that he never acted before. He only took the role because he was broke. David Chase saw him presenting on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and thought that he would be perfect for The Sopranos. His real life wife played his wife on the Sopranos. Little Richard officiated at his wedding! Percy Sledge sang ‘When a man loves a woman’ at his wedding. He also produced a play on Broadway that reunited the Young Rascals. A lot of great footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 I remember the Sun City single and music video. N has a slightly more jaundiced take on its effect in SA. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 And a radio DJ on Sirius XM’s Underground Garage. We would listen to it in Manitoba’s when Mr Richard was on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paryzer Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 2 hours ago, StephanieL said: remember the Sun City single and music video. N has a slightly more jaundiced take on its effect in SA. Well, you can’t blame Stevie for that🙂 At least he tried to do something with good intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 11 hours ago, Wilfrid said: And a radio DJ on Sirius XM’s Underground Garage. We would listen to it in Manitoba’s when Mr Richard was on it too. He basically sold that Underground Garage concept single-handedly, all around the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Palm Royale. Love the cast, love the production design, not sure how I feel about the story. I'm two episodes in, and I'll probably keep watching when there's nothing else to grab my attention, like The Bear or House of the Dragon. And Inside Out 2. The first one absolutely destroyed me - it's a little shocking how close to the surface one's inner 11-year-old is. This one was good, but not on the same level. I didn't even have to get out my tissues. Also, the "deep dark secret" thing, which I will discuss with anyone who's seen the film, but I'm not gonna bore everyone else with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 5 minutes ago, small h said: And Inside Out 2. The first one absolutely destroyed me - it's a little shocking how close to the surface one's inner 11-year-old is. This one was good, but not on the same level. I didn't even have to get out my tissues. Also, the "deep dark secret" thing, which I will discuss with anyone who's seen the film, but I'm not gonna bore everyone else with it. I loved the animation - particularly the reproduction of the hockey footwork (I know, SHOCKING!). I liked the movie a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Yes, agreed, the hockey sequences were very exciting to watch. I also love when we get to see the parent version of the emotions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 16 hours ago, StephanieL said: I remember the Sun City single and music video. N has a slightly more jaundiced take on its effect in SA. 😉 So are you saying that N moved here because she was disappointed about the end of apartheid in SA but had hope for it to be instituted here in the USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 2 hours ago, splinky said: So are you saying that N moved here because she was disappointed about the end of apartheid in SA but had hope for it to be instituted here in the USA? Uh, no. I believe that she told me something to the effect that the Sun City track didn't have the kind of impact in SA that we think it might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On 5/23/2024 at 11:37 AM, backyardchef said: I know the story ends on a depressing note. I started the documentary a couple of days ago, and having been to the Stax Museum a few years back, I cannot get this thought out of my mind, and as a result I'm having trouble enjoying the early halcyon days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On 6/10/2024 at 7:52 PM, Sneakeater said: Word to the wise (I saw it in a theater duh but now it's only available through streaming): Hit Man. You liked? The ending was somewhat troubling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 22 minutes ago, small h said: I started the documentary a couple of days ago, and having been to the Stax Museum a few years back, I cannot get this thought out of my mind, and as a result I'm having trouble enjoying the early halcyon days. So much beautiful success and talent and diversity and love and so many moments of heartbreaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 49 minutes ago, small h said: You liked? The ending was somewhat troubling. I thought that was one of the best things about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I thought it was problematic in the way of (almost) all "based on a true story" stories. It didn't really work as a narrative. In my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I liked the very last scene, showing them living this happy normie life (her hairdo!) haunted by the horrible act that permitted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 PRONOUNCEMENT: Narrative is for wimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 ALTERNATIVE PRONOUNCEMENT: You are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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