jazzbo Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I think I'll try to watch The Knick when it hits disc at a decent price. Today watched a couple of old Millionaire Matchmaker episodes . . . I like this show. And now last night's Person of Interest. Edited January 7, 2015 by jazzbo Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Another film I'd never seen before. So what did you think of it? I first saw it as a teen when I snuck into a screening held for a film studies class I was not enrolled in. It wowed me then and I have seen it several times since. It remains my all-time favorite dramatic film. Enjoyed it. Can understand why it was so influential. Not convinced by 'the greatest film of all time' hype but that sort of thing generally passes me by. I'm not a film buff. Have to say I didn't see the 'Rosebud' ending coming until about a minute before the climax. Edited January 7, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote
ssjazz Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 Marvel's Agent Carter--hoping the music would fit the historical period. Jumpin at the Woodside at about 1 hour 2 minutes into the 2 hour premier. Not sure which recording of Jumpin at the Woodside they used. I probably wouldn't have watched any more of this series, however the use of that tune convinced me to keep listening/watching. Silver Spring Jazz Quote
Shawn Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Another film I'd never seen before. So what did you think of it? I first saw it as a teen when I snuck into a screening held for a film studies class I was not enrolled in. It wowed me then and I have seen it several times since. It remains my all-time favorite dramatic film. Enjoyed it. Can understand why it was so influential. Not convinced by 'the greatest film of all time' hype but that sort of thing generally passes me by. I'm not a film buff. Have to say I didn't see the 'Rosebud' ending coming until about a minute before the climax. The main flaw in that film is nobody was around to actually hear him say "Rosebud". Quote
JSngry Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Finished Season 3 of The Wire last night...finally getting around to it. took too long to get to it, perhaps, but otoh, ain't nothing on that show you can't already know from just driving around and paying attention. I say that not to trivialize the show but to praise it in the highest terms. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Another film I'd never seen before. So what did you think of it? I first saw it as a teen when I snuck into a screening held for a film studies class I was not enrolled in. It wowed me then and I have seen it several times since. It remains my all-time favorite dramatic film. Enjoyed it. Can understand why it was so influential. Not convinced by 'the greatest film of all time' hype but that sort of thing generally passes me by. I'm not a film buff. Have to say I didn't see the 'Rosebud' ending coming until about a minute before the climax. The main flaw in that film is nobody was around to actually hear him say "Rosebud". Apart from the film crew. Maybe Welles invented Post-modern too. I'm onto disc 3 of Series 1 of The Good Wife....really starting to enjoy this now the themes are getting established. Quote
Shawn Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 The Good Wife is an excellent series, I'm sure you'll continue to enjoy it. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Thanks for the rec, Shawn. The episodes are perfect for me. On a work day I like about 45 mins of engaging TV around 9.00 before bed. These fit perfectly. And there are lots of them! Quote
Thomas Jackson Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Dug Marvel's Agent Carter this week being a comic book fan I get into this thang. The cool swing music song track really gave the 40's feel the shows setting was trying to achieve. word. Quote
duaneiac Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Another film I'd never seen before. So what did you think of it? I first saw it as a teen when I snuck into a screening held for a film studies class I was not enrolled in. It wowed me then and I have seen it several times since. It remains my all-time favorite dramatic film. Enjoyed it. Can understand why it was so influential. Not convinced by 'the greatest film of all time' hype but that sort of thing generally passes me by. I'm not a film buff. Have to say I didn't see the 'Rosebud' ending coming until about a minute before the climax. The main flaw in that film is nobody was around to actually hear him say "Rosebud". I kind of assumed the nurse who came into the room and pulled the covers over his head was the one who heard his final word. Surely a man of his wealth would have had an intercom system to connect him with his caregivers 24 hours a day once he became bedridden? I figure she heard his last utterance and the crash of the snow globe via the intercom and then came in to check up on him. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Watched three more episodes of Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, I'm caught up now. This is a good show. . . with Lisa Edestein, Beau Garrett and Necar Zadegan lots of eye candy. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Didn't much enjoy this. Like watching a comic book. I suspect that was the point. Quote
Shawn Posted January 11, 2015 Report Posted January 11, 2015 Didn't much enjoy this. Like watching a comic book. I suspect that was the point. Actually, that's my favorite film of 2014. I just adored it, I had a huge grin on my face from the beginning to the end. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 11, 2015 Report Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Yes, it looks like it's going to walk away with all the awards. Last night saw the return of one of my favourite thriller series: Spiral (or 'Engrenages' as the original French series is called). Series 5 - gritty, exciting and packed with engaging characters. Edited January 11, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote
erwbol Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 BBC The High Art of the Low Countries. Last year, I watched this on BBC World Service, now on 1080p HD download. Now I love the BBC, but BBC 1 & 2 television are a load of rubbish. My cable subscription gives me access to both in HD, but the programming is awful. How many antiques shows can you schedule on a single afternoon/evening? The BBC is or used to be held in such high esteem, but I get the feeling that the most interesting programs are being broadcast on BBC 3 & 4. An upgrade in my subscription could get me BBC 3 & 4 HD as well, but I'm used to watching downloads as I please. Was this originally broadcast on BBC 3 or 4 in the UK? I'd like to think it was. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) BBC4 a couple of years ago. I watched it a few months back (it was stored on my recorder-box-thingy). Really enjoyed it. See if you can find a programme on Turner from around the same time - ties him in with the scientific discoveries and industrial developments of the time. Superb programme - got me reading some scientific history, well outside my usual area. BBC4 is what BBC2 used to be. The need to compete with commercial and non-terrestrial TV has led 1+2 into a race for viewers (quizzes, baking programmes, endless 'Who is the Greatest?' competitions). You get good non-mainstream stuff every now and then - and they still do extremely well with nature programmes. But in general they respond to the marketplace which, given the threat to the licence fee, they are going to have to do for survival, once they lose it. The idea that there are things that need to be protected from market forces in order to preserve diversity is regarded as dangerously left-wing by the people who finance the political ambitions of the leaders who make the decisions on these matters. Until things went haywire in his empire, Rupert Murdoch was putting intense pressure on our government to demolish the BBC as we know it. There are others who would like to move in and asset strip it. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see BBC4 axed in the not too distant future. Interesting looking BBC4 series starting this Friday: The Sound of Song The Recording Revolution: Episode 1 of 3 Songs are the soundtrack of our lives and it takes a kind of genius to create a true pop masterpiece. But, as Neil Brand argues, there is more to consider in the story of what makes a great song. Neil looks at every moment in the life cycle of a song - how they are written, performed, recorded and the changing ways we have listened to them. He reveals how it is the wonderful alchemy of all of these elements that makes songs so special to us. To open the series, Neil investigates how songs were recorded for the first time, the listening revolution in the home that followed and the birth of a new style of singing that came with the arrival of the microphone - crooning. He also looks at the songwriting genius of Irving Berlin and the interpretative power of singers Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04y4qpt It's not yet the end of the world as we know it. Edited January 12, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote
Shawn Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 Downton Abbey - finished season 3, starting on season 4. Quote
erwbol Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 The Man In The High Castle, pilot episode. You can watch it for free om Amazon Prime in the US, UK & Germany. Quote
jazzbo Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 The Americans, Season two I really enjoyed Season 2 more the second time through, great season. Season 3 in a few weeks! Quote
erwbol Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Final season of Justified starts tonight. Quote
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