What Are You Watching

[kinuta]

Sense8

 

Started watching this,episode one was visually impressive and the plotline, as such, was reasonably comprehensible.

It interested me enough to want to continue watching. I like Doona Bae and saw her recently in A Girl At My Door, an excellent Korean film.

[kinuta]

Spectacular. High body count! 

I got curious about this because of Takemitsu's role in providing the music. Had me riveted. I need to watch some more Asian films - remember seeing a few excellent historically based films from China in 80s when I lived in walking distance of an independent cinema.

Takemitsu is great, a genuine original. He's done the music to quite a lot of classic films. The best ones are Pitfall, Harakiri, Woman In The Dunes, Kaidan, Assassination, The Face Of Another, Samurai Rebellion and Double Suicide. In other words he provided the musical background for just about the best films from the Japanese '60s new wave. People talk about the French new wave but the Japanese one was much more interesting imo. Ran is a knockout film. There are also some very good Korean films out there.

[A Lark Ascending]

Thanks, kinuta. Could do with those hints. The only Korean film I recall watching was 'Brotherhood' about the Korean War - that was good. 

I know Takemitsu from his concert hall pieces but have only heard the odd suite from the films. 

Last night:

Nice little animation set in Cuba and New York in the late 40s. Lots of (animated) cameo appearances from stars of Cuban music and Bebop. 

Edited September 30, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[jlhoots]

Liked Chico & Rita!!

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Thanks, kinuta. Could do with those hints. The only Korean film I recall watching was 'Brotherhood' about the Korean War - that was good. 

I know Takemitsu from his concert hall pieces but have only heard the odd suite from the films. 

Last night:

Nice little animation set in Cuba and New York in the late 40s. Lots of (animated) cameo appearances from stars of Cuban music and Bebop. 

Ah, I've been wanting to see this one for years and still haven't. As far as I know it only was shown once at the start of a film festival and didn't get to the theatres here. I had sort of hoped it still would come. Did you see this in a theatre or did you get the DVD?

[A Lark Ascending]

It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

[mjazzg]

This Is England 90. episode 3. Peerless

[kinuta]

Liked Chico & Rita!!

Right, me too.

Liked Chico & Rita!!

Thanks, kinuta. Could do with those hints. The only Korean film I recall watching was 'Brotherhood' about the Korean War - that was good. 

I know Takemitsu from his concert hall pieces but have only heard the odd suite from the films. 

Last night:

Nice little animation set in Cuba and New York in the late 40s. Lots of (animated) cameo appearances from stars of Cuban music and Bebop. 

 

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It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

Thanks. Aw, which net, BBC? Then I could have seen it myself. I still hope to catch it some time. The book is lovely too, but I want to listen to the music, so I need to watch the film itself.

I'm a fan of Susanne Jones too, btw. That Doctor series I have heard of but not seen yet.

Edited October 2, 2015 by page

[Shawn]

The Blacklist.  I avoided this show for a couple years but once it showed up on Netflix I decided to give it a shot.  It's total paint-by-numbers procedural TV, but it does a fairly good job of applying the formula and keeping it entertaining.  James Spader chews up great gobs of scenery but is consistently entertaining.  Spader and the various guest star villains are where most of the interesting characterizations come from...the rest of the regular cast is less convincing but then again, the formula helps carry them.  Season 2 was an improvement overall.  Guess I'll start watching season 3 now since Hulu has the current run episodes available.  

 

 

 

[A Lark Ascending]

It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

Thanks. Aw, which net, BBC? Then I could have seen it myself. I still hope to catch it some time. The book is lovely too, but I want to listen to the music, so I need to watch the film itself.

I'm a fan of Susanne Jones too, btw. That Doctor series I have heard of but not seen yet.

Think it was BBC4. 

[A Lark Ascending]

Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor (BBC Four)

Beautiful 90 minute film - they filmed an oak near Oxford and conducted various tests over a year starting in August to see how it worked and how it dealt with the stresses of climate and predators. Utterly extraordinary; as well as all the science bits some marvellous history - the Victory, medieval ink and whisky! 

Stunning photography. 

[kinuta]

This Is England 90

 

Great, poignant series finale. TV at it's finest. 

 

[A Lark Ascending]

This Is England 90

 

Great, poignant series finale. TV at it's finest. 

 

Missed this completely. Have the first series on my Lovefilm backburner.

 

Enjoying series 2 much more than 1. Loved the Helsinki episode. 

[mjazzg]

This Is England 90

 

Great, poignant series finale. TV at it's finest. 

 

Just watched it and came to post the same thing. To think this is the end of This Is England is a crying shame. One of the great chronicles of Britain in the late 20th Century. Continues the tradition of realist TV drama that holds a mirror to society in general, asks questions of it and holds it to account

I now want to rewatch all the series from the beginning

It will be fascinating to see what Meadows does next

[kinuta]

This Is England 90

 

Great, poignant series finale. TV at it's finest. 

 

Just watched it and came to post the same thing. To think this is the end of This Is England is a crying shame. One of the great chronicles of Britain in the late 20th Century. Continues the tradition of realist TV drama that holds a mirror to society in general, asks questions of it and holds it to account

I now want to rewatch all the series from the beginning

It will be fascinating to see what Meadows does next

It was especially meaningful for me as I'm from Sheffield, was born in the Park district which was the setting for much of the final episode, and lived as a teenager on Gleadless Valley that was heavily  featured throughout. The dialogues were absolutely bang on right, that really is the way people spoke, thought and acted. The viewing experience was memorable and bittersweet making the final season one of the year's best , if not the best, dramas. Like you I'll rewatch the whole series  and look forward to Mr Meadows next project, although I doubt anything he comes up with could equal This Is England.

 

[kinuta]

Homeland S5E1

Great. I really liked season four and this maintains the same high standard of writing and acting.

It's now clear that the whole painfully extended Brody thread was a red herring, this is what the show should have been from the start.

[jlhoots]

Homeland S5E1

Great. I really liked season four and this maintains the same high standard of writing and acting.

It's now clear that the whole painfully extended Brody thread was a red herring, this is what the show should have been from the start.

Glad to hear that.

I'm just starting Season 4.

[A Lark Ascending]

Live theatre for the first time in many a year (apart from school productions).

'Henry V' at the RSC in Stratford. Wonderful evening. Not a play I know (apart from lots of famous bits quoted all over the place) but I found it stirring and very, very funny. Just like the last time I want to the RSC (about 20 years ago!) I sat there puzzling out where I'd seen various faces before.  Oliver Ford Davies as the Chorus who has a film/TV CV as long as your arm and I recall seeing on TV regularly even though few of the films listed on Wiki are ones I'd consciously watched. Similarly Alex Hassell who played Henry. 

Like most things I go to the audience were mainly my own age and above; but this time with substantial groups of school students. A lovely few moments in the last scenes where Henry is wooing the French princess and the girls could not contain their 'aaahs' at the soppy bits; the actors reacted wonderfully to the interjections. 

Much smaller theatre than I expected - despite having an inexpensive seat I was right up close. Will go again next year to see Marlowe's Dr. Faustus, a play I studied for A Level 40+ years ago. It's only 2 CDs away in the car and Stratford on a Monday is dead, parking cheap (£4 for 11 hours!)!

Coming to a cinema near you on Oct 21st, which happens to be the 500th anniversary of Agincourt (give or take a few misreadings of the calendar).

 

Worth going to see if you are a cinema goer. I must keep my eye on these broadcasts. Never really noticed them before but even the cinema in Worksop shows them and Worksop does not do 'culture'!

Edited October 6, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

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It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

Thanks. Aw, which net, BBC? Then I could have seen it myself. I still hope to catch it some time. The book is lovely too, but I want to listen to the music, so I need to watch the film itself.

I'm a fan of Susanne Jones too, btw. That Doctor series I have heard of but not seen yet.

Think it was BBC4. 

Thanks. I only have 3 BBC channels.

[A Lark Ascending]

It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

Thanks. Aw, which net, BBC? Then I could have seen it myself. I still hope to catch it some time. The book is lovely too, but I want to listen to the music, so I need to watch the film itself.

I'm a fan of Susanne Jones too, btw. That Doctor series I have heard of but not seen yet.

Think it was BBC4. 

Thanks. I only have 3 BBC channels.

Pity - BBC4 is the one where you get all the music, history and painting programmes. And continental detective stories! 

[page]

It was shown on the TV over here some time back. I had no idea what it was apart from having Cuban jazz as the soundtrack. I recorded it on the digi-recorder and forgot about it. Scrolling through for something to watch last night, there it was! I was surprised to see it was an animation. Very well done. The story is slight but the animation is very impressive and the music wonderful. And you can play spot the famous musician - Woody Herman, Chano Pozo (his murder takes place in the story), Monk, Dizzy, Parker, Webster etc. 

Thanks. Aw, which net, BBC? Then I could have seen it myself. I still hope to catch it some time. The book is lovely too, but I want to listen to the music, so I need to watch the film itself.

I'm a fan of Susanne Jones too, btw. That Doctor series I have heard of but not seen yet.

Think it was BBC4. 

Thanks. I only have 3 BBC channels.

Pity - BBC4 is the one where you get all the music, history and painting programmes. And continental detective stories! 

Aw!

[A Lark Ascending]

New series of Lewis. Like a well-worn, much loved pair of blood stained slippers. Like it even more now I know Whately is a folky (he's singer Martha Tilston's uncle and sings on her last record). 

Last episode of Doctor Foster. Explosive first half with Jones wonderful as the vengeful wife. But it didn't really know how to end..wilted a bit. The lad who played the son was excellent. 

[kinuta]

New series of Lewis. Like a well-worn, much loved pair of blood stained slippers. Like it even more now I know Whately is a folky (he's singer Martha Tilston's uncle and sings on her last record). 

Last episode of Doctor Foster. Explosive first half with Jones wonderful as the vengeful wife. But it didn't really know how to end..wilted a bit. The lad who played the son was excellent. 

Right. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

She was brilliant and really let it rip with frightening, premeditated intensity.

The dinner scene was totally riveting as comeuppance was served for starter, entree and dessert .

Edited October 8, 2015 by kinuta

[jazzbo]

Gotham

Minority Report (I still like this one and it's getting better)

From Dusk Til Dawn

Gas Monkey Garage