Friday, September 22, 2006
Forty Minutes Later
BBC4's Documentary about Paul Watson's 1986 Documentary 'The Fishing Party' has been broadcast - and I missed it - apparently it was good.
Next repeat is Monday September 18th
Ah now I have it- John Das kindly sent me a DVD copy of the programme. The Filton segment only lasts a couple of minutes- but the rooomlooks nice, the students look keen and I look intelligent - who says the camera never lies!
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Summer Movies
What a terible summer for multiplex movies- I've see two movies of which the best was 'Pirates of the Carribean 2' which despite a bravaura performance by Depp and some neat CGI was in any other year a staight to DVD production.
As for 'Nacho Libre' - this sub-sub Mighty boosh-a-like potboiler would have sunk without trace in any other year - but this year looked downright 'cutting edge'.
So it was to the Art-House we had to go for a good night out
I've seen two good movies this summer- which were both coincidentally drug themed.
'Through a Scanner Darkly' is worth a couple of hours of your time if only for the inspired improvised dialogue from Downey Jnr.
Terry Gillam's 'Tideland' is right up there with Gillam's best. At first sight the movie is unsavoury and disturbing- but on reflection it is a profound thesis on the nature of childhood innocence and parenthood - you just need to realise that all the characters are mythic archetypes in possibly the best 'coming of age' movie of all time.
What a terible summer for multiplex movies- I've see two movies of which the best was 'Pirates of the Carribean 2' which despite a bravaura performance by Depp and some neat CGI was in any other year a staight to DVD production.
As for 'Nacho Libre' - this sub-sub Mighty boosh-a-like potboiler would have sunk without trace in any other year - but this year looked downright 'cutting edge'.
So it was to the Art-House we had to go for a good night out
I've seen two good movies this summer- which were both coincidentally drug themed.
'Through a Scanner Darkly' is worth a couple of hours of your time if only for the inspired improvised dialogue from Downey Jnr.
Terry Gillam's 'Tideland' is right up there with Gillam's best. At first sight the movie is unsavoury and disturbing- but on reflection it is a profound thesis on the nature of childhood innocence and parenthood - you just need to realise that all the characters are mythic archetypes in possibly the best 'coming of age' movie of all time.
