A new intro to our recently merged media talk topic

A place for both film/movie and tv tips, watch outs, don't bothers and so on and on...

Enjoyable worthwhile discussion being the aim.. 

Edited Sunday at 09:562 days by Mike
tv and film topics merged into one

On 26/09/2024 at 06:51, Pigeon Thing said:

...off to this next week, with a q&a with the band and Don Letts..looking forward to it..

 

...This was great...well made film that didn't drag...well worth a watch if you get the chance...q&a was good afterwards...sadly though yet another story of working musicians getting ripped off...Don Letts touched on "authenticity" in the q&a which was an interesting theme which is picked up in the doc... doing the rounds of film fests at the minute but will prob be on streaming things I expect...

Went to see “ Lee “ yesterday,an excellent and at times hard hitting film about Lee Miller ,a WW2 photographer,starring Kate Winslett who also produced it .Recommended….

On 02/10/2024 at 12:22, Slippers said:

Bastarden (Danish Title) AKA The Bastard or 'The Promised Land' is well worth a watch - first thing to have kept me occupied for 2 hours for since I don't know when.  It's on the BBC Iplayer.

Thanks for recommending this. True story but it was difficult to watch - sad, violent, brutal, disturbing & thought provoking. Well worth watching. 👍

Thanks Kathryn, glad you enjoyed it i(if 'enjoyed' is the right word)  Sort of film related, I'm currently watching 'Better call Saul' on Netflix . Once you get through the first couple of episodes in series one, which to be honest are mildly annoying, it settles down to become a truly great peice of Television.

Back on topic, one of the better films I've seen lately is 'Mr Jones' I think it's on Netflix - not entirely sure, it's all about Stalin's forced starvation of the Ukrainian people in the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, Slippers said:

Thanks Kathryn, glad you enjoyed it i(if 'enjoyed' is the right word)  Sort of film related, I'm currently watching 'Better call Saul' on Netflix . Once you get through the first couple of episodes in series one, which to be honest are mildly annoying, it settles down to become a truly great peice of Television.

Back on topic, one of the better films I've seen lately is 'Mr Jones' I think it's on Netflix - not entirely sure, it's all about Stalin's forced starvation of the Ukrainian people in the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

I've seen Mr Jones - it's another film well worth watching 👍

Did anyone watch "Till" on BBC2 on Sunday night? It's based on a true story exposing racism in 1950s Mississippi, when a 14 year old boy was murdered for paying a compliment to a white woman. Very sad story & well worth watching.

"Paris Has Fallen" , french made spin-off series extending the "Has Fallen" franchise..

I was unimpressed with the various movies in the line that I've tried (but failed to finish) but this one's very good.

44 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

"Paris Has Fallen" , french made spin-off series extending the "Has Fallen" franchise..

I was unimpressed with the various movies in the line that I've tried (but failed to finish) but this one's very good.

I've been flicking channels again. I'll try this after dinner Steve.

Cheers.

Peter

Threads BBC 1984

The news article linked below led me to re-watch the BBCs 1984 Threads 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dp8197y3eo

A television drama about a fictional nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield had a profound effect on many who watched it in the 1980s. Now it has aired once again, we spoke to some first and second-time viewers to gauge their reaction.

40 years on, forgot how harrowing it was at the time 

I'd say alltime must watch tv but for the wrong reasons

anyone else re-visited it?

 

2 hours ago, Mike said:

Threads BBC 1984

The news article linked below led me to re-watch the BBCs 1984 Threads 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dp8197y3eo

A television drama about a fictional nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield had a profound effect on many who watched it in the 1980s. Now it has aired once again, we spoke to some first and second-time viewers to gauge their reaction.

40 years on, forgot how harrowing it was at the time 

I'd say alltime must watch tv but for the wrong reasons

anyone else re-visited it?

 

I saw it first time round - saved it to watch again when I can steel myself to do it. As you say Mike - well worth a watch but for the wrong reasons.

A pleasant surprise on the sound track listing for the 2016 film War On Everyone starring Alexander Skarsgard & Michael Pena

Soundtracks

War on Everyone

Something's Wrong

Written by William Stevenson (aka Mickey Stevenson)

Performed by Chris Clark

Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited/Stone Agate Music

Courtesy of Motown Record Company

Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

It's quite a decent buddy action film.

Edited October 18, 2024Oct 18 by Jessie Pinkman

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

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23 minutes ago, Mike said:

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

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Really ... ?

He's got to be the lamest , unfunny 'actor' on the planet , this is one I shall be avoiding like an pub oldies night with cheap beer and a buffet thrown in ... 

2 hours ago, Mike said:

this did make me laugh...

MARCHING POWDER | Official Trailer (Uncensored) | Danny Dyer, Dir. Nick Love. Only in Cinemas 2025

Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)

 

That's just tickled me, what a brilliant trailer. Danny answers the door with excess coke sprinkled all

over his bare chest. Hi  ~ YES VERY he answers🤣 Thanks Mike that trailers just made my day.

Edited October 19, 2024Oct 19 by Jessie Pinkman

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

Really ... ?

He's got to be the lamest , unfunny 'actor' on the planet , this is one I shall be avoiding like an pub oldies night with cheap beer and a buffet thrown in ... 

yep really x 2

taking the piss out of himself

jog on 👍

I just watched an extremely good Polish film - Justice. Highly recommended, some great acting.

 

On 13/10/2024 at 09:21, Mike said:

Threads BBC 1984

The news article linked below led me to re-watch the BBCs 1984 Threads 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dp8197y3eo

A television drama about a fictional nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield had a profound effect on many who watched it in the 1980s. Now it has aired once again, we spoke to some first and second-time viewers to gauge their reaction.

40 years on, forgot how harrowing it was at the time 

I'd say alltime must watch tv but for the wrong reasons

anyone else re-visited it?

 

I remember it well. We were so naive, funny now thinking about all those 'public service' top-tips, like taking your doors off to build a fall-out shelter and hiding behind your settee.

On 20/10/2024 at 19:19, Simon T said:

I remember it well. We were so naive, funny now thinking about all those 'public service' top-tips, like taking your doors off to build a fall-out shelter and hiding behind your settee.

 

On 13/10/2024 at 09:21, Mike said:

Threads BBC 1984

The news article linked below led me to re-watch the BBCs 1984 Threads 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dp8197y3eo

A television drama about a fictional nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield had a profound effect on many who watched it in the 1980s. Now it has aired once again, we spoke to some first and second-time viewers to gauge their reaction.

40 years on, forgot how harrowing it was at the time 

I'd say alltime must watch tv but for the wrong reasons

anyone else re-visited it?

 

I've just watched Threads again - I'd forgotten just how harrowing it was to watch too. Definitely a must watch but as you say, for all the wrong reasons.

Just watched unbelievable true story on netflix well worth a viewing.

54 minutes ago, ritemate said:

Just watched unbelievable true story on netflix well worth a viewing.

And the name of the programme?

3 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

And the name of the programme?

"Unbelievable" ... 

5 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

"Unbelievable" ... 

Sorry, should've read before posting

It's title is unbelievable.

 

20 minutes ago, ritemate said:

Sorry, should've read before posting

It's title is unbelievable.

 

Ah, I thought you meant that you'd watched an unbelievable true story i.e; that it was unbelievable. I didn't get that you meant that that was the name of the programme.

Doh!

Just now, Peter99 said:

Ah, I thought you meant that you'd watched an unbelievable true story i.e; that it was unbelievable. I didn't get that you meant that that was the name of the programme.

Doh!

Yes, I've seen that. It is very good. 

1 hour ago, ritemate said:

unbelievable

Well worth watching,we watched it a few weeks ago

Storyville: Dogs of War documentary  about Dave Tomkins, a former mercenary who traded $500 million of weaponry, is very interesting spans his and others involvement in war with actual old footage on bbc 4 

IF you like music and films, you might find this interesting:

Music by John Williams

Follows the life of legendary composer John Williams

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/?ref_=tturv_ov_i

 

 

Episode nine of the final season of "Yellowstone" has just hit the screens after an awful long wait ... 

On 12/11/2024 at 17:43, Woodbutcher said:

Episode nine of the final season of "Yellowstone" has just hit the screens after an awful long wait ... 

a welcome return, one part of it was a bit of a surprise, will avoid a spoiler

 

Another welcome return for us that just got off to a good start was 'Bad Sisters' on Apple tv

that's two weekly watches added to the routine, any others...?

 

 

23 minutes ago, Mike said:

a welcome return, one part of it was a bit of a surprise, will avoid a spoiler

Cheers for that , it's been so long since the first half of the series aired that I'm presently revisiting it before starting thenew episode.

As for Mr Costner's 'epic' western thing "Horizon : An American Saga" , I've tried it twice but I find it's like wading through treacle.

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

As for Mr Costner's 'epic' western thing "Horizon : An American Saga" , I've tried it twice but I find it's like wading through treacle.

that's a shame to hear as I was hoping that it be along the lines of 1883 & 1923 which enjoyed and led us to watch Yellowstone

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

that's a shame to hear as I was hoping that it be along the lines of 1883 & 1923 which enjoyed and led us to watch Yellowstone

It's beautifully filmed and the story's promising , but you know what it's like when you doze off watching a film and wake up not knowing what you missed ... well with this I kept dozing off and when I woke up it was as if I was still at the point that my eyelids dropped ...  

Just started watching this gripping drama , going by episode 1 it's a winner.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122777/

34 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

Just started watching this gripping drama , going by episode 1 it's a winner.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122777/

Wow that looks brilliant. 

44 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

Just started watching this gripping drama , going by episode 1 it's a winner.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122777/

Looks good Steve. Where can you watch that?

 

10 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Looks good Steve. Where can you watch that?

 

I'm watching on the 'dodgy' streaming site that I watch everything on , I can't tell you the name though or Mike will have me bent over a desk again with his cane a-swishing ... 🤣

But a quick Google shows that it's on Hulu or Disney+ if that's any help.

Edited November 14, 2024Nov 14 by Woodbutcher

3 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

I'm watching on the 'dodgy' streaming site that I watch everything on , I can't tell you the name though or Mike will have me bent over a desk again with his cane a-swishing ... 🤣

But a quick Google shows that it's on Hulu or Disney+ if that's any help.

For anyone who watched the previous three starting next week on Sky Atlantic fourth series of the Italian series My Brilliant Friend. After watching the previous three I was moved to read the books, l usually like to do it the other way around but watching the series actually gave me more a sense of the Naples the books were set in.

On 23/09/2024 at 21:15, Woodbutcher said:

Just watched the first episode , a one hour pilot , of the new series "The Penguin".

Gotham based show but without the usual comic book style , thoroughly enjoyable start , and I had no clue as to the lead actor until I googled the cast ... 

I'm 4 episodes in and really enjoying it much more than I thought I would. I'm fascinated by Colin Farrell's performance. 

1 hour ago, Daved said:

I'm 4 episodes in and really enjoying it much more than I thought I would. I'm fascinated by Colin Farrell's performance. 

Do you have to have watched Batman before you see this? 

2 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Do you have to have watched Batman before you see this? 

I haven't and it hasn't made it difficult for me.

39 minutes ago, Daved said:

I haven't and it hasn't made it difficult for me.

Thanks Dave.

Peter

52 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Do you have to have watched Batman before you see this? 

You don't 'need' to but it does help acquaint you with the characters and the back story which I found helpful.

It's the 2022 movie "The Batman" that precedes the series.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877830/

And whilst on the Gotham subject "Joker : Folie a Deux" is out now ... 

16 hours ago, Daved said:

I'm 4 episodes in and really enjoying it much more than I thought I would. I'm fascinated by Colin Farrell's performance. 

just finished it,  really enjoyed it as well, I'd say had more of a gangster theme rather than any DC super hero/villain vibe

recommended 👍

 

The second series of the brilliant "Wolf Hall" is upon us , "The Mirror and the Light" , available for all on the BBC i-Player.

I've just settled down to binge the first series before starting part two.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002473m/wolf-hall

Wolf Hall is certainly a quality series and we pay our license fee for this sort of stuff.
First episode of the second series did not disappoint.
Not sure if the BEEB will let you binge watch it on the iPlayer ?
 

Edited November 16, 2024Nov 16 by Becket

1 minute ago, Becket said:

Wolf Hall is certainly a quality series and we pay our license fee for this sort of stuff.
First episode of the second series did not disappoint.
Not sure if the BEEB will let you binge watch it on the iPlayer ?
 

She's never stopped me binging any of the great series that she has available thus far in the 13 years I've been using her.

On 14/11/2024 at 15:42, Woodbutcher said:

Just started watching this gripping drama , going by episode 1 it's a winner.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122777/

I thought it was very good.

if and when you do watch it, check out "I, Dolours"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8649148/?ref_=tturv_ov_i

just finished Sweetpea via nowtv

enjoyable watch, thought was very similar in style/feel to 'the end of the f***** world' , same studio?

 

 

On 14/11/2024 at 11:25, Woodbutcher said:

It's beautifully filmed and the story's promising , but you know what it's like when you doze off watching a film and wake up not knowing what you missed ... well with this I kept dozing off and when I woke up it was as if I was still at the point that my eyelids dropped ...  

have to laugh as this is what happened when recently tried to re-watch his 'Dances with Wolves'