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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.. 

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I've just stumbled across Blood Coast on Netflix, a French police thriller set in Marseilles. First episode looks promising, nice setting in the coastal city, and lots about French production that I like. 

Anyone, and I know a few fellow SS's do, who enjoyed Braquo, will probably like this.

Peter 

😚

1 hour ago, Peter99 said:

I've just stumbled across Blood Coast on Netflix, a French police thriller set in Marseilles. First episode looks promising, nice setting in the coastal city, and lots about French production that I like. 

Anyone, and I know a few fellow SS's do, who enjoyed Braquo, will probably like this.

Peter 

😚

Thanks Peter, I'll put that on the watch list.

Just started watching the second series of the Irish gangster program Kin 

2 hours ago, Soul Wv10 said:

Just started watching the second series of the Irish gangster program Kin 

It's a great show isn't it. A Simon recommendation; I binge watched Series 1 and 2. 

 

Mare of Easttown (7 episodes)

I’m watching this series for the second time. First out in 2021 on Sky Atlantic. 
Stunning performance by Kate Winslet. Easily her best piece of work in my opinion.  She is also a co-producer.  
Super stuff all round from the whole cast. 
 

 

29 minutes ago, SoulSider said:

Mare of Easttown

I enjoyed it ,rumoured for ages to be a second series in the offing but it has yet to materialise and doubt it ever will 

12 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

I enjoyed it ,rumoured for ages to be a second series in the offing but it has yet to materialise and doubt it ever will 

My wife asks me every week if they've made a second series. We thoroughly enjoyed the first series.

16 minutes ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

My wife asks me every week if they've made a second series. We thoroughly enjoyed the first series.

https://uproxx.com/tv/mare-of-easttown-season-two-kate-winslet

If anyone's of my generation, you may be interested in this commentary just up on my blog. Basically a celebration of one of the biggest movies (and pulp books) of the 1970s https://windlefreelance.com/2024/02/15/a-toast-to-childhood-spielberg-and-spanish-ladies/

Edited February 15, 20241 yr by Windlesoul

23 hours ago, Windlesoul said:

If anyone's of my generation, you may be interested in this commentary just up on my blog. Basically a celebration of one of the biggest movies (and pulp books) of the 1970s https://windlefreelance.com/2024/02/15/a-toast-to-childhood-spielberg-and-spanish-ladies/

Thanks for that Mark. Really enjoyable. It's still in my top 10 list and I never tire of it. I've read the book too and it was excellent. It goes into much more detail about the science behind the behaviours of sharks.

25 minutes ago, Daved said:

Thanks for that Mark. Really enjoyable. It's still in my top 10 list and I never tire of it. I've read the book too and it was excellent. It goes into much more detail about the science behind the behaviours of sharks.

Cheers, and glad you enjoyed it. Nice to know I’m in the company of like-minded folk! 

On 14/02/2024 at 10:37, Peter99 said:

I've just stumbled across Blood Coast on Netflix, a French police thriller set in Marseilles. First episode looks promising, nice setting in the coastal city, and lots about French production that I like. 

Anyone, and I know a few fellow SS's do, who enjoyed Braquo, will probably like this.

Peter 

😚

Edit;

This is definitely worth a watch.

Pierre

 

Network TV sucks most of the time, so I tune into [Netflix] most of the time , and some of the series are pretty good.

1 hour ago, Gotsoul said:

Network TV sucks most of the time, so I tune into [Netflix] most of the time , and some of the series are pretty good.

Can you give us any recommendations? 🤔

Thanks

Peter

Just finished the brilliant "Mare of Easttown" , highly recommend this.

10 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Just finished the brilliant "Mare of Easttown" , highly recommend this.

Totally agree a grey watch.

Latest trip to cinema to see American fiction really enjoyed this film very clever and extremely funny, 

 

I didn't bother watching this for a bit, I thought it would be a bit tongue in cheek; however, having just finished watching the series, I can highly recommend checking it out. 

Blue Lights is a television drama series, set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following three probationary police officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The series was broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, premiering on 27 March 2023; it has been re-commissioned for a second series, which began filming in 2023. 

 

Peter

 

Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story

"Three guys from Hollis, Queens, two turntables and a microphone. The legend of Run-DMC is born"

Very interesting and informative

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30970928/

 

Not trendy or sophisticated, but I like,

KOJAK. Most afternoon's,

"Who Love's Ya Baby"

 

 

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"The Rookie" has reappeared with Season 6 after a long wait due to the strikes ...  

2 hours ago, Solidsoul said:

Not trendy or sophisticated, but I like,

KOJAK. Most afternoon's,

"Who Love's Ya Baby"

 

 

I liked Kojak. Did you know that Stavros, was his real brother.

😊

Peter

Just watched second Kin season in one go, fabulous - outstanding cast, esp Francis Magee as Bren, proper scary 

 

 

Found , fall of the house of usher on Netflix very entertaining and different, think it came out last year in august

Has anyone been watching Breathtaking on ITV? It's a 3-part series (final episode tonight at 9pm) about the front-line health staff during the pandemic - well worth watching! It's a reminder of the difficult time the NHS staff had & the sacrifices they all made. I salute every single one of them.

On 15/02/2024 at 09:17, Simon T said:

https://uproxx.com/tv/mare-of-easttown-season-two-kate-winslet

I hope she does agree to do another series. I watched it first time on Sky and again just recently. Absolutely superb. More please!

4 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

Just watched second Kin season in one go, fabulous - outstanding cast, esp Francis Magee as Bren, proper scary 

 

 

Just started watching series 2 of Kin 🔥🔥🔥!

Just watched one I've been waiting for ages to come online , and well worth the wait , quiet and eerily gentle but truly horrific .

"The Zone of Interest"

And this evening I shall partake of the other new release on the similar subject .

"One Life"

37 minutes ago, Kathryn Magson said:

Just started watching series 2 of Kin 🔥🔥🔥!

We loved it, the first was good but second even better I think

5 minutes ago, Chris Turnbull said:

 

 

6 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

Just watched second Kin season in one go, fabulous - outstanding cast, esp Francis Magee as Bren, proper scary 

 

 

Like you say Chris, Bren is an absolute nightmare.

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8 minutes ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

Like you say Chris, Bren is an absolute nightmare.

Hi Bob, yeah played a great part in a show full of them 

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

Just watched one I've been waiting for ages to come online , and well worth the wait , quiet and eerily gentle but truly horrific .

"The Zone of Interest"

I found the whole thing disturbing.

 

5 minutes ago, Simon T said:

 

I honestly found it as disturbing as walking through the entrance to an empty Auschwitz-Birkenau at the crack of dawn before the coachloads arrived. 

I apparently didn't utter a word for the entire 6 hours we were at the two sites ... 

1 hour ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

 

Like you say Chris, Bren is an absolute nightmare.

Hey! Bren is my new bird. Leave her alone. 🤨 😍

She's a fantastic actress; has done quite a bit of theatre/classical stuff.

It's probably one of the best tv series, on normal tv for a long time. Thanks to SimonT, on here for giving it an early shout on this thread.

Peter

1 hour ago, Peter99 said:

Hey! Bren is my new bird. Leave her alone. 🤨 😍

She's a fantastic actress; has done quite a bit of theatre/classical stuff.

It's probably one of the best tv series, on normal tv for a long time. Thanks to SimonT, on here for giving it an early shout on this thread.

Peter

Wasn't Bren(dan) the Da?

Are you thinking of Clare Dunne: Amanda Kinsella?

She's already spoken for!

18 minutes ago, Simon T said:

Wasn't Bren(dan) the Da?

Are you thinking of Clare Dunne: Amanda Kinsella?

She's already spoken for!

Oh dear. 🤭

Yes, you're right Simon. She did have an affair with the brother so perhaps I'm in with half a chance? 😍

But then again perhaps not. Ah well.

🙏

Is anyone watching Too Good To Be True on Channel 5? It's a 4-part drama - last episode tonight. Much better than I expected it to be!👍

1 hour ago, Kathryn Magson said:

Is anyone watching Too Good To Be True on Channel 5? It's a 4-part drama - last episode tonight. Much better than I expected it to be!👍

Yes, but we binged watched it last week. Enjoyed it 👍

Total Trust on iplayer, truly frightening documentary on how China uses and continues to increase its use of technology to monitor and control its people. CCTV taken to the extreme. I was left with mixed feelings about the civic pride aspect of the programme, it's one thing to monitor litter, parking etc but when again taken to the extreme it was rather worrying. I know a few people who would only be too happy to take on the power some of the people in the programme had in watching and reporting on their neighbours. 

I read that Sam Mendes is going to make four films about the Beatles - one on each member. Sounds brilliant to me since I love the Beatles and Sam does a great job of everything.

6 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Total Trust on iplayer, truly frightening documentary on how China uses and continues to increase its use of technology to monitor and control its people. CCTV taken to the extreme. I was left with mixed feelings about the civic pride aspect of the programme, it's one thing to monitor litter, parking etc but when again taken to the extreme it was rather worrying. I know a few people who would only be too happy to take on the power some of the people in the programme had in watching and reporting on their neighbours. 

I'll have to look that one up - sounds interesting! Thank you 👍

 

Just watched it - I've always known that the Chinese government were extremely controlling, but this is another level! Scary stuff - it's like 1984 on speed! 😮

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11 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I'll have to look that one up - sounds interesting! Thank you 👍

 

Just watched it - I've always known that the Chinese government were extremely controlling, but this is another level! Scary stuff - it's like 1984 on speed! 😮

My thoughts at the end where once you've gone down that road that no matter what happens politicaly in the future there would be no going back. That was a frightening statistic, 400 million more cameras in three years. 

Is anyone watching Into The Congo with Ben Fogle? It's on Sunday nights on Channel 5 - I always find his programmes interesting & worth watching. He seems like one of life's nice guys! 🙂

He did a series called 'Lost Worlds' ,last year, one covered Detroit

https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/entertainment/tv/2022-reviews/1020-made-in-the-80s-ben-fogles-lost-worlds

Not bad, but a bit of a cover version, I remember the original 'Requiem for Detroit' is from 2010 which is worth checking out

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1572190/

 

 

 

Starting to watch the West Wing again and it stands the test of time pretty well, given the cast.  I cant help but wonder if Jed Bartlett stood as an independent now, if he would beat the 2 old codgers who are likely to be gong head to head again.

Kin. 'kin brilliant .

Edited February 25, 20241 yr by Chalky

2 hours ago, Simon T said:

He did a series called 'Lost Worlds' ,last year, one covered Detroit

https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/entertainment/tv/2022-reviews/1020-made-in-the-80s-ben-fogles-lost-worlds

Not bad, but a bit of a cover version, I remember the original 'Requiem for Detroit' is from 2010 which is worth checking out

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1572190/

 

I saw his Lost Worlds series - I've got friends who were in Detroit a couple of years ago & they said it was bad, but I didn't realize quite HOW bad until I saw Lost Worlds! Sad to see. 😢

 

 

On 12/01/2023 at 17:30, Mike said:

A revival of our 'must watch tv ' topic

A place for members to both recommend and talk about current tv shows 

No spoilers please!

 

anyone caught this yet ?

on my 'must' list when time allows

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Mike said:

 

anyone caught this yet ?

on my 'must' list when time allows

 

 

 

Tried it last night , sent me very quickly into a much needed deep sleep ...  😆

On 25/02/2024 at 12:15, Kathryn Magson said:

. He seems like one of life's nice guys! 🙂

He does, Into the Congo, enjoying it, sad for the Debmeli that logging will soon swallow their part of the forest.He does seem to have empathy with the people he meets.