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Post by number13 on Aug 9, 2020 10:30:25 GMT
Wait till you see the restoration throughout. Breathtaking stuff. Looks like it could have been filmed last week. One thing that I didn't know was included - you can watch it two ways - 4x3 or widescreen (so Mark would like it as someone who can't abide "the black bars"!) but if you watch the 4x3 version, you get the advert break bit with the logo, wheras if you watch it fullscreen then there's no concessions to the ads and it plays as a film essentially. Thought "that" scare at the end of Act 2 needs a break! Smiley's People got a US bluray from Acorn which is quite shocking quality from the screengrabs I've seen. One of those ones were it looks far, far worse than the DVDs we've already got. So I've no info on that, but hopes. I wouldn't have thought Neverwhere and Gormenghast would be high up on BBCWW's release schedule either so stranger things have happened. The only unreleased goss I have about any non-Who atm is that Network will be doing The New Avengers and Stingray soon-ish, delayed for obvious reasons from when they hoped. The Sweeney (they did the movies and Series 1 on blu already)and Minder are in the pipeline too. And while I didn't hear this myself, my friend who was told about the BFI bringing the Beeb's Play For Today's starting coming to bluray (which did turn out to be true) says there's interest in doing that for the Christmas Ghost Stories too which, clearly would be more than a bit of interesting news to us and Number13. I wouldn't be surprised if more Kneale was done either as Quatermass And The Pit (the series) did better than BBCWW expected. Thinking that may open the door to more of his TV work coming to bluray is my own speculation though, so no-ones hopes go up. Though a Kneale film boxset may be less speculative if you wait till 2021. That's an interesting if macabre part of the country. I've always promised myself a horror-tour of the UK one day, just going round all the sights from Dracula, Hammer films, the Omen Graveyard and others. Hmm. The 'Tinker Tailor' restoration was a revelation, so I have been hoping/expecting the sequel to crop up. That's assuming they retained the film elements of course. I have made a few 'pilgrimages' to the TV locations of 'A Warning to the Curious', 'Stalls of Barchester' and 'Oh Whistle and I'll come to you' (Michael Hordern). The Last time I was there, I managed to book a few nights at Wells By the Sea, about 100 yards from the seafront 'boarding house' (now apartments) as used in the Peter Vaughan 1971 version, before travelling on to the White Lion (book version) for a few more days. Sitting on the same steps as 'boots' did when he witnessed the two 'Dr Black's, on a morning when the tide had just gone out was interesting. Finding the same stretch of remote beach and actual Groyne that Michael Hordern hid behind as he encountered the apparition in his nightmare, on a very wet, deserted and stormy afternoon was like being in the scene itself. The only locations I missed were those cottages nearby that had been demolished (Warning to the Curious, where he speaks to a former neighbour of Agar's). Exploring the woodland on an evening, as used in the 'A Warning' film was fun too, as it is unchanged. The key thing is, that the BBC crew filmed 'A Warning' and 'Oh Whistle' in Norfolk, within a short distance of each other, using unspoiled locations, whereas M.R James wrote from his memories of Suffolk (which was too gentrified even in 1971). They did film some of 'Oh Whistle; at what remains of the lost town of Dunwich in Suffolk though. I found the actual sole surviving Gravestone near the cliff edge (amongst trees now), from the lost priory which had collapsed into the sea, and where he found his 'whistle' on a balmy evening.... Its such an evocative place to visit and whilst so much has become overcome by tourists, the fact that there are no motorways in that part of the country, means that it still retains the otherworldly feel that Clive Swift's Dr Black alludes to in 'A Warning'. One key difference between the two locations though: Norfolk is still affordable. At the White Lion in Aldeburgh, I think it was £150 a night. But it was worth it I guess. 'Quis est iste qui venit?' Fans of 'The Master', that's who!
Enjoyed the travelogue of 'James Country', thanks.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 9, 2020 11:10:09 GMT
"The Fate Of The Furious" is on tv now.. OMG this is such a "kitchen sink" movie, as in throw everything in the sink. And it's funny to see how many lengths they go to after 2 movies to keep Vin Diesel and The Rock in separate scenes.
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Post by polly on Aug 9, 2020 17:55:01 GMT
Great movie, My advice ignore those DTV sequels. Yeah, I'm not touching those with a ten-foot pole.
Yup- I saw this in the cinemas, I just recall laughing at seeing "Doogie Howser", (not yet Barney Stinson) on the big screen I remembered the character, but I'd forgotten it was NPH. Weird coincidence, too, because we just watched Harold and Kumar last week, I wasn't intending to make a Doogie Double Feature of it...
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Post by grinch on Aug 9, 2020 20:19:15 GMT
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Whilst admittedly not as dark as it’s predecessor, I still think this one is a lot of fun with some nice background humour.
There’s probably more you could do with Gizmo and the Gremlins (especially in a more contemporary setting) but I honestly wouldn’t mind if these two films were the only ones we got. Although I know that a potential third film has been talked about for years now.
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Post by Digi on Aug 10, 2020 0:45:23 GMT
Over the last couple of days I've watched Hiroshi Inagaki's 'Samurai trilogy':
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Samurai III: Duel at Duel at Ganryu Island
I decided to check them out because they were what Toshiro Mifune was up to between Seven Samurai and Throne of Blood. They were okay I guess, kind of fun and reasonably well produced with occasionally brilliant bits of cinematography (and more than a few truly horrible ones). To me they didn't really have a great deal of that special je ne sais quoi, that very specific kind of magic that makes a film special.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 10, 2020 6:37:34 GMT
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Whilst admittedly not as dark as it’s predecessor, I still think this one is a lot of fun with some nice background humour. There’s probably more you could do with Gizmo and the Gremlins (especially in a more contemporary setting) but I honestly wouldn’t mind if these two films were the only ones we got. Although I know that a potential third film has been talked about for years now. Slayer are on the musical soundtrack.. That is all for me..
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 10, 2020 6:38:24 GMT
Watched another "found footage".. "The Dark Tapes".. sooo much lower budget more than the norm. FINALLY watched "The Howling". I remember this coming out in the cinemas I was 6. Now to watch the rest of them
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 10, 2020 7:05:56 GMT
Watched another "found footage".. "The Dark Tapes".. sooo much lower budget more than the norm. FINALLY watched "The Howling". I remember this coming out in the cinemas I was 6. Now to watch the rest of them Bow your head in shame, it taken you this long to watch this cult horror classic. Go sit on the naughty step.
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 10, 2020 7:08:03 GMT
Watched another "found footage".. "The Dark Tapes".. sooo much lower budget more than the norm. FINALLY watched "The Howling". I remember this coming out in the cinemas I was 6. Now to watch the rest of them You definitely need watch Howling 2 bro it is the only sequel in the series to the original film, it's a bad but funny sequel with the bedt end titles montage ever put on film. Google it you'll see what i mean.
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Post by melkur on Aug 10, 2020 17:20:32 GMT
Watched another "found footage".. "The Dark Tapes".. sooo much lower budget more than the norm. FINALLY watched "The Howling". I remember this coming out in the cinemas I was 6. Now to watch the rest of them I saw 'The Dark Tapes' on my birthday when if first came out. I think I liked it fine, but not as much as I thought I would (it was really hyped up on a found-footage podcast series I listened to when it was out & I think it lead me to expect something a little... 'More'?). I've been meaning to get round to re-watch it to see how my opinion on it's changed three and a bit years on, but have never really found the right moment.
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Post by grinch on Aug 10, 2020 22:55:16 GMT
Valentine (2001)
A pretty forgettable slasher which just reeks of having originated from the noughties. I like the look of the killer though.
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Post by melkur on Aug 11, 2020 11:53:14 GMT
Last night I watched 'Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation'. The weird amount of excitement when you see that every film in this series is longer than it's predecessor... Only for part five to fall short by about 81 seconds. Yes, yes, I know...
An actor I worked with on a short film I made at university had a small role in it, so it was nice to see him again...
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 11, 2020 12:12:30 GMT
3 peat on tv tonight.
Oceans 8 300 The Devil Wears Prada.
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Post by mark687 on Aug 11, 2020 15:57:03 GMT
The Assistant (2019)
(A slow burn Drama highlighting questionable conduct and Office Politics in spite of MeToo)
Regards
mark687
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Post by Digi on Aug 11, 2020 16:20:58 GMT
The Assistant (2019) (A slow burn Drama highlighting questionable conduct and Office Politics in spite of ME2) Regards mark687 I had to read this a number of times before I realized you meant MeToo, and that you weren't talking about Mass Effect 2
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 20:33:18 GMT
Hemmer's Brides of Dracula (1960). No, I can't believe it's sixty years old either! This was their first vampire film without the charms of Christopher Lee and doesn't suffer for it in the slightest. It's a beautifully directed picture, with a wonderful cast and story. The heroine is Marianne, played by Yvonne Monlaur. Yes, I had a young crush on her when I saw this on television a few years ago. Sad that she, and every other cast member I should think, is no longer with us. A wonderful piece of Gothic cinema.
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Post by Tim Bradley on Aug 11, 2020 21:29:49 GMT
Hello everyone! Just seen 'Aquaman' with Jason Momoa. I found it very good. Tim.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 12, 2020 1:12:02 GMT
Just watched another "found footage horror" Skinwalker Ranch. The usual fanfare LOL.
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Post by Ela on Aug 12, 2020 2:10:02 GMT
My spouse and I watched Hamilton on Disney+ Sunday night. We found it enjoyable, historical inaccuracies/glosses (of which there are quite a few) and all.
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Post by Digi on Aug 12, 2020 2:13:43 GMT
Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction today.
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