Films

Saw The Selfish Giant last night.

Really well shot and acted, but really bleak. I was hoping it wouldn't be too much like Tyrannosaur, and while they're pretty different films, they left me feeling the same. I'd recommend them as films, but I'm not sure I could recommend the experience of going to see them.

I haven't seen a well depressing movie for months now. It sounded quite...well bleak.

So the guys at work were trying to work out if Gravity could work in real life and went "no" in about 5 seconds with reasons why not. The joys of working with engineers!

:)

I have this one Ed:

http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/panasonic/dmpbdt320-mr/pana-dmpbdt320-mr

It has iPlayer and Wifi.... good picture and the software is pretty good.

Thank Soul, that give me something to think and figure out.

went to see Gravity but not actually on until Thurs!

so watched Bad Grandpa instead - high class LCD bad taste japery

The Anchorman whilst model making never get boring.

Next God Father P1-3, I have to finish the model tonight, so racking up the movies.

Cloud Atlas.

Shite.

Shite. Dog shite.

Why did I watch it? Would rather have an angry gibbon go mental at my genitals than watch that film again.

^ that film made me hate the world and everything in it for about three full days. then it stopped.

ha. I made it about 20 minutes in. same goes for the book

I wanted to throw something at the screen

I downloaded Cloud Atlas. Never got around to seeing it.

#dodgedabullet

don't. delete it now.

he's gonna watch the fucker now just to see what all the fuss is about. and then he will hate us.

don't. delete it now.

Subjective really, I find it interesting, just felt a bit Disney.

Rotten Tomatoes said it's neither good nor bad, just don't expect much.

no it really is a pile of irredeemable, pretentious, cod philosiphising horseshit. and more than just a bit fucking racist.

Yup

I re-watched A Prophet last week, the end still doesn't make sense to me.

Can someone explain?

The book of cloud atlas is fantastic. I have three copies, one of which is a non-dedicated pre-release proof. If it had won the booker I was gonna sell that shit for sure.

There is some great banter on this page.

Should I see Gravity in IMAX? Or normal multiplex okay?

Watched ' The loneliest robot in Great Britain'
A classic ;)

Should I see Gravity in IMAX? Or normal multiplex okay?

^ I'd try to see it on as big a screen as possible.

Blue Jasmine.

Loved it. A very un Woody Allen film.. But very Woody Allen at the same time.. If you know what I mean.

I don't, but I do... if you know what I mean ;)

Nice bike film double bill at the Rio this Sunday. I won't be able to go, unfortunately. If you haven't seen "Ladri di biciclette" ('Bicycle Thieves') yet, it's a must. One of the best films of the 20th century.

http://www.riocinema.org.uk/

• Sunday 10 November
  LOST AND FOUND DOUBLE BILL
  BICYCLE THIEVES (U) 2.30
  (BBFC Insight: Contains mild language and violence)
  (Italy 1948) dir. Vittorio De Sica 85m. Digital.
  Lamberto Maggiorani, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola, Elena Aitieri.
  Vittorio De Sica’s remarkable 1947 drama of desperation and survival was filmed in the in the war torn, poverty-stricken streets and alleys of Rome and came to define a whole new era of film making. A man, hoping to support his desperate family with a new job, loses his bicycle and main means of transportation for work. With his wide-eyed young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. Simply told but dazzlingly rich in human insight, BICYCLE THIEVES brought emotional clarity, social righteousness and brutal honesty to post-war cinema.
  Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3jnzXX9mXs
  

• WADJDA (PG) 4.20
  (BBFC Insight: Contains mild sex references)
  (Saudi Arabia 2012) dir. Haifaa Al Mansouris 98m. Digital.
  Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd Kamel.
  WADJDA is a film that breaks boundaries and challenges traditions. It’s the first feature to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, and the first to be made by a female Saudi filmmaker. Wadjda is an 11-year-old living in a suburb of Riyadh who is determined to raise enough money to buy a bike even though bicycles are regarded as dangerous to female virtue. But Wadjda is a rebellious free spirit with an ambition to race against Abdullah, her next door neighbour. It’s a film of many delights and surprises, rich in charm and heart, but on this occasion that’s just the icing on the cake.
  Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3koigluYOH0
  
  £10/£8 Concs/£6 Under 15’s/£28 Family ticket

Chinese blogger makes Thor gay, incestuous:

A Chinese cinema has accidentally advertised superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World with a photoshopped poster in which rival comic book titans Thor and Loki appear to be cuddling.

I think that's one for Viz's Up The Arse Corner.

Incidentally the new Thor was worth the fiver I paid to see it. I am a comic geek though. The new Captain America does look good mind. First time they've used a story from the comics (and a good one too) for the Marvel film universe.