| From: Jhana | 1/4/2025 8:34:55 AM | | | | | | | Solid thumbs up for "Housewife, 49" on Amazon Prime based on the true story of a British housewife who kept a diary and sent it regularly to a government public opinion gathering office. Very touching story about the home front in WW2. |
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| From: Jhana | 1/6/2025 10:52:57 AM | | | | | | OK, the Apple TV Plus weekend was interesting. Here's what we got through and my impressions:
Masters of the Air - I watched the first five and enjoyed the action sequences a lot (I used to watch "12 O'Clock High" reruns as a kid and didn't get to see a real B-17 up close until five years ago). The story outside the bombing missions was so-so. I couldn't help but compare the series to "Band of Brothers," "The Pacific," "Memphis Belle," "Red Tails," and even "Flyboys." It didn't leave me wanting to go back and see the rest.
Bad Sisters - Fun first episode. We would watch more.
Ted Lasso - Not my cuppa but my wife liked it. The premise was ripped more or less from "Major League" with an intercultural thing thrown in.
Slow Horses - Everyone seems to love it, but the first episode was disjointed and unpleasant, to say the least. Is it all about Oldman being gross and obnoxious, or do they get past that? Didn't turn me on.
Manhunt - Very well done. Keen to see more.
Criminal Record - Another venture into the ugly, corrupt old cop genre. Didn't leave me wanting to go wallow in it more unless the senior cop turns out to be a force for good somehow.
Did I miss anything? |
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| To: Jhana who wrote (51497) | 1/6/2025 11:01:00 AM | | From: research1234 | | | | | Shrinking, a dark comedy series about a dysfunctional psychiatric practice starring Harrison Ford as a grumpy curmudgeon. No topic or language is off limits. |
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| From: koan | 1/10/2025 5:14:50 PM | | | | | | Made some cioppino today.
I put in some olive oil and fresh garlic, then some wild Gulf of America prawns, and some large fresh San Francisco dungeness crab, and red snapper.
Cooked it a bit and then added my San francisco "Paladini pasta cioppino sauce, and another bottle of tomato sauce and some red wine.
Then let it simmer for awhile.
I will eat it with red wine and french bread.
We have such a great fish market in my town.
Happy New Year. |
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| From: Sam | 1/13/2025 5:58:31 PM | | | | | | I guess this video of this guy reunited with his dog Oreo after 5 days belongs here:
Tearful reunion for man, pet dog following Palisades Fire evacuations
The dog slept on rubble for five days before he was found.
By Liz Kreutz and Karla Rendon • Published January 12, 2025 • Updated on January 12, 2025 at 4:39 pm
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| From: Jhana | 1/15/2025 8:30:07 AM | | | | | | "Greyhound" on AppleTV - WOW. Long ago (like when Saving Private Ryan came out), stunning war movies would get the attention they deserve. But nowadays, they get a short blurb before they drop behind a paywall and the herd moves on.
Too bad Tom Hanks didn't have a rubber superhero suit, just a Navy uniform. And his only superpower was commanding a team of destroyers to fend off a U-boat wolfpack attack in the North Atlantic. I mean, what's that compared to laser vision?
This is a must see for anyone who appreciates great action and direction. Almost all of the movie happens on the bridge of one destroyer, but you get a visceral feel for the crazy scene they were part of.
Big thumbs up. |
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| From: Jhana | 1/16/2025 8:19:01 AM | | | | | | Wrapped up the latest season of "Shetland" last night; they moved on to a solid new cast with the new lead detective, so it should keep going for a good while (Silent Witness and Taggart are both around season 27).
Also started a new series "Protection" that looks good for a 6-episode run.The "In Plain Sight" formula set in the UK but the latest assignment goes very wrong. |
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| From: LoneClone | 1/17/2025 12:16:35 PM | | | | | | I should set up this tale by saying it happened in the very staid and genteel city of Victoria, where strange things rarely happen.
I have David Lynch to thank for one of the most surreal movie experiences I have enjoyed., and that was only partly to do with what was on the screen
Back in the day, word got out among my arts and culture-oriented circle of friends that we needed to go see this new movie called Blue Velvet that was coming to town, so we got together and headed down to $2 Tuesday -- remember those? -- at a local multiplex. I had read a few reviews of Eraserhead, which sounded intriguing, but otherwise had not been exposed to anything by Lynch.
The theatre itself was a perfect setting, an odd space in a round room with an aisle running around the outside of the seats. This would come in handy for the radical lesbian collective on mushrooms.
There was a remarkable sense of anticipation running through the audience as they waited. It felt like before a stadium concert. .I won't spoil the opening scene of the movie for those who haven't seen Blue Velvet yet, but suffice to say that within seconds we knew we were in for a remarkable experience.
Usually I require that the theatre be quiet to enjoy a film -- needless to say, I rarely go the theatre these days -- but there was none of that this Tuesday, with the gasps and exclamations coming from the crowd enhancing the surrealism. The cherry on top was the lesbian collective on mushrooms, who would periodically get up from their seats and march around the outer aisle while emitting inarticulate exclamations.
I was exhausted but exhilarated by the end of the showing. It was such a perfect viewing experience I have not sullied the memories by watching Blue Velvet again. Even though I can still recall perfectly many scenes, maybe it's time to watch it again after all these years, though I guess I'll have to do without the acid-fuelled lesbians.
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| From: Ron | 1/22/2025 1:39:02 PM | | | | | | Silo, season two is entertaining on Apple TV. Waiting for more Severance to download before we start watching that. Probably will watch Greyhound next. -- one we missed during Covid.
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| From: Jeff Hayden | 1/23/2025 8:39:20 PM | | | | | | | Paramount+ keeps putting out Taylor Sheridan shows. Landman is a view into the oil patch. It's really good. |
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