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Post by nigenet on Feb 28, 2017 11:43:42 GMT
I was quite looking forward to Buxton's film festival starting in a few weeks, but I've just had a look at the programme and frankly I'm really quite disappointed! There's quite a few films that I would like to see, but they are on during weekday afternoons so I won't be able to get to them - that happens every year though, I accept that. But in the evenings they have films like Fantastic Beasts, Arrival, Moonlight, Paterson, A United Kingdom. All good films I'm sure (I've seen Arrival and it is very good!) but not what I'd expect from what has in previous years been billed as "A festival of world cinema" where I've seen some amazing productions that I wouldn't normally have seen. Instead, although there are still one or two interesting looking films I can get to, it seems to be dominated by a bunch of very recent big films that I could have seen at the Odeon over the past few months...  buxtonfilm.org.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/festival-2017/ |
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Post by calndel on Feb 28, 2017 21:22:22 GMT
hmmmm nothing springs out to us, may be next year
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Post by calndel on Mar 15, 2017 20:46:03 GMT
let's do this
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Post by sc on Mar 15, 2017 22:51:49 GMT
Jimmy's Hall, With no spoilers this time  A true story of the power struggle and conflict that ravished Ireland post independence from England, starting at the Irish Civil war the film follows a young communist and his love for Jazz from 1919 through to 1932, wonderful wonderful film. The film portrays the horrible 3 sided power struggle between, the two sides in the Civil War and The Church, each vying for power and control and it's effect on an individual only trying to "do his thing" in life. Of course these problems will continue to rip the country apart, way beyond the period of the film, through to the 1980's and possibly the '90's. Dooming Ireland to be a backwater of Europe until the Celtic Tiger. Wonderful film I loved it |
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Post by calndel on Mar 16, 2017 9:12:54 GMT
Saw a great film tonight, set in Ireland, between 1919 and 1932, the bloke was a commie and the Englishish Landlord (The English had of course given up Ireland by then so the Irish had a civil war and were killing more of each other), the IRA and the God People, didn't like that he liked Jazz, so after some shit he left and went to America, then after 10 years comes back (1932) rebuilds a village hall plays some Jazz, people dance a lot because that's what you do with Jazz, (to be honest it is very very hard not to) the God People think "Feck", The IRA say, "Hey, we could do with some help with a Landlord" He stands on a cart and talks then is deported to America and dies..... .............. That's Ireland folks Jimmy's Hall what no spoiler alert? |
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Post by Alan on Mar 16, 2017 12:50:25 GMT
Well I skipped out a lot of bits but you might be right I'll add a spoiler alert or edit tonight when I get home |
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Post by sc on Mar 16, 2017 17:56:03 GMT
There you go all edited |
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Post by sc on Mar 19, 2017 23:34:38 GMT
Went to a lovely little cinema in York this evening, saw Elle a French/German film in French with sub-titles. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Isabelle Huppert. Very powerful film about a successful businesswoman who is raped by a masked intruder in her home. She does not go to the Police due to past experiences with them, and investigates herself.
Compelling film whilst exploring the darker side of humanities pleasures. Very thought provoking, certainly not a film to take your kids too, not a feel good movie!
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Post by sc on Mar 27, 2017 21:52:58 GMT
Just watched DHEEPAN at our little Film Society. The main character (it's his debut acting role) plays a Tamil Tiger (in real life the actor playing his part was a Tamil Tiger child soldier), anyway he burns his uniform and joins civilian refugee, teams up with a stranger to act as a wife and an orphaned girl to act as their daughter. They are smuggled to France as a family.
Not to be discovered they keep their heads down in France and he works as a caretaker. However, soon his territorial and leadership instincts along with his defence of his "family" bring him into conflict with local criminals and drug gangs.
Powerful (the crib sheet said ambiguous but I didn't think so) ending. Good film, bit slow in the middle.
7/10
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Post by nigenet on Mar 28, 2017 8:50:41 GMT
Just watched DHEEPAN at our little Film Society. The main character (it's his debut acting role) plays a Tamil Tiger (in real life the actor playing his part was a Tamil Tiger child soldier), anyway he burns his uniform and joins civilian refugee, teams up with a stranger to act as a wife and an orphaned girl to act as their daughter. They are smuggled to France as a family. Not to be discovered they keep their heads down in France and he works as a caretaker. However, soon his territorial and leadership instincts along with his defence of his "family" bring him into conflict with local criminals and drug gangs. Powerful (the crib sheet said ambiguous but I didn't think so) ending. Good film, bit slow in the middle. 7/10 Sounds interesting SC. I've just added it to my Amazon Prime watchlist |
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Post by calndel on Mar 29, 2017 19:17:06 GMT
Star gazing live (from Australia) BBC2
better than watching the news
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Post by beef on Mar 29, 2017 20:07:42 GMT
Following his recent death there's a Brian Pern tribute tonight - BBC4 10-11pm
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Post by calndel on Mar 29, 2017 22:54:56 GMT
Following his recent death there's a Brian Pern tribute tonight - BBC4 10-11pm we missed it, hopefully we'll be able to watch it on catch up will they be renaming one of the stages at WOMAD, Brian? |
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Post by mikey on Mar 30, 2017 5:42:31 GMT
Watched the first half last before before being whisked off to the land of nod. A very good tribute to the man who shaped British and world music since the 1970's. His untimely death was such an awful tragedy and a renaming of womad stage, or perhaps a Segway route around the site would be a fitting tribute.
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Post by beef on Mar 30, 2017 16:31:18 GMT
Following his recent death there's a Brian Pern tribute tonight - BBC4 10-11pm we missed it, hopefully we'll be able to watch it on catch up will they be renaming one of the stages at WOMAD, Brian? Seems only fair - as we know it was BP who invented world music.... |
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