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Splinter · September 14, 2020 at 7:46 PM Official Post

I have a large collection of DVDs which, bit by bit I'm ripping to mp4 so that we can watch them on the smart TV with a pendrive.

Tonight I'm watching Waterloo (1970) (with Christopher Plummer and Rod Steiger) which has some of the best battle scenes I've ever seen.

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Bondarchuk made the film with 15,000 infantrymen and 2,000 cavalry on loan from the Soviet army. Trained up to fight in 19th century style, and given time to grow proper moustaches, these men do an outstanding job as French, British and Prussian soldiers. It was said at the time that this put Bondarchuk in command of the seventh largest army in the world. As a result, the scenes of battle at Waterloo are visually and technically sublime, and must be seen to be believed. Moreover, the mostly hokey screenplay has its finest hour when the immutably deadpan Lord Uxbridge falls foul of a grapeshot. Uxbridge: "By God, Sir, I've lost my leg." Wellington: "By God, Sir, so you have." It is a joy to confirm that those lines are accurate. The leg was buried in a nearby garden, and became a tourist attraction.

I've also ripped Brief Encounter (1945) and added Spanish sub-titles for anyone in Adri's family who may want to watch it. Battle of Britain will be next.

Splinter · October 1, 2020 at 3:27 PM Official Post

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Rice · October 1, 2020 at 6:09 PM

Ha! That’s fine for people outside the US, but for those of us trapped inside, we can scare ourselves enough just by turning on the news.

THE EVENING NEWS, STARRING

THE GREAT PUMPKIN !

Splinter · October 17, 2020 at 6:47 PM Official Post

The life of Hannah Hauxwell is well worth watching.

Rice · October 26, 2020 at 11:40 PM

Political response to Borat 2 -

How is Kazakhstan taking the latest “Borat” movie?

When the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made fun of the entire country in his first movie in 2006, the authoritarian Kazakh government banned it and threatened to sue him.

With the sequel “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” out now on Amazon, the government changed tack and decided that any publicity is good. It embraced the Borat character’s catchphrase and turned it into a tourism slogan: “Kazakhstan. Very nice!”

“In Covid times, when tourism spending is on hold, it was good to see the country mentioned in the media,” said a Kazakh tourism board official. “Not in the nicest way, but it’s good to be out there.”

NYT, Oct 26, 2020

Splinter · December 30, 2020 at 7:24 PM Official Post

SpaceNut · January 5, 2021 at 9:20 PM

The Great, shown every Sundays for the next 10 weeks, since one was already shown, is actually....great.

Such a stunning actress that Elle Fanning. Nicolas Hoult's role is also funny as the less charismatic Peter the Great, well in today's "standards"

Rice · January 7, 2021 at 2:16 PM

Where is it airing, SpaceNut ?

SpaceNut · January 7, 2021 at 3:32 PM

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Where is it airing, SpaceNut ?

on channel 4’s all4 app

I din’t know if you can view it from where you are

I think tv streaming app Hulu first aired it

Rice · January 9, 2021 at 9:20 AM

Thanks! I’ll look for it.

SpaceNut · January 10, 2021 at 10:05 PM

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Thanks! I’ll look for it.

Huzzah!!!

Rice · January 11, 2021 at 1:30 PM

After reading this in The Telegraph, I want to see Michael Apted’s documentary series “Up.” Does anyone know if it is available anywhere?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2021/01/09/…paign=DM1323827

Splinter · January 11, 2021 at 4:59 PM Official Post

Looks fascinating!

https://www.amazon.com/The-Up-Series/dp/B074MGWDPF

Splinter · March 19, 2021 at 12:23 PM Official Post

Last night I watched United 93, the only hijacked plane on September 11th 2001 that didn't hit its intended target.

We all know the tragic outcome and frankly, watching this film was harrowing to say the least. In spite of feeling like a mawkish voyeur, I feel that director Paul Greengrass captured the raw and terrifying emotions of this flight, not to mention the flight control centres and the other terrorist attacks in a non-bombastic and completely real way.

When the film ended I felt numb.

Rice · March 19, 2021 at 12:38 PM

I admire you for being able to watch that. I couldn’t do it.

Splinter · April 30, 2021 at 6:35 AM Official Post

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By Jim Hillier, a colleague at DCT.

Rice · April 30, 2021 at 5:39 PM

Jim’s a good reviewer. He made me want to find Banshee and watch it!

Splinter · May 19, 2021 at 3:29 PM Official Post

Anne Boleyn was black, according to UK's Channel 5.

...and in their next production, with a working title of Martin Luther King - The Truth, the lead will be played by Matt Damon.

Rice · May 19, 2021 at 4:27 PM

Historical fact? Or another in the current historical fantasy genre most famously exemplified by Bridgerton?

Splinter · May 19, 2021 at 5:50 PM Official Post

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Historical fact? Or another in the current historical fantasy genre most famously exemplified by Bridgerton?

I watched 15 minutes of Bridgerton and then hit the cancel button.

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Beer to be spent?

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