I’ll bet you slept well after watching that.
I’ve read that the FDA is not as exacting with devices as it is with drugs, but one would like to think they give more than a perfunctory glance.
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Um, no thanks!
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Suicide Squad, a bit dark though. Though there are some bright scenes
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. Excellent immediate post-WWII film, with flashbacks to German occupation.
We had both read the book when it came out, but had forgotten lots of details. The movie was really excellent.
(Devotees of Downton Abbey will recognize both Rose and Mrs. Crowley. Fans of Doc Martin will be glad to see Pauline - )
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Ask the Doctor
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An innovative, fun, and exploratory factual series that addresses the state of the nation's health, the latest in medical treatments and the future of healthcare as we know it. Read moreGenres
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We are watching this Australian TV serie that examines a different medical issue in every episode. So far, my husband made me see the one about diet
I have also come in contact with Australian humor for the first time. It is very innocent and kid-like, so far.
Every episode is about 20-30' and I always get asleep before it ends.
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Winston Churchill enters Westminster Abbey
Fascinating to hear the snippets of conversation. And you know what? If Churchill DID think of himself as the father of the country, it turned out that he was right!
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Every episode is about 20-30' and I always get asleep before it ends.
This isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement, serafina !
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John Adams
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John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling most of U.S. President John Adams' political life and his role in the founding of the United States. Paul Giamatti portrays John Adams. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper. Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the book John Adams by David McCullough. The biopic of John Adams and the story of the first fifty years of the United States was broadcast in seven parts by HBO between March 16 and April 20, 2008. John Adams received… Read moreGenres
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Great series!
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess. Read more -
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Last night we watched Bohemian Rhapsody and in spite of some very negative reviews ( many more positive reviews, actually) I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Other than that, it was thoroughly entertaining, which is what I expect from a biopic like that.
I enjoyed the movie because I am a fan of the band, however I agree that Rami Malek was too queer in portraying Freddie. I still think this is an enjoyable movie for fans, but not a great movie per se.
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Shtisel
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Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva. Read moreGenres
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12 episodes unwinding the story of the Shtisel family, a family of Orthodox Jews living in Jerusalem. The main character is the young Akiva, the younger son, which is still single. Very sensible and gentle soul, he has to find a balance between the demands of the archaic arranged marriages and his true feelings.
Akiva' sister is also facing challenges, despite being married with 4 children, and so does Akiva's brother, a Yeshiva student, also married.
Oh, and we also have the stubborn elder father, a widow, living with Akiva... at least for now.
It was actually pretty enjoyable, quiet and calm to watch.
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I was looking the series about Trotsky. Very interesting film made in Russia, spoken in Russian with some views of his last refuge, Mexico. It appears that Frida Kahlo was one of his numerous lovers. A good description of his lack of clemecy and love for being extremely cruel. Lenin, which appears also in the film, looks like a carmelite sister in comparison. But Stalin seems to have been the worst.
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DON’T TELL ME! Frida Kahlo and Trotsky??? Before, after, or during her relationship with Diego Rivera?
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DON’T TELL ME! Frida Kahlo and Trotsky??? Before, after, or during her relationship with Diego Rivera?
It seems that, due to its extreme communism, Diego Rivera accepted gladly that his wife was having sex with Mr Trotsky. After all, they considered themselves as all "tovarich" (Companions).
I do not why there is a lot of praise to Frida Kahlo's paintings. In our Malba there are many pictures from her. And all the "artistic retinue" sees her as a master of painting.
She was utterly ugly. Of course, my standards of beauty comes from the Renaissance and ends in the works of the Pre Raphaelists, I am too conservative in Art.
Other thing that makes me angry with Mexico is that they always received the communist refugees from all the world. While Mexico is not precisely a communist country. Lack of equal distribution of the national wealth is the proof.
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Has anyone watched Roma on Netflix?
The Oscar pundits are tipping it to win a pile of prizes at the next party in LA
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Roma is on our list, but we haven’t yet taken the plunge. Glad you reminded me, GlasgowJohn .
Carlos - you mentioned that Frida Kahlo was an unattractive woman, an observation confirmed by even her self portraits. Yet she famously had multiple lovers. Perhaps she was a terrific cook?
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