Just watched Pixels...it was ok actually, one or two chuckle moments Finally got round to watching the Martian in 3D last night. Really good, and I wasn't expecting much to be honest
Watched Wayne's World 2 just now. Haven't seen it in years. Seriously, it is a whole lot better than I remember - it's as good as the first one, maybe better. Party on, Wayne and Garth. Party on.
Watched The Shallows last night. It's Blake Lively hiding from a shark for 90 minutes, with hardly any dialogue, whilst wearing a bikini. I give it 10 out of 10.
I happened across Hindenburg: The Last Flight last night, it's the story of the supposed conspiracy behind the Hindenburg crash (2011 starring Stacey Keach). The worst acting I've seen since Crossroads, utterly appalling.
One for the discerning music buff - The Winding Stream, a docu-film on the Carter/Cash music dynasty; started in the 20's and continues to present day.
Day 238, film 238," oranges and sunshine", about children in the 70s sent to Australia by social workers with a promise of oranges and sunshine, most were orphans but some were from broken homes. Most ended up in work houses, abused and virtual slaves. Stars Emily Watson who I think is a cracking actress...also Hugo weaving( matrix)
This is an article at the time the film was originally released, explains it far better than I could. I loved the film but some may not...... Oranges and Sunshine please log in to view this image Nick BryantNew York correspondent 24 May 2011 From the sectionAsia-Pacific comments please log in to view this image Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionMany of the children were told a life of adventure awaited them in Australia Of all the stories that I have covered in Australia, few have been as moving or enraging as the treatment of the British child migrants. It was also the story where I probably came closest to crossing the line that separates journalism from advocacy. At the time, victims were pressing for an apology from the British government, which ultimately came to be delivered by the then prime minister, Gordon Brown, in February last year. Yet how could one not be angered by the treatment of more than 150,000 children who were forcibly relocated from Britain to corners of its empire and commonwealth - a practice that continued until the late 1960s? More than 7,000 children were shipped to Australia, and many were tricked into thinking they were embarking on a life of adventure and abundance. Many ended up in orphanages and institutions where they were treated harshly and in many instances physically and sexually abused. Some were told they were orphans, the cruellest of fictions, since often their parents were still alive. Many parents were informed by officials that their children had been adopted by British families, when they had actually been shipped abroad - castaways of the empire. I well remember writing this story, and thinking that I must have got things terribly wrong. It was simply too bad to be true. But the sin was of omission. The piece merely scratched at the surface, and told the stories of only a few child migrants and highlighted just a few instances of abuse. Many child migrants were promised oranges and sunshine on arrival in Australia, which is the title of a new film chronicling their plight that goes on general release next month - it has been out for a few months in Britain already. It follows the story of Margaret Humphreys, the Nottingham social worker who first became aware of the problem when a child migrant contacted her from Sydney in the hope of retracing her British parents. Official denial Disbelief at the treatment of the children quickly turns to outrage when she realises how many youngsters were affected and how little successive British and Australian governments had done to assist them - or even publicly acknowledge their existence. The policy in both hemispheres was one of official denial. please log in to view this image Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionMany of the children were told a life of adventure awaited them in Australia Margaret Humphreys, who is played by the actress Emily Watson in the film, has essentially ended up commuting between Nottingham and Australia for the past three decades. Documenting the full extent of the problem - the most Herculean of tasks given the numbers involved - exposing criminal abuse, counselling the victims and reuniting separated families has become her life's work. Emily Watson captures her sensitivity, steeliness and bravery - for there were times when her safety was at risk. Her husband, Merv, who played a key role in the investigation, also emerges as a hero. So, too, does Nottinghamshire County Council, which helped fund their early work. Two of Australia's finest actors, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham, play child migrants struggling, in their very different ways, to make sense of the deception and mistreatment that scarred them so profoundly. As an aside, Adelaide doubles as Perth in the 1980s, because the capital of Western Australia now looks so shiny and new. I saw the movie at its Sydney premiere on Monday night, and it's a very affecting piece of cinema. Directing his first film, Jim Loach - the son of Ken - has done a fine job. I should have taken tissues, and would urge you to do so. For those unaware of the story of the child migrants - it was little known until the Observer newspaper in Britain shone a spotlight on the Humphreys work in 1987 - the film will be deeply upsetting. For those who know the story, Oranges and Sunshine still has the capacity to shock.
Watched Cheech and Chong go up in Smoke last night, if that was the 70's thank god I'm too young to remember it
Ha ha, I remember watching that stoned when it came out, ****ing brilliant !!!!!! I nearly had a heart attack I was larfing that much .....
I don't think they would get away with the scene where they busted the nuns and had them up against the wall nowadays! I don't mind the odd wacky comedy, I even like Jim Carrey though no one else I know does
Mel Gibson film tonight I know Another ****ing Australian, Trailer looks good though, so, Day 239, film 239," blood father"
Well what can I say about " blood father" "Bloody awful" no pun intended, From some very good Australian acting, To Mel Gibson, either end of the spectrum... I thought it was crap.... Please can I have my Two hours back, I have wet paint to watch....
Watched "Grimsby" last night. Was surprisingly (to me, can't usually stand Baron-Cohen), very funny. Also very gross in places, but in a funny way. Bit like the town itself. Really enjoyed it tbh.
Right, my choices were " flight" or precious" so tonight, I'm going with.... Day 240, film240.... "Star wars, the force awakens".... It's on sky tonight....
Watched Young Frankenstein earlier... before I found out Gene Wilder had passed. Am gonna watch Blazing Saddles tonight methinks.
