Charlie Brooker did it better. Incoherent psychological thriller with a big clunky twist that couldn't even be saved by the acting abilities of its protagonists. I'd partly picked it because it wasn't overlong and I found myself looking at my watch after an hour. Ice cream was good, though.
Just back from a throwback screening of Beetlejuice.
I thought it was okay but not great when it came out. Opinion hasn’t changed 35 years later. Hadn’t dated as badly as I feared but I don’t think it’s as wonderful as many seem to.
Off to see something Halloween related I suppose tomorrow - The Shining. Never seen it though as with a lot of popular culture it’s impossible to avoid the memes.
I'm off to the Klimt/Kiss thing. The Vermeer one was excellent so I'm hopeful of being at least informed if not entertained. It's certainly sold a lot of tickets.
I’m not here to make a political point, just to vent in a supportive environment.
I’m not sure how widely known this is outside those working in the industry but the writers’ and latterly actors’ strikes in the US are proving catastrophic for small companies & workers in all sectors of film production in the UK & Europe (and presumably beyond) 80% of UK film production staff are currently out of work, the vast majority of whom are freelance and therefore have no support. It’s actually worse than how things were during Covid since at least then there was some government financial support.
That said, everyone I speak to supports the striking unions. I just don’t know how many of them, particularly those highly experienced people with 30+ years in the industry, will be come back when this is all over.
Same for actors in UK too CD. My sis is a UK based actor and a lot of those who weren't working in US (British and others) have come across to UK and it has just put the middle tier of UK based actors' chance of getting roles further down. As you say, they are supportive of the strikes, but it's tough for this side of the pond. G
I went to see the Samuel Beckett biopic Dance First last night. Excellent performances by Gabriel Byrne, Maxine Peake and Sandra Bonnaire. I learned a lot about Beckett, his life was nt like his plays and quite a lot happened, in fact. It was written by Neil Forsyth, who also wrote the TV series Guilt and The Gold , both of which I enjoyed
Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.
Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more!
Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Star Trek - to boldly go..
Jan 2025