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Danielle

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:09:33 +1200

musicals – yuck!

There is nothing inherently wrong with musicals.

That is all. :)

InternationalObserver

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:29:27 +1200

I think we'll have to differ on this. I thought Hepburn's acting was overwrought and there was (IMO) no real reason why she wouldn't have handed the doll over asap; since she was obviously so keen to protect her hubby. I think the movie fell prey to the 'noble' idea…

3410

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:17:45 +1200

I/O,
She won't hand it over because the guy's a bullying scumbag, and she refuses to bow to that. Obviously, that movie comes from the tail end of the 'Old Hollywood' era, but I'd say it's notable for not falling prey to many of the cinematic horrors that that implies…

InternationalObserver

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:39:03 +1200

et tu Fiona?

the 1967 thriller starring Audrey Hepburn, Wait Until Dark on TV1 gets an eight.

Omigod! I just watched this finally and it was CRAP!!
The Herald said it was a 'classic' but no, it was drivel.

Hepburn is blind and her husband (its convoluted) was given a…

InternationalObserver

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:42:12 +1200

and is the part-owner of a 29-inch, flat screen television

yeah, but let me guess who owns 100% of the remote ...

Ben Austin

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:08:24 +1200

It is possible they don't read stuff before they post it, and if they do, perhaps they need to do that old forums trick *SPOILERS AHEAD LOL*

Bevan Shortridge

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:55:11 +1200

Really trying not to see anything on the interweb that will spoil the end of The Sopranos

Hmmmm. TV1 and others might not be happy – neither am I – when I happened across an article in the NZ Herald Online this week about the US political campaign which I…

Craig Ranapia

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:15:37 +1200

First, one for the Cultural Cringe File :) – Flight of the Conchords got nice review from Tom Shales in the WashPo.

Money quote – with kinda-spoiler excised:

The whole show is winningly offbeat, really — especially in how it never grovels, begs or exploits unpleasant bodily functions to get…

Chris Bell

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:43:41 +1200

Craig Ranapia wrote:

Jeez... is there some law that James McAvoy has to be in everything?

He's not in the second season so much; which is good, as he wasn't very good in the first, putting on an unconvincing Laa-ndan accent. Much better in Early Doors, which is also being…

Beatrix

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:26:48 +1200

I'm seething! Did anyone else just get stung by the Sopranos spoiler in the Herald article on the Clinton Campaign Song? Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention but I definitely did not expect a retelling of the ending to sneak in there!

And I'm with Heather! He should be in…

Heather Gaye

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:00:57 +1200

is there some law that James McAvoy has to be in everything?

WELL, if there isn't there should be. What else has he been in? Aside from that great version of Macbeth? (oh...and Children of Dune, less said the better, methinks)
(starts rampant search of IMDB)

Craig Ranapia

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:39:36 +1200

It's a bit late to get into this show now but if you haven't already done so, it's worth trying to catch Shameless on UKTV on Wednesday night.

Jeez... is there some law that James McAvoy has to be in everything? Not that I mind, but there has to be…

Chris Bell

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:39:10 +1200

It's a bit late to get into this show now but if you haven't already done so, it's worth trying to catch Shameless on UKTV on Wednesday night.

The Channel Four microsite for it is here

David Threlfall (a former onstage Riddley Walker, incidentally) is superbly awful as Frank Gallagher,…

Craig Ranapia

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:26:40 +1200

Heh... you're quite right, Mr. Griffin, I'm sure the shade of Miss Austen would not be amused. :) But I just get a wee bit irritated at born-again Puritans who think every damn thing has to be 'important' – because, as Kingsley Amis wrote in another context, 'importance' isn't important,…

James Griffin

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:58:17 +1200

I'm not sure I like the sound of something hard being thrown at my head – and I'd probably like the feel of it even less. And I don't think Jane would approve either.

Craig Ranapia

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:32:48 +1200

I don't know much about history pre-I Love Lucy so how did this "Panem et circenses" thing turn out for the Romans, then?

Kind of shitty for the Christians and the lions and whatnot. Then again, I'm sure my habit of re-reading Jane Austen every year could be deemed "trivial…

James Griffin

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:02:30 +1200

I don't know much about history pre-I Love Lucy so how did this "Panem et circenses" thing turn out for the Romans, then? And was it in the series of the same name or did I miss that bit?

It sounds like fun, though.

David Slack

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:50:39 +1200

Another reason to watch Dead Letters:
It's based on a short story by a mother of two who can still boogie like a sixth former if you give her enough Steinlager

Danielle

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:30:06 +1200

Heh, I was trying to work out who that was in the picture. God I'd totally forgotten about Charo but I can almost hear her voice in my head now. Although I can't remember what I would've seen her on...

'Love, exciting and new...' She guested on The Love Boat…

John Farrell

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:19:54 +1200

Television appears to me to be the modern version of the Roman "Panem et circenses". A diversion of public consciencesness into trivial and unimportant pastimes.

Venetia King

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:18:40 +1200

Heh, I was trying to work out who that was in the picture. God I'd totally forgotten about Charo but I can almost hear her voice in my head now. Although I can't remember what I would've seen her on...

I hope Fiona's right about One switching its Saturday & Sunday…

Danielle

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:09:13 +1200

Mmm. To a certain extent I do agree with that. But a) I don't want to be an inflexible person who never changes her mind about anything, even given a really persuasive argument to the contrary and b) there are some things I don't 'get' which I actually think reflect…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:56:55 +1200

I'm of the opinion that you either get something or you don't. And if you don't, you just don't. No need to fuss, or worry. Gad, I don't watch Grey's Anatomy or CSI or anything like that – just not me. You like what you like, and you know what…

Danielle

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:40:52 +1200

I love TV to the very depths of my soul, and I watch more of it than anyone I know. But I just don't get Ugly Betty. It's 'wacky', but not wacky enough to be fun. It's sentimental, but not actually moving. Or maybe it's that overdone music, which drives…

Public Address

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:40:52 +1200

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