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BrianE Member |
posted 30-11-2005 17:06
  
We've been going through our box set of Jeeves and Wooster, about half way through the 4th season. One for your gift list for sure. On Sunday night we watched "A Very Long Engagement", bit too heavy on the war scenes for Laura but it's a special movie, really lovely. IP: Logged |
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BrianE Member |
posted 30-11-2005 17:10
Oh, forgot to see if anyone has been watching "4400". We stumbled on the very first episode last season and are seeing the second series now, the "Rage Bomb" episode was on last night. IP: Logged |
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becca Member |
posted 30-11-2005 23:43
hey brian, did you guys think "very long engagement" was worth seeing? I had thought about renting it cause I love alot of foreign and independent movies. IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 03-12-2005 13:45
We just got back from seeing Howl's Moving Castle, which included the voices of Lauren Bacall as the bad witch, and Billy Crystal as a fire demon. http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/ Our award for best line went to Howl himself, who tragically declaimed "I don't see the point in living if I can't be beautiful!" IP: Logged |
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lavenderlewis Member |
posted 03-12-2005 14:18
Haven't seen that, but it looks interesting. Christian Bale is the voice of Howl and I think he's great. One of the best actors around - and certainly one of the most daring. Why are they always Brits? IP: Logged |
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theamck Member |
posted 03-12-2005 14:41
Very LOng Engagement was an interesting movie, graphic battle scenes and a tender love story. I liked it a lot. IP: Logged |
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aesop Member |
posted 06-12-2005 11:56
ATGB Anniversary Special - These specials are rarely as good as the original but this one was an absolute delight. I taped it and will watch it again. We need more TV programmes with the intelligence, wit and endearing characters as that of ATGB. aesop IP: Logged |
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Chuck Member |
posted 06-12-2005 17:15
Aesop, what does ATGB stand for? Question: Does anyone know what JATP is? IP: Logged |
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GatorGal Member |
posted 06-12-2005 17:29
I believe ASTB is "As Time Goes By". You've stumped me on JATP. IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 06-12-2005 17:29
ATGB is As Time Goes By http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/a/astimegoesby_7770380.shtml I don't know JATP, but a quick Google suggests it may be Jazz at the Philharmonic? IP: Logged |
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Chuck Member |
posted 06-12-2005 19:26
Right on, Laura! IP: Logged |
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Christy Member |
posted 07-12-2005 03:10
Yes! The ATGB special was delightful! I neglected to tape it however, so I hope my PBS station will show it again soon. OR that it will be offered on DVD as the rest of the program is. IP: Logged |
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flossie Member |
posted 07-12-2005 18:46
Christy, I watched ATGB, the reunion. But it seemed to end rather abruptly. Everyone except Jean and Lional had gone off in different directions in the hospital. There didn't seem to be an ending fitting for the whole series. Perhaps PBS left off the ending so people who contributed to the fund raising could see it on VHS or DVD? What do you think? Anyone? IP: Logged |
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Christy Member |
posted 07-12-2005 22:32
I think the abrupt ending was a combination of things: An attempt to wrap up many lives in a (relatively)short period of time. Which is typical of those reunion type shows. And MAYBE wanting to leave some things open-ended so that there could be other "reunions" in the future....That would be nice. I just enjoyed seeing something new since I have watched all the other episodes many times. IP: Logged |
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barb65balto Member |
posted 08-12-2005 00:03
With the Christmas season upon us, I must admit I tend to look at the past. I watch "Scrooge" the musical with Albert Finney; "The Homecoming" with Patricia Neal and other noteables; "A Christmas Memory" narrated by Truman Capote & starring Geraldine ? (my memory has done a complete stop). I also like "A Child's Christmas in Wales" with Denholm Elliott. There is a show from Britain that I love but haven't seen aired in a few years, "Bernard & the Genie". Very modern and not the usual Christmas show but memorable none the less. IP: Logged |
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flossie Member |
posted 08-12-2005 00:33
Charlie Rose had Judi Dench and the director, producer or whomever on his talk show of the new movie, Mrs. Henderson. I didn't get all of the program but they were saying it is a true story of a lady in Britain who had a show of some kind and ended up having the dancers be partially clothed. Perhaps someone else viewed the entire interview and can fill in the details. Judi D is Mrs. Henderson. IP: Logged |
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Linleybkfan Member |
posted 08-12-2005 02:57
Sorry if this posts twice... I've been watching the Vicar of Dibley series 1-3 I recently bought myself for Christmas. Hysterically funny! Highly recommended. The skit Ballykissdibley is good, poor Father Peter finally gets to kiss someone, just not Assumpta. Lynne IP: Logged |
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BrianE Member |
posted 08-12-2005 11:48
Oh, Barb! "A Christmas Memory" with Geraldine Paige! A tradition for me as well. They used to show it on our PBS station in Pittsburgh, I'm pretty sure it was. But then I hadn't seen it for years until I hunted down a possibly iffy copy (rights wise) over the internet. It is so, so good. It does have a sadness to it, Laura found it so, but it is so full of Love. I've the book as well, the movie narration follows it almost exactly, I believe. Strangely, only the 1997 remake with Patty Duke shows up on IMDB but if you look at the "Comments" section, the original is discussed. IP: Logged |
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aesop Member |
posted 08-12-2005 12:09
No, that was the ending of the reunion special. I think the ending leaves an opening and opportunity for further ATGB episodes. It's certainly possible as all the major characters are in good health and there's ATGB fans on both sides of the pond. aesop
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aesop Member |
posted 08-12-2005 12:14
My favorite Christmas movie is "The Holly and the Ivy" with Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson and Denholm Elliot. My favourite reading is "A Childs Christmas in Wales" read by Dylan Thomas. aesop
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aesop Member |
posted 08-12-2005 12:21
I might also add that "The Dead" is an excellent film for viewing during the Christmas season aesop IP: Logged |
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BrianE Member |
posted 08-12-2005 12:43
Another Christmas tradition for us is watching "The Mousehole Cat", a lovely little animated story in which Mowzer and her man Tom set out in their little boat to save the village from the ravages of the Great Storm-Cat. Some nice Christmas reading is "Lanterns Across the Snow" by Susan Hill, planning on reading it in turns next weekend when we have several of our relations around. IP: Logged |
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theamck Member |
posted 08-12-2005 13:42
Aesop, I also love watching "The Dead", which I taped; such a poignant dramatization of James Joyce. IP: Logged |
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Chuck Member |
posted 16-12-2005 03:04
Cynthia Nixon was on "House" the other night. She was on "Sex and the City," but I remember her mainly from one of the best "Law & Order" episodes ever, an early one called "Subterranean Homeboy Blues." If you ever get a chance to see that one, do so. IP: Logged |
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sweetamyleigh Member |
posted 16-12-2005 03:40
My husband and I started watching "A Christmas Story" every year, and it's become our tradition. We just allowed our 10-year-old to watch it with us for the first time, with some strategic coughing over a few lines (like the lamp the old man wins "glowing like electric sex" in the house's front window--not ready to explain that one, yet!). It is a warm and fuzzy movie that is close to my heart b/c it could be my Dad's childhood experience. We cleaned out my Grandpa's house this summer, and found Dad's old Red Ryder shotgun! ;)
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barb65balto Member |
posted 17-12-2005 00:38
Along with aesop, I too, enjoy "The Dead" and "A Child's Christmas in Wales"...even strange bedfellows agree on some things. IP: Logged |
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barb65balto Member |
posted 17-12-2005 00:51
I am (with head bowed) completely caught up in "At Home With the Braithwaites". The language , especially by the children to their parents, is smarmy and should my own children have attempted such behaviour, they would have been seeing a dentist on a daily basis! It's hard to believe such a family could exist and yet the characters, as portrayed by the actors, catches me up even while I question why am I interested in this tacky family. IP: Logged |
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Jan H Member |
posted 17-12-2005 20:48
I must be on a religious movie kick. Since I just discovered Ballyk a few weeks ago, I've been watching all of The Vicar of Dibley (thanks to Netflix) just so I could see the Ballykissdibley episode, plus I've pulled out my DVDs of The Thorn Birds. It's soap opera compared to Ballyk, but still there's something about forbidden love... IP: Logged |
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Morris Member |
posted 18-12-2005 20:08
Lost CSI (the original) Doctor Who Battlestar Galactica Law & Order SVU IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 18-12-2005 21:09
We went to see the new Harry Potter yesterday. Although it's extremely cleverly made, it's much more scary than the previous films, and of course there is a death, which was quite upsetting. The certification it gets here means that even quite young children can go and see it as long as they are with an adult, which I guess means that they will badger their parents and insist they are old enough, as Harry Potter is so popular. But there's some material for nightmares in there, for sure. [This message has been edited by Laura (edited 18-12-2005).] IP: Logged |
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crissi Member |
posted 20-12-2005 03:05
Laura, have you read the latest book yet? Talk about scary! IP: Logged |
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Vicky Member |
posted 20-12-2005 04:14
I've been trying to go and see Harry Potter ever since it came out. Something has forever been stopping me e.g. Didn't know where the movie theatre was  and people backing out so I think tomorrow I'm just going to go and see it on my own. I've only ever done that once and that was to see Sisterhood of the traveling pants, I had the whole cinema to myself and I spent the first half of the movie laughing and the second half sobbing lol.IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 20-12-2005 06:38
Hi Crissi, I haven't read any of the books yet, but my sister just lent me her copies of the first two. I am guessing this may be the right way round to do it, films first and then books, because usually when I read a book first and then see the film version, the film doesn't match what was in my imagination. [This message has been edited by Laura (edited 22-12-2005).] IP: Logged |
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Handymand Junior Member |
posted 20-12-2005 22:13
Here in our house we watch "Heartbeat" a very popular TV-series in Denmark. We have just started "Ballykissangel" a few weeeks ago and it is the first time in Denmark. By the way,in Denmark it´s called "Irish Hearts" IP: Logged |
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flossie Member |
posted 21-12-2005 00:03
"Irish Hearts" in Denmark, how interesting. Thanks for telling us. IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 22-12-2005 19:17
I really enjoyed the first series of Heartbeat, because it was about a country policeman in the 1960s, and that's what my father was at that time, when I was a small child; small enough to put on and take off his handcuffs without the key, but not big enough to lift his truncheon. One house we lived in was also the village police station, so there was an office right next to our living room, where I was only allowed by invitation, and I had to be discreet about who came and went. Not really a problem for me, as I was usually in a little world of my own anyway. IP: Logged |
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Handymand Junior Member |
posted 23-12-2005 18:17
Thank you Laura, that was very interesting. I Guess we are about the same age (i´m from 1955)because i remember a lot from the 60´s too. We lived on a large farm where my father tokk care of 75 cows and about 400 pigs. And i remember we had the same good neigbourhood. And my mother was always at home when i came from school. And of course i remember the old farm machinery, Fordson Major, the little grey Ferguson and so on. Also the cars. My father had an Ford Popular van and the vet drove Ford Zephyr. I miss that time. [This message has been edited by Handymand (edited 23-12-2005).] IP: Logged |
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Laura Member |
posted 23-12-2005 18:48
What a coincidence Handymand, I was born in 55 too! Those were good years to grow up in - but I guess everybody thinks that about their childhood. IP: Logged |
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Vicky Member |
posted 23-12-2005 19:47
I've now seen Harry Potter twice now. The first time i went I had to block out the book 5 minutes into it because it was too frustrating but it kept sneaking back in and I was to busy comparing to fully enjoy it, but I did like the film, so today I went back again and loved it. I didn't think of the book once and just watched it as a film and thought it was fantastic. Hermione was a bit over the top but I'm guessing she was supposed to be like that. I to used to watch Heartbeat. When Nick Berry was in it anyway. I kind of lost interest when all the orginal cast left. I'm also trying to remember if it was on at the same time as Ballykissangel because it has always been on at 8pm on a Sunday night. IP: Logged |
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Morris Member |
posted 24-12-2005 16:20
Well I'm feeling a lot of envy for those on the other sode of the pond who will be able to watch WHO tomorrow! IP: Logged |
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