On Channel 4, E4 and their "+1" later screenings, the animated Raymond Briggs stories:
'The Snowman', 'The Snowman and the Snow Dog', and 'Father Christmas'.
Well, Christmas is for children after all.
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On Channel 4, E4 and their "+1" later screenings, the animated Raymond Briggs stories:
'The Snowman', 'The Snowman and the Snow Dog', and 'Father Christmas'.
Well, Christmas is for children after all.
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Do love the Snow DogOriginally Posted by Barry
On Channel 4, E4 and their "+1" later screenings, the animated Raymond Briggs stories:
'The Snowman', 'The Snowman and the Snow Dog', and 'Father Christmas'.
Well, Christmas is for children after all.
Best Wishes
Christopher D
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The Revenant, 2015. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.
"As starkly beautiful as it is harshly uncompromising". Alas no everyone agreed.. Canadian actor Roy Dupuis was strongly critical of the movie for portraying French-Canadian voyageurs as murderous rapists.
Old adage." you cant please everyone"
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“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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I have to say I didn't enjoy the film, despite agreeing with your first quotation.
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Quite a film imo, but as you say, its disconcerting to say least, hence you have to be in the mood i think Barry.
Now, a 50's classic .. On the Waterfront, 1954. It was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical score of 99% from 99 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10 and a critical consensus of "With his electrifying performance in Elia Kazan's thought-provoking, expertly constructed melodrama, Marlon Brando redefined the possibilities of acting for film and helped permanently alter the cinematic landscape". Brando's performance is regarded as one of the watershed moments in the history of movies.
"Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. They better wise up!"
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Grant
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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I'm not a fan of DiCrapio. Usually miscast and definitely overrated.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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me neither geoff, although he fitted this rather well.. no pretty boy thats for sure. the bear attack was incredibly realistic. his part was more clint eastwood in style as he doesnt say too much
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Grant
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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I used to think of him a just a "pretty boy" actor, without any real substance. But his abilities as an actor are improving - unlike those of Tom Cruise who, IMO, is totally overrated. Keanu Reeves is also another totally overrated actor.
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An excellent film.
Now, a 50's classic .. On the Waterfront, 1954. It was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical score of 99% from 99 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10 and a critical consensus of "With his electrifying performance in Elia Kazan's thought-provoking, expertly constructed melodrama, Marlon Brando redefined the possibilities of acting for film and helped permanently alter the cinematic landscape". Brando's performance is regarded as one of the watershed moments in the history of movies.
"Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. They better wise up!"
'He "could have been a contender" ' (
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Scrooge, 1951. the best of the versions for me. Alistair Sim stars.
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Grant
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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