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- Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:05 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: A Monster Calls
- Replies: 1
- Views: 833
A Monster Calls
Went to the Premiere at Odeon Leicester Square. A beautiful film – which dealt with very real themes – such as divorced parents and a mother who has terminal cancer – in a very different way. I have not read the book, so cannot comment on whether it does the book justice or not. The cast was superb ...
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:19 am
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Hell or High Water
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5231
Re: Hell or High Water
Saw this yesterday at the Piccadilly Vue. I enjoyed this film. It was a tale of two brothers, one a hard-nosed ex-con and the other a sensitive man, keen to do the best for his kids, who turn to bank-robbing in order to repay the loan on the ranch before the bank forecloses on it. The first part had...
- Sat Jun 25, 2016 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Free Theatre/Concert Tickets Discussion Thread
- Replies: 6314
- Views: 1034244
Re: Free Theatre/Concert Tickets Discussion Thread
Saw Sensation in the New Wimbledon Theatre last night. I was actually expecting a tribute band – but hey-ho, it doesn’t matter if the songs and singers are good. The sound was very boomy, at times it was literally painful to listen to (in fact I think one or more speakers was shot). I noticed lots o...
- Sun May 22, 2016 2:44 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Me Before You
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4782
Re: Me Before You
Saw this is a nearly full Wimbledon Odeon. Having read the book, I was sceptical when I heard that Emilia Clarke was playing the lead. Having only seen her as the Mother of Dragons, I simply couldn’t visualise here as the uncultured, optimistic, wacky-dressing girl with the open personality and the ...
- Mon May 16, 2016 5:12 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Sing Street
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6675
Re: Sing Street
Saw this yesterday in Wimbledon. An absolute surprise of a film and a complete breath of fresh air. A coming-of-age movie, set in 1985 Dublin, accompanied by some great eighties music. A great script, very witty at times, a perfect cast and an endearing story. Loved the High School Prom dream sequen...
- Mon May 02, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Florence Foster Jenkins
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4413
Re: Florence Foster Jenkins
Saw this yesterday in a completely packed Wimbledon Odeon. I really enjoyed it - apart from being interrupted by all the late arrivals, who then wandered around looking for seats. Meryl Streep (who can actually sing very well) was totally believable as the extremely wealthy but tone-deaf extrovert F...
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:39 am
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Eye in the Sky
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6523
Re: Eye in the Sky
Saw this yesterday at a completely packed Clapham Picturehouse. I thought it was an excellent, thought-provoking film. We have all heard about drone attacks in the news, but this film explained what goes on behind the scenes – the arguments, the indecisiveness, assessing collateral damage, the polit...
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:39 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Eddie The Eagle
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8645
Re: Eddie The Eagle
Saw this yesterday in Wimbledon Odeon. I really enjoyed this film about the underdog ultimately being successful, against all odds and against everyone’s expectations. Of course it was predictable, especially for those of us who remember Eddie the Eagle, but the film was done very sympathetically. I...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:34 pm
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: Marguerite
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2194
Re: Marguerite
Saw this yesterday at Clapham Picturehouse. I really enjoyed it but, with slightly better editing, it could have easily been about 30 minutes shorter. I was expecting it to be a comedy but it was more poignant that that. I really felt for Marguerite, the deluded, extremely wealthy “opera singer” as ...
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:42 am
- Forum: Film Discussion
- Topic: A Bigger Splash
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1940
Re: A Bigger Splash
Saw this in a full-to-bursting Clapham Picturehouse. When I first booked the ticket, not knowing anything about it, I thought it was a film about David Hockney! Needless to say, it wasn’t! Tilda Swinton was an androgynous rock star recovering from throat surgery, thus her character said very little;...