A24 4,326 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 The Original Uncut version (293 minutes) of Das Boot is practically the same as the 6 part TV series. Unless there is an even longer TV series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, AC1 said: The Original Uncut version (293 minutes) of Das Boot is practically the same as the 6 part TV series. Unless there is an even longer TV series? From the wiki: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Ah, okay, the 293 min. version is actually a miniseries. I remember it as a very long movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I want the BBC version with the extra 7 minutes, damnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Sad to hear that. He directed a lot a good action movies AF1, In the Line of Fire, Outbreak, Troy and The Perfect Storm although his masterpiece was Das Boot. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,943 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 10 hours ago, eitam said: I always thought Troy was a lot better than its reputation would suggest. Its great spectacle, but as a narrative it falls somewhat apart, mostly on the fact that Pitt's Achilles is too much of a brute, and his relationship with Briseis exhibits too strong a shade of Stockholm Syndrome. 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: But you don't mean that veeery long three part TV cut he created? Yes, all the REALLLY long cuts of Das Boot are meant to be viewed serially on television, not as a single movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,361 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I got to see the 1997 version at the Cine Capri, the same theater that showed Star Wars exclusively for over a year. That was quite the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I hated Troy because it omitted the Greek gods and goddesses. I understand wanting to ground the story in the real world, but Achilles' heel does not make sense without the supernatural. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demodex 557 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 I guess I'll have to Google him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,361 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Voices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Edwards did some solo work on both Apocalypto and Avatar (a dark, guttural chanting) and of course the larger choral ensemble has such a huge list of credits that wikipedia page is full of. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II has died. Canada is in mourning. Naïve Old Fart and Holko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Positivatee 327 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Bespin said: Queen Elizabeth II has died. Canada is in mourn. This is a terrible day for Canada, and therefore, of course, the world. Naïve Old Fart, Holko and Bespin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Long live to the King in this case. Unless an extraordinary abdication, Charles Prince of Wales, will be our King. I guess it will be announced in the next minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 The entire world mourns Elizabeth, the specific person, but also I think we are mourning our connection to this generation that came of age around WWII. All four of my grandparents were born right around the same time as her, and I only have one left. Bespin, Naïve Old Fart, eitam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 My husband just tell me the transfer is automatic, already at the gates of Buckingham a paper says that the King and the Queen consort are currently in displacement out of London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 The mood is perfectly evoked by Duke Ellington in "Single Petal of a Rose" from The Queen's Suite, the suite of pieces that he recorded specifically for Elizabeth. Heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 Rest in peace, you dear, dear woman. Omen II, Bespin, eitam and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 The official name of our King has been announced by UK's Prime Minister, it will be King Charles III. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 RIP Queen England Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 England just got a new PM. Have they ruled out foul play? Bespin and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 590 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Now they can make a Bond film called “On His Majesty’s Secret Service”. bollemanneke, Not Mr. Big and Bespin 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,943 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Rest In Peace & Power Queen Elizabeth. A great person and example for a lot of people around the world. Very very sad. Bespin and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Right now, BBC Radio 2 is playing the Main Title from OUT OF AFRICA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 It'll be weird seeing Charlie (eventually) on the money and the stamps. Bespin and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 "Heavy is the head, that wears the crown". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 17 hours ago, Positivatee said: England just got a new PM. Have they ruled out foul play? Honestly, she must be feeling so weird. I wonder what state the Queen was in when she saw Truss. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demodex 557 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 16 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said: Rest In Peace & Power Queen Elizabeth. A great person and example for a lot of people around the world. Very very sad. Just don't say anything about colonizing India. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, bollemanneke said: 19 hours ago, Positivatee said: England just got a new PM. Have they ruled out foul play? Honestly, she must be feeling so weird. That's what I thought long *before* she was appointed… As for Elizabeth, regardless of my views on monarchy (which I expect most who know me can guess), and while acknowledging that there are many different angles and reasons for reservations, as far as monarchs go, much (if surely not all) of her track record seems largely positive, and her unwavering dedication to her job (deserved or not) and country for 70+ years certainly leaves an impressive legacy. RIP. Here's the piece Walton wrote for her coronation: Holko and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Yeah, personally, I'm much more interested in the pomp and circumstance that's going to happen now than in the institution itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 hours ago, bollemanneke said: I wonder what state the Queen was in when she saw Truss. "Oh, no! Not another fucking Tory PM. I just hope she's better than the last fuck-up?". Was that over the top? I can never tell. bollemanneke and Tom Guernsey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 You're just a left-wing politically correct snowflake! (I still have no diea what that word means.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 "Correct"? It means that I'm right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 In Canada the acceptation of the Monarchy is fragile, but no politician have the taste to reopen the Constitution to remove it. It's at the very base of our democratic system, we are a constitutional monarchy. It's complicated. Let's see what King Charles III will bring to the fading lustre of his family. By example, what will he do with his scandalous brother Andrew, first of all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bespin said: Let's see what King Charles III will bring to the fading lustre of his family... Ah, Bes! That's poetry. I mean it. I'm not being facetious, or sarcastic. It pretty well sums up the royals, at the moment. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I can’t believe they’ve given the job of Queen to a man! Disgusting! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 William and Kate Middleton are officially the Prince and Princess of Wales, King Charles III announced in his first address to the UK as a monarch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I know too little about British politics to understand what this means in detail, but it's precisely what we software developers call a race condition: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Yes, I understand it's quite unprecedented to have a royal accession at the precise same time that a new government is being formed. Not that this is anything close to a constitutional crisis or anything, just a lot of procedural issues to figure out. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Adult people playing like if they were kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 17 hours ago, bollemanneke said: You're just a left-wing politically correct snowflake! (I still have no idea what that word means.) I'm definitely not a snowflake. Politically-speaking, I would describe myself as "slightly to the right of left-of-centre". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted September 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2022 What I find fascinating (and, if I'm honest, quite irritating at times ... not all of us are grief-stricken by the news, after all) is how television and radio here in the UK handle a Royal death; a fear of being seen as disrespectful leads to comedy programmes mostly being abandoned by the 'terrestrial' channels. For example, due to BBC1 having now switched to 24-hour news coverage since the announcement there was no Have I Got News For You last night but on Thursday night, the 'Dave' channel's satirical show Late Night Mash went out but with only a channel logo showing in the ad breaks. And my usual Saturday morning listen (the brilliant Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio) was replaced this morning. Marian Schedenig, Naïve Old Fart and LSH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Agreed, 100%. I see no reason for the entire country to come to a halt, just because someone has died. Only yesterday, I went and bought a packet of biscuits (Custard Creams, if you must know), so, what the fuss? Life goes on. One cannot deny the importance of Her Majesty, and the shock and sadness that has informed most people's reaction to her death. It's not every day that a queen shuffles off this mortal coil. Cancelling just about everything, though, is pushing it. Yesterday, I was looking forward to popping over to a friend's house, to watch Fulham vs. Chelsea. Today, I'm typing this shit. Go figure. There will be millions of people who are affected by Elizabeth's death. I am one of them. There will be many more who just won't give a monkey's. Be sad; pay your respects, in whatever way seems appropriate to you, and then get on with your life. Life will go on, as it did after George VI, and as it will after Charles III. Let your mourning be a part of your existence, but do not let it define your existence. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 As the voice of Guybrush Threepwood put it: Tom Guernsey and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,280 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 09/09/2022 at 3:05 PM, Marian Schedenig said: That's what I thought long *before* she was appointed… As for Elizabeth, regardless of my views on monarchy (which I expect most who know me can guess), and while acknowledging that there are many different angles and reasons for reservations, as far as monarchs go, much (if surely not all) of her track record seems largely positive, and her unwavering dedication to her job (deserved or not) and country for 70+ years certainly leaves an impressive legacy. RIP. Here's the piece Walton wrote for her coronation: I assume it's Orb and Sceptre (another "not available in my country" YouTube...)? I have some follow up comments and queries but I'll move those to the classical thread! Still, RIP Ma'am (as another one of the many "I'm not really a royalist but I quite liked the Queen" types who now seem to be everywhere, poor Charles...). Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 29 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said: I assume it's Orb and Sceptre (another "not available in my country" YouTube...)? Indeed. By the CBSO and "provided to YouTube by Warner Classics", so rather odd that it's blocked for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I learned a new word, today: "backassward" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,280 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: Indeed. By the CBSO and "provided to YouTube by Warner Classics", so rather odd that it's blocked for you. Guernsey is “special” that way! I think I have that recording anyway so I shall go give it a spin (or digital equivalent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,943 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 https://www.liberation.fr/culture/cinema/mort-de-jean-luc-godard-histoire-du-cinema-20220913_4CZHL3TCIZELDKSELOABOVFREM/ Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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