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Wimbledon 2012
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro After Wimbledon, the men's singles rankings now show Roger Federer up to number 1 ranking pushing both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal down one place. Andy Murray remains in 4th place. In the men's doubles rankings Jonathan Marray's victory rockets him up the rankings from 76th to 21st. The leading British women's rankings are now: 75th Anne Keothavong (from 77th) 79th Heather Watson (up from 103rd as a result of getting into the 3rd round) 99th Elena Baltacha (from 101st) 113rd Laura Robson... [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing It was Muf. Too tense for me to do my usual running commentary. [ more ]
Ensign Muf Very tense game this [ more ]
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General InterestSports
French Open Tennis 2012
KaterinaKaterina
Katerina Originally Posted by Cold Sweat: Wow - sounds like Nadal resumed on the Monday with the same intensity that he had started the match with on the Sunday! I saw it live, he certainly did. Djokovic didn't stand a chance. [ more ]
Cold Sweat Wow - sounds like Nadal resumed on the Monday with the same intensity that he had started the match with on the Sunday! [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Djokovic serving to stay in the match - but it's no real contest and soon it's all over and Nadal is the champion, for the 7th time. Nadal wins in 4 sets. 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. [ more ]
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General InterestScience and Tech Shows
MS Windows 7 goes on public test
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Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Still using windows XP, but have a new computer, that I'll be moving to sometime in the future, that runs on Windows 7. Looks fine to me. [ more ]
Ensign Muf Reference: Carnelian Just moved from XP to Windows 7 and generally impressed with nearly everything about it. I have access to win 7 but am sticking by vista which if you shut down all it's whistles and bells is a pretty stable O/S. Loved 2000 pro knew it inside out but can't make the commitment now with these new fangled O/Ss [ more ]
Ensign Muf Reference: suricat Whatever happened to the "Longhorn" O/S? Promises, promises! "Prior to its[microsoft] announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows Vista was known by its codename "Longhorn." source [ more ]
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General InterestSports
Australian 2012 Open
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro And eventually Novak Djokovic bear Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 in five hours 53 minutes making this an ultra long final. Needless to say he retains his position as number 1 in the world rankings. There was some British success. In the boys doubles finals Liam Broady and Joshua Waed-Hibbert defeated Czech Adam Pavlasek and Croat Filip Veger 6-3 6-2. [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Rain halts play! [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Hmm....Nadal looks the weaker of the two right now. But only slightly - could all change yet. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Ken Russell 1927-2011
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Ken Russell's semi-dramatised documentary on Elgar made in 1962 for Monitor was one of the best things he made and is free of the excesses in much of his film work. There are slight hiccups at the beginning of some of these clips. the narration is by Huw Wheldon. [ more ]
El Loro A complete list of Ken Russell's work as director as listed on IMDB: 2006 Trapped Ashes (segment "The Girl With Golden Breasts") 2006 Sarah Brightman: Diva (video) (videos "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again") 2004 Revenge of the Elephant Man (short) 2002 The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century 2002 Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle (TV documentary) 2000 Lion's Mouth (short) 1998 Dogboys (TV movie) 1997 Ken Russell 'In Search... [ more ]
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General InterestSports
Rugby World Cup
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Former Member Ah, yes. Kingsholm and the Cherry-and-Whites! [ more ]
El Loro I have to confess that I haven't been watching it at all. As it's so early, I'm either still in bed, or working. I don't pay much attention to rugby which is disgraceful as I live in Gloucester which is very much a rugby place. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
A major documentary series on the history of film
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro The film season on Film 4 to accompany this series as per the Film 4 site: Orphans Of The Storm Monday 5th September, 12.50am and on Thursday 8th September, 11am Lillian and Dorothy Gish are innocents caught up in the French Revolution in this silent drama by the director of Birth Of A Nation, DW Griffith, built around touching performances by the Gish sisters, some spectacular action sequences, and Griffith's own love of a rattling good yarn. Ordet Monday 12th September, 1.30am and on... [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
AGHHHHHHHHH! The Scariest Horror Movie Ever!
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Former Member It really scared me the first time I saw it and it still makes me jump now. Clowns are evil. The more recent(ish) films that preyed on my mind when I was trying to get to sleep would be the Japanese ones like The Grudge and the Ring - even the remakes are scary [ more ]
Heartache The Exorcist, l saw it when it first came out at the Cinema. Saw it a couple of times again, to fill in the gaps from when l covered my eyes. Now l can't watch it, can't even listen to the music, scares me stupid. [ more ]
BBBS dunno about scary but there are a few movies that overdo the gore a little bit. premutos flowers of flesh and blood and my personal favourite "beyond the limits". if you want just scary then the original uncut version of the evil dead takes some beating premutos flowers of flesh and blood beyond the limits the evil dead [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Books into Film .
SuzySuzy
Former Member The problem is not making books into films but doing it well. I often thought I would like to have a film production company which adapted books to the screen and did it properly. I understand El Loros points about the difficulty in translating the written word to film but what drives me mad is when they kill off characters or make up new ones and thereby completely change the story. I love Dean Koontz's books and think most of them would adapt very well to the big screen but every single... [ more ]
Ensign Muf Thin Air by George E Simpson and Neal R. Burger Read it about 30 odd years ago and as far as I am aware, it was never made in to a film. Though films have been made about the Philadelphia Experiment [ more ]
El Loro The problem with choosing a book to make into a film is that they are very different forms of media. A book lets you visualise the story as you read it whereas a film visualises the story for you. Compare two of the greatest Brisitsh directors of all time - David Lean and Michael Powell. I rate Powell ahead of Lean as whereas Lean generally adapted existing books, Powell tended towards material written for the film (normally using Emeric Pressburger). Also if you adapted even a short book... [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
In Memory to brisket
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Originally Posted by The Devil In Diamante: El Loro...that is beautiful, thank you for taking the time to make such a moving tribute for a true Gent xxxxx Thank you, but it was Hoochie who created this. I copied it over to this part of the forum as I felt it was appropriate and as her thread would soon disappear on the Big Brother pages, it has more chance of it being seen here. Hoochie was happy for me to do this. [ more ]
Starfleet Admiral hoochie ❤️
The Devil In Diamante El Loro...that is beautiful, thank you for taking the time to make such a moving tribute for a true Gent xxxxx [ more ]
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General InterestSports
Wimbledon 2011
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6:4, 6:1, 1:6, 6:3 George Morgan and Mate Pavic won the boys doubles final against Oliver Golding and Jiri Vesely 3:6, 6:4, 7:5. [ more ]
El Loro The men's final between Nadal and Djokvic is today on Centre Court. The boys doubles final is the third match on Court 1. It is guaranteed that there will be one British winner this year as Oliver Golding (with Jiri Vesely) is palying against George Morgan (with Mate Pavic). [ more ]
El Loro Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova 6:3, 6:4 and is the first Czech since Jana Novotna in 1998 to win at Wimbledon. Liam Broady was beaten by Luke Saville 6:2, 4:6, 2:6. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
A very odd story which reminds me of a film
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Originally Posted by pirate1111: Originally Posted by El Loro: Part of this film is about a man who goes round pouring glue over girls. did the charges stick? They thought they had a waterproof case, but it fell apart at the seams. [ more ]
pirate1111 Originally Posted by El Loro: Part of this film is about a man who goes round pouring glue over girls. did the charges stick? [ more ]
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General InterestSports
French Open Tennis
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El Loro Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in the final 7:5, 7:6. 5:7, 6:1. This is the sixth time he has won the French Open equalling Bjorn Borg's record. [ more ]
El Loro Na Li beat Francesca Schiavone in the final 6:4, 7:6 She is the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam event. [ more ]
El Loro Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7:6, 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 So Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer face each other on Sunday's final. [ more ]
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General InterestClassic/Cult Shows
Flashforward
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A.J. so disappointed with this as it started off great and went pretty boring. [ more ]
Xochi News FlashForward! Word is, it restarts on Monday March 22nd. [ more ]
Xochi On the off-chance anyone has a peek in here again, I've been trying to find out when the series picks up from where it was so rudely interrupted. The best I can provide is March 18th, and in view of the fact Channel 5 is now trailing it to start in March it may not be too far off the mark. That's if anyone can remember what was happening when it stopped! [ more ]
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THE A-TEAM THREAD
TempsTemps
El Loro For anyone who pops in here, here's a clip from the film showing the very brief cameo appearances firstly by Dirk Benedict and then Dwight Schultz. [ more ]
hh42 not yet... it will happen eventually... financially, possibly when it comes on the family sky movies package. [ more ]
Temps *dusts the place down* Yeah....I had to blow off some steam Have you seen the movie yet? [ more ]
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General InterestNews/Current Events
Live Near Northern Ireland? Ride Horses? Get on an HBO production!
Paul GudePaul Gude
Ensign Muf Watched the first two episodes on sky+ today and it is looking mighty fine [ more ]
Heatseek A starring role for Sean Bean should ensure its success over here, with the ladies at least [ more ]
Paul Gude Indeed I do! From the information I have, that's exactly what's happening. If the series moves forward, the BBC will be providing some of the financing. The good news that's related to this is that at the time of this writing all of the actors (with the exception of Peter Dinklage) are from the UK. They're producing it at Paint Hall, and NI is giving them a great deal if they keep most of the production crew from the area. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Sidney Lumet has died
El LoroEl Loro
brisket If I had to make a list of the film-makers who have entertained and thrilled me most over the years, then Sidney Lumet would be very near the top. He was an an incredibly good story-teller. I have much to thank him for. [ more ]
El Loro Re: Sidney Lumet has died [ more ]
El Loro It's not unreasonable to say the 12 Angry Men remains the best courtroom drama ever made. It was Sidney Lumet's debut as a film director, and what a debut. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Elizabeth Taylor has died
El LoroEl Loro
brisket In a tribute to hear on BBC News there was a rather interesting revelation. Elizabeth Taylor said that she gave a lot of credit to Montgomery Clift for creating within her a moment of change in her approach to acting. She had said that she had hitherto subconsciously thought that you play the part of a character, but that Montgomery Clift had impressed upon her that you actually have to 'inhabit' that character - become that character. In an interview she gave much credit for that learning ... [ more ]
El Loro Re: Elizabeth Taylor has died [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Jane Russell has died
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Originally Posted by Sezit: Thanks for this El. she was a "Legend" wasn't she. R.I.P. Jane.xx She was indeed. Yesterday, I almost posted her on that Living Legends thread, but something stopped me as I saw her in a programme on television some weeks ago and felt that she was not looking well. And then, this morning I heard the news. [ more ]
Sezit Thanks for this El. she was a "Legend" wasn't she. R.I.P. Jane.xx [ more ]
El Loro Re: Jane Russell has died [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
The Oscar nominations
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro And the winners of the Razzies announced overnight are: The worst picture: The Last Airbender The worst actor: Ashton Kutcher for Killers and for Valentine's Day The worst actress: shared by Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon for Sex and the City 2 The worst supporting actor: Jackson Rathbone for The Last Airbender and for Twilight Saga: Eclipse The worst supporting actresss: Jessica Alba for The Killer Inside Me, Little Fockers, Machete, and Valentine's Day... [ more ]
brisket Thanks for this comprehensive list El Loro. I invariably need to check something or remind myself of something Oscar related. After all there is so much of it. I now know where to come to find particular details about the Oscars. Appreciated. [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Time Out's top 100 British films
El LoroEl Loro
jackassfan There is no point in me going to watch 2001 at the cinema as it will bore me like the first time, Its just not the kind of film i enjoy The Red Shoes is on my lovefilm rental queue I havent seen that Laurence Olivia film [ more ]
El Loro I'm pleased to see that you appreciate A Canterbury Tale as much as I do as, superificially, it can seem a silly storyline, but when you think about it, there is much more to the film than that. I know you are not a fan of 2001, but I wondered if you had ever seen it at the cinema or just on a television screen. This is a film which should only be seen on a big screen as otherwise it is almost pointless seeing it. And if you haven't seen The Red Shoes, I would put it on your list of films to... [ more ]
jackassfan Some great films there My ratings of the films i have seen 97, 28 Days Later 8.5/10 95, London To Brighton 8/10 93, Zulu 6/10 92, Dead Mans Shoes 8.5/10 88, This Is England 9/10 87, Night And The City 8/10 86, The Bridge On The River Kwai 8.5/10 84, Fish Tank 9/10 80, Under The Skin 8/10 78, Billy Liar 9/10 75, Room For Romeo Brass 7/10 74, Four Weddings And A Funeral 6/10 68, Dead Of Night 7.5/10 67, Whisky Galore 8/10 66, Wonderland 8/10 61, Waslkabout 10/10 60, The Long Good Friday 8.10... [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
Enter the Void - a warning
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro This film was given a video classification by the BBFC yesterday. I think it is the full length version rather then the reduced version shown in cinemas. [ more ]
El Loro The BBFC has today announced that the distributors have chosen (not been instructed by the BBFC) to release the film in a shortened version, by omitting the 7th reel of what would be a 9 reel film. The distributors have also indicated that the film shoul be projected at 25 frames per second instead of the normal 24 frames. I think that the reel consistes mainly of hallucinatory images. The 25 frames per second means that the film will play at the same speed as an ordinary DVD. The BBFC text... [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
The most censored film in recent years
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Reference: jackassfan but some of the sick stuff like the baby rape scene has stopped me from watching it The BBFC has now provided its extended classification information, and they confirm as I expected that this scene has been fully cut leaving just the sounds of the baby crying and the reactions on the faces of the onlookers. The BBFC do say that a prosthetic model of a baby was used and that no real baby was harmed. [ more ]
El Loro The BBFC will in the next few days provide extended classification information on their site. This will go into more detail as to particularly strong material in the film, so if you want to see the film, you may want to check this out. Link to the BBFC's page for this film But beware that this may contain spoilers. As far as the scene you refer to, I have no knowledge of any detail of the film but would think this is almost certainly cut or removed by instructions of the BBFC. I think this... [ more ]
jackassfan I have heard about this film for about 4 months now and its available to watch online, i have thought about watcing it a few times but some of the sick stuff like the baby rape scene has stopped me from watching it [ more ]
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General InterestThe brisket Memorial Film/Movies Forum
UK Film Council is to be abolished
El LoroEl Loro
El Loro Update as announced on the BBC news today: BFI to take over Film Council funding role The BFI and Film London will take on roles previously performed by the UK Film Council The British Film Institute (BFI) is to take over the funding role played by the UK Film Council before it was abolished by the government in July. From April 2011, the BFI will be responsible for distributing lottery money to film-makers based in the UK. Regional agency Film London will take on the Film Council's role in... [ more ]
El Loro An update today from the BBC: Four parties have been asked by the government to consider taking on the responsibilities of the recently axed UK Film Council, the BBC understands. The BBC was one body asked to consider taking a lead role in distributing lottery money to film projects. Channel 4, the British Film Institute and the Film London agency are also believed to have been approached. Culture minister Ed Vaizey met with key industry figures this week to discuss future public funding of... [ more ]
brisket Watching the wonderful "The History Boys" again tonight. One of those named by El Loro (above) as UK Film Council funded, (a fact screened at the beginning of the opening credits.) [ more ]
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