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    in that era, michael caine (+ many others) had their glasses made by oliver goldsmith - they're still around today.
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    the promised land - mads mikkelsen, in the love life of a potato grower. period film with solid odd characters and occasional brutal violence, and slightly bizarre (abrupt) ending that’s a little unclear to me.
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    i used to really like asano. believe even he is perplexed at how he managed to act as he once did - almost completely blank and emotionless, when he’s now quite relaxed and a little bit hollywood.
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    days of heaven remaster at the cinema. can tell he wanted a bigger budget, and that what was available might just have been spent on extras hanging around whilst they wait for the right light. has some remarkable photography in it. quite romantic. interesting downwards spiral. perfect days. i've seen quite a few koji yakusho films over the years. he's always good. hard to tell if this is a series of obvious observations, or just the right level of relatable, turned into something quite unexpected and charming none the less.
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    the UK lockdowns were the first time i really noticed my dad's fragility. his blood pressure medicine was changed, and his thinking slowed. he rarely went anywhere, usually a short walk up the road and back. he had many short visits to hospital over the last few years, and often said afterwards those places scared the hell out of him. in 2023, he had trouble with mobility, and some falls. hospital in august, with delirium and infections. worsening late symptoms of dementia after. doctor's didn't come to vaccinate when unable to get to his appointment. hospital again in october. much breaking of protocols by staff. six weeks waiting for rehab place. late november, covid. he died on december 1st. aged 80. i've now seen the end first hand. as he had pneumonia too, i'd guess it's suffocation and drowning. there's little clear about how various parts of the NHS work together, and it's as odd now seeing if i can find medical records to build more of a picture. complaints seem futile, but i'm trying. it's not easy, everything's upended and new. i can cope with my dad having died. i expected it last year, but not in the way it happened. he knew he was getting generally worse, but didn't know it would be that. i struggle thinking what it was like to realise what was happening to him. hardest is there was just four people in the ward, all immobile. a sitting target, ultimately.
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    believe it or not, first time i looked at emulation of old consoles was 1997. at that time, a couple of emulators had the very beginnings of SNES working. but only just. gameboy you could do, no problem for example. i recently bought an anbernic 35XX H. i imagined all the trouble would have gone, but games seem to randomly fail in random ways, on machines not that more complicated or newer than the SNES. anyway, it's good in principal. but i was reminded of the other factor in emulators, and that's the oddly hollow feeling of having so much that can be played, and so little genuine reason to do so for the vast majority of it, and looking for the other stuff is hard work. it kind of all really needs to be experienced as new, and lived through. and if you really must, a switch that's hacked can cope with so much more. a good time to buy one, rather than a smaller less powerful, cheap thing like these retro things.
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    she needs a rest. by my calculations, should only be a hour or two before she's rested enough. which makes me wonder why she'd want a vacation. unless she doesn't actually go for a rest, but for "the rest" of what's on offer.
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    prince of persia - this vaguely attempts to do the cyclical narrative of a main character tested to the point of repeated death, a cycle you must ultimately break free from. promotional interviews appear to go heavy on an anime influence being central; there are rare(ish) action shots which are very dynamic and make the rest of the visuals looks ordinary, but it doesn't feel anime overall. however, this is something of an exercise in nostalgia. it's very much like a PS2 game, or a modern nostalgic take on that era - apparently, specifically the original 'god of war' games, which are pilfered for so many ideas here that it's quite baffling that it doesn't appear to have been mentioned, called-out. it includes numerous moves and actions, as well as the mood and small-scale environments that try to represent something far bigger. it is an interesting, though oddly quite ordinary, action adventure that gets quite sprawling. it's pretty acceptable, but bland compared to things like 'dead cells' or 'hades', but spends a far larger budget in order to achieve it.
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    WARPDD366 album 59 mins 09 secs
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    digital foundry review compares the frame rates. iirc, it’s been designed to not be too taxing, so it’s very consistent across platforms? https://youtu.be/Juhb32ZEu5c?si=B0lskLhpC73isV2d
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    carrion. tables turned. giant alien beast puzzler, moving around building and tunnels. relies upon eating people to grow and regain health. quite effective, a little hard to control at times, not always clearly understandable, but nicely produced on the whole.
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    the conversation by ff coppola is great. i’ve seen it a few times. when first watching, the extra concentration i tend to put in helps. pretty engrossing. https://youtu.be/elJL5D6HTvA?si=ipclfIgOmnV8x6XG
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    i’ve never been able to keep track of digital releases, what’s good from this sector, and track prices. defeats me completely. such a shame.
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    in all the years since, i've always liked the idea of the stuff, but i could never see how it could be followed properly and engaged with. i used to always be tempted by graphostism magazine, but never bought it.
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    the sneaker style looks right. it's that exaggerated shape and size. the hands and legs too, kind of old fashioned and naive. i think it all got away from those 70s roots pretty quickly. by the mid 80's i can remember the extremely angular and busy, unreadable stuff to be quite commonplace. the book is probably a good representation of the earlier, more sincere, less likely to have any opportunity for money-making kind of stuff.
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    i feel like i've seen this character before, in the book 'subway art' some 40 years ago. he was a little different though, white addidas clothes, but the face shape and moustache, the pose were all the same. even the moustache, i think.
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    anatomy of a fall by justine triet. german wife of a french husband, with a blind child, all speak english too. both adults are writers, offering a blurring of reality and fiction. accused of his murder, the wife stands trial. at times both appear to have a very solid grasp of one another, and at times they're a constant mystery for each other to work out. this asks so many questions, and draws viewers into trying to conclude someone else's story to their own individual satisfaction. with shifts, both bold and very subtle, this would be one to ponder long after finishing. however, it will likely either fascinate or frustrate. very dialogue heavy, a little too long. doesn't entire convince me of the film being a result of the maker's perspectives and ideas, as it lacks clear personality. alternatively, there may be so many ideas hidden away in this, that it's not at first apparent.
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    you picked up on similar things here as also found in ‘american psycho’ i think. i didn’t really, but what you say makes sense.
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    the killer by david fincher. caught a cinema screening; made for netflix, i think. i'm not entirely sure where or what the subtext is in this. it might be that it works towards having the viewer accept a contract killer as ignorable through his (maybe) patchy attempts at calculated moves, or it could be that this feels all too much like it was made for TV and it's as inherently modest, veering towards light or disposable as most tend to have a reputation for being. not that much major goes on for most of it, but there is possibly a slow overall revelation that he's going against all his repeatedly stated principals and approaches. the moments with an expected punch to them might be too few and far between. swathes of dialogue feels OTT, unnecessary or rushed. it may be that it's something to be rewatched and studied more than it initially seems is worth doing. solid enough, but not a very memorable moment in fincher's body of work for me. i think i've seen nine of them at the cinema now.
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    if it's so muddled, how are you so sure i am referring to this or to other films in that part of it?
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    the exorcist. directors cut, cinema rerelease. i’ve seen a handful of classics restored and on a big screen like this. reading the intent, successes and failures is far easier. completely different impression of so many aspects of the films. makes a mockery of watching films any other way. the shock here is probably relative to what had been around through the mainstream in the decades prior. it’s reputation now is in how huge the crowds and cultural impact were at the time. in reality, the exorcism is quite naively done, but still works well even if you’ve picked up on how it was executed or see the make-up as now very obvious. the sound mix appears to be amongst the stuff fiddled with over time, which is in places helpful for a bigger feel than what is on screen mostly gives, and others too obviously modern. the momentary cgi stuff is the worst of it. the film is quite modest in budget, even compared to other contemporary studio stuff from the time using real locations and few effects or studio sets, with far better filmmaking from friedkin in the years after. lots of interesting pointers to ideas placing science against religion and vice versa. there aren’t probably as many good central ideas or nuance to his stories elsewhere, but far better construction and acting across the overall cast. a few great ones here, mostly from individuals, rarely from characters interacting with each other - a real mixed bag. on the whole, still great, but not a film to accept the reputation as a classic above going in with fresh eyes of your own and trying to find what you see in the details.
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    night moves (1975) has this on BD for years. gets a lot of praise as a relatively obscure 70's american crime film. not surprised it doesn't easily make the rounds on TV - would be hard to edit and not remove it's key appeals. gene hackman as an ex-footballer, now private detective, paid to track down 16 year old melanie griffith, who is just learning what clothes are for and realising the power of not wearing them all the time. bizarres slight leaps in logic or clarity, read as oddball, probably from a poor script and direction. feels quite odd. certainly surprised hackman signed up for this around same time as best of his output. james woods is here - also very young and still very much giving the same performance as everything else ive seen him in. there's a subplot that becomes the main plot, about antiquities smuggling, odd relationships between coastal and city lifestyles. quite a neo noir light story, weird nihilistic sudden ending. noting this as a film surprisingly comfortable with underage sexual content from the period - thinking taxi driver, hardcore and others i can't recall - that suggests an open secret of these age-gap relationships, potential or actual, amongst wider society.
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    austerity, too much of it for too long, leading to risky investments and attempts at finding new sources of money. thing is … it was a choice, and continues, with the attitude that there’s no alternatives continue. hence no reassessment of wealth and taxes at high end of earners. it’s false economy, dropping investment. maintain in real terms, or increase it. the cost of correcting it has increased due to inflation, and the damage knock on effects for people are huge and varied.
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    WAPP480

    logboy replied to spunktronics's topic in Aphex Twin

    anyone get any joy asking about the poor state of the packaging on the CD and vinyl? i've tried, no response from the label. so many email addresses to try, just picked out the most relevant looking one.
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    Zatoichi Criterion Collection.mp4
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