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James Dalrymple
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"its twist" (soz!)
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Teaching/lecturing in France. Sometime academic.
Music, books, cinema, television, teaching, life in France etc.
Movie reviews at: letterboxd.com/jamesewand/
Film clips at: instagram.com/jamesewand/
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James Dalrymple
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"its twist" (soz!)
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James Dalrymple
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It's a great coup de théâtre but you can enjoy watching it again knowing how it will end (which is not always the case for a story with such a twist)
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James Dalrymple
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It would be easy to pick holes in this, but that would be churlish. In many respects, this is Hollywood at its best: by turns moving, scary, uncynically sentimental. It owes a little debt to the scripts of Bruce Joel Rubin but it's twist is an all-timer. Love the practical effects too!
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James Dalrymple
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Now re-watching with my daughter on France Télévisions. Let's see if she sees the twist coming ...
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James Dalrymple
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Aw!
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James Dalrymple
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Wow, very jealous
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Steve
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Not sure when Kevin Morby morphed from folky to rock god but his Leeds show was monumental
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Paul Duane
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RIP Robert Towne, who crystallised the ‘ideal’ of the genius 70s screenwriter. Everyone is going to mention Chinatown, of course, but I am more likely to rewatch The Last Detail, a rough, heartbreaking piece of realism that goes against the times and does something timeless.
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James Dalrymple
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www.theguardian.com/film/article...
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James Dalrymple
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Thanks Ray. I'm not a huge fan of the revival Xmas ghost stories but some are more interesting than others. The Dead Room is worth checking out because it makes reference to quite a lot of strange and esoteric telly from the 70s
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James Dalrymple
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Some interesting parallels with Nigel Kneale and a clear influence on The Dead Room
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Chris
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Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks - M - Marketa Lazarova (Vlacil) O - Orlando (Potter) V - Veronika Voss (Fassbinder) I - Inherent Vice (PT Anderson) E - Everybody In Our Family (Jude)
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JacquiWine
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Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks: M - Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan) O - Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur) V - Victoria (Sebastian Schipper) I - in the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai) E - Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle)
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Paul C. Dobbs
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Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks: M - The Misfits (John Huston) O - The Offence (Sidney Lumet) V - Valhalla Rising (Nicholas Winding Refn) I - In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray) E - Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju)
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James Dalrymple
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Perhaps I'm rather underselling this. Scorsese isn't just a talking head but takes us through P&P's work film by film, offering thoughtful but accessible analysis throughout. Currently on Mubi here
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James Dalrymple
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Second sitting: not many surprises for fans of P&P but full of moving testimony from Martin Scorsese on the influence of The Archers on his life and work
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James Dalrymple
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a few thoughts on The BBC's 1977 Ghost Story for Christmas: Stigma (directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and written by Clive Exton)
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James Dalrymple
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😭
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James Dalrymple
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Both the theme music and Everybody's Talkin' both get me teared-up instantly
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Art Heart History 🪬
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"Walkabout" from Nicolas Roeg (1971).
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James Dalrymple
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Not a fan of posts about films (or books, music etc.) people hate.
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James Dalrymple
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as strange and unsettling as you'd want from a 70s Christmas(ish) ghost story
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James Dalrymple
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outrageous
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James Dalrymple
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Now watching:
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James Dalrymple
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How is that even legal??
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James Dalrymple
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Yes, you don't really get that with digital !
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James Dalrymple
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Are you still based in London?
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James Dalrymple
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Yikes, hope you weather the storm
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James Dalrymple
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Probably because a lot of the filmmakers came of age in the 70s before being let loose on families. Although Jack Clayton was of an earlier generation, he's not an obvious candidate for a kids' movie either
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James Dalrymple
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I saw it when it came out but not since. I remember it being quite creepy but not more than a lot of other fantasy films for kids at the time. I was astonished to learn later that it was directed by Walter Murch
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James Dalrymple
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gotta love that cover. Old school!
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James Dalrymple
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Yeah they've done some interesting radio versions of old Nigel Kneale plays like The Road and this that are worth checking out
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James Dalrymple
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I guess most of it is officially in the public domain
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Jeremy Millar
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Just found this on my phone which means the book’s here somewhere 🤷♂️
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James Dalrymple
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He he
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James Dalrymple
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I had a student do a presentation on this just recently. Great FX!
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James Dalrymple
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I saw the Pixies on a reunion tour in the 2000s and I suspect their hearts weren't really in it. I was a bit young to catch them live in their heyday sadly
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James Dalrymple
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😬 brave man
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James Dalrymple
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And the BBC wouldn't even show it!
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James Dalrymple
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👍
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James Dalrymple
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Not seen that one. Very curious to see more of his. Have you seen the one about the Paris Commune? Otherwise I've seen Culloden and Punishment Park
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James Dalrymple
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I also watched Inside Out 2 today. And there was the first round of the legislative elections in France. And the football. It's been a rollercoaster!
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James Dalrymple
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I'll do anything to avoid watching the football
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James Dalrymple
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Tough double bill this evening. 1/ Peter Watkins' The War Game (1966), commissioned for The Wednesday Play but pulled by the BBC before transmission, and not broadcast for nearly 20 years. A pseudo-documentary, it is very much a dry run for Threads (1984). 2/ Alain Resnais' Night & Fog (1956).
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Jason Bailey
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NEW EPISODE! It was our honor to welcome the essayist, poet, and critic Phillip Lopate to discuss his new collection “My Affair with Art House Cinema” and the cinema of 1959, including such all-timers as “The 400 Blows,” “The World of Apu,” and “Anatomy of a Murder.”
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James Dalrymple
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Ugh, the results are in and it's pretty much as predicted
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James Dalrymple
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I guess you're all enjoying the England match then, huh?
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J.A.Tallon
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Víctor Erice (with scenes from his film "The Spirit of the Beehive") - BOTD
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James Dalrymple
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Just a reminder for French residents that it's the Fête du cinéma for a few more days. Movie tickets for €5
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James Dalrymple
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Seated for Inside Out 2 with the kids
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