PS it’s on iPlayer
Fallen Leaves: Fallen Leaves - BBC iPlayer via @bbciplayer
Watch it you fools
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BlackBerry is a fun one one Netflix. Classic rise & fall of a good idea where they overstretch themselves and miss out on the next big thing…
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Went to see this today - absolutely loved it (Bill Pullman in particular was ace). Hard to be objective though because as I slide into old age I find myself listening to Bill Evans records more than anything else.
I hit 55 this summer and immediately retired from my job at Faceless Megacorp. Have spent a lot of hours decompressing from the tyranny of Microsoft Teams by staring vacantly out of the window while listening to ‘Sunday at the Village Vanguard’. An utter joy.
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I watched it tonight and, like you, loved it. I love his music too but, paradoxically, it’s mostly missing in the film. It’s so beautifully shot and so much goes unsaid. His parents, particularly Bill Pullman as his dad, just raise the film up another notch.
The scene where Bill and his parents listen to his new album at their place in Florida is mesmerising. Really difficult to pull off a scene like that where nothing really happens except for the record turning on the deck but the emotion in their faces is something else.
I also listened to Village Vanguard on the walk home after the film had finished. Such a wonderful album.
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Happy October! Each year I try to watch one horror movie a day. Last night I watched Silent House (2011) with Elizabeth Olsen who was stunning in her performance. It’s a pretend single-shot film, but it really works to build tension and suspense along with the shadowy home interior. I’m reading it was shot in 15-minute bursts, which is still incredibly impressive. It’s a remake of the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda and supposedly based on a true story. I’m not really sure what other movies I’d compare it to; a combination of haunted house and deteriorating psychology themes. 8/10
Trigger warning for child abuse.
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I spent 2017 listening to pretty much nothing other than Bill Evans and every minute was time well spent. Looking forward to seeing the film.
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Resident Evil. A good first half let down by an increasingly tedious second.
2.5 tendrils out of 5. More tendrils would probably be awarded if I were a player of the games.
