The long single shot sequences when Hill’s operations would go smoothly were pieces of art amongst all of the hustle and bustle. The dialogue was smart, everything was put together brilliantly. Based on the life of Henry Hill, we watch his rise and fall as a gangster. My first cinema trip of the week was to see Goodfellas (1990), one of the Scorcese/De Niro/Pesci classics. It’s part of the silver screen classics set on BBC IPlayer and is worth your 90 minutes to see a culturally important piece. I’m not to keen on giving it a rating due to the criteria I’m judging it against being harsh. Everything felt big and proper and that’s where you get your iconic shots. The effects did capture the scale of the city well. The effects are clearly outdated, but that doesn’t really matter as you appreciate them. The effects of stop motion made me smile, but not feel any fear like I did in the first act. When they get to the island to rescue the girl and catch Kong, the film slows a bit for me. The foreshadowing is a bit obvious, but that’s fine. The acting and music as well as dark lighting really created a sense of tension. Crew goes out to skull island, finds King Kong, brings him back to New York and havoc reigns (I’m assuming that after 87 years and countless parodies I don’t need to hide spoilers). One such masterpiece which many would describe as timeless is King Kong (1933). With a variety of old classics finally available to watch, it really is an exciting opportunity to tick some off with the love of the big screen that such masterpieces deserve. It means I have to concentrate my cinema experiences. Unfortunately, my local is only open Friday-Sunday, but that’s okay. Sadly, I reckon rubbish blockbusters will be given more screen time instead.īy the time this blog is posted, I will have been to the cinema three times this week. Sure, they may not always fill up, but it’s worth a go surely, especially when the screens have such limited capacity. Advertise them a lot more and see how they go. I really hope cinemas consider this shortage of blockbusters to be an opportunity to give more independent and foreign films a chance. Although with Tenet and Mulan both delayed, that may be further down the line than next week. As the cinemas re-open more widely and we see new films come out, my focus may revert back to them.
You can find resources at To Write Love on Her Arms as well.I honestly don’t know how much longer I will go on with these weekly summaries. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you can reach out via SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357). 2 Dope Queens ( the podcast | the HBO Max special).Williams ( The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Lovecraft Country) We hope you like this episode even if you don't like puppets! As an aside and a trigger warning, about 50 minutes into the episode we will have a brief discussion of sexual harassment/Annie's secret. We've approached one of the most divisive episodes of Community and certainly of season four: "Intro to Felt Surrogacy." Jenn's not a fan of the episode but she brought back someone who is: her friend Thomas pair discusses why this episode ranks low for so many people, the musical cameos, why using puppets was a risk, and break down the secrets that each study group member reveals.