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Post by t-bob on Oct 8, 2022 10:22:23 GMT -5
ILWIL
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Post by t-bob on Oct 7, 2022 21:10:50 GMT -5
“Rashomon”- style....The Slap and The Outrage and Parenthood
Directed by Martin Ritt, The Outrage is a remake of the 1950 Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon, that in turn is based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, but Ritt has reformulated it in a Western setting. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Howard Da Silva & William Shatner. The story remains the same as four people give contradictory accounts of a rape and murder during the trial of Mexican bandit Juan Carrasco (Newman). The story is told within a flashback framework of three men waiting for a train at a rain soaked Southwestern station-a prospector (Da Silva), a con man (Robinson) and a preacher now struggling with his faith in humanity (Shatner). As each story is told the validity of each account comes under scrutiny, could it be there was a gross miscarriage of justice at the trial
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Post by t-bob on Oct 7, 2022 19:26:14 GMT -5
Some of my afternoon poetry is mediocre / therapy
Haiku…... English - 17 syllables
awoke alive aye
move steps and slowly forward
slowly start over
Haiku - Welch - too many 23+ syllables
deffro yn fyw aye
symud camau ac yn araf ymlaen
dechrau yn araf drosodd
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Post by t-bob on Oct 7, 2022 10:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by t-bob on Oct 6, 2022 16:21:25 GMT -5
The Slap 2011 - Australian series Based on the novel by Christos Tsiolkas, this Australian drama explores how a single event can cause significant repercussions for a group of family and friends. Stars Melissa George (Grey's Anatomy), Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), and Essie Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries).
The Slap has to be one of the finest pieces of drama to ever come out of Australia. It boils down to the core of our essence. No one is perfect and The Slap shows every ugly wrinkle. Many people will see a reflection of themselves, and it isn't pretty. But it is handled so deftly that you become part of their world.
Each episode focuses on one of the characters who were at a 40th birthday BBQ where booze, drugs and anger ends with a grown man slapping a small child. From here the author delves into the most inner thoughts of each character present at the BBQ. Thoughts most people would never share with even their closest friends. They lie, they cover their tracks, they live with the consequences of guilt and shame. The old man reflecting on his younger life, now disappointed with his lot, and contemplating never again having the pleasure of touching a young woman's breast. I think that is pretty powerful stuff. Not pornographic, just hitting home the reality what is going on in some people's heads.
No it isn't fun to watch, simply engaging. If you watch television to be challenged, this show serves it up in spades.
The Slap 2015 - United States 2015 - remake - an NBC mini-series that begins on Thursday, is a remarkable feat — a sophisticated, suspenseful comedy of ill manners that seems much more like a Showtime or Netflix drama than a broadcast network offering. For one thing, it’s only eight episodes long — the first season of “The Affair” had 10, and like that Showtime drama, “The Slap” is told “Rashomon”-style, with a different point of view presented in every episode, the first of which is directed by Lisa Cholodenko (“Olive Kitteridge”).
It’s also very different in spirit from other NBC dramas, including “Parenthood,” which was also about family bonds and the pitfalls of everyday life. But “Parenthood,” which after six seasons ended last month, had a much more conventionally sweet, sometimes smarmy, sensibility beneath its screwball banter.
“The Slap” is unsentimental, even cynical. It’s also imported: This is an American adaptation of a 2011 Australian series by the same name that was based on a novel by Christos Tsiolkas. Here, there is a wickedly amusing cultural clash between rich suburban New Jersey materialists and the Brooklyn bohemian-bourgeoisie, a narcissism of small differences that is reminiscent of Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage.”
The story and characters are the same as in the Australian version, but the settings and pace are different, and so is the class divide. The rich in the American version are richer, the artistes more artsy. But the creators wisely recruited Melissa George, who played Rosie, Hugo’s mother, in the original, to reprise that role in the NBC version. All the actors are good, but Ms. George is particularly beguiling. As Rosie she is absurd, infuriating, sad and very funny.
As the title and promos suggest, “The Slap” examines how ordinary lives can be derailed in an instant by one rash, unplanned act. “The Slap” also shows how a single, seemingly spontaneous misstep stems inexorably from the learned behavior and personality flaws of the key characters.
In their dispute, neither side is in the right — not Harry or the parents of Hugo — but both sides turn out to be equally wrongheaded. On this series, everybody has a point, but no one has an ironclad claim to the truth.
An unseen narrator introduces the parties in a tartly amused voice-over that distances the viewer from the characters before they’ve had a chance to speak for themselves. The first episode centers on Hector (Peter Sarsgaard), a smart, mild-mannered city bureaucrat who lost a promotion and is having a hard time turning 40. His wife, Aisha (Thandie Newton), a doctor, plans a birthday party for him that mixes their hip friends and Hector’s loving, close-knit and suffocating Greek family.
Hector is particularly close to his successful cousin Harry, an alpha male who made a fortune dealing in high-end classic cars. Harry has money, a beautiful wife, a sweet son he adores — everything but peace of mind. He is a brash, arrogant hothead, someone who can’t back down from a fight or take a joke.
After many drinks, Harry clashes with Rosie and her condescending, argumentative artist-husband, Gary (Thomas Sadoski), who doesn’t hide his contempt for the nouveau-riche car dealer.
Viewers know from the outset what happens at the party, but the journey to that moment and the road that follows are mapped out with wit and also compassion. People behave monstrously, but they aren’t monsters, just complicated and inconsistent.
“The Slap” connects, but it’s not a harsh blow. It’s more of a bracing surprise.
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Post by t-bob on Oct 5, 2022 12:18:50 GMT -5
I almost come to the dictionary and the thesaurus..."refulgen" blue eyes ie: Paul Newman
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Post by t-bob on Oct 5, 2022 11:46:48 GMT -5
verb:radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgen
noun:the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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Post by t-bob on Oct 3, 2022 10:02:21 GMT -5
Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
"Everything you experience is new and different, whether you realize it or not." Ditto
Enjoy your days - a tiny smile
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Post by t-bob on Sept 30, 2022 23:05:40 GMT -5
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Weds Daily
Sept 28, 2022 12:25:23 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by t-bob on Sept 28, 2022 12:25:23 GMT -5
I’m here. I’m working today and I’d rather retired
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Post by t-bob on Sept 27, 2022 19:14:07 GMT -5
Are you playing out live somewhere, Bob? Good for you! And good for your audience. You'll all have a peaceful time. I'm playing a grand piano with a injured brain center - the patients and the staff listening my classical.... chopin, bach, beethoven, satie, withers, schumann, etc. |
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Post by t-bob on Sept 27, 2022 17:46:04 GMT -5
The past several years of ongoing pandemic disruptions, climate-related catastrophes, and political and economic instability have left many of us feeling burnt out and disheartened.
Communicate with someone over the internet, typically by video chat, using the software application Zoom: most of us have probably Zoomed, especially since the coronavirus pandemic has forced us to stay home
I'm actually going to do some play some piano and the souls will listen the harmonious music. A real piano & genuine People and not a zooming application.
WOOHOO !!
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Post by t-bob on Sept 27, 2022 14:45:37 GMT -5
The potter
"I doubt there will be anything like it ever again."
The art/craft festivals
Music festivals - Newport Folk '65, Woodstock '69, Isle of Wight
Fingerprints
Unique memories
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Post by t-bob on Sept 27, 2022 9:34:42 GMT -5
It's still a beautiful day. I haven't seen the sky yet but it's there.
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Post by t-bob on Sept 26, 2022 9:55:20 GMT -5
I just woke up....I just checked out the mirror. I'm still vertical. Enjoy your day.
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Post by t-bob on Sept 23, 2022 8:54:16 GMT -5
It's nice to have a upbeat show to watch.
I really appreciate the age of the main characters. It celebrates the idea that people "of a certain age" can and do still have fulfilling lives. Also the show shines a light on the fact that a good story with good actors and good writers doesnt have to rely on half naked Hollywood types to bump up the ratings. In short, its a really good watch because its so well done. And the scenery is simply gorgeous!
How fun, refreshingly interesting scenarios simply by innocent circumstance. Watching a disillusioned woman 40 yr married not knowing her deceased husband’s history, secret life….she comes into her own. Then there’s Jack to the rescue, unknowingly, has the heart of a true man, a Detective, retired & finds to be surprised by Joan. So, a look into ones psychological being of a lifetime of woe…disappointment. True enjoyment.
Quirky, fun and the scenery is beautiful and a hint of mystery, what more can you ask for. Brian Brown and Greta Scacchi's chemistry make it easy to watch . Give it a try, if only for the cute dog Diesel.
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Post by t-bob on Sept 23, 2022 8:44:25 GMT -5
“It's a hard time to be a human in this world. Every quote is like a lamp of hope and a guidepost.” Anonymous
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Post by t-bob on Sept 23, 2022 8:18:14 GMT -5
A beginning.....
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Post by t-bob on Sept 22, 2022 9:34:23 GMT -5
Haiku
Autumn changed season
Crimson burnt amber old leafs
Smoke smell waft chimney
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Post by t-bob on Sept 19, 2022 20:29:54 GMT -5
Obsessive Compulsive People.  If it ain't yours, and it ain't your space, don't touch it. I live in a senior apartment building with 70 people and I know about half of them are OCP. Fantasy...... I might put a little item in a window sill - I'll put it on electric fence. Somebody will get upset or they might die. I might be in the jail and I'll get a Bubba "wife" in my cell. About the fantasy....... |
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