Some decent films on BBC IPlayer

...and The House of Gucci, which I saw a while ago on Prime, very, very good, Lady Gaga can certainly act.

Not to mention Some Like it Hot, sublime! doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, one of the very best.

All sound good. Will check them out for this afternoon's viewing.

I bought the dvd of Belfast and was quite disappointed by it. Then saw it on tv when I was channel hopping the other day and found it delightful. I hadn’t realised Cyrano was on BBC ( so many films on I’m getting confused, so many films). Another Peter Dinklage fan here so I’m looking forward to that. There’s a Spirit cartoon on Wednesday; my granddaughter is bored with Spirit now but I’m not! I think it’s based on my favourite book from childhood. Channel 5 are showing a version of The Secret Garden (Thur 9.40) which is a lovely adaptation. I bought a more recent one that I didn’t like, but the earlier version is much better.

I re-watched Some Like it Hot last week, it’s still a gem. It’s real laugh out loud humour and Monroe’s beauty and fragility stands out - like her comic timing. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon 😂. I found it impossible not to wonder how it would be received if made now.

I'm enjoying House of Gucci

On Boxing day I watched Goodbye Mr Chips followed by Goodnight Mr Tom, then on Tuesday I watched Goodnight Mr Tom again. such lovely films.

I couldn’t watch Goodnight Mr Tom - knew I’d cry.

TerriBull

...and The House of Gucci, which I saw a while ago on Prime, very, very good, Lady Gaga can certainly act.

Not to mention Some Like it Hot, sublime! doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, one of the very best.

Have you seen her in a star is born? she is an amazing lady

She is amazing, isn't she. I'm a big Lady Gaga fan. I've even named my car after her.

???

at naming your car after her. What type of car is it?

House of Gucci, excellent acting from Lady Gaga and Far from the Madding Crowd with Carey Mulligan - both superb.

Love Lady Gaga (A Star is Born is brilliant), and also love Carey Mulligan.

Another vote here for House of Gucci and Lady Gaga. She is a great actress and as we know a great singer too. Reminds me of Barbra Streisand, so I just hope she gets offered some decent movies where she can showcase her talents. I'm not sure there are enough decent movies out there nowadays. House of Gucci was fascinating and intriguing and I really enjoyed it.

For Hardy fans here we have an interesting comparison of the three versions of ^Far From the Madding Crowd^:
1967 - Julie Christie
1998 - Paloma Baeza with Nathaniel Parker as Oak (3hrs 21mins)
2015 - Carey Mulligan
comparison of the three versions

I watched the Morecambe and Wise show with Andre Previn and laughed as much as I did 50 years ago, but I agree there were far too many old programmes on.

Peter Dinklage was in a lovely film called The Station Agent a few years back. Watch it if it comes round again.

Kenneth Branagh's Belfast was superb. Best thing we watched over the Christmas. It had a real poignancy to it and what a great actor Jude Hill is.

Chestnut

For Hardy fans here we have an interesting comparison of the three versions of ^Far From the Madding Crowd^:
1967 - Julie Christie
1998 - Paloma Baeza with Nathaniel Parker as Oak (3hrs 21mins)
2015 - Carey Mulligan
comparison of the three versions

That seemed to come up with the wrong link. Here is the correct one:
jenniferrosewrites.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/a-comparison-of-the-different-versions-of-far-from-the-madding-crowd/

Chestnut

Chestnut

For Hardy fans here we have an interesting comparison of the three versions of ^Far From the Madding Crowd^:
1967 - Julie Christie
1998 - Paloma Baeza with Nathaniel Parker as Oak (3hrs 21mins)
2015 - Carey Mulligan
comparison of the three versions

That seemed to come up with the wrong link. Here is the correct one:
jenniferrosewrites.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/a-comparison-of-the-different-versions-of-far-from-the-madding-crowd/

I haven’t looked at the link yet ( I will) but I watched the Carey Mulligan version the other night. I haven’t watched it for a while but had seen it at the cinema and bought the dvd. I thought it was a good adaptation except for the fact that Captain Troy was so badly mis cast. Then again how can anyone follow Terence Stamp in that role. I didn’t think Matthias was right for the role of Gabriel at the time but have seen him in other films since and am rather in love with him so my opinion has changed! The Julie Christie film looks so dated mainly because, for some reason the women in films at that time had such garish make up ( Women in Love being an exception). I don’t think I’ve seen the 1998 version.

Have read it now. Not sure how I missed the series.I’d really like to see it. To me, nothing beats the most recent tv adaptation of Tess if the d’Urbevilles although I still think Eddie Redmayne was mis cast appearance wise ( I didn’t realise at the time what a good actor he was: I was talking about it with my daughter at Christmas….).

I persuaded DH to watch Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh this afternoon. I saw it at the cinema and loved it but he didn't fancy it.Well he thoroughly enjoyed it and I loved it even more.

Enjoyed watching Kin on BBC iplayer made a change from repeats

Tonight I found a film on I player, Red Dust. I've never heard of this film before but it is an incredible watch. About Apartheid in South Africa, I feel like I have not really ever known what it was really like.