[Magdalen] Film puke.

[Sally Davies]

We've been watching "The Leftovers". A twisted, disturbing yet weirdly
brilliant retelling of the Rapture, or at any rate "a" Rapture, if that's
what it is. Explores grief, loss and guilt with a powerful message of
simply being human.

Another series we watch and have wondered what, if anything people overseas
might make of it: Fox Crime's "Nightguard". A reality show set in Northern
Johannesburg and featuring a private security company, family owned and
run, which appears to do exactly as it likes from stop-and-search to riot
control and ad hoc social work.  It's like those Westerns where the sheriff
strides into town and kicks butt, except the heroes are these absolutely
typical laid-back (yet macho) South African types. If anyone thinks it's
being made up for the cameras, trust me - it's not!! Bizarrely fascinating.

Currently watching the movie version of Midnight's Children. Sumptuous,
wild and sad. I love movies!!

Sally D

On Tuesday, 16 September 2014, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We'll observe to each other that some film like Brunnhilde Breaks Brooklyn
> sounds like a must-see, and we'll agree to think about it.
>
> "Think we ought to see that Brunnhilde film?"
>
> "Uh, I think it was three months ago."
>
> "Oh. .  .     Well, I guess we'll catch it when it comes around on the TV."
>
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
>
> >
>