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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Where Demons Dare (The Hollows, #6) in Books

Sep 6, 2019  
Where Demons Dare (The Hollows, #6)
Where Demons Dare (The Hollows, #6)
Kim Harrison | 2008
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is my second book in a row of this series after having a break that ended up lasting a few years but i have been drawn right back into Rachel and co's tales.

I'm a little annoyed that we didnt learn who was behind Kisten's murder but after grabbing the next paperback out of my wardrobe i see that it is possibly going to be solved in the next book, so yay.

Other than that, the overall series arc seems to have shifted into a higher gear and I'm intrigued where we're going to go from here, so I'm off to start [b:White Witch, Black Curse|6087668|White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, #7)|Kim Harrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347508533s/6087668.jpg|3516587]
  
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Schindler's List (1993) in Movies

Jun 22, 2019 (Updated Sep 25, 2019)  
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
1993 | Biography, Drama, History
6
9.0 (42 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
I've started and restarted this review about five times, I'm not sure where to begin.

It pains me to say it but I think the negatives outweigh the positives on this for me. The sets are incredible though and the fact that they managed to get hoards of people working together is no easy feat. It's certainly an epic achievement.

I have spoken to a few people since seeing it and mentioned the fact that I didn't like it filmed as black and white, I've been surprised at how many condescending responses I had. "Black and white films are difficult for some people to get used to." "They're not to everyone's tastes." For the record I love black and white movies, the issue I have with this one though is that it's so sharp that at times it looks unnatural. The joy of black and white movies is the feeling of a little age to the film. Perhaps this is just the curse of the modern age, but all the shots look amazingly crisp. I know, how often does someone moan about having filming that's too good for a film?

"Remember to take some tissues!" was the response I got when I told people I was going to see it, me being a crier I heeded the warning. I was left mostly unmoved though. The statements of fact and the scenes at Auschwitz certainly made me pause for thought and brought a tear to my eye but the dramatised sections generally didn't hold a lot of impact.

When Schindler has his departing scene it really felt that it should have been more emotional for the viewer but it came across a little hammy. Neeson's acting had been relatively understated the whole way through and they chose that moment for him to depart from that?

Some moments in history only need the facts, and while creatively this was a masterpiece (certainly the music was) I didn't feel that it was possible to get the gravity of the situation. In this instance I would personally like to know the real accounts and that would be achieved better by reading some books on the subject of watching personal recordings from survivors.

What you should do

Most of you have probably already seen Schincler's List, if you haven't then you probably should despite what I said. Without films like this some of us would probably have no knowledge at all about such important moments in history.

Whether they're entirely accurate or not they open up curiosity to learn more.
  
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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated The Wrecking Crew (1968) in Movies

Aug 17, 2019  
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
1968 | Action, Classics, Comedy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Dean Martin (1 more)
Sharon Tate
Always liked the Matt helm spy spoof movies of the sixties with Dean Martin in the lead role the plot maybe abit silly but remember watching them on my portable black and white TV in the eighties but I remember this one more due to the film once upon a time in Hollywood due to Sharon Tate was in the film all I can good harmless fun movie always worth a rewatch when it's on
  
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Adam Ant recommended Best of Sellers by Peter Sellers in Music (curated)

 
Best of Sellers by Peter Sellers
Best of Sellers by Peter Sellers
1958 | Pop
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I loved listening to comedy albums when I was growing up. This one was produced by George Martin. Sellers used to put on all these accents and do them perfectly. On 'Suddenly It's Folk Song' it's him playing a German anthropologist. [Proceeds to recount entire section of the album verbatim, accents and all] It's just a great record. I loved all those black and white caper movies. The talent on Sellers was just amazing. He was so influential on the Bonzos and the Python people. I picked up on this as a teenager and I know every word of it now. It's perfect. It's extraordinary how funny he is."

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