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Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

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Chemical Brothers are a British electronic duo who first formed in Manchester in 1989, consisting of...

Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid in Books

Sep 3, 2018

Margaret Powell's memoir Below Stairs is growing up in a poor in money but rich in love with her family in a small village near London, England and her life in domestic service in the 1920s. It is simply wonderful. Her other memoirs Climbing the Stairs and Servants Hall and her Cookery Book are next on my list. It's more like listening to your favorite aunt sitting at the kitchen with you over fresh-baked cookies and glasses of homemade lemonade while retelling stories of her childhood and life in the early part of the 20th century. You HAVE to read it!. Julian Fellowes read her books and they were the inspiration behind the extremely popular BBC series Downton Abbey, that is watched by us in the states on PBS Masterpiece.

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gayga (2128 KP) rated Judy (2019) in Movies

Oct 24, 2019

Judy (2019)

2019 | Biography, Drama, Musical

6.7

(16 Ratings)

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I was SO looking forward to going to see Judy. And it’s lovely to see Renee Zellweger looking herself after “that” plastic surgery (possibly).

RZ singing was awesome, it was all very glossy and I even shed a tear. So I’m not sure why I left the cinema slightly disappointed in the whole thing.

Basically the story is the end of Judy Garlands life when she was a pill popping soak who couldn’t get a job and the 5 days she performed at The Talk of the Town, London..

I don’t know if it was because it seemed to end quite suddenly or what. However, I did enjoy it enough to want to watch it again, if only for RZ performance which was outstanding.

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Allison Knapp (118 KP) rated Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006) in Movies

Jan 20, 2019

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006)

2006 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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Brilliant and witty performances by Judy Dench and Bob Hoskins (4 more)

Full of charm and great character dynamics

Entertaining musical numbers

Plenty of humor balanced perfectly with the seriousness of the time period

Beautiful costumes and cinematography

Historical film about a vaudeville show with live nude girls during the WWII era in London

New widow Laura Henderson decides to use her wealth to purchase an abandoned theater out of boredom. Her sense of entitlement and class related arrogance can prove at times to be annoying and at times rudely persistent, especially when it comes to her relationship with the man who she chose to manage her theater, Vivian Van Dame, but with all her schemes and meddling, it shows that deep down, she always has the best of intentions.

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) Jan 21, 2019

Oh, thank goodness! I have been wanting to watch this movie but could not remember the title. I'm so glad to see it as is good as I'd imagined it was. Thanks for your review!

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Allison Knapp (118 KP) Jan 21, 2019

One of my favorites

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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Billy Elliot (2000) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020

Billy Elliot (2000)

2000 | Comedy, Drama, Musical

7.9

(11 Ratings)

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“What boys do ballet?” One of my favourite memories of being in a cinema. It was The Filmhouse, Edinburgh, and we had heard this was getting good reviews, but were less than keen. From the first needle drop on T-Rex, through London Calling and The Jam, as Billy explores his passion for dance and expression in the face of Northern English prejudice and fear, I was in rapture! Julie Walters is the cornerstone performance-wise, but the immediate screen presence of Jamie Bell as Billy is undeniable. It reminds me so much of my own story that it will never fail to remain special. The feel good takes a while, and comes with lots of painful moments. But… when dad and brother witness that final moment… goosebumps on goosebumps!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) in Movies

Aug 4, 2019 (Updated Aug 4, 2019)

Funnier than I expected (0 more)

Over the top stunts, even by Fast & Furious standards (0 more)

Decent spin-off

I was a bit surprised when I heard this spin off from Fast and Furious was being made. I guess it fills a gap between the next one. This delivers what you expect. Plenty of over the top action and unrealistic stunts, along with a fair bit of banter between the lead characters. There are some memorable scenes, the chase through London was great. The plots are slowly getting more absurd though. There are also some nice cameos you wouldn't expect. It was funnier than I thought it would be which was a bonus. If you like the Fast & Furious films you should enjoy this as well, although you can leave your brain in neutral.