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    Deception

    Roald Dahl

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    From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories....

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Joe Swanberg recommended The Double Life of Veronique (1991) in Movies (curated)

 
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
1991 | Drama, Fantasy, Music
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"In January 2007, after a particularly difficult shoot (both physically and emotionally), I found myself back in Chicago with some time on my hands. I didn’t want to edit, because I didn’t have the energy to confront the footage. The Gene Siskel Film Center was showing several of Kieślowski’s films, including all of his later work. Every day, I would make my way to the theater in the evening and sit there eating dark chocolate, letting the work pour over me. It was like a religious experience. I came away from that series feeling revitalized. The Double Life of Véronique and Blue were especially breathtaking. Sławomir Idziak’s photography left an indelible impression on me and changed the way I look at light. One year later, I went back to New York to finish that difficult film, and I finally had an outlet for all the good energy Kieślowski had given me."

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Layer Cake (2004) in Movies

Oct 5, 2020  
Layer Cake (2004)
Layer Cake (2004)
2004 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
7
7.4 (22 Ratings)
Movie Rating
British crime thriller. A highly professional and goal-oriented businessman in the drugs trade finds his well-organised life falling into chaos when he gets mixed up with stolen Ecstasy, Serbian war criminals and a missing heiress. Could he be forced to become something he despises - an actual gangster?

Looks a bit like a Guy Ritchie movie - and not without reason, for Matthew Vaughn produced the early Ritchie films - but the tone is (thankfully) more measured and serious. The plot is nothing very distinctive, although the subtext about Craig's character having to adopt the brutal methods of the people he encounters has some interest. Good performances from a strong cast; Michael Gambon is scary as a gang boss, but it's Daniel Craig's movie. This is apparently the performance that swung Bond for him, but the film deserves to be recognised on its own merits.
  
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Paige Lovelace (30 KP) rated The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4 in Books

Dec 14, 2020  
The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4
The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4
J.R. Ward | 2011
9
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I absolutely adore the Black Dagger brotherhood books I have all of them up to the recent one I just got that's a lot of books and I just adore them and I reread them whenever I get the chance to I ha (0 more)
There is nothing bad I can say about these books because if there was I wouldn't be reading them they are amazing books for me (0 more)
Love love love Black Dagger brotherhood
For me the Black Dagger brotherhood books have literally saved my life because I read all of them and during the pandemic and the quarantine and the lockdowns these books have kept me sane a. J r ward has the unique ability to get into her characters heads and that's what makes her book so good she flushes out the characters and weighs a lot of authors don't and I just love her
  
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disneymusicnerd (172 KP) rated DisneyLife in Apps

Sep 10, 2019  
DisneyLife
DisneyLife
Entertainment, Lifestyle
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
App Rating
I love the selection of old & new TV/films & the option to stream disney channel live. The music selection is good & I love that the new soundtracks appear quickly. (0 more)
The option to make a playlist would be so useful. Also sometimes things are a little clunky & don't work as smoothly as other apps. Some films/TV shows take a while to appear on there after release. (0 more)
This app is life!
It's a great app & I love the easy access to all things Disney! As a huge fan of the films, tv & music there is so much to get my teeth into & I love rewatching old favourites. There are a few gaps- things that haven't appeared on there yet, but I'm hoping they'll keep adding to the old library of 90s cartoons! I just wish that new film/TV was more up to date with the releases on other mediums.
  
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David McK (3562 KP) rated Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) in Movies

Oct 24, 2021  
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
1986 | Comedy
4
8.0 (56 Ratings)
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Ok, I get that it's a teen classic.

I get that it's one of John Hughes 1980s movies.

I get that it was Matthew Broderick's break-out role, and that the 4th-wall breaking nature of the movie helped lay the groundwork for 'Deadpool' all those years later.

I DON'T get the appeal of the movie: for me, this was forgettable, with the lead character an annoying jerk (who, admittedly, does have one good line about how life is pretty short) only out for himself, and who pulls his girlfriend and his best friend Cameron along for no reason other than to show off to - he doesn't even have the gumption to check how Cameron is at the tail end of the movie.

I've heard about people saying how it is, essentially, a wish-fulfilment movie. My only wish is that I hadn't wasted my time watching it.