Lady Of Seven

Otters, Racoons, Butterflies.

What the inside of that hat looks like when he takes it off...
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Scene is a suburban street. A green RANGE ROVER is parked on the kerb. We see two men approach it. We'll call them MAN 1 and MAN 2. MAN 1 [showing Man 2 the Range Rover] So yeah here it is 59,000 on the clock Nice racing green MAN 2: Looks lovely MAN 1: It's got the heated seats, auto headlights [Man 2 looks in the front seat] MAN 2: Really nice [man 2 now opening the back door] MAN 1: Reverse camera, air quality sensor Leather upgrade - MAN 2: What's that? MAN 1: What  MAN 2: There's something on the back seat there  [we now see what he is looking at on the back seat. it is the tiny, shrivelled, calcified form of ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN WINDSOR, claw-like hands laced, his tiny body all grey, his hunted eyes glowing red] MAN 1: I can't see anything. MAN 2: You've got Andrew Mountbatten Windsor MAN 1: That's just light wear MAN 2: It's not light wear mate, it's the former Prince  It's completely ingrained in the leather [he scratches disdainfully at the melted form of the royal wraith] MAN 2: Is this why you didn't show the back seat on the listing? MAN 1: It's a design feature. MAN 2: I've come down from Suffolk mate. [Ends]

The brilliant Derren Brown-esque use of throw away typos to build to a perfect punchline that's laid out so delicately. Had it on VHS for years and it was always my favourite bit.

Comic Relief - The Inside Story - BBC - 1991-03-15 YouTube video by RChappo2002

Which in turn led to the structured documentary spoof/parody like Operation Good Guys and The Office.

One of my all-time favourite pre-dates these by some years and was only ever aired once. This meta documentary sketch from the 1991 Comic Relief night... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEiO...

Just Another Day Walton on the Naze Part 1 YouTube video by Yvonne Krajewska

Naturally it's on You Tube...
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Definitely. 'Fly-on-the-wall' became 'scripted reality' and it's never managed to wrestle itself back to pure reality since.

Saying that, the Just Another Day docs have an element of framing to them. The Walton-On-The-Naze one has a blatant ADR conversation added in post-production. Early seeds.

The bit with the violin repair is pure ASMR.

There are so many singular moments throughout. The old couple, the singing group, the philosophising lift operator who predicts the storm, the constant exasperation of the station manager, passengers waiting in the broken lift, the guy cleaning the kitchen tops and floor with the same cloth. Gold!

"If you want some information, my husband's 88 and I'm 85!"

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Hard Boiled was in fact the first film I ever saw at the PCC. I was at the Hot Fuzzival event back in 2007 where @edgarwright.bsky.social put on three films - Hard Boiled, Last Boy Scout & Point Break - before a screening of Hot Fuzz with live commentary from him, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and others.

One of my proudest moments was I once did an ad-hoc repair of a colleague's glasses with a steady hand and the blade of a Stanley knife. Sadly, the introduction of safe plastic box cutters means this wouldn't be possible now. Bleedin' health and safety. C'huh.

Illegal wars aren't won.

Another top meeting of the Music Video Preservation Society at @princecharlescinema.com this evening...

I did sing that High Life chapter title. I really did.

Oh dearie me.

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Jenrick, Braverman and Rosindell looking at their new rosettes...

Joe Locke, Emmy winner.

Correct.

If you switch over at that point to the line in Shaun Of The Dead, when John the landlord tells a silhouette at the door, 'Sorry, we're closed!' then you can stretch out the end by an extra hour.

Sort of.

screenshot of the thumbnail image on Getty Images covering the event of Melania Trump addressing the UN Council in New York. A man in a suit is standing with his arms out stretched. Melania stands like a robot waiting to be activated.

This is just wild.

Top of the current Getty Images editorial page is coverage of the photo call at the UN council where Melania Trump - looking like Donald in drag - is calling for "peace through education..."

Also, suspect they wouldn't be going into Iran if Russia hadn't tied up its military resources in their own attacks on Ukraine. Trump and Putin letting each other get on with their own vanity projects.

He's allowed "defence" strikes of attacks leaving from Iran that enter into other territories. If the US attempts to make attacks into Iran from these bases then he can withdraw that permission and give a legal stance to do so. It feels icky, but it's looking to defend rather than participate.

Over 2/3 of the vote was not for Reform. If we pretend they had won by a slim margin, as originally forecast, this just shows what they really think of those who live in any given constituency they have no clear lead. This only increases the likelihood of tactical voting against them at the next GE.

Saw it last week & really enjoyed it. Funnily enough I was thinking there was a Dr Strangelove element to it. The level of tension was just right. Sound wise it's relentless. It's either all noise or all music. Also loved the touch of including the production catering's washer-upper in the credits.

Ghosts fillum you say...

This is like the aftermath of the UK getting nil points at Eurovision.

"It's not the song, other people just hate us. Wah wah wah!!!"

Rare clip of Eric Idle from Rutland Weekend Television...

An obvious rejection of Reform overall in a FPTP voting system but also the power of tactical voting. The final vote didn't have much between Labour and Reform, however the push to keep Reform out got many choosing a side. Greens won out on that. This is the template for the next General Election.

A smeg up.

Niche.

The Smeg-Ups VHS is an all time classic.

Briefly had the chance to chat Hattie Hayridge last month and say I was one of the small home audience to watch the very first episode on its first broadcast and she laughed how she wasn't one of them because she didn't know at the time she'd later be in it.