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[hopefullytrusting]

Yeah. A town with 81 people wouldn't have 4 young guys all the same age. They've already lost me.

That's actually pretty normal for some parts of the rural United States - it is often how towns die off (or become shells of their former selves).

[Madiel]

That's actually pretty normal for some parts of the rural United States - it is often how towns die off (or become shells of their former selves).

I know someone who lives in a town of a few hundred people. The whole school fits in one classroom, is my point. Four guys in the same grade? I don't think so.

[hopefullytrusting]

I know someone who lives in a town of a few hundred people. The whole school fits in one classroom, is my point. Four guys in the same grade? I don't think so.

Maybe it is something unique to the central, midwest, and southwestern United States (these are the only regions I've spent a significant amount of time with high school graduates - I mean it is my job to deal with them all the time, but those are the regions in which I have worked), but I know a fair amount of folks who went through something not dissimilar to the setup of the film regarding a graduating class.

[Madiel]

Maybe it is something unique to the central, midwest, and southwestern United States (these are the only regions I've spent a significant amount of time with high school graduates - I mean it is my job to deal with them all the time, but those are the regions in which I have worked), but I know a fair amount of folks who went through something not dissimilar to the setup of the film regarding a graduating class.

With what population?

Sorry, but a town with a total population of 81, including adults, having enough children in it to manage 4 in a grade, never mind 4 boys in a grade, just isn't very likely. It's got nothing to do with it being in the USA, it has to do with maths. I totally understand the dynamic of rural towns and what's happening to the population profile. If they'd said the population of the town was 810 I would believe it. At 81, I don't.

[Karl Henning]

Saturday Night. I kind of expected it to be more amusing.  I fairly well suspended disbelief and fancied that somehow this was genuine period footage. The element which pulled me back down to earth was knowing Dafoe's voice, especially.  I'm not saying there was no amusement. Really damned good. 

[Kalevala]

Saturday Night. I kind of expected it to be more amusing.  I fairly well suspended disbelief and fancied that somehow this was genuine period footage. The element which pulled me back down to earth was knowing Dafoe's voice, especially.  I'm not saying there was no amusement. Really damned good.

Haven't watched tonight's episode yet.  It's nice to have some humor around--particularly these days.

K

[Madiel]

Number 24



A film about a member of the Norwegian Resistance, who goes from spying to sabotage to... well, more. Apparently it's available on Netflix, but they were nice enough to have it in the film festival (in fact it was featured as the opening night film).

A very solid film, that cunningly got better and more emotionally involving as it went. Some of the early parts felt a little perfunctory, but in hindsight I think that's deliberate. The director wants to give you enough to context to set up what comes later. Some of the mission sequences are very tense, even though you know from the beginning that the main character will survive to old age.

[DavidW]

I know someone who lives in a town of a few hundred people. The whole school fits in one classroom, is my point. Four guys in the same grade? I don't think so.

Yes, a lot of people don't realize that 81 people is more like a village that stretches for a couple of blocks. When people think of depressingly small towns, they are still thinking of a few thousand people. I live in a small town, and let me tell you that 8,000 is the critical number for chains to consider setting up shop. I remember when the town I lived in finally got a Starbucks. That chain that is so ubiquitous that it is on every corner in most cities... yeah... and we are 8000 strong.

With a population of 81, you don't even slow down as you cross it. I know much bigger towns, population-wise than that still only stretch a few blocks.

[SonicMan46]

Well, some 'horse' movies/PBS doc the last few days - Dave

   

[SimonNZ]

PBS have announced they have had to cancel The American Experience after 37 seasons and some 380 usually excellent documentaries thanks to you-know-who. (Executive Order 14290 "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media", ffs.)

I've seen a very large number of them but not the one on Seabiscuit. How was it?

The most recent one I've watched from the series was "Cold War Roadshow" on Kruschev's 1959 tour of the States - with quite a lot of footage I'd never seen before.

[SonicMan46]

PBS have announced they have had to cancel The American Experience after 37 seasons and some 380 usually excellent documentaries thanks to you-know-who. (Executive Order 14290 "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media", ffs.)

I've seen a very large number of them but not the one on Seabiscuit. How was it?

The most recent one I've watched from the series was "Cold War Roadshow" on Kruschev's 1959 tour of the States - with quite a lot of footage I'd never seen before.

The PBS documentary on Seabiscuit was done around 2000 on DVD and about 60 mins in length - well done (4.7/5 rating on Amazon), but the 2003 movie below with Toby Mcguire is in color and more dramatic - based 'loosely' on a non-fiction book (more HERE) - now there are some other docs which I've not seen?  Dave

 

[relm1]

Not really a movie, but I recently saw Ken Burns' documentary, "The Vietnam War".  It was excellent and I liked how it included interviews with veterans on both sides.  Definitely not for the faint of heart, it is 18 hours long but very compelling watching.  Incredibly sad too.  The point that becomes increasingly clear is the futility of the war and how deep and pointless all the suffering is that many will endure for the shallow gains of a few warlords.

[hopefullytrusting]

Don't know exactly why, but apparently this is as close to Trick 2 as we are ever going to get (it is very romcom, so if you want to feel good and sentimental - it is right up your alley - it is idealistically cute):

https://vimeo.com/305123905?fl=pl&fe=vl

Script (plus other goodies) can be found here: https://www.jimfallfilms.com/

[Florestan]