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Post by julesd68 on May 16, 2024 7:57:35 GMT
You might want to look at using a reputable piano moving company who will have appropriate experience and insurance.
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Post by julesd68 on May 15, 2024 20:32:08 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 15, 2024 15:58:47 GMT
Enys Men is a remarkable 2022 film shot and directed by Mark Jenkin. It takes you inside the mind of a lone volunteer on a stone Cornish island whose daily observation of a rare flower coincides with disturbing visions of people from her own past and those of the island.
Beautifully shot and edited, this is a time capsule of a film which really got under my skin, I will attempt to explain why. It's shot on 16mm film and utilises all the nebulous qualities of the format including heavy grain at times and the negative is deliberately not entirely clean so you get all kinds of speckles and artefacts. The effect of this and the most studious use of production design contemporary to the 1970s was to plunge me back in time to my early and elusive childhood. I found this very moving and nostalgic, remembering my father, a privileged existence and sense of peace that I will never have again.
The daily experience of the woman on the island - starting her generator, making tea, talking on the radio, walking on the island, observing the flowers; all this is repeated multiple times so that it begins to take on a really hypnotic quality. This makes her repeated visions, from which she cannot escape, all the more powerful and haunting.
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Post by julesd68 on May 15, 2024 15:07:17 GMT
Welcome back Sir!
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Post by julesd68 on May 15, 2024 15:03:37 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 14, 2024 19:36:03 GMT
What a discovery this is. The Anchoress is Welsh singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Catherine Anne Davies. This is her second album, The Art of Losing and it's superb. Difficult to categorise but some strong 70's / prog influences in there (I'm racking my brains trying to work out who she reminds me of here) and even some very cool 80's vibes too ... It's well worth reading about the recording process too - musictech.com/features/interviews/the-anchoress-on-the-art-of-losing/A lovely album. I think MartinT might enjoy.
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Post by julesd68 on May 14, 2024 18:12:58 GMT
The Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness
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Post by julesd68 on May 14, 2024 9:07:30 GMT
Not seen that Tim, so added to my Amazon watchlist thanks! It's very good . . . the below is a good example of why I dislike a lot of mainstream cinema. It's not really a spoiler as every trailer for either Force Majeure or Downhill has this scene, but if you want to watch it blind, maybe leave it until after? Force Majeur is an excellent film and well worth seeking out. It shows off this director's signature style very well. These kind of films really depend on understated performances and these are just that. It's about what isn't said as much as what is ... Superb use of sound to crank up the anxiety. Also some lovely shots and framing. An all round thumbs up ... Cheers Tim!
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 10:36:54 GMT
Ah yes, Govindas, I think I went there many, many years ago ... Maybe we can go next time we have a concert in town together!
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 10:33:46 GMT
Having just rewatched Parasite I tried twice with Parasite but didn't get drawn in that much. On the other hand, I absolutely loved Everything Everywhere All at Once. I also thought Under the Skin was a superb shocker. We're all different. Absolutely, vive la difference - I couldn't stand "Everything Everywhere" but certainly enjoyed Parasite.
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 10:21:33 GMT
Don't suppose you can recall the restaurant's name, Martin?
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 10:17:22 GMT
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
12/5/2024A joyous visit to the Royal Opera House yesterday to see the wonder that is Carmen! But here's the headline news and mark my words, Adam Smith who played Don Jose is going to be a huge, huge star. Here's the thing, both of the lead singers pulled out for some reason leaving me somewhat trepidatious about their replacements. But I needn't have worried, Adam is divinely blessed with the mercurial combination of a pure and powerful voice, with an ability to truly inhabit the role and to dig deep into the full range of emotions required. Absolutely sensational - he came, he sung, he conquered. Carmen was played by Ramona Zaharia. I thought it took a little time for her voice and acting performance to find its full range but by Act II she had summoned full alley cat mode and began to command the stage as required. Certainly no lack of sultriness or passion here. The singing from the chorus was splendid and rousing throughout, an absolute joy, as was the large troup of kids who had a really full part to play, handling all aspects of their immaculately choreographed performance with aplomb. Great job guys. A final word for the first class staging. This Carmen was given the look of a dusty and simmering 1950's Spanish outpost but actually it reminded me of Havana with all the sweltering passion, vibrant personalities and colour. Each act had just one building on display and how clever it was - they managed to use the exterior and interior of each building by having a huge rotating stage and it was timed just to perfection so that as the singers walked through the door, the interior would seamlessly turn into view. So clever! Just one highlight would be when they were singing the Toreador Song in a seedy pink neon bar! In fact the look and feel of each Act was absolutely on point. Huge respect to the super talented production design team. Naturally the technicolour music was splendid entertainment from start to finish. Thank you ROH for another truly memorable experience. Long live this glorious institution.
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 0:30:32 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 0:18:40 GMT
Had a fabulous vegan curry yesterday at a restaurant I haven't been to in 25 or 30 years - Jai Krishna near Finsbury Park, bit of an institution ...
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Post by julesd68 on May 13, 2024 0:12:13 GMT
They don't care or more likely just don't have the ability to see I have mentioned it before, but quite a few years ago and this is aimed mostly at julesd68 as I'm not sure who else might enjoy it? Finding it might be harder, it is on MUBI and BFI but not Netflix.
2018's South Korean film by Lee Chang-dong called Burning. Thanks Tim, yes I'd really like to see that, just need to work out how ...
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Post by julesd68 on May 11, 2024 10:33:53 GMT
I was excited to see the release of this new 4S with the excellent baroque specialist Lina Tur Bonet. A "single" has just been released but the violin tone feels unexpectedly thin to me.
Thoughts gentlemen?
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Post by julesd68 on May 11, 2024 10:30:53 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 10, 2024 14:24:39 GMT
It looks freakin' awesome Steve, enjoy!
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Post by julesd68 on May 10, 2024 14:21:43 GMT
New from the wonderful Lari Basilio with Anika Nilles on drums.
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Post by julesd68 on May 10, 2024 13:33:51 GMT
I hated the look of early HD . . . . I still do . . .
LOL - me too. Do you remember Collateral from 2004? A decent film from Michael Mann which conveniently avoided any serious scrutiny of the image quality. It was his first digital production.
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