TV/Movies Megathread

[Queequeg]

The Ipcress File 

It's not Get Carter, though. 

[CountDeMoney]

Season 2 of Maron is on Netflix.  If you like Curb Your Enthusiasm, you'd like Maron.

It's because you identify with the whole living-alone-with-cats thing, isn't it? 

The man knows his audience.  And I find Jewish self-loathing comedy endlessly appealing.

[Ideologue]

Inside Man.  I've got to get around to watching some Spike Lee movies.  And Dog Day Afternoon.

[Eddie Teach]

I think the idea was that Heisenberg took Jessie under his wing as the potential intellectual successor that he couldn't have (as his natural son was developmentally disable)...

I don't think there was anything wrong with Walt Jr's mind. Didn't he set up his own website?

[Eddie Teach]

Inside Man.  I've got to get around to watching some Spike Lee movies. 

The early ones are mostly all the same, super-obsessed with race. Just watch Do the Right Thing and you don't need to watch the rest. Oh, and She's Gotta Have It for Mars "It's Gotta Be the Shoes" Blackmon.

And Dog Day Afternoon.

Yes.

[The Brain]

Inside Man.  I've got to get around to watching some Spike Lee movies.  And Dog Day Afternoon.

Watch 25th Hour.

[Josephus]

Imitation Game.

thought it was pretty good. I know this forum would rant about historical inaccuracies, but in as much as it was a drama about the invention of the Enigma Machine code breaker, with the subtext about homosexuality in 40s and 50s England, I thought it was a pretty good film. 4 enigma machines out of 5.

[Sheilbh]

thought it was pretty good. I know this forum would rant about historical inaccuracies, but in as much as it was a drama about the invention of the Enigma Machine code breaker, with the subtext about homosexuality in 40s and 50s England, I thought it was a pretty good film. 4 enigma machines out of 5.

The historical inaccuracy I see people moaning about (and I think it's justified) is the Soviet/Fifth Man subplot which is just entirely invented. It isn't very necessary for the film, it's a bit of a slander on Turing and it plays into that old-fashioned prejudice that gay men were automatic security risks.

[Malthus]

thought it was pretty good. I know this forum would rant about historical inaccuracies, but in as much as it was a drama about the invention of the Enigma Machine code breaker, with the subtext about homosexuality in 40s and 50s England, I thought it was a pretty good film. 4 enigma machines out of 5.

The historical inaccuracy I see people moaning about (and I think it's justified) is the Soviet/Fifth Man subplot which is just entirely invented. It isn't very necessary for the film, it's a bit of a slander on Turing and it plays into that old-fashioned prejudice that gay men were automatic security risks.

[spoiler] Well, that, and the whole 'Turing invented the decoding-machine all on his lonesome against official disapproval" thing, which is made somewhat central to the plot - when in point of fact the English inherited a previous version of the machine from the Poles, and knew all along that machine deciphering was the way to advance. Turing's real contribution was to make the machines much more sophisticated, to cope with German improvements on the Enigma, and to turn out mathematical ideas later used by others to make even more sophisticated machines ("Collossus", not mentioned in the movie).

It is true Turing wrote to Churchill to complain - but his complaint was about lack of adequate staff to do all the decoding that needed doing.

I understand why it was done, but it is a gross distortion. Cracking the Enigma was a massive, almost industrial team effort involving thousands of people with Turing playing a key "star" role right from the start (and, contrary to the film, his working relationship with his superiors was very good) - making him a lone inventor/maveric working with a tiny team against the stick in the mud 'brass hats' is more cinematic, though. [/spoiler]

[Eddie Teach]

Robot & Frank. Excellent film.

[Ideologue]

Inside Man.  I've got to get around to watching some Spike Lee movies.  And Dog Day Afternoon.

Watch 25th Hour.

It should fix the underlying problem, "I feel racist for neglecting Spike Lee," by watching one of his person of no color movies.

The other two I've seen are Do the Right Thing and Summer of Sam.  .666 white.

[Sheilbh]

From Russia With Love

Dr. No yesterday.

[Ideologue]

23 days of Bondage?

[Sheilbh]

More or less. I've watched Skyfall, Goldeneye, Dr No and the Man with the Golden Gun.

I love From Russia With Love's use of a diegetic Bond song and, also, how much Connery aged between it and Dr No

[celedhring]

Sheilbh just made me break out my "You Only Live Twice" DVD. It's my favorite Bond.