BLAB 26 ~ 12 Angry Men and Twelve Monkeys

Scheduled for Thursday 12th of March, at BLAB 26 we will be discussing:

• 12 Angry Men
• Twelve Monkeys

BLAB 25 Shownotes

Let it be know that henceforth deliberately avoiding information about a film prior to watching said film shall be known as “Doing a Kim.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted shownotes.  Oops.

Highlights of the Month:

Andrew: Minecraft (do not adjust your screen, that does indeed say Minecraft)
Anthony: Guardians of the Galaxy
Andy: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Jess: Locke

Honourable Mentions:

Andrew: The Dark Knight Trilogy, Headhunters
Anthony: The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton, The Walking Dead season 4
Andy: Die Another Day, Foxcatcher, American Sniper, Splendor
Jess: Grand Budapest Hotel, Fortitude, Eurosport, Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game

BLAB 25 ~ The Prestige and Grosse Pointe Blank

The BLAB 25 date is tentatively set for January 29^th 2015.  This may change if work dates don’t fit.  Homework is:

• The Prestige
• Grosse Pointe Blank

Also, don’t forget the game(s) of Risk Legacy on or around January 22^nd 2015.

BLAB 24 ~ The Night Of The Hunter and Stollen!

Yes.  Two whole years worth of BLAB!  And to celebrate we’ll be making cake.  BLAB 24 is in the calendar for Wednesday, 17 December 2014.  The venue is yet to be confirmed.  Homework is:

• The Night Of The Hunter, which can be purchased on DVD or Blu-Ray
• Each of us is to make and bring Stollen.  Whaaaaaaa?

Interpretations of Under The Skin

Following on from BLAB 21, I thought I’d share these from critics who I respect if not always agree with:

• This chat on episode 268 of the SlashFilmCast is at times fascinating and quite relevant to our BLAB chat.  The Under The Skin review starts at about 22 mins.
• Josh Larson thinks it’s largely about “body image and its effect on human behaviour“.
• 20-minute interview on Filmspotting #485, by Adam Kempenaar with director Jonathan Glazer about how it shows humanity through an outsiders eyes.  Go to about 47mins for the interview. Also has interesting stuff about how it was filmed and the objectification of women.
• Alison Wilmore has a piece about how it is subverting the male gaze, which apparently is a pretty big part of film theory.
• Alison Wilmore (again) and Matt Singer discuss Under The Skin in Filmspotting SVU #63 – I haven’t listened to all this yet.

 

BLAB 21 – World Cup & Under The Skin

We’re going to aim for Thursday July 17.  Venue TBC.  Homework is as follows:

• 2014 FIFA World Cup in general with a side discussion on the comparison BBC/ITV television coverage.
• Under The Skin – which *should* be available to download from iTunes and/or Amazon from June 24

 

BLAB 20 – The Wind Rises, In Your Eyes, Eurovision (& Hearthstone?)

Looks like we’ll try for Thursday June 12 2014. Homework is:

The Wind Rises
In Your Eyes
Eurovision (optional)

And did we also say Hearthstone?

Best Opening Scene?

From 0:00 to 1:43 it is absolute genius. Rivals Raging Bull for the title.

BLAB 19 – Thursday, May 8, 2014

Yes, that’s right.  It’s a Thursday BLAB.  What?

Link

I like this:

http://childishgambino.com/deepweb.html