The Last Film You Watched

Finally caught ‘Mrs Harris Goes to Paris’ yesterday and its general lovely ‘Sunday Afternoon-ness’ completely won me over. All is whimsical and sweet and I may have fallen slightly in love with Alba Baptista. Chris Evans is a very lucky guy!

I thought it was great, I did like the use of Irish and English and also how explicit it was, no holes were barred!

I don't think Between The Temples merited the four star reviews it got in the Guardian and the FT. But it had some nice moments and performances (Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman in the leads and some good support) and a memorable soundtrack. Pretty good for a Bank Holiday watch.

No indeed - over-rated imo and I did wonder whether to stick it out but I did, & was rewarded by the set-piece ghastly dinner party towards the end.

She was quite ‘detatched’ on The One Show last night. There were other guests as well and she just looked a bit peeved to not be the main attraction.

I'm just back from seeing Sing Sing and enjoyed it too. It was more profoundly sad than I expected and had less Hollywood manipulation than I feared. Very good performances as amyja89 said. Also a good score by Bryce Dessner which featured in the recent prom (no.34) which focussed on 'soundtracks at the cutting edge'. It was played at the proms by the London Contemporary Orchestra who played on the film's soundtrack. I wasn't at the concert (my daughter was) but it was one of the ones filmed for TV.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002202j/bbc-proms-2024-modern-movie-soundtracks-at-the-proms

Unlike amyja89 and jek, I wasn't that impressed by Sing Sing; in fact I was disappointed as I'd expected so much more, based on the ratings and reviews. It was good in parts, of course, but didn't seem to have a clear narrative arc and could have ended sooner and on a more resolute note. On the other hand, on the same day as part of my post-holiday catch-up (only 2 cinemas where we were staying and both showing nothing but tripe), I did really relish His 3 Daughters and then My Favourite Cake. Yet to see Lee, so I hope that doesn't turn out to be another Sing Sing.

A double bill at BFI Southbank yesterday: Dougal and the Blue Cat, followed by Will & Harper.

I hadn’t seen Dougal in at least 30 years but it was good fun and doesn’t outlast its welcome at only 80 minutes running time (although the film notes mention how you would keep a small child sitting still for that long but I think a lot of what Eric Thompson came up with in lieu of a plot line will go over a lot of children’s heads) Buxton the cat is a marvellous villain, far better than anything Marvel, DC and Star Wars have come up with recently.

Will & Harper was followed by a q&a with Will Ferrell, Harper Stele and the director Josh Greenbaum: I enjoyed it and I don’t know how many actors would sign on for a project like this (Ferrell isn’t exactly an A lister these days, despite what he says numerous times in this) but it could have done with a trim to its running time, and I don’t know how often I would watch it. Worth catching when it’s up on Netflix though.

amyja89 I've not seen the film yet - though I intend to. It worries me a bit that Kate Winslet (who I have liked in many things - particularly Mare of Easttown) is quite a bit older than the real Miller was during the war. If the film has left you interested in Miller I would recommend a visit - if at all possible - to Farley's House in Sussex where Miller lived. It's a nicely homely sort of place - even the Picasso tile in the kitchen is damaged by scrubbing as the cleaner tried to get the grease off of it. You get a real feel for someone having made a life there - it's not museum-y at all. Only a few rooms are open to the public and no photos are allowed but if it's not too off the beaten track for you I'd say it's worth the trip. It's open April to October.

Femme - **** 1/2

OOOOOOFFFF.

A deliberately uncomfortable and uneasy watch at times. It is definitely too generalising to say that every queer person can relate to some of the self destructive, boundary pushing behaviours on display here, but I certainly did and that's what made it such an affecting experience.

I second that. It was Odeon's mystery Scream Unseen movie a couple of weeks ago (although there's never any mystery as the titles are always leaked).

With no knowledge of what to expect, I was blown away. Absolutely loved everything about it. One of my films of the year.