titch juicy

12 Years a Slave is twice the movie American Hustle is.

Yes, I got tickets. They showed 'sold out' 15 minutes before on-sale as an error that was fixed quickly and went on sale bang on 9am as promised, but did sell out extra fast. I was always very much part of the anti-albarn brigade; but about 5 years ago my other half forced me to listen to less mainstream Blur stuff. Have since seen Blur live twice, Gorillaz once, the Good the Bad and The Queen once and his Dr Dee Opera at the Colisuem. All were excellent. I think the Good The Bad and The Queen album is excellent. Wasn't so keen on the first two Gorillaz albums but the last one was superb and the Africa Express album from last year was out of this world. Not heard his solo stuff yet but am very much looking forward to, especially in that venue. Oh, and Scarlet Mist is thriving. http://scarletmist.com/

Going to Tottenham Court Road edition of Franca Manca and a walk around Fitzrovia/Bloomsbury and possibly a pub or two. But not for Valentines Day

Not had Sam Smiths ale, but their organic lager is excellent and their wheat beer isn't bad at all. And most of their pubs are stuffed full of character- especially Cheshire Cheese

Still prefer The Kinks though and Ray Davies as a songwriter. And no-one tops Dylan

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When I was a teen, The Beatles were still managing > to be a favourite amongst the laughable old > fuddy-duddy parents (early stuff) but also the > oh-so-cool kidz (Abbey Road, White Album, etc) at > the same time. Despite having broken-up two > decades earlier. > > Says it all. I love The Stones too, but in terms > of depth, breadth, sheer innovation and > progression of material over the years.. neither > they - nor any other band for that matter - come > close. Nailed it right there

Thanks very much

Hi James, Are you able to tell us what the local council are doing to get the lights back on on surrey canal? Thanks

unlurked Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'bout now Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > titch juicy Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and > it's > > > Roots revisited? The fact that the only > > reference > > > point you can use is 40 years old tells you > > most > > > of what you need to know. > > > > > > A film like this has never been made before- > > > nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental > and > > > realistic about the American slave trade has > had > > a > > > big budget release. But it must just be a > Roots > > > rehash. > > > > > > And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking > > regardless > > > of the subject matter. > > > > > > Some people just love being contrary. > > > > > > Give over > > > > > > > > > Drunk rant over. > > > > Drunk it maybe, spot on it most certainly is. > > Do you really need the latest film technology > showing black people whipped, raped, and generally > abused because you didn't quite get it when you > watched Roots? The film is nothing new, nothing > different other than clearer images of abuse. Yep, it's only about the physical abuse.

Is LTM privately owned but the other's aren't?

Wolf of Wall Street A bit boring basically. It left me not caring enough one way or the other. Whether it's because it was overlong and I got bored or whether it's because it's just a tedious story (we all know Wall Street- Goldman Sachs and the like- with the hideous excess) but I came out of it just thinking meh. Excess like that is fun for half an hour and in these movies the empire crumbling is usually the most interesting bit, but not here. For a character driven movie I found myself not loving or hating any characters, and this movie should elicit all kinds of hate for the main protagonists. I'm not sure if it's just that Scorcese chose the wrong story to make a movie from or he's just going through the motions and a long long way from his glory days- but unless he steps up with another game changer like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull or Goodfellas he should bow out now before he starts making stinkers like his protege De Niro. Di Caprio, however was and is flipping great and there were some great comedy moments. But of the three true stories I've seen on the Oscars short list this was by far the least interesting and entertaining. 6/10

Dallas Buyers Club Another terrific watch. The headlines are rightly about McConaughey and i'm now less surprised that Chiwetel Ejiofor didn't bag the Golden Globe. Thought Jared Leto was excellent too. It's difficult to talk too much about the movie for want of giving loads away, but the 'bad guy turns good and takes on the real bad guys' story never tires and it's always more satisfying when it's true. There's no need for any dressing up of the story, just sensitive direction and excellent acting. Oh and a cameo from Bradford Cox. 9/10

Oh such lazy comments. 40 years later and it's Roots revisited? The fact that the only reference point you can use is 40 years old tells you most of what you need to know. A film like this has never been made before- nothing this uncompromising, unsentimental and realistic about the American slave trade has had a big budget release. But it must just be a Roots rehash. And it's a brilliant bit of filmmaking regardless of the subject matter. Some people just love being contrary. Give over Drunk rant over.

Not popped into this thread before. 12 Years A Slave is bona fide masterpiece. Has to be seen at the cinema and don't plan on doing anything afterwords, as you won't want to. Ejiofor (Dulwich College student), Fassbender, Nyong'o and Dano were all outstanding. The direction is brutal but balanced with just the right amount of sympathy and despite some of the obvious explicit brutality, it's some of the scenes that aren't so graphic that are the most terrifying (Epps' chase and fight in the yard with Northup, which feels almost playful, and the way he leans on Northup's shoulder sometimes when he's talking, like an old pal- both with the menace just simmering under the surface). Not a word was uttered by anyone in the cinema after it finished, and I didn't hear anyone say anything until we got outside. It almost felt disrespectful to. It was humbling, affecting and quite brilliant watch and the best thing i've seen since There Will Be Blood- probably even better. 10/10

have a powerful crush on her- such a naturally sweet & disarming personality shame Fassbender couldn't make Graham Norton last night

Lack of information? I was waiting on platform 13 at 17:45 for the 17:50 and a loud announcement (loud enough to hear over my earphones) advised that the 17:50 to Wimbledon was delayed by 18 mins due to signal problems in the Peckham rye area. What more information are they supposed to give?

Allow me to bore you with my top 35 35 Blood Orange- Cupid Deluxe 34 Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs - Clarietta 33 Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Mosquito 32 King Khan & The Shrines- Idle No More 31 Foxygen- We Are The 21st Century?.. 30 Earl Sweatshirt- Doris 29 The Stepkids- Troubadour 28 John Grant- Pale Green Ghosts 27 Jacco Gardner - Cabinet of Curiosities 26 Julia Holter- Loud City Song 25 Ty Segall- Sleeper 24 John Murray- The Graceless Age 23 Laura Marling- Once I Was An Eagle 22 Phosphorescent- Muchacho 21 Mac Miller- Watching Movies With The Sound Off 20 Kurt Vile- Walkin On A Pretty Daze 19 Jon Hopkins- Immunity 18 Iron & Wine- Ghost on Ghost 17 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Push The Sky Away 16 Speedy Ortiz- Major Arcana 15 Hebronix- Unreal 14 Arcade Fire- Reflektor 13 Jonathan Wilson- Fanfare 12 Thee Oh Sees- Floating Coffin 11 Hookworms- Pearl Mystic 10 Dead Flowers- Midnight at The Wheel Club 9 Deerhunter- Monomania 8 The National- Trouble Will Find Me 7 Janelle Monae- Electric Lady 6 Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold 5 Matthew E White- Big Inner 4 Mikal Cronin- MCII 3 These new Puritans- Fields of Reed 2 Bill Callahan- Dream River 1 Africa Express- Maison des Jeunes

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I posted one on here around Xmas but as they say - > Google is your friend you lazy so and so. That was my first port of call. I googled 'the patch east dulwich menu' and couldn't find one

can anyone post a link to the menu at The Patch please

according to this, 4 years old mind, decathlon will be rebuilt and extended and become their uk HQ http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/421/surrey_quays_leisure_site_and_the_decathlon_to_be_rebuilt

Cancelling it because it's rating don't measure up to I'm a Celebrity. Sign the petition if you're not a witless dullard.

you've got to be joking- ripper street is one of the very few watchable things on the box

haha!

I've taken stuff to the refugee centre on barry road a couple of times, and as others have said they have been everso grateful. St Christopher's Hospice is of course a worthy cause, but every time i've been in there there have been piles of new stuff.

Exactly my point- why put the burger on at all; or put the burger on at ?10? 'Lobster' as a restaurant name is just as catchy Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > titch juicy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't understand the burger and lobster > concept. > > If I'm reading it right you pay ?20 and can > have > > either a lobster or a burger. > > > > Who in their right mind would pay ?20 for a > burger > > and queue for the privilege? > > Guess what - you queue for the ?20 lobster, not > the ?20 burger. The burger is probably there for > anyone who doesn't want lobster but almost > everyone seemed to be on lobster.