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Fanny and Alexander from SeasideMan ^Pro 67 days old

Over the last 2 nights, I watched the full 5-hour version of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece of film-making “Fanny and Alexander". It is Bergman’s favourite ...

It's not Just Coughs and Sneezes from SeasideMan ^Pro 93 days old

I've never known a year like this one for colds and flu. Everyone seems to have had it. All our friends here in Borth have had it at some point, I ...

What is your Deepest, Innermost Wish? from SeasideMan ^Pro 107 days old

No, don't tell me. Helen and I went to see Stalker at the cinema last night. I already owned the dvd, but it's one of those films that you just have ...

The Science of Sleep from SeasideMan ^Pro 126 days old

Helen and I just watched this charming film again. I wrote the review below when I first watched it, and it still sums up how I feel about it. Tom. ------ The ...

Dancer in the Dark from SeasideMan ^Pro 139 days old

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a ...

Sunday at Glastonbury from SeasideMan ^Pro 142 days old

On one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that I was hoping to find a single image to sum up the festival. I couldn't find one, but this one says quite ...

Saturday at Glastonbury from SeasideMan ^Pro 143 days old

Saturday was very hot and humid all day. Also, because the ground was still quite muddy in places wellies were required, so increasing the heat further. ...

Friday at Glastonbury from SeasideMan ^Pro 144 days old

(All the pictures get larger if you click on them; it can be hard to see details on the smaller ones) One of the great pleasures of a truly large festival ...

Synecdoche New York from SeasideMan ^Pro 171 days old

[ ... ] I wrote a review of the great Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpiece "Mirror" some time ago, in which I said this: “Tarkovsky said “This ...

An un-Spoiling Film Review from SeasideMan ^Pro 190 days old

(Note: there are no spoilers in this review that aren't on the film's publicity) It was revealed by trailers and pre-publicity that this is a "reboot" ...