Movies

[ARNC]

I’m did make it to the showing of Shigeru Yoshida’s doc Shades of Indigo this afternoon. I suspect it will be hard to find, but a great insight into Japanese indigo growing, harvesting, processing into sukumo, fermenting and dyeing. I hadn’t appreciated that natural indigo is a living being. The main contributor, Ryuta Sasaki, compares indigo to a woman seen from the perspective of a child, like a grandma or great-grandma in the case of his four year old indigo pot (we heard in the intro that this pot is sadly no more following a relocation). Apparently natural indigo has good days and bad days and if she’s not feeling well she won’t give a good colour but if she’s happy she’ll give you something beautiful.

There were some genuinely moving moments when an old indigo pot was returned to the earth and when a new pot came alive and started giving indigo.

The live intro from Dr Linda Brassington (also featured in the doc) was also good - I might post something more in the books thread.

[mclaincausey]

Just finished the remake of “The Running Man” with Glen Powell. I enjoyed it immensely.

[Chap]

Spend four hours in cinema Saturday night with my son…

Yeah pretty bloody

[endo]

That was fun. It's always good to follow @ARNC 's cultural tips.

Made me think about which other good films about 'The Troubles' I know.

• Bloody Sunday (2002)
• '71 (2014)
• In the Name of the Father (1993)
• Cal (1984)
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006, historically predating the Troubles, but connected)

More suggestions?

[IH-GARY]

The Long Good Friday (1980) - Classic Bob Hoskins & Helen Mirren
A Prayer For The Dying (1987) - Mickey Rourke is a bit cheesy but perfectly balanced by another incredible Bob Hoskins performance, great plot!
The Crying Game (1992) - Best plot twist of all time?
The Boxer (1997) - DDL shines but for me Emily Watson is the real star
The General (1998) - Troubles related but more the organised crime elements. True story and a fantastic performance by Brendan Gleeson

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Chap Is it really worth it if you already know Vol. 1 and 2?

[ARNC]

@endo glad you enjoyed it. I’m not sure if I’ve got much to offer in terms of other films with a similar context. I’ve heard good things about Ken Branagh’s Belfast but I’ve never got round to seeing it, so take that with a pinch of salt.

[Giles]

@Jett129 What the absolute fuck would Health and Safety say about blowing a car up on stage these days ?

[Jett129]

@Giles Had to google it because I had forgotten about all the stuff they did. My response given the current climate in the US,would probably not be Forum appropriate.

[IrishHeart]

@endo in addition to others mentioned:
Michael Collins (1996) based on the life of a leading figure in Irish history at the time of the Easter Rising in 1916
Hunger (2008) about the 1981 hunger strikes with Michael Fassbender playing Bobby Sands