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00:23 Tuesday 4 Dec 07
The downstairs toilet is being fitted and today it seemed like the house was at the dentist with some serious drilling going on. So working / playing down there was impossible. Into the ‘office’ to work then.
First film – Men of Honour (imdb). Standard Hollywood stuff really. I’ve not seen many with Cuba Gooding Jr in (the Jerry Mcguire film with Tom “Saving the world with every toothy smile” Cruise is the only 1 I recall) but De Niro gave what seemed a pretty regular performance. Nothing great, nothing dire. So it was mildly diverting. I think J might like it for the ending alone.
Onto this evening:
I want to sit and actually watch this properly again with no noise, no distraction. Superb in every respect. Right now there is nothing I can fault it on. My regret is that I hadn’t sat and watched it before. My non-regret is that I know when I do sit and watch it I will be nothing less than drawn into the film. It works for me in some way which doesn’t matter here but it does – maybe that’s why I like it. The films I watch while I work rarely actually stop me working but this did. Really great film.
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You’ve been watching some really gut-wrenching films lately, haven’t you? This is another one that churns my stomach a bit and makes a real impact. It also shows how great Kathy Burke can be in a straight role.
Try getting a film called Low Winter Sun – I think it might be right up your alley.
19:20 Tuesday 4 Dec 07
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It’s because I’m now working upstairs. I can actually get the peace to watch a film and it helps distract me from the amount of work. So I’m buying the films I always wanted to see but never got around too.
15:05 Wednesday 5 Dec 07