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Talking Pictures: Westerns
Quite a charming generalised look which did at least hear from one director (or two, since Clinton Jr was in there) among a welath of actors.

(05-12-2025 17:06 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  Stranger Things S5 Ep 1 to 4.

Good to see this back and back on form. I'm not entirely convinced by Linda Hamilton's appearance but that's a minor quibble and having to wait until Christmas & New Year for the final episodes is a bit of a ballache too

How it started: I’ll watch one episode a week until the second half drops at Xmas.

How it ended: I binged all four episodes in one sitting at the weekend.

Long wait to see how it all turns out for Hawkins, Indiana.

Good show.

I've never ever watched Stranger Things, but intend to once all of this final series is out

(29-12-2024 22:13 )Doddle Wrote:  China's Greatest Treasures
5/6 The Art of Technology
A complicated landscape painting style, later combined with VR 360` tech. Also, the Great Wall of China, and some drones.
6/6 The Art of Food
A 5 ton jade sculpture commemorating an early and effective Emperor. And he gets to share someone's family feast for a child's one month birthday, somewhat tying back to the first episode.

Overall, an intriguing series which covered most important Chinese bases.

China's Greatest Treasures II
2.1 The Art of the Yellow River
To my surprise, Alastair Sooke is back (whenever this was made), this time looking at a waterfall, visiting an archaeo-dig much like any other, then partaking in the lantern festival.

(08-12-2025 19:04 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  I've never ever watched Stranger Things, but intend to once all of this final series is out

I suspect you will love it

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Ep 11 “Paradise Lost” Season 4

(07-12-2025 22:24 )Doddle Wrote:  Arena - Clint Eastwood: Part One - Out of the West
From 2000, when he was only 70. Clinton Jr, in fact. In a nutshell: "my mistake, four coffins"

Arena - Clint Eastwood: Part Two - American Film-maker
More on his directing than his acting, his critics, his pointed run for mayor, and his Westerns.

(06-12-2025 22:19 )Doddle Wrote:  Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
12.11 The winner's film, in which said lass pals up with Professor Hannah Fry, her subject, and produces a portrait that everyone likes, as per usual.

PAotY 2025
12.12 The usual "best of"; tellingly the most emotional results came from paintings which didn't win on the day.

The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart
A piece on comparing the push for war with Venezuela with that with Iraq 20 years back leads to a cameo for Rob Corddry. Then Malala Yousafzai has a memoir to push.

The Bottom Line
Steve Clemons escapes the studio to talk to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, a boringly boring man, about possible peace with the DRC; then by vid-link to former ambassador Kurt Volker and former Pentagon official Heino Klinck about the latest prospects for peace in Ukraine. Kagame would have been more interesting, I suspect.