On the big (if you sit close to it) screen tonight, first up was Dans la brume (2018), which in English is called Hold Your Breath, though IMDb's search autocomplete likes to think that it's called A Breath Away, so who knows what's going on 
Anyway, it's a French film set in Paris (you can tell it's French because even though it's set in Paris, they don't bother with an establishing shot that includes the Eiffel Tower until thirty-two minutes in; also, it's in French) which is stricken by an earthquake that releases some kind of noxious vapour that fills the city up to a depth of three or four storeys. Our protagonists are parents whose daughter has some kind of immune disorder that means she has to live in a bubble thing, but they have to flee to the topmost flat and take refuge with an elderly couple. But the daughter's bubble needs to have its backup batteries changed or recharged regularly, so they have to risk their lives finding ways to deal with that, never mind working out how to save themselves. It's all rather complicated, and I thought it made for quite a decent film really, though a number of important aspects of the story did get airily waved aside in a "2. ??? 3. Profit!" kind of way
Then back into English, or what passes for it over the Atlantic, with a rewatch of Patriots Day (2016). TBQH I think the Americans set themselves up for this kind of bulltulip with their obsession with patriotism and the flag and all that. Can you imagine what would happen in the UK if there was a public holiday called "Patriots Day"? There'd be about two dozen UKIP and National Front oiks at Trafalgar Square, and nobody normal would give a toss about the "patriotic" intent behind it
Good film though
And finally, more patriotism as I decided it was time for a rewatch of The Americans, to wit, Pilot (TV Episode 2013) (which doesn't involve a pilot, and the Americans should start thinking of titles for their first programmes in a series even if they have to retrofit them) and The Clock (TV Episode 2013) (you see? not that hard, was it?)
The rain raineth, but at least it isn't snow
Goodnight all
Anyway, it's a French film set in Paris (you can tell it's French because even though it's set in Paris, they don't bother with an establishing shot that includes the Eiffel Tower until thirty-two minutes in; also, it's in French) which is stricken by an earthquake that releases some kind of noxious vapour that fills the city up to a depth of three or four storeys. Our protagonists are parents whose daughter has some kind of immune disorder that means she has to live in a bubble thing, but they have to flee to the topmost flat and take refuge with an elderly couple. But the daughter's bubble needs to have its backup batteries changed or recharged regularly, so they have to risk their lives finding ways to deal with that, never mind working out how to save themselves. It's all rather complicated, and I thought it made for quite a decent film really, though a number of important aspects of the story did get airily waved aside in a "2. ??? 3. Profit!" kind of way
Then back into English, or what passes for it over the Atlantic, with a rewatch of Patriots Day (2016). TBQH I think the Americans set themselves up for this kind of bulltulip with their obsession with patriotism and the flag and all that. Can you imagine what would happen in the UK if there was a public holiday called "Patriots Day"? There'd be about two dozen UKIP and National Front oiks at Trafalgar Square, and nobody normal would give a toss about the "patriotic" intent behind it
Good film though
And finally, more patriotism as I decided it was time for a rewatch of The Americans, to wit, Pilot (TV Episode 2013) (which doesn't involve a pilot, and the Americans should start thinking of titles for their first programmes in a series even if they have to retrofit them) and The Clock (TV Episode 2013) (you see? not that hard, was it?)
The rain raineth, but at least it isn't snow
Goodnight all
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