Yeah not very cinematic tbf, total Sunday on the sofa fare.
Saw Winchester. Holy shit its bad
Should have been a Shaun of the Dead spinoff instead
One of those was enough!
Found Phantom Thread to be as intoxicating and as utterly compelling as I hoped it would be. Really fancied going out for one of Reynoldās MEGA breakfasts the following morning though.
Also saw The Umbrellas of Cherbourg which for a musical was rather depressing actually but I still got swept up by all the 60ās style and wonderful use of colours.
Watch Dancer in the Dark
Fucking love The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Have done and loved that too! Though I knew less about Umbrellas going in than I did when watching Dancerā¦
Aye itās brilliant and Michel Legrandās score was absolutely wonderful too!
First time Iāve been the cinema on my tod tonight for phantom thread. Predictably wonderful. Thought all 3 performances were brilliant. Couldnāt shake day Lewis looking and sounding a little bit like Richard Dawkins throughout.
Well done on going alone! A lifetime of seeing what you want when you want awaits you.
Also went solo cinemaing for the first time tonight to see Phantom Thread. Tried to persuade a few mates but was quite a hard sell when they donāt know PTA and you have to explain itās about a dressmaker. Anyway, felt slightly self conscious at first as the cinema was busy but I plied myself with vino and had a great time.
The film itself was excellent. Really, really loved Lesley Manvilleās performance in particular; her delivery was greatā¦ ālet me put it unambiguouslyā¦ā. The whole thing was beautifully shot, but particularly the scene with the vision of Woodcockās mother after the first mushroom poisoning. Also couldnāt get over how beautiful that spinning shot of the dressmakers all repairing the Royal wedding dress was..
The score has been mentioned a lot and was great, but I also loved how the whole thing sounded. The breakfast scenes in particular were so tense.
How is it your first solo trip? Always go on my own
watched three billboards again. still like it.
I went alone for the first time also recently, though to see Boogie Nights (sensing a theme hereā¦)
Iām lucky enough to have parents and several different friend groups all into films - between them I nearly always find people to go with. But doing BN definitely made me realise itās perfectly enjoyable alone so I wonāt let that hold me back in future, especially when it comes to one-off events and unique screenings.
Didnāt want anyone to catch you eh
I went to an advance screening of Clio Barnardās Dark River last night at the BFI and was pretty disappointed. Sheās made two of my fave films of this decade so it was always going to be a tough act to follow, but this felt very heavy handed and melodramatic, which doesnāt seem to be where Barnard shines at all. Ruth Wilson is pretty unconvincing although Mark Stanley is great as her unhinged bitter brother. It does look pretty gorge, though.
Iām a fully signed up solo film-goer. The first few times felt horrible but the more Iāve gone the more Iāve noticed other people riding solo. It now feels perfectly comfortableā¦in fact I think I prefer it.
I hate taking my fiancĆ©e to the cinema to a film I want to see and about 20% of my energy is worrying about what sheāll think of the film, and if she hates it then Iām slightly embarrassed to talk about it or explain why I enjoyed it (this is x10 worse with friends).
Helps that most films I go to see solo are probably less mainstream - saw a Russian film at the BFI and Phantom Thread in 70mm this weekend - so people are there for the film rather than a ānight outā.
I used to go on my own all the timeā¦ but thatās largely to do with working in a cinema for a while. These days my girlfriend and I tend to want to go see the same stuff so no bother really