THE FAVOURITE, a film by Yorgos Lanthimos

I enjoyed this but it wasnt amazing or anything. Not as good as Dogtooth or The Lobster but much better than Sacred Deer (which I hated)

The dialogue could have been a bit sharper though. It leaned a bit too heavily on actors in aristocratic clothing saying "cunt" for comic effect

I don't remember Colman in The Lobster... or Hot Fuzz. That's the only other stuff i've seen her in.

(no, I don't watch contemporary Brit TV comedy, how much time do you think I have?)

Queen Anne was a sympathetic character.

xp- watch Peep Show, dumbass

look around you >>>>>>>

Look Around You was brilliant. Colman is a national treasure.

It leaned a bit too heavily on actors in aristocratic clothing saying "cunt" for comic effect

yeah I thought the lines were well written and delivered perfectly but the novelty of 'cunt' wore off v quickly*

*that's a clause I never thought I'd write

she's in a lot of contemporary Brit TV drama too

one key scene, for me, was the incredibly amusing dance routine (i liked the various anachronistic touches) and then the shift to Queen Anne's face while that was happening. at first i was like "i want to see more of those moves! show me them!" but gradually you realise that you're watching something far more interesting - the change in Coleman's expression - that's the point at which your sympathy for her character is created. that's an acting masterclass right there.

i love this film more than any new film i've seen for a long time.

the thing i loved most were the candle-lit scenes. those were truly stunning.

xp- watch Peep Show, dumbass

I've heard of it. On what, fuckface?

you watch a lot of DVDs from the library and also have a computer

You have a library card, fuckface.

are y'all quoting All About Eve outtakes?

I've heard of it. On what, fuckface?

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 9, 2019 8:23 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

dailymotion.com, dickwad

(btw, site is good for most old sitcoms)

Yet to see it, but reading descriptions I want a parody with Coleman & Stone uttering "Now we know. Now we know." in unison...

my libraries do not have Peep Show DVDs, dickoids.

i gen avoid starting on TV shows. I couldn't even get through Twin Peaks s3, and I liked it.

i did watch a Charley Chase short on YT last night

I couldn't even get through Twin Peaks s3

ugh morbs!!!!

There are many things to watch.

https://g.co/kgs/Do9dWW

i'll prioritize Twin Peaks and Peep Show the second i find out i'm dying, how's that?

fair

There are many things to watch.

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:23 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the truest expression of our times

Peep show is at the top of any list of things to eat g. Wish i could watch it for the first time again..

All very well but this is the thread for The Favourite, a film by Yorgos Lanthimos.

rumor has it they share a performer

jed, have you watched Peep Show?

my libraries do not have Peep Show DVDs, dickoids

ILL, and you're still on a computer

yeah, Amazon Prime has it

what makes the Required Viewing list is rather easy to predict around here

I haven't! I don't think I like David Mitchell. He's annoying on panel shows.

you should watch it. shame about having that baggage going into it, but it’s the best sitcom of the 21st c imho

I can't fucking stand the sight of either of 'em on panel shows or in peep shows, nauseating tossers!

This ruled

Finally saw this, reminded me of a more commercially-minded Peter Greenaway. Also was that crazed organ music on the soundtrack Messiaen? Olivia Colman was fantastic, she's shaping up to be this generation's Judi Dench if that's not an absurd assertion (I realise it probably is).

Do we need one?

as soon she accepts any royal honours she's on the list - no exceptions

Huh just watched this an hour ago too, really liked it. It's nice just to have a movie with three female leads. Certainly my pick of the Best Picture nominees (though yet to see Green Book)

Funny seeing Olivia turn up as a secretary in Green Wing last night which was presumably from before she had made a name for herself.

Or at least, had it on the tv for the first time in ages. Have the box set from shortly after it was on tv for first time.
& while she is a recurring character she is a lesser part of an ensemble cast. Or something to that effect.

Peep Show was already airing when it debuted

Was Mitchell and Webb Look post Peep Show?

yes

she appeared in a few other sketch shows with them prior to Peep Show though

her work on Peep Show is god-tier

Colman met Mitchell & Webb when all were 18-19 yrs old at the Cambridge U. Footlights (1992-93).

but let’s not hold that against her

another one for the dossier!

hang on

https://acrossthepondtv.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/mitchell-colman.jpg

This was what I was hoping Phantom Thread would be, the difference being that I actually wanted to hang around these characters. Loved the economy of the screenwriting within the lavish setting.