March 2020 – BAFTD

Max Von Sydow (1929-2020)

14th March 202031st August 2020 BAFTD

As a child of the 70’s and the 80’s the first time Max Von Sydow came to my attention was in his role as Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon (1980). His presence and ability along with Brian Blessed managed to raise the film from what could have been bad pantomime of a film, to what is a glorious burst of colourful celebration of Flash Gordon. Later while exploring films I came across his role in Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). The image of him as a knight playing…

The Almighty Johnsons – The Donkey Recommends

7th March 202026th October 2020 BAFTD

Media that may have flown under your radar but is well worth checking out. The Donkey Recommends I have attempted to keep program spoilers to a minimum, but discussing the quality of this show without revealing anything is almost impossible, any spoilers that appear will be minor. If I feel what I am about to reveal is more major it will be sign-posted within the text.

Second Times a Dream, well sometimes – Intermission – March 2020

2nd March 202020th September 2020 BAFTD

‘As the usher brings forth the Ice cream and snacks, we wait for the main feature to resume’ Second Times a Dream, well sometimes My Father in Law only watches films once, he’s not into films and media the same way both myself and my wife are, but just the once? I don’t expect anyone to get obsessive about certain things that I do, but just the once? There are so many things that my opinion has changed on subsequent viewings. Sometimes good sometimes bad, it can be the passage…