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It's been a long time since I read it but I really enjoyed it when I did. I don't know it I ever mentioned it, but I sent Jeanie a bunch of DVDs from her time in Dallas and WCW as she didn't have anything and she sent me a copy of the book as a thank you.

I just checked out his filmography and I'd completely forgotten that he directed Dog Day Afternoon which I loved and thought was excellent with an outstanding performance by Pacino. The other two of his that I've seen are Serpico, which featured another tour de force performance from Pacino and is another fantastic film, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, which I think I watched after seeing a review on YouTube and again really enjoyed. So four for four from Lumet with two absolute all-timers. I tried to watch The Offence, possibly after seeing a post by yourself, but wasn't in the right frame of mind for it at the time. Will definitely get back to it at some point. A few recent watches: The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) A fictional account of what happened to D.B. Cooper after he parachuted from Flight 305 somewhere over Washington in 1971. It’s safe to say that whatever did happen to Cooper, it isn’t what was depicted in this. Feels like a missed opportunity. Disappointing. The Freshman (1925) (YouTube) Set to start at Tate University, Harold Lamb has visions of being the most popular student on campus, but on arrival quickly becomes the butt of everyone's jokes. The film was quite funny although there was nothing about Harold Lloyd that grabbed me like Chaplin or, especially, Keaton did. Blinded by the Light (2019) (BBC iPlayer) Set in 1987, a teenage Pakistani migrant living in England and with dreams of being a writer finds inspiration in the songs of Bruce Springsteen. A fairly predictable and clichéd coming of age story. Perfectly watchable but nothing special and the musical numbers are cringeworthy. Scoop (2024) How BBC Newsnight secured their infamous 2019 interview with Prince Andrew. Having never seen the original interview, I found the second half of this gripping and it saved the movie for me. Gillian Anderson’s resemblance, the mannerisms, the voice etc. to Emily Maitlis was remarkable. Frantic (1988) Whilst visiting Paris for a medical convention, Dr. Richard Walker’s wife suddenly vanishes from their hotel room and so begins a search throughout the City to find out what’s happened to her. I did like this but not sure it needed to be two hours and I feel the story could’ve been comfortably told in ninety minutes.

Thanks for this. I'll write about it next time I make a post, but I watched 12 Angry Men for the first time last week and Fonda was amazing in that. Everything about it was incredible from the character development, the script, the performances. Easily one of the two best films I've watched this year (the other is The Great Escape).

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (acapella version)

Masayoshi Takanaka - All of Me (gatefold version, so you see it in all its glory)

Surprisingly, I'd not seen this before prior to a couple of days ago.

Not sure it constitutes an outstanding name, but it did make me laugh (courtesy of the Twitter).