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 the whole film! while the festive season's great for rubbish movies it's worth remembering that, not so long ago, there was such a thing called film and it's just not so easy to see anymore. not for everyone for sure, but just watching the opening sequence of this was like a breath of fresh air! 

*try and get a tarkovsky box set these days (subtitled not dubbed). more and more i see these types of films either not available, priced way beyond what you'd expect on the disappearing format of dvd, or just absent on streaming. what a shame. when i was young (and even our video shop stocked such things!) and we watched everything, we didn't realise how lucky we were!

black and white

it's true that my photographic practice at the moment is entirely monochrome but that doesn't mean i think bnw is 'better'. i love a lush macro even if i don't like to think about the photshopping, let alone the in camera work, that goes into it. i'm kind of the same about film. as i've said before i really don't watch much in the way of films or movies these days but i do like a self indulgent sunday with some old classics. it makes me wistful for black and white movies.

so here's this. fury road was likely the last action movie i actually enjoyed and i love the notion here that the colour version is like a musical!