106 minute running time… bouncy camera and quick zoom in and out to give it that faux documentary feel that I hate… about a terrorist bombing in Northern Ireland in 1998 that killed 29 people … couldn’t watch it because of the bouncy cam and because I have children. One of the fathers of the victims turns out to be the world’s most articulate grease monkey, an amazing organizer and seeker of justice. Police incompetence, political corruption, the little people getting a raw deal, all the usual things. This was a John Farr reco, and of course Farr has no children.
Never Trust Déjà Vu
Bruno Pernadas with Problem Number 6 … do not inhale before listening…
Movies Watched -- All Night Long (1962)
91 minute running time … hopheads and interracial couples and jazz, man! It’s cool! No, it wasn’t so cool, it wasn’t terrible terrible, but I’d never recommend it. Dave Brubeck makes an appearance as does Charlie Mingus (who mysteriously disappears). Patrick “I am not a number! I am a free man!” McGoohan sowing relationship chaos for his own nefarious ends. Not sure how this got into my queue, Farr maybe? Nope, not Farr.
Me?! Oh, I belong to that new minority group...white American jazz musicians. They're gonna hold a mass-meeting in a phone booth.
Movies Watched -- The Aura (2006)
In Spanish. 134 minute running time so at least 30 to 40 minutes too long. This movie was promising, the story idea was OK, but it was just way way too long … I could drop it into Adobe Premiere Pro and take my cutting knife to work and make this into a really good movie. It’s amazing that film makers don’t understand how important it is to make a LEAN movie. Cut and keep cutting.
Say My Name, The One She Gave Me
Love this Canadian girl’s voice and the song … Le Ren sings Dyan:
Movies Watched -- Head-On (2004)
In German and Turkish. 118 minute running time. I liked the actress in When We Leave so much that I sought out other movies that she was in and found this one. It’s a love story, but a twisted one, and often hilarious. It’s too long, and I even liked it quite a bit at first, before it got too too long, but I never hated it and would definitely give it a yellow “consider” rating. Roger Ebert wrote a pretty good review.
Finger Lakes Library System -- Member Library Hours
Member Libraries
CAYUGA COUNTY
Monday: 9 AM to 7 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 7 PM
Thursday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 3 PM to 7 PM
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 3 PM to 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 1 PM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Wednesday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Thursday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Friday: 1 PM to 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 5 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Thursday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Friday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 12 Noon
Sunday: Closed
Summer Hours (April 1 - September 30)
Monday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Winter Hours (October 1 - March 31)
Monday: Noon to 6 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday: Noon to 6 PM
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to 1 PM, 2 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9 AM to 1 PM, 2 PM to 7 PM
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Friday: 3 PM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Friday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday: 3 PM to 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
CORTLAND COUNTY
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 1 PM to 5 PM
Thursday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 1 PM to 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM to 3 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Noon to 6 PM
Tuesday: Noon to 7 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Thursday: Noon to 7 PM
Friday: Noon to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 1 PM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to Noon, 1 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Thursday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 1 PM to 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to Noon
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 6 PM
Tuesday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM to Noon
Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
SENECA COUNTY
Summer Hours (May 1 - October 31)
Monday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Tuesday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Thursday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to Noon
Sunday: Closed
Winter Hours (November 1 - April 30)
Monday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Tuesday: 11 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Thursday: 11 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Wednesday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Friday: 1 PM to 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 8 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
TIOGA COUNTY
Monday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Noon to 5 PM
Wednesday: Noon to 5 PM
Thursday: Noon to 5 PM
Friday: Noon to 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to Noon, 2 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to Noon, 2 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 1 PM to 6 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Wednesday: 1 PM to 6 PM
Thursday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Tuesday: 2 PM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 2 PM to 5:30 PM
Thursday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 2 PM to 5:30 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to Noon
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Thursday: 2 PM to 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 1 PM to 4 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Tuesday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Thursday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
TOMPKINS COUNTY
Monday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Tuesday: Noon to 8 PM
Wednesday: Noon to 8 PM
Thursday: Noon to 8 PM
Friday: Noon to 8 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM to 8 PM
Thursday: 9 AM to 8 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 2 PM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 6:30 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 6:30 PM
Friday: 2 PM to 6:30 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: Closed
Movies Watched -- When We Leave (2010)
In Turkish and German. 119 minute running time so ideally I could cut 20 minutes or so out, but I liked this movie a lot, it’s very heavy, but a green-go for sure. A real indictment of medieval Turkish culture … no idea how it ended up in my queue, not a John Farr recommendation, but I’m glad it did. Sibel Kekilli has amazing bones. Heart string music at points where it was redundant. Well made though. Tragic. Bring your tissues. Recommended!
Cem is all I have.
Movies Watched -- Election (2005)
In Cantonese. 99 minute running time. This wasn’t terrible, I would give it a yellow (consider) rating… Hong Kong triad culture … I lived in Hong Kong for a couple years after the handover and loved it … was my favorite city in the world before the handover … there’s a lot of humor in this, which is true for most Cantonese movies, I think… had sort of a surprise ending. I didn’t hate this but it’s not good enough to recommend.
Tiki
Movies Watched -- Happening (2021)
In French. 100 minute running time. Another abortion movie, I’ve seen so many. This one is set in 1960s France … I didn’t know that the abortion laws there were so draconian then. It’s a total disaster here in Murka that they’ve turned abortion into a States rights issue, an awful move which has weakened the Republic terribly. Movies like this one remind us that bad public policy will result in countless tragedies. Anamaria Vartolomei is a great beauty (Romanian) and she can act. This was John Farr reco. Yellow rating (consider) assuming you’re not already exhausted of abortion movies.
Rex’s review: “Almost too agonizing to watch, I urge you not to miss it, and sincerely hope the people who made it are making immediate plans to set up a mandatory screening for the Supreme Court.”
Get the scissors from my room…