97 minute running time so the perfect length … lesbian life in Newcastle (northeast England) during the 1980s when the Thatcher admin was apparently actively anti-homosexual … this is a W.D. By movie (written and directed by the same person, i.e., someone’s baby) … I enjoyed it … it helped that the star, Rosy McEwen, is stunningly beautiful … Blue is the Warmest Color remains the greatest lesbian love story movie of all time, but this was good enough to get a green-go. This was a John Farr reco and now I recommend it too.
Movies Watched -- May December (2023)
117 minute running time so about 17 minutes too long, but I liked this one … I’m sort of shocked to admit it … Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore like working together for sure … she looks amazing for 63 … Natalie Portman is 42 and looks worse than Julianne … hapa husband was a simple-minded hunk and all their 1/4 Korean “children” were beautiful … I liked the story and the acting was good … I might upgrade this to a green-go later depending on the other 2023 movies that I watch. This was a John Farr reco.
I am secure.
Personicx Classic Segment Names
“Personicx Classic Refresh is the household-level segmentation system that places each U.S. household into one of 70 segments based on similar demographic, socio-economic and consumer behavior.”
01 -- Summit Estates
02 -- Established Elite
03 -- Corporate Clout
04 -- Skyboxes & Suburbans
05 -- Sitting Pretty
06 -- Shooting Stars
07 -- Lavish Lifestyles
08 -- Full Steaming
09 -- Platinum Oldies
10 -- Hard Chargers
11 -- Kids & Clout
12 -- Tots & Toys
13 -- Solid Single Parents
14 -- Career Centered Singles
15 -- Country Ways
16 -- Country Single
17 -- Apple Pie Families
18 -- Married Sophisticates
19 -- Country Comfort
20 -- Dynamic Duos
21 -- Children First
22 -- Fun & Games
23 -- Acred Couples
24 -- Career Building
25 -- Clubs & Causes
26 -- Savvy Singles
27 -- Soccer & SUVS
28 -- Suburban Seniors
29 -- City Mixers
30 -- Spouses & Houses
31 -- Mid Americana
32 -- Metro Mix
33 -- Urban Tenants
34 -- Outward Bound
35 -- Solo & Stable
36 -- Raisin’ Grandkids
37 -- Cartoons & Carpools
38 -- Midtown Minivanners
39 -- Early Parents
40 -- The Great Outdoors
41 -- Truckin’ & Stylin’
42 -- First Mortgage
43 -- Work & Causes
44 -- Community Singles
45 -- First Digs
46 -- Home Cooking
47 -- Rural Parents
48 -- Farmland Families
49 -- Devoted Duos
50 -- Rural Retirement
51 -- Family Matters
52 -- Resolute Renters
53 -- Metro Parents
54 -- Still Truckin'
55 -- Humble Homes
56 -- Modest Wages
57 -- Collegiate Crowd
58 -- Young Workboots
59 -- Mobile Mixers
60 -- Rural Rovers
61 -- Urban Scramble
62 -- Kids and Rent
63 -- Downtown Dwellers
64 -- Rural Everlasting
65 -- Thrifty Elders
66 -- Timeless Elders
67 -- Rolling Stones
68 -- Pennywise Proprietors
69 -- Pennywise Mortgagees
70 -- Resilient Renters
Movies Watched -- 7 Prisoners (2021)
In Portuguese. 93 minute running time so a perfect length. Good story, well told. This is a green-go. Finally a John Farr recommendation that pays off. Modern slavery in São Paolo in all its horror. This is a Netflix movie, so I don’t think it’s available on DVD, which is a shame. 7 Prisoners is a prisoner to the Netflix platform, but you should make an effort to see it.
Enough to keep this city up and running.
Movies Watched -- The Novice (2021)
97 minute running time … shot at some college in Ontario, a W.D. By movie (Written and Directed By, someone’s baby) … I wasn’t thrilled with this … it’s about a hyper-competitive girl who, despite having no experience, wants to be the best rower on the college team for some inexplicable reason … her obsession and mania is never adequately explained … also she has a pinch-faced white-trash look which doesn’t work in the rowing world; her coaches look like rowers, but she sure doesn’t … also she’s too scrawny to row competitively. This was another not-so-great recommendation from John Farr.
Why a Former SMU Rower-Turned-Filmmaker Is Sharing Her Struggle .. interesting that she’s a sound editor in real life, since I had to turn on the subtitles for much of the movie to understand what was being said.
Hadaway before and after moving to LA photos:
Movies Watched -- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
110 minute running time … Billy Wilder made a lot of great movies … this one runs about 10 minutes too long though … I re-watched it because Soderbergh said it is “a perfect film AND the best movie ever made about Hollywood.” It’s a John Farr reco too and I suppose it must be a green-go for everyone.
Movies Watched -- Pleasure (2021)
108 minute running time. About a Swedish girl who wants to become a porn star in America … it’s depressing, like all porn-related stuff … I saw the documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” (2015) many years ago, so my perspective on the reality of the industry was shaped by that … this fictionalized take doesn’t really compare to the real thing.
John Farr reco: “‘Pleasure’ is neither a standard cautionary tale nor a blunt indictment of what is admittedly a seamy, exploitative business. The director’s goal is simply to show it as it is.” It was already done years ago in “Hot Girls Wanted,” see that one instead.
Movies Watched -- The Innocents (2021)
In Norwegian. 117 minute running time so 17 minutes too long, but this wasn’t bad. I liked the odd mix of council housing kids, is Norway really that ethnically diverse now? I guess in the subsidized housing it is. Cute story, no idea why it’s pitched as “a violent nightmare,” or “shocking,” it’s simply clever and cute. I almost want to give it a green-go rating, but it’s not that good … this was a John Farr reco: “An intentionally strange and effectively creepy film, horror fans in particular should seek out ‘The Innocents.’”
Movies Watched -- Compartment Number 6 (2021)
In Russian. 107 minute running time so 10 minutes too long. This wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t good enough to recommend because I couldn’t buy the story in the end, the Finnish girl wouldn’t have fallen for him, not a chance … she had guts though … I’ve been to Siberia and it really is that grim (yeah, I know Murmansk isn’t in Siberia, but same difference) … I’ve also taken a lot of long-distance train journeys in “soft sleeper” with strangers … anyway, it wasn't Tar-ible like so many other movies I’ve watched lately. This was a John Farr reco of course.
Kia's Logo Redesign is Brilliant
Kia's Logo Redesign Was a Total Flop. The Company Did What No Brand Should Ever Do
Nick Hobson, the author of that post, has his head up his ass. I think the new Kia logo is brilliant. Kia’s name has always been a problem because over 50,000 Americans were killed in action in Korea, but kids don’t know anything about that. And only an idiot would google K backwards N…
