We watched “Green Book” last night, which might have
leapt instantly into my ‘List of Top 10 PROPER Films I’ve Ever Watched.’ Really
enjoyed it. Cracking music, cracking performances, and gave me lots to think
about. Mostly, I’ve been thinking about other films I enjoy that have colours
in the title. Bertolucci’s “Red/White/Blue” trilogy obviously leaps to mind,
and I suppose film students would insist on ‘Blue Velvet’ being in there
somewhere. If you want to sound knowledgeable on cinematic history you should
mention ‘The Red Shoes’ from 1948. But personally, racking my brain in between
other garage-based duties, I think I’ve settled on these as my favourites:
The Blues Brothers (coz
it’s fun)
The Hunt for Red October (coz
it’s tense)
Blue in the Face (coz
it’s unusual)
On a slightly less esoteric note I see the ugly
beast of oil prices has reared its head again. Every time I let myself feel
optimistic about the future, the capitalist world jumps up to remind me that I
am nothing but a worthless ant destined to spend my life spending money on
overpriced essentials to line the pockets of an elite few.
RC 17-9-19
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