tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post6253036038830014564..comments2023-04-27T05:21:03.620-07:00Comments on True North: Drewe fails to drawMartinWainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-88960868027470447972010-12-05T05:03:01.951-08:002010-12-05T05:03:01.951-08:00Tamara Drewe went down well at the packed thursday...Tamara Drewe went down well at the packed thursday morning pensioners' showing at Hebden bridge which I attended. I suppose Hebden is more Posy Simmonds' target audience area than Thornbury. I thought the paralles with 'FRTMC' were quite well drawn, and loved Tamsin Greig. (If they ever make a film of the 'Berringden Brow' novels she would be my choice to play Jess, the middle-aged put-upon advice worker; but let's not get carried away...unless there is a director/producer reading this, wanting a low budget film project set in Halifax...)jill robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-70249180806763718582010-10-22T22:32:20.845-07:002010-10-22T22:32:20.845-07:00Interesting point though - I'll check it on Mo...Interesting point though - I'll check it on Monday when we're planning to see Made in Dagenham in Leeds. It may be that the escapism of Sex and the City is what appeals, though no doubt Rotherham has its own version of those spicey goings-on...MartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-17889415994546775892010-10-14T07:29:42.555-07:002010-10-14T07:29:42.555-07:00Thanks for your message! I actually think British ...Thanks for your message! I actually think British people just don't like British films. Sex and the City 2 packed out Sheffield's Valley Centertainment when I saw it. How the average girl from Rotherham can relate to it, I don't know. But maybe that's not the point!mister_tmghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847835238095124654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-57259874716891826092010-10-12T10:07:47.712-07:002010-10-12T10:07:47.712-07:00Hi there Mister_tmg. I had many forebodings about...Hi there Mister_tmg. I had many forebodings about the film but ended up enjoying it. There's just enough originality in the plot to compensate for the cliches - the two evil schoolgirls are good, as is the put-upon wife of the novelist and the latter and Tamara D herself aren't bad. I feel rather mean being lukewarm about something which has involved a lot of creativity and hard work, but there it is. And it certainly didn't register much in Bradford! I'm planning to do a lot more posting now that I've stopped my moths blog for this season, so thanks for reading and I'm glad that the blog's of interest. All warm wishes, MMartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-48010172745952092192010-10-03T16:01:53.193-07:002010-10-03T16:01:53.193-07:00I'm reading this blog with interest now, I'...I'm reading this blog with interest now, I'm a 'Southerner in exile' (!). I can't help wondering along your lines, whether people 'up north' can identify with films like this.<br /><br />Regardless, the trailer looked pretty awful to me, the American voiceover really told us who the film is for.mister_tmghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847835238095124654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-58413975677415908152010-10-02T00:59:27.803-07:002010-10-02T00:59:27.803-07:00Wooo! The above says 'Martin Wainwright says&...Wooo! The above says 'Martin Wainwright says' but I promise that it really is the lovely P commenting. And I wasn't sitting over her with a rolling pin either. Yes, we are lucky! Let's hope the same applies to the lovelies in the next generation. We are so pleased to have Abi in our family (plus a large percentage of Sri Lanka as a bonus).<br />Nice to have some comments on this blog btw, even if they have nothing to do with the North. Or not a lot, anyway. My attempts to ignite a grand debate to kill Northern Grimness once and for all have been a glorious failure, I fear. Or maybe, just maybe, everyone agrees with me...MartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-4458242430519605692010-10-02T00:56:42.052-07:002010-10-02T00:56:42.052-07:00Ooh, how romantic! Aren't we lucky to have bee...Ooh, how romantic! Aren't we lucky to have been chosen/made such perfect choices all those years ago? Have a very happy virtual anniversary. Will it be reflected in your painting? With lots of love from your erstwhile flat-sharer in (nearly) Notting Hill before it was famous. Penny xxMartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194180422120284649.post-27408457816092664002010-10-01T11:07:08.487-07:002010-10-01T11:07:08.487-07:00I can't help but comment on "I only dream...I can't help but comment on "I only dream of one." I love that! I am in a deeply romantic frame of mind today because it is Greg's and my 33rd anniversary and although he is in soggy NYC and I am in rather chilly Argenton Chateau, we each only dream of one, too! xxssarah meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442276754468996416noreply@blogger.com