What program/film/documentary are you watching now?

[AbwehrX]

One of the worst Roman defeats in their history-

Crassus & The battle of Carrhae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVKbFqZfUc

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: AbwehrX

One of the worst Roman defeats in their history-

Crassus & The battle of Carrhae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVKbFqZfUc

I'll take a look at it soon. Thank you for sharing.

Historia Civilis made a very nice video about this battle.

The Battle of Carrhae (53 B.C.E.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR7VDPUj5AE

[Orm]

Finally got around to watch the excellent drama show The Wire.

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Finally got around to watch the excellent drama show The Wire.

Maybe the best drama show ever. Many others followed, but The Wire opened the road.

[tentackle]

Planet Earth II by BBC

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: tentackle

Planet Earth II by BBC

Just finished watching this with the kids. My goodness did that look nice in 4K! [X(]

[Orm]

Just watched the American Experience: The Battle of Chosin . Interesting enough documentary, however, I would have liked to see more from the other side. Although then, I suppose, it wouldn't have been the American experience of the battle.

[Chickenboy]

Going to watch Come and See this weekend.

[Gmay]

F Is for Family by Bill Burr and Michael Price.
It is an animated series.If you want to remember,or want to know, how was life before smartphones,personal computers,internet etc,
and you want to have a good time watch it.

[comodi]

RuPaul's Drag Race season 10. Walk that runway!

[AbwehrX]

Desert Generals- Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1QapjJzTRE

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOYnIGivys

[RFalvo69]

For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s

Better than Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]

[warspite1]

Season 2 of Westworld. I think the writers have forgotten that having sympathetic characters the audience cares about is just a little bit important - not to mention that there is such a thing as making a plot too complicated and baffling the audience to the point of total confusion....

Still watchable but unlike Billions - which is absolutely brilliant - I don't know if I'm enjoying it that much.

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s

Better than Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]

God forbids! [X(]

No. It is a very good Italian movie: grim, cynic and very true to the actual events.

I have a book called "Fronte d'Africa: C'Ero Anch'io" ("African Front: I Was There"), sadly never translated in English. It is a great collection (700+ pages) of testimonies, diaries and letters of Italian soldiers that fought in the Western Desert. What hit me was the dignity shown in these tales (*). IMHO the movie used the book as his main reference in recreating the lives of the Italian soldiers just before - and then during - El Alamein.

(*) What really hits the reader of the book is following the life of a soldier through his diary from, maybe, his arrival in Africa, to the life in his regiment, the first important battle, to...

...To nothing. The diary ends with his name and a Christian cross. A note tells how the document was preserved by a friend. The last annotation is about how finally they had good food in preparation for the skirmish to follow, and how he feels optimistic about the capabilities of his brothers in arms. And then...

In war, death doesn't follow "story arcs": the picture goes away all of sudden and that's it. Many a diary in the book ends like that.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

For a seldom seen war in the desert from the Italian point of view, there is "El Alamein: the Line of Fire", a very good Italian movie. It is on Youtube in original language with English subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSv87ZuJf4&t=1272s

Better than Captain Correlli's Mandolin, I hope? [;)]

God forbids! [X(]

No. It is a very good Italian movie: grim, cynic and very true to the actual events.

I have a book called "Fronte d'Africa: C'Ero Anch'io" ("African Front: I Was There"), sadly never translated in English. It is a great collection (700+ pages) of testimonies, diaries and letters of Italian soldiers that fought in the Western Desert. What hit me was the dignity shown in these tales (*). IMHO the movie used the book as his main reference in recreating the lives of the Italian soldiers just before - and then during - El Alamein.

(*) What really hits the reader of the book is following the life of a soldier through his diary from, maybe, his arrival in Africa, to the life in his regiment, the first important battle, to...

...To nothing. The diary ends with his name and a Christian cross. A note tells how the document was preserved by a friend. The last annotation is about how finally they had good food in preparation for the skirmish to follow, and how he feels optimistic about the capabilities of his brothers in arms. And then...

In war, death doesn't follow "story arcs": the picture goes away all of sudden and that's it. Many a diary in the book ends like that.

I'll add it to my watch list. Thank you for the recommendation. [:)]

[Orm]

Anyone seen Solo?

[zakblood]

no, but just watched Bruce Willis death wish, and a very good remake tbh

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Anyone seen Solo?

Napoleon Solo? [&:]

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Orm

Anyone seen Solo?

I did. It is very watchable: there is always something happening, and the story packs a lot of plot twists. The problem is that it doesn't add anything meaningful to the character; even worse, I wasn't able to connect the actor portraying Han Solo to Harrison Ford's Solo (if anything, he reminded me more of a surrogate for Captain Kirk as portrayed by Chris Pine).

The other actors are competent, but they basically play roles they could play in their sleep (Woody Harrelson is Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke is the Queen of Dragons from Game of Thrones, etc. The only real standout is Donald Glower as Lando).

Having said that, the movie sports some good sequences - exp. a train heist at breakneck speed.

It is like a Coke: nice, sparkling, under 13 friendly - but, at the end, only empty calories.