Frost/Nixon
Yesterday I was listening to a radio adaptation of The Gold Bug from a story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story revolves around the discovery of an apparently gold insect and a coded message which apparently points the way to buried pirate treasure. It was a pretty good adaptation, although quite heavily changed from the original story.
Later on I was playing a couple of hours of Fallout 3, which was fun and involving. Then I was listening to an radio adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel The Moving Finger, in which Miss Marple is called to investigate a spate of poison-pen letters in a sleepy English town, which quickly leads to murder. It was a good play, actually. I like the late night Agatha Christie radio plays on Saturday night it's very relaxing for late at night.
This morning my Dad came to collect me fairly early and we went along to the Cameo cinema to see a preview of the film Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard. The film is set in the late 1970s where British TV show host, journalist and interviewer David Frost (played by Michael Sheen), searching for a way to revive his career, decide to go for the biggest scoop of his career by conducting a major TV interview with disgraced former president Richard Nixon (played by Frank Langella), who had resigned from the presidency a few years previously after the Watergate scandal. The film depicts, not just the interview sessions themselves, but the backstage manoueverings as the two sides try to arrange and prepare for the interviews. It was a good film, which managed to be suspenseful despite consisting of almost no action, just people talking. It is probably best, though, if you know something about the background of the interviews before seeing the film.
After the film we went along to my parent's house for lunch, which was chicken, peas, stuffing and tiny roast potatoes in garlic butter. It was really nice. Also I discovered that my subscription for Sight and Sound magazine is up for renewal. The offer also includes a free DVD. I can choose between Sunrise (a silent film from 1927) and F for Fake (a documentary by Orson Welles). I got home at around half past five and listened to this week's episode of The Man in Black on the radio. This week Mark Gatiss was introducing a grisly story about a couple who move out to the country for some peace and quiet, but find horror instead.
Later on I was playing a couple of hours of Fallout 3, which was fun and involving. Then I was listening to an radio adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel The Moving Finger, in which Miss Marple is called to investigate a spate of poison-pen letters in a sleepy English town, which quickly leads to murder. It was a good play, actually. I like the late night Agatha Christie radio plays on Saturday night it's very relaxing for late at night.
This morning my Dad came to collect me fairly early and we went along to the Cameo cinema to see a preview of the film Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard. The film is set in the late 1970s where British TV show host, journalist and interviewer David Frost (played by Michael Sheen), searching for a way to revive his career, decide to go for the biggest scoop of his career by conducting a major TV interview with disgraced former president Richard Nixon (played by Frank Langella), who had resigned from the presidency a few years previously after the Watergate scandal. The film depicts, not just the interview sessions themselves, but the backstage manoueverings as the two sides try to arrange and prepare for the interviews. It was a good film, which managed to be suspenseful despite consisting of almost no action, just people talking. It is probably best, though, if you know something about the background of the interviews before seeing the film.
After the film we went along to my parent's house for lunch, which was chicken, peas, stuffing and tiny roast potatoes in garlic butter. It was really nice. Also I discovered that my subscription for Sight and Sound magazine is up for renewal. The offer also includes a free DVD. I can choose between Sunrise (a silent film from 1927) and F for Fake (a documentary by Orson Welles). I got home at around half past five and listened to this week's episode of The Man in Black on the radio. This week Mark Gatiss was introducing a grisly story about a couple who move out to the country for some peace and quiet, but find horror instead.
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