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Brian | Jeremy Cooper

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The story of an Irish man living on his own in London whose life takes on new purpose when he discovers a passion for cinema by visiting the compulsively the BFI where me meets similar obsessives. Brian is a character whose life seems inconsequential, but to the reader, the depiction of his thoughts + feelings are compelling + span nearly 40 yrs. Even as a lover of cinema, the film references sometimes overwhelmed me, but I still loved this book.

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dabbe

Vertigo: The Making of a Hitchcock Classic | Dan Auiler

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#haikuhive

Had a major vertigo episode this morning, which prompted me to think of this movie.

Dizziness grips him––
fear and longing twist his heart ...
past the ledge, she falls.

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JenlovesJT47 Such a great freaking movie!! Love Jimmy Stewart. Hope you‘re feeling better! ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

lil1inblue Ooooh! 🤩 This is excellent! Love the mood it evokes. P.S. Hope the vertigo episode has cleared. Those are no fun! 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 TY! I'm almost normal again. 🥴😅😊 2mo

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dabbe @lil1inblue No, they aren't. Reminds me of a college bender ... or two. TY! 🥴😅😊 2mo

TheBookHippie Blech I hate those. 🫣😵‍💫 2mo

Mollyanna Oh no! Hope you are feeling better. Great movie 🎥 Kim Novak was phenomenal in it. 2mo

Butterfinger On one hand, I hate that you had a spell. On the other hand, shout-out to Jimmy Stewart. Funny story @JenlovesJT47 I couldn't think of a password this morning, got really frustrated, and someone yelled out, "It has to deal with Jimmy Stewart." Even Butterfinger, my username. His favorite candy bar. 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger oh that‘s awesome!! I‘ve been a huge Old Hollywood fan since I was 18 and he‘s always been one of my favorites. It‘s A Wonderful Life is my favorite Christmas movie by far. I haven‘t actually watched Vertigo in years but Denise has inspired me! Have you read his book of poetry? It‘s so sweet and so Jimmy lol.

Jimmy Stewart and His Poems

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CBee We all know you just had too many beverages for your birthday yesterday, Denise 😂😂😂 @dabbe (all joking aside, vertigo can kiss my grits) 2mo

Susanita I hope you‘re feeling better. 2mo

Mimi28 Happy belated birthday!! I hope you feel better soon!! I will be sending you something in a week or so I promise. If you want to write me first that would be awesome 😎 without the list I have to find all my letters. Please don‘t be mad or upset with me 🥲 2mo

Butterfinger Oh yes. It was a Christmas present one year. @JenlovesJT47 2mo

JenlovesJT47 @Butterfinger of course! Sounds like my slight obsession with William Holden and Cary Grant 😍🤓😬 2mo

Amiable Ugh! I feel your pain. Literally. I‘ve had vertigo episodes so severe I ended up in the ER. I will go to great lengths to avoid triggering an episode. Hope you are on solid ground ASAP! 2mo

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼🐝 Hope you're all better now 🙏🏼💝. 2mo

MemoirsForMe Great haiku and movie! Hope you‘re feeling better ❤️ 2mo

dabbe @Mimi28 TY! I just emailed you the last list I had. 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Vertigo or college benders? 😂 2mo

dabbe @Mollyanna TY; I am. She was phenomenal, wasn't she? 😍 2mo

dabbe @Butterfinger I had no idea that's why you had your handle! How cool is that? I adore Jimmy Stewart. And @JenlovesJT47, I saw him live on the Johnny Carson show reciting some of his poems from that very book! I must have been 7-8 years old! My favorite movie of his is ANOTHER THIN MAN; he was so good in that one! 😍 2mo

dabbe @CBee Who, me? 😌 Yeah, vertigo totally sucks. I'm doing better now, though. 😍 2mo

dabbe @Susanita TY; I am. 😍 2mo

dabbe @Amiable OMG, I can't imagine. I think we talked about this once before. It totally sucks. I just forget sometimes to move slowly. I whipped my head down to scruff it up with some hair goo, and boy, did I pay for that! I'm doing better now, though. 😍 2mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal TY; I'm doing better. 😍 2mo

dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY; I am. 😍 2mo

JenlovesJT47 Ooh yes I love the Thin Man movies! Nick & Nora are the best! And it was great seeing Jimmy go against type in that one. He‘s such an adorable yet sexy boy next door in his younger years. If you haven‘t seen it you have to watch The Shop Around The Corner around Christmastime. Such a great movie! ♥️ 2mo

Cuilin Oh vertigo sucks!! Both my parents and myself have it. Hope today is a better day. 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe vertigo… I loathe it. I didn‘t drink alcohol until my later grownup years. 2mo

julieclair I‘m amazed that, while suffering vertigo, you were still able to haiku about it. How??? Glad you‘re feeling more stable now. 💙 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 LOVE that one! Way better than YOU'VE GOT MAIL IMHO. That and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE = #jimmyfortheholidays 🎄 2mo

dabbe @Cuilin TY; I am doing better today. Have to remind myself to move head slowly! 😍 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Boy, wish I could say the same. My college years were quite something. 🥴 2mo

dabbe @julieclair Oh, I wrote the haiku hours later, after the vertigo had settled down. 💙 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe helps to be poor & on your own & working three jobs and protesting & funerals 😭 I was at the clubs -I was just generally the driver 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ let‘s be real I‘m stubborn and I‘ll be damned if anything controls me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie I could have used your resolve back then. 😂 I didn't have much $$ either. That's why we usually went to a place called Dirtbags (still in business) where you could get 50-cent kamikaze shots. Need I say more? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 2mo

JenlovesJT47 Yes I agree!! IAWL is my favorite Christmas movie! You must track down the colorized version, it is so well done. ♥️ 2mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Will do! 💙 2mo

Mimi28 Thanks!! Glad you are feeling better 🩷I am sending you something Tuesday 😊🫶🏽🩷😎 2mo

dabbe @Mimi28 😘😍😘 2mo

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Bookwomble

A Pictorial History of Horror Movies | Denis Gifford

I check the charity book table at my local shop more in hope than expectation of finding anything I'd be interested in amongst the old cook books, mountains of Jeremy Clarkson drivel and biographies of disgraced celebrities, but today I was rewarded for my perseverance with these two schlocky '70s tomes! 🖤🧌💚💀❤️🧛🏻‍♀️💚🧟‍♀️🖤 😱😁

LeahBergen Cool! 4mo

The_Book_Ninja Still got my Gifford 🙂 4mo

Bookwomble @LeahBergen Cool, but not as cool as @The_Book_Ninja who has his copy from back in the day! 😎 4mo

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Therewillbebooks

The Oscars: The Secret History of Hollywood's Academy Awards | Anthony Holden

This week we celebrate the best in the books we read in the past year. It's time for the Book Oscars!! We debate fun categories such as best villain and best scene before announcing the winners for best book, best character, and best author. We love doing this episode!

Also, if you like upcoming book news we have a bit of that in the beginning. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KJ5tQM00jZlX7zqZeVy2Q

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lil1inblue

The Oscars: The Secret History of Hollywood's Academy Awards | Anthony Holden

I can't possibly pick favorites from this list. So random thoughts, instead:

🩵 Up is my favorite movie ever. It warms my icy heart. I cry 3 times during it to this day.
🩵 Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of my favorite actors. I'm so sad he died so young.
🩵 When Pulp Fiction came out, our local art theatre showed it during their Oscar series, and a bunch of elderly ladies who were regulars walked out in disgust. 🤣🫠

#threelistthursday @dabbe

wanderinglynn Love Up! ❤️ 6mo

lil1inblue @wanderinglynn It's just a perfect movie! 😍 6mo

wanderinglynn Totally agree. 6mo

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dabbe I gulp-sob snot out of my nose every time I watch the opening of UP! 😭 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 6mo

dabbe Fab score, too! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo

lil1inblue @dabbe Yeah, the opening scene is definitely an ugly cry for me, too. 😭 And the score is because the era covers my high school years, when I had a crush on a boy who wanted to become Stanley Kubrick. 😂 He broke my teenaged heart, but he also introduced me to so many good films! 😉 6mo

dabbe @lil1inblue At least one good thing came out of it! 🤗 6mo

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DGRachel

80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards | Robert Osborne

I think I missed the other two Oscar Nom list posts, so I‘ve done all three just now. Ive seen a total of 17, with 1963-1987 being my best at 10. But, the early years have some of my favorite movies ever - Gaslight, To Kill a Mockingbird, Captain Blood (OMG, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, AND Olivia de Havilland?? HEAVEN!), Adventures of Robin Hood, and Philadelphia Story (KATE!!). This was fun @dabbe Thank you. #threelistthursday #tlt

dabbe YW! A wee trip down memory lane! GASLIGHT is one of my top faves of all time! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🎬🍿📽️ 6mo

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lil1inblue

80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards | Robert Osborne

This was a good list! It was hard to pick favorites. I picked these because of good memories of watching them with friends in high school.
🩵 Broadcast News (I really like Albert Brooks, btw)
🩵 Dr. Strangelove
🩵 Barry Lyndon
One that I can't believe I still haven't seen:
🩵 M.A.S.H.

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs

#TLT #threelistthursday @dabbe

dabbe Fab choices! M.A.S.H. is a hoot and a half! Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 6mo

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