Thanks for this video Admin. Andrew Pulver's critique is very interesting .

Yay ! Let us know

Hi Joy,
It's good to hear from you. Take your time about the comments but I do look forward to read them!
Your day in London seems like an unforgettable one, thanks for sharing :-)

I must confess that one of the reasons why I fell in love with Joaquin first it's because I soon got the impression that he is free and that he lets others around him be free as well. I think if he does it so can I
But really now my feelings have evolved and I think Joaquin's more like a brother to me. The way I feel about him, I mean. No, I haven't met him yet. It's all in my mind. Is it Insane ? Probably

Hi Admin & Sami,

Hope you're both well and having a good Sunday.

I was thinking....considering I live in a country which has so much old stuff that still works and which is committed to preserving its history and heritage, you’d think that there would be more than a couple of cinemas able to screen 70mm films. I’m glad that I got the opportunity to see the film in this format though (sorry Admin). I know that some people have moaned about the picture quality (and I’ve moaned about the fact that we have to go to London to see the 70mm!) but I thought it was perfect. Perfect for the film, I mean. The picture quality wasn’t that bad! In fact, I don’t think it was bad. Maybe my eyesight’s not good. It was just like watching an old film; the colours were less bright I guess, less sharp and defined as digital or whatever format they use these days but considering the care taken to recreate the period the film was set in, respect to PTA for going the extra mile in authenticity.

I had to smile when I saw the circles come up on the screen, top right, to indicate that the reel needed switching. I had a teacher once who was a film fanatic and he used to go off at tangents in class, when the mood took him, to talk about films. He told us about the circles. They also brought back a memory of a programme I heard on the radio once. It was an affectionate tribute to the projectionist’s art, as I recall. The presenter spoke about how, if a problem occurs with the equipment in this day and age there’s never anyone around to fix it: out-of-office hours; can’t fit you in ‘til next week; need to speak with head office; the part has to be shipped in from some place. That kind of thing. He said in the old days, if there was a problem with the equipment, he used to phone Reg and he’d come round whatever time of day or night, at the drop of a hat, with his bag of tools and thingymagigs and they’d be up and running again soon enough. (Wow. That was a long sentence. ) So, when I saw the circles I thought of Reg too. Made me smile.

Hi Sami. I noticed! *waves* Love you too!!

You constantly surprise me, Sami.

That's a nice way to look at it. I think if we were the butterfly, we wouldn't like to feel captured either. When you really love someone though you can never be free because the love is always there in your heart. In a good way. You let go but you also don't let go, if that can make sense to you.

A big warm heart hug to you. Sami.

Admin, I hope you enjoy the film on Saturday. We will finally be able to talk about it, the 3 of us together . I understand how you feel.. We've been talking about this film for the past 6 months .. And u read it all, .. But it's good to go with low expectations because you might still get some surprises this way.

Hi Admin

Yay! You're going to see the film! I'm sure there'll be plenty to enjoy even though you know most of what it's all about now. I'm going again next week sometime.



Are we bothering him then? Of course he means it. It seems to me though that he's just not in a position at the moment to do it all his own way.