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A British Invasion During a Snowstorm
Jan. 3rd, 2022 11:41 amThis past Saturday the Chicago area was hit by a snowstorm. Said storm was at it's peak in my area during the hours I usually go out for dinner, so I stayed in and watched Netflix. My viewing choices proved to be a British invasion.
First up was the 2017 movie Darkest Hour. This was a film which earned Gary Oldman an Oscar. Despite that, I had not heard of the film until recently when Netflix started pushing it at me. In the movie, Oldman plays Winston Churchill during the month of May, 1940, starting when he becomes Prime Minister and ending with the evacuation at Dunkirk. It's a good movie, but kind of an interior drama.
I then watched the 2021 movie Spencer, frankly because I wanted to see how solid Kristen Stewart's British accent was. (Solid, although all of her lines were delivered in a whisper.) The movie takes place during the Royal Family's 1991 Christmas holiday at Sandringham House. Most of the events shown therein are completely made up, although the (cold and odd) holiday traditions of the Family were on full display. Again, very much an interior drama, but I found it interesting.
Tomorrow I go back to work, so I have no idea how much posting you'll be seeing from me.
First up was the 2017 movie Darkest Hour. This was a film which earned Gary Oldman an Oscar. Despite that, I had not heard of the film until recently when Netflix started pushing it at me. In the movie, Oldman plays Winston Churchill during the month of May, 1940, starting when he becomes Prime Minister and ending with the evacuation at Dunkirk. It's a good movie, but kind of an interior drama.
I then watched the 2021 movie Spencer, frankly because I wanted to see how solid Kristen Stewart's British accent was. (Solid, although all of her lines were delivered in a whisper.) The movie takes place during the Royal Family's 1991 Christmas holiday at Sandringham House. Most of the events shown therein are completely made up, although the (cold and odd) holiday traditions of the Family were on full display. Again, very much an interior drama, but I found it interesting.
Tomorrow I go back to work, so I have no idea how much posting you'll be seeing from me.
