My kids have no real concept of TV as we would have known it so I think, it worsens( or betters) as the decades decrease!
Funny thing: when we met, he said I was too young for him LOL. He still puts the AARP circulars on my keyboard and is mad I have not joined yet.
What I have found is that he and many of his cohort (Millennials) prize narrative above all else. I love the intricate structure where the ending is subtly implied at the start, and how the work of art rounds off and yet can still be ambiguous (which is not the same for me as open-ended).
He thrills to the story and once the narrative loses a sense of reality-an action is only occurring because they need it to happen this wayâa show is over for him. âWhat comes nextâ is a huge motivating factor for him. My comeback always isââI still go see âHamletâ though I know he dies at the end.â But we stay togetherâ16 years now, so I guess we have worked it out.
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âWowâŠMacbeth is the âprobablyâ the bad guy?â
I do need reminding that as the son of two art lecturers and professional actor/writer with two English based degrees, I donât necessarily share the views of other Millenials when I enjoy symbolism, ambiguity, metaphor and subtext above what is stated, but, hey, maybe Iâm an optimist.
The understanding of the art object as the modernist objectâconnected to and yet still apart from society/culture (to prevent contamination)âis on life support. Some of this shift I am not unpleased withâit has created a space where I can do my work without the cries of âIt is not artâ or âYour aesthetics are mistaken.â But I am still enough of a (late) modernist to see the new perils that have emerged (I hope).
Please know Iâm literally applauding this.
If you prefer an elliptical narrative with the accent on the aesthetic try watching the HBO mini-series Sharp Objects to see just how exciting it is to here that Vallee was asked if heâd replace Boyle. Itâs not a million miles from the unimaginable notion of David Lynch being offered bond (my wet dream).
Perhaps itâs rumour mill and never happened. If so then I guess my utter disappointment that he said no because of his Big Little Lies 2 commitment isnât real and I can stop crying inside at the missed opportunity.
If true Iâm delighted to see B.B. continuing her romance with auteurs.
Btw, if anyone has seen it, then please, no spoilers as Iâve still a couple of eps to watch!
He was offered, but the (brilliant) work heâs currently doing precluded him. Heâs said he hopes theyâll approach him when he is free. Iâm with him on this,
I will put Sharp Objects on my listâand since it is a television show I can share it with my husband LOL.
Could be nothing, but both 007.com and JamesBond.com are currently rerouting to FoxMovies.com
I believe that Fox Home Entertainment is still the distributor for the Bond films on DVD and Blu-Ray. If so would they host 007.com on their studio server?
Unless the rights have changed hand from FOX to Universal and the website is in the process of moving over. Itâs already been taking down at FOX, which is why is reroutes you to the FOX home page, but hasnât been put up at Universal yet.
Donât know. Interesting for sure.
Thatâs probably the most reasonable and probable explanation.
Under this arrangement, MGM will retain digital and worldwide television distribution rights. Universal will also handle physical home entertainment distribution.
The 007 website may indeed be apart of this deal. It would make sense for EON to have one of their studio partners maintain the site instead of doing it in house.
Watching âBig little liesâ now - and, absolutely, (Edit:) VallĂ©e is doing fantastic work on this. I would love him to do a Bond film. The way he leads the actors and he tells the story visually - just brilliant!
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Vallée, no?
Oh, yes! 
After Big Little Lies, take a look at Sharp Objects. You can see how the success of Lies has given him the power to really express himself.
It takes everything great about Lies and indulges in those styles in the best way. The way he handles memories is at once straightforward and clear, yet oblique, artistic and very clever.
He obviously has an interest and real knack for directing women and expressing their feelings, so if he does a Bond weâll get a far more fleshed out and interesting âbond girlâ. And of course heâs one of the best director around to handle a female Bond villain (and I include the female directors, no condescension intended).
In terms of directing women heâs on par with Jane Campion (Top of The Lake) and Lynne Ramsey (You Were Never Really Here), but I donât see either of them being interested in a franchise movie. Though TBH I wouldnât have thought Vallee would be interested!
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About to start Sharp Objects and thought Big Little Lies was great - he would definitely be a nice pick.
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007.com seems to be up and running now. You were probably right.
No news about the director seems to be good news - otherwise they already would have announced BOND 25ÂŽs release date to be pushed back, right?
However, the TERMINATOR sequel has moved up a week, leaving BOND 25 only one week to potentially top the US box office. Cocky move?
I donât know about the regulations in such a case. But from a professional viewpoint you cannot just keep stumm for much longer. The huge machinery that BOND 25 is has to move lest it will fall apart entirely. If there is a director now seriously considering to take over, naming his or her price and conditions, then that must surely be settled within, I donât know, weeks probably.
If there was nobody able to even consider taking this chance the levers would already have been set on âparkâ. But if the decision isnât made soonâŠ