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  • stagstag In the thick of it!
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    They just mentioned on the bbc1 programme The One Show, ( talking about
    the opening ceremony of the olympics ) That apparently Dame Judi will be
    involved !

    Yup. She's working in the burger van.


  • ChriscoopChriscoop North Yorkshire
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    Poor old Dame Judi. She's very busy you know, she been saving geese recently.... Again!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    They just mentioned on the bbc1 programme The One Show, ( talking about
    the opening ceremony of the olympics ) That apparently Dame Judi will be
    involved !

    CONFIRMED: Dame Judi will announce that Daniel Craig is returning as Bond in Bond 25 at the opening ceremonies.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    They just mentioned on the bbc1 programme The One Show, ( talking about
    the opening ceremony of the olympics ) That apparently Dame Judi will be
    involved !

    CONFIRMED: Dame Judi will announce that Daniel Craig is returning as Bond in Bond 25 at the opening ceremonies.
    If only.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    You know what? It's a stretch, but I could imagine it happening.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Dame Judi was at the Rio opening ceremony to recite a poem centred around climate change. I'm surprised the poem wasn't Tennyson's Ulysses.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    edited August 2016 Posts: 5,080
    Anyone else think the opening ceremony was a bit sh*te?

    Knew it wasn't going to live it up to London, but geez that was underwhelming.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Anyone else think the opening ceremony was a bit sh*te?

    Knew it wasn't going to live it up to London, but geez that was underwhelming.
    I think it was fairly well done, but London was hard to top.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    I got half way through the ceremony and switched it off, did not grab me though most sporting opening ceremonies of late not been great. Think it's better when the ceremonies are short, 5 - 10 minutes would suit me.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    So it has started? Not going to watch any of that.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Thankfully, I'll never have to try drugs now that I sat through last night's Opening Ceremony.
  • stagstag In the thick of it!
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    So it has started? Not going to watch any of that.

    Same here.

  • ChriscoopChriscoop North Yorkshire
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    I hope our athletes do really well and I wish them luck, I also hope bolt gets gold. Other than that I'll not be watching, I also can't help thinking all the money spent on this and the football world cup could have helped so so many of the struggling Brazilians.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    These huge sports events are just meant as distractions.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    stag wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    So it has started? Not going to watch any of that.

    Same here.

    And here also.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    The commentator mentioning the fatal crash of Ayrton Senna, when the San Marino delegation appeared, was one of the most awkward moments I can remember in such ceremonies.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    The woman who won the first medal of the games has a very Bondesque name: Ginny Thrasher.
  • stagstag In the thick of it!
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    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    The woman who won the first medal of the games has a very Bondesque name: Ginny Thrasher.

    Agreed - a great name! I may pinch it for a future book.

  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I did think it funny at the opening ceremony, they showed the start of life, viruses etc.
    I jokingly asked my wife were they acknowledging the Zika virus ? ;)
    Ginny Thrasher, as a name is up there with the German skier Fanny Chmelar. :D
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1886443

    Hey guys, I'm currently fundraising for my latest short film. It's a sequel to a short film I made a few years ago called "Any Last Words", which did reasonably well. Off a budget of less than €650, it went to the Cannes Short Film Corner along with a number of other film festivals in Europe and the USA and earned myself a Rising Star nomination at the Underground Cinema awards (which is Ireland's only dedicated independent cinema awards).

    I wrote a sequel off the back of that success, and I've also written a third film. The plan is to release each one individually and let them have a life on the circuit; then later on they will be edited together to make a full length feature film.

    I have been applying for funding grants left right and centre but such is the backwards nature and attitude towards the arts in Ireland, I have been left with no choice but to raise the funds myself.

    I value the opinion of everyone on these boards so I'd love to hear your feedback. We have an Indiegogo campaign set up that features our promo trailer which we shot last month.

    Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to check it out.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    I've been watching all sorts of 9/11 features in remembrance of the thousands that died that day. The first, United 93 (one of my favorites from Greengrass) and History Channel's 102 Minutes That Changed America, a great doc showing the event's effect on different eyewitness and packs some astonishing footage. Was anybody able to catch it?
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited September 2016 Posts: 12,523
    Cannot stop listening to the instrumental version of Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty). Addicted.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    For any video editors out there, does anyone know a way to crop YouTube videos?
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Bomb in New York City. 29 people injured, one seriously.
  • ThrasosThrasos
    edited September 2016 Posts: 1,469
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Cannot stop listening to the instrumental version of Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty). Addicted.
    Maybe I'll check it out. I know in '79 and '80, I quite enjoyed his follow-up album Night Owl, though it wasn't as successful as City to City. I should also play "Stuck in the Middle with You" for fun.

  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Bomb in New York City. 29 people injured, one seriously.
    Christ.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Bomb in New York City. 29 people injured, one seriously.
    Christ.

    I'm no expert but from the description of the devices they sound rather crude, suggesting perhaps homegrown terrorism rather than the Islamic variety.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    http://jezebel.com/radar-online-says-it-has-identified-an-a-list-actor-inv-1786794917

    Anyone else following this story?
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    http://jezebel.com/radar-online-says-it-has-identified-an-a-list-actor-inv-1786794917

    Anyone else following this story?
    I haven't heard anything for a while, but I recall an interview with Corey Feldman claiming that a huge "Hollywood mogul" had raped Haim when they did a film together at some point in the 80s. Quite interesting (and troubling).
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I know. I'm pretty sad about all of it. I do hope the truth comes out though, as soon as possible.
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