What are you watching tonight?

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:41 pm

clapton is god wrote:
William the White wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:Octagon - first night of All My Sons by Arthur Miller. First production by David Thacker, the new Artistic Director. Really looking forward to it.
Let us know how it goes won't you, William? Saw Death of a Salesman there a couple of years ago - brilliant!
Bruce - it is simply magnificent. The acting is just of a such a rare quality, and all through the cast, no weak links... I love the play, Miller writes with such heart...

It got about a third of the audience standing for the curtain call.. Three calls rather than the usual two...

I saw that production of Salesman as well - if you loved that, you'll be bowled over by this... I was...
Looking forward to this - we're in next Friday evening.

You said in another thread that there are several decent places to eat in Bolton. Now that I don't live or work in the town I've lost touch and we normally end up at The Olive Press. Where else can you recommend for a pre-show meal?

In the town centre I'd stick with the Olive Press. If I'm after curry I go to Spice Valley, which is excellent. for chinese the Noble House in the old Spinners Hall is very good. i enjoy Ciao Napoli on Mawdsley St, partly for its bad taste murals and, even though it's a chain, La Tasca has the virtue of the best quality bottle of house red anywhere. I've not done it for a while myself, but have friends who eat at the octagon itself with their themed pre-show menus. I think you need to make a reservation for this.

The production is brilliant!

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:15 pm

I ate at La Tasca in Belfast a couple of weeks ago - it was absolute shite. I don't know if the one in Bolton's much different. Agree with William re: Olive Press, Spice Valley and Noble House. Beyond those three I'd say it's a struggle. Unless, of course, anyone knows any different

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:25 pm

MOTD anyone??

let's hope so- eh?

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:27 pm

thebish wrote:MOTD anyone?? let's hope so- eh?

With pride for the first time in ages!

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:30 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:I ate at La Tasca in Belfast a couple of weeks ago - it was absolute shite. I don't know if the one in Bolton's much different. Agree with William re: Olive Press, Spice Valley and Noble House. Beyond those three I'd say it's a struggle. Unless, of course, anyone knows any different

Have to agree, I think La Tasca as a chain has completely lost the plot.

Anyway, to the reason I came to this thread.

I can heartily recommend Kevin McCloud's 'Grand Tour' series on Channel 4 at the moment. It's a sort of architecture/history/travel programme entertainingly made for the layman. Having recently visited Rome myself, watching McCloud go round some of the same sights is tremendous.

Definitely worth watching on 4onDemand if it's passed you by. 2nd and 3rd programmes better than the 1st.

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/ke ... 5_p_1.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:59 pm

Was dreading 'the proposal' and wanted to hate it but i didnt, was totally predictable but enjoyable all the same.

and not to mention Sandra 'stark' Bullock naked! oh yes...

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:01 pm

another old school bagoshite that i still found myself laughing my head off to at the weekend - Johnny Dangerously!!! you lousy fargin cork soakers!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:52 pm

Criminal Justice going to be unmissable for the rest of the week. Just very good. Maxine Peake outstanding. The lass done good. Very good.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:59 pm

the wrestler tonight - awesome!

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:09 am

William the White wrote:Criminal Justice going to be unmissable for the rest of the week. Just very good. Maxine Peake outstanding. The lass done good. Very good.

Was a very slow start but now the arrest has taken place it should get more interesting. Maxine Peake - a Bolton lass done good.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:19 am

I watched some crazy bastard walking a slackline thousands of feet up above a canyon with no safety gear.

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:34 am

Watched the remake of Friday 13th.

Not as bad as I'd feared...

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:39 am

Watched "Vantage Point". An attempted assassination of the American President by Moroccan terrorists in Spain. Same scene backtracked and shown through half a dozen different pairs of eyes, and the aftermath. Quite cleverly done. I enjoyed it.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:43 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Watched "Vantage Point". An attempted assassination of the American President by Moroccan terrorists in Spain. Same scene backtracked and shown through half a dozen different pairs of eyes, and the aftermath. Quite cleverly done. I enjoyed it.

It's half-decent that.

I watched some more of series 2 of the Wire, hotting up nicely, and I can't help thinking that Ziggy looks a helluva lot like Christian Bale.

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:12 pm

I watched 'We own the night' last night.

Grim, brutal, oppressive and dark.

Just the way I like 'em.

Fantastic score, too.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:18 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:the wrestler tonight - awesome!

Love it, what a film

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:23 pm

boltonboris wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:the wrestler tonight - awesome!
Love it, what a film

always worth watching, if only to pause it when Marisa Tomei's boobs come out

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:34 pm

have seen we own the night & vantage point too, not bad.

but the wrestler is absolute class, i loved every second!

Marisa Tomei looks rough though!

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:35 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:have seen we own the night & vantage point too, not bad.

but the wrestler is absolute class, i loved every second!

Marisa Tomei looks rough though!

Still would though

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:07 pm

The Departed on Film4 tonight - my evening sorted.

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