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By comfort watches, I mean those series or films that you like to re-watch.
Given the current levels of concern about COVID-19, and the amount of anxiety people are experiencing, and the fact that we're all being encouraged to engage in voluntary social distancing, I thought a list of reliable things we like to re-watch might be of interest, not only because we might also like to re-watch them, but for the purely selfish reason that I've not seen much media of late. Ok, well, ever.
I have several streaming services available via my public libraries; Hoopla, and Kanopy, for instance.
So here are my reliable re-watches. And yes, not everyone will like the same things; that's ok.
Don't yuck someone's yum; just talk about what you like, and maybe, why you like it.
* The extended version of Lord of the Rings.
I just really love this. No, it's not quite what Tolkien would have wanted, but some stuff they really did well.
* The 1989 Branagh Henry V.
I've seen bunches of film/video versions, no live productions, but this is my favorite version. Yes, better than Orson Welles. Streaming for free on Amazon Prime.
* The Branagh Much Ado About Nothing.
Another favorite version. This captures Tuscan sunlight in a way that I really enjoy in winter.
The Secret of Roan Inish.
This is a modern-ish take on the folklore regarding Selkies, sea-dwellers who take the shape of a seal in the water, and cast their skins to live on land. It's from John Sayles, and pretty much not available anywhere, as far as I can see. Gorgeous Irish traditional music, Hebrides scenery. Rude phrases in Irish.
* The Rankin-Bass Hobbit.
I saw this as a teen ager, and there's something delightful about the anime-ish animation, the corny music, etc. It's So Much Better than the films of the Hobbit, which says something about the quality of the films . . .
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Given the current levels of concern about COVID-19, and the amount of anxiety people are experiencing, and the fact that we're all being encouraged to engage in voluntary social distancing, I thought a list of reliable things we like to re-watch might be of interest, not only because we might also like to re-watch them, but for the purely selfish reason that I've not seen much media of late. Ok, well, ever.
I have several streaming services available via my public libraries; Hoopla, and Kanopy, for instance.
So here are my reliable re-watches. And yes, not everyone will like the same things; that's ok.
Don't yuck someone's yum; just talk about what you like, and maybe, why you like it.
* The extended version of Lord of the Rings.
I just really love this. No, it's not quite what Tolkien would have wanted, but some stuff they really did well.
* The 1989 Branagh Henry V.
I've seen bunches of film/video versions, no live productions, but this is my favorite version. Yes, better than Orson Welles. Streaming for free on Amazon Prime.
* The Branagh Much Ado About Nothing.
Another favorite version. This captures Tuscan sunlight in a way that I really enjoy in winter.
The Secret of Roan Inish.
This is a modern-ish take on the folklore regarding Selkies, sea-dwellers who take the shape of a seal in the water, and cast their skins to live on land. It's from John Sayles, and pretty much not available anywhere, as far as I can see. Gorgeous Irish traditional music, Hebrides scenery. Rude phrases in Irish.
* The Rankin-Bass Hobbit.
I saw this as a teen ager, and there's something delightful about the anime-ish animation, the corny music, etc. It's So Much Better than the films of the Hobbit, which says something about the quality of the films . . .
* AW affiliate links