Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-4-2022: Louisiana Calling!

30th April, 2022.

It’d officially official: I’ve got start making May’s Teaser videos.

I have, quite literally, none done.

I do know I want to try and catch up with the snooker: I’ve not seen as much of the World Championship as I’d like.

I’m mildly annoyed I’ve missed the Williams/Trump semi final.

It sounds like the Welshman’s made a bit of a fightback.

We’ll see.

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Have you been watching the news?

Then you’ll possibly know that Andrew Fahie — Premier of the British Virgin Isles — has been arrested by US law officers: on drug smuggling charges.

It’s tempting to say “You couldn’t make it up.”

Smuggling illicit items to the US, from the Caribbean?

You really couldn’t make it up.

Except, of course, Ian Fleming already did.

When he wrote Live and Let Die.

Were he still alive, he’d probably spinning in his grave.

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You’ll probably also know that MP, Neil Parish, has been metaphorically caught with his pants down: after watching pornography on his phone in the House.

Whilst sitting near at least two female ministers.

Who’ve — understandably — complained.

He’s reported himself to the relevant Parliamentary complaints body, had the Whip removed, is facing an inquiry … 

And is now saying he opened the site … by mistake.

No-one has — publicly — supported that claim.

I suspect no-one will privately support that claim.

Personally?   I don’t know if that was accidental: I think opening porn by mistake can be hard or easy, depending on where we are.   I’m also aware most workplaces block porn sites: on work computers.

I don’t know whether he should resign, be sacked, or permanently expelled from the parliamentary party.

But?   He’s been unbelievably stupid*.

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Angel Heart: Blood, Sweat and Swamps … !

23·12, 1-7-2012.

You know, I REALLY have to admit, there’s time I run out of stars, I really do … !

Anyone that’s been reading the Old Peculiar for a while, now, will realise I’ve been rating movies, now from zero stars (☆☆☆☆) — which is where I’m bluntly tell you not to waste you money — all the way up to four stars.   ★★★★, or Go buy or rent this film, now!

And while I don’t hand out zero (☆☆☆☆) that often — I try and find something good about a film, however bad — I usually try to make sure when I hand out a high rating, I hand it out to a film that deserves it.

Then, frankly … ?

Then, frankly, there’s the films you SERIOUSLY want to rave about … !

Four stars (★★★★) somehow, doesn’t seem enough … !

What I’m trying to say, here … ?

Is that simply, you’ll have to take the timestamp of a given Movie Night post into account: the nearer the start of the post to the end of a film I’ve given a good rating to … ?

Frankly, the better.

And, boy, I’ve just seen a film that qualifies as a Late Night Starter, let’s put it THAT way … !

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The reason I’m burbling like this … ?

Is that I’m thinking I’ve just seen a film that qualifies as a Late Night Raver.

The Alan Parker directed, 1987 film starring Mickey Rourke that is … 

Angel Heart.

And if, like me, you’ve not seen it before now … ?   I’d urge you to change that … !   iTunes rentals are there for a reason … !

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Set in 1955, Angel Heart sees Mickey Rourke as Harry Angel, a down-at-heels private investigator who’s hired by a mysterious client — Louis Cyphre, Robert De Niro, possibly the most menacing version of the Devil I’ve seen — to find a missing singer called Johnnie Favourite: a singer, it seems who owes Mr Cyphre, after reneging on a contract.

The case goes badly from the start: as Harry finds himself chasing all sorts of leads: initially, starting in New York, and then all the way down to New Orleans, the sweaty beating heart of Louisiana.

It gets worse, though … 

Because, of course, the bodies start piling up.

And the local police start to suspect Harry is Suspect Number 1 … 

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Now, I was saying about giving handing out high ratings … ?

You betcha!

Angel Heart is a lush, entrancing movie, and one I’m willing to bet looks as good now as it did on it’s initial release.

What’s more … ?

What’s more, it manages one hell of a noir plot-line, great little performances from it’s cast … 

AND has both Brownie McGhee and Pinetop Perkins putting in appearances.

What more do you want … ?

Go get, folks!

Angel Heart
★★★★