Topic: THRILLERS WITHOUT THRILLS (Read 6034 times)

bk · « **on:** September 02, 2025, 12:05:44 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes had no thrills, and now it is time for you to post until the non-thrilling cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2025, 12:06:32 AM »

And the word of the day is: GUSTO!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2025, 01:05:48 AM »

Wordle 1,536 5/6

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George · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2025, 01:16:08 AM »

From yesterday:

Congrats for Keith's Wordle-in-three!

Congrats for Kevin's Wordle-in-two!

Welcome home, John!

Welcome home, Rodzinski!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:00:22 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:01:12 AM »

I slept very well, which was nice. I will soon begin the laundry.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:02:02 AM »

DR Dakota Celt, thank you for the lovely Amazon review. I'm happy that you enjoyed the book.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:02:27 AM »

DR Rodzinski, welcome back!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:09:12 AM »

Last night I watched on Netflix The Thursday Murder Club, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was a nice tonic, after my aches, pains, pissing and moaning about my health, to watch a wonderful group of actors in my age group, led by Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley, solving a mystery. I'll be watching it again.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2025, 04:12:31 AM »

So, today is laundry day, which should take up most of the morning. Then my friend Jim Vivyan is coming by. Now retired, he used to work for Random House, and he was one of the first friends to urge me to get a publisher for Anabelle & Thatch. I haven't seem him in years, so I'm looking forward to a nice visit.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:16:59 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:18:05 AM »

Those "thrillers" sound dreadful.

singdaw · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:20:05 AM »

Good morning, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:20:13 AM »

And others.

singdaw · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:20:24 AM »

I'm makin' with the posts.

singdaw · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:20:43 AM »

Like a good DR.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:23:48 AM »

Unlike the "thrillers", Truffaut's The Soft Skin certainly wasn't dreadful. I had no idea what this one was, and what a wonderful discovery. After seeing it, I watched the supplemental features (there's also a commentary which I'll listen to another time), which all relate to Hitchcock and his influence on Truffaut. I'd identified a couple of direct influences in the film, but there's more than I saw the first time, and of course he has a whole history relating to Hitchcock. What I really really wish is that they had filmed at least a few bits of their actual interviews for the Hitchcock/Truffaut book. Hearing excerpts of the tape recordings is wonderful, but a little bit of film there would have been icing on the cake.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:25:21 AM »

Thank you for the heads up on that, DR MichaelG.

Jrand75 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:36:42 AM »

Tuesday.....but I think it's Monday.

My DVD of THE ACCUSED is out for delivery....this is the 1949 thriller starring Loretta Young and Douglas Dick.....not the Jodi Foster movie.

Jrand75 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:36:50 AM »

TOD: NONE

ChasSmith · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:41:48 AM »

Totally a Monday. Even my trash takeout night which is usually Monday night, is tonight.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:42:43 AM »

TOD:

I couldn't name a single one of these writers, like 'em or not. I might recognize a name that someone else posts, but no guarantees.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #22 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:54:14 AM »

Hello!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #23 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:55:25 AM »

TOD: I rarely have the me time to read books, but when I do, they’re rarely modern.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #24 on:** September 02, 2025, 05:58:36 AM »

I rarely see movies but when I do, it’s on an airplane.

singdaw · « **Reply #25 on:** September 02, 2025, 06:00:37 AM »

I recently read The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. It was OK; not great.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #26 on:** September 02, 2025, 06:03:31 AM »

Mickey 17 was a disaster on the way out, so I watched a documentary on The Beach Boys on the way back. Starts off great with archival and modern interview footage from actual Beach Boys and their family members. I was admiring that fact when midway through we start getting the opinions of a few 30-something random people. Was downhill from there.

Freddie · « **Reply #27 on:** September 02, 2025, 06:08:14 AM »

Ron P, if you stop by here today: Sending birthday wishes!

Freddie · « **Reply #28 on:** September 02, 2025, 06:09:58 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on September 02, 2025, 05:20:24 AM

I'm makin' with the posts.

Do I feel a Dancin' in the Streets parody coming on?

Oh good, the feeling has passed.

John G. · « **Reply #29 on:** September 02, 2025, 06:15:26 AM »

Good morning, all.

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