• Re: Selected programming for July 6-12, 2026

    From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 13:25:32
    On 2026-07-11 4:07 p.m., Robin Miller wrote:
    Rhino wrote:
    On 2026-07-11 2:45 a.m., Robin Miller wrote:

    ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Previously released:


    Time˙˙˙˙˙ [new to US]˙˙˙˙˙˙ (Netflix, July 3)

    After a time portal sends a wealthy heiress into the future and
    strips her of everything, she finds a necklace that can rewind time
    -- at a deadly cost. 2024 Thai series; 13 episodes.

    https://www.netflix.com/title/82761735

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33985484/
    [as "Time Mun Wela Tai"]



    The Choral˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie)˙˙˙˙˙˙ (Netflix, July 2)

    After the male members of a Yorkshire chorus leave to enlist in WWI,
    an enigmatic choirmaster seeks out new recruits to unite the
    community through song. 2025 British film; 1hr 52m. Stars Ralph
    Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong, Robert Emms, and
    Simon Russell Beale.

    https://www.netflix.com/title/82719755

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31851518/
    [rating 6.4]



    Hunting Housewives˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie)˙˙˙˙˙˙ (Netflix, July 2)

    Four housewives' plan for a pamper weekend turns into a nightmare
    after their plane crashes in the wilderness -- and they realize
    someone is hunting them. 2024 film; 1hr 25m. Stars Denise Richards,
    Mark Ghanim‚, Kym Johnson, Melyssa Ford, Martin Roach, and Sergio Di
    Zio.

    https://www.netflix.com/title/82949177

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28833276/
    [rating 3.8]


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    ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Monday, July 6


    Hamnet˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie; streaming premiere?)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, Netflix)

    In 16th-century England, a young woman falls in love with a Latin
    tutor, but their marriage is tested by his ambition and a devastating
    loss. The film dramatizes the family life of William Shakespeare and
    his wife Agnes Hathaway.

    High school is a long time ago but I still remember that Shakespeare's
    wife was ANNE Hathaway, not Agnes. If they can't even get the basics
    right, it's hard to imagine them getting close on the rest....


    From Wiki:

    Anne and Agnes Hathaway are the same person. She was the wife of William Shakespeare. In 16th-century Tudor England, the names Anne and Agnes
    were widely considered interchangeable. While she is globally known as
    Anne Hathaway, her father, Richard Hathaway, officially listed her as "Agnes" in his 1581 will.

    I stand corrected. >
    Stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes and William, with
    Buckley winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. Emily Watson, Joe
    Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe, and Noah Jupe also star; 2hr 5m.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14905854/
    [rating 7.8]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)

    https://www.netflix.com/title/83077856



    --Robin



    --
    Rhino

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 18:45:10
    On Jul 11, 2026 at 1:32:26 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 7/10/26 11:45 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

    The Long Walk˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie; streaming premiere)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, HBO Max) >>
    A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long
    Walk," in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.
    1h 48m.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10374610/
    [rating 6.7]

    I am VERY interested in watching this, but I will have to be in the
    right headspace to watch it. Last night I was not in that headspace...

    This is a Stephen King novella, one of the four he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, and the second that's been made into a movie, the other being THE RUNNING MAN.

    The film is quite faithful in its adaptation but doesn't have anywhere near
    the depth of the book, since so much of the horror of the situation is experienced in the characters' heads and you don't get that in a movie.



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  • From shawn@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 14:47:57
    On Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:45:10 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 11, 2026 at 1:32:26 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid> >wrote:

    On 7/10/26 11:45 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

    The Long Walk˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie; streaming premiere)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, HBO Max) >>>
    A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long >>> Walk," in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. >>> 1h 48m.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10374610/
    [rating 6.7]

    I am VERY interested in watching this, but I will have to be in the
    right headspace to watch it. Last night I was not in that headspace...

    Yeah, this is on my list but it definitely seems to be one of those
    movies that you need to be ready for.

    This is a Stephen King novella, one of the four he wrote under the pseudonym >Richard Bachman, and the second that's been made into a movie, the other being >THE RUNNING MAN.

    The film is quite faithful in its adaptation but doesn't have anywhere near >the depth of the book, since so much of the horror of the situation is >experienced in the characters' heads and you don't get that in a movie.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 12, 2026 19:48:24
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 11, 2026 at 1:32:26 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid> >wrote:

    On 7/10/26 11:45 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

    The Long Walk˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie; streaming
    premiere)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, HBO Max)

    A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long >>> Walk," in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. >>> 1h 48m.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10374610/
    [rating 6.7]

    I am VERY interested in watching this, but I will have to be in the
    right headspace to watch it. Last night I was not in that headspace...

    This is a Stephen King novella, one of the four he wrote under the pseudonym >Richard Bachman, and the second that's been made into a movie, the other being >THE RUNNING MAN.

    The film is quite faithful in its adaptation but doesn't have anywhere near >the depth of the book, since so much of the horror of the situation is >experienced in the characters' heads and you don't get that in a movie.

    Uh, inner monologue? The Greeks figured it out when they invented
    theater, and radio did a wonderful job with suspenseful drama for
    decades.

    Movies used to do it with film noir.

    If the adaptation fails to adequately convey horror, it sucks.

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