The Acid House is a 1998 Scottish three parts movie made by Paul McGuigan. I have been excited to watch another Irvine Welsh material, after Trainspotting one and Part Two, and of course Filth. I'm not repressing my disappointment. It was fine, all right, but it was too much. [source of all pics: imdb.com] The Acid House Plots? I can't figure the plots here, there are three pieces, three stories, all happening in sordid Scottish neighborhoods in unnamed Scottish cities. There's … [Read more...]
Rome – The Series
The series created by HBO, primarily chronicles the lives and deeds of two common men: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, two Roman soldiers mentioned historically in Caesar's De Bello Gallico. The fictionalized Vorenus and Pullo manage to witness and often influence many of the historical events presented, of which not all are accurate. Only two seasons were made, the first season depicts Julius Caesar's civil war of 49 BC against the traditionalist conservative faction in the Roman Senate, his … [Read more...]