Chatterbox - still talking nonsense

I watch a lot of random stuff, following links and suggestions, and I don't tend to keep track, so I thought I would dig back through some of my browsing history over the past few weeks, to look at the links I have followed.  I can see my algorithm at work here, which is always interesting.  La Même Chose   (https://youtu.be/swjGGEI_rmM?si=DW1QbRtNSdTUKuqo)   This is a black and white 8 minute short film from 2024 starring the newly very bankable Connor Storrie from before he was famous and instead doing lots of interesting little arty projects with friends. This is a lovely detailed little interaction which works as a serious piece, and at the same time, a funny pisstake of a type of pretentious french film.  What really makes me smile is that lots of the fans commenting don't seem to think it's funny, so maybe it's just me, but 'give me biscuits or give me death' is excellent and I think I am going to add it to my collection of quotes to bring out when I am fe...

I had failed to get tickets for the original outing of 4000 miles, which was due to play in 2020 but got cancelled by covid.  So, it was great to get another opportunity, this time with Sebastian Croft as Leo, but still with Eileen Atkins as Vera.  Set completely in Vera’s Manhattan apartment, Leo, her grandson, turns up out of the blue, she complaining she hasn’t got her teeth in, and he agitatedly pointing out that she still hasn’t changed the name on the door from her husband who died many years before.  This pithy scene sets the tone for the rest of the play, which is a thoughtful look at getting old and growing up, grief and communication. It’s not a loud, shouty sort of play, but allows the characters and relationships to show themselves through the various conversations they have over a few weeks and the stuff said, unsaid, or not heard between them.  There’s obviously an odd couple undertone here, both lefties but with different understanding of what that mea...