tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post3429272074669292825..comments2024-03-28T22:25:01.210+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Steve McQueen – Small Axe anthology film series #1: “The Mangrove Nine” … Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60245810198108005972020-12-23T09:14:06.994+00:002020-12-23T09:14:06.994+00:00Hi Pradeep - not to worry ... it's good you...Hi Pradeep - not to worry ... it's good you've got some work to keep your mind occupied and away from the tragedies that are going on.<br /><br />That's excellent you'll see if you can watch this film ... and perhaps the others - they are superb storytelling ... and true to the 1970s ... <br /><br />All the best as we move into 2021 ... take care - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22580597016135954452020-12-20T17:47:51.180+00:002020-12-20T17:47:51.180+00:00Hi Hilary - I have missed quite a few of your post...Hi Hilary - I have missed quite a few of your posts. I was bogged with some work. This sounds like a good film. I have read about people who moved in the West Indies to Britain and built a new life for themselves. However, I haven't heard about The Mangrove Nine. Should read more about this, and also see if I can watch the movie. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7427461909220641702020-11-28T18:13:57.731+00:002020-11-28T18:13:57.731+00:00Thanks Jess - they are getting brilliant reviews ....Thanks Jess - they are getting brilliant reviews ... Steve McQueen is incredible with his creative abilities ... enjoy the film - all the best HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58948695489283691512020-11-28T16:18:24.756+00:002020-11-28T16:18:24.756+00:00This really sounds amazing. Thanks for the recomm...This really sounds amazing. Thanks for the recommendation. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-47832125212493475962020-11-28T13:32:13.170+00:002020-11-28T13:32:13.170+00:00@ Sandra - John Boyega stars in tomorrow night'...@ Sandra - John Boyega stars in tomorrow night's film ... so I'm looking forward to it.<br /><br />@ Sherry - sadly I didn't have enough time there ... but I'm learning more through the comments and through the Small Axe series. I think I'll write another post about Steve McQueen - he's very inspiring and talented ... let alone summarise last week's film and the three to follow.<br /><br />Thanks to you both - take care - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78320730905272612582020-11-27T17:32:05.346+00:002020-11-27T17:32:05.346+00:00I did not know anything about Steve McQueen and hi...I did not know anything about Steve McQueen and his exhibition. It all sounds fascinating. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74705195595972949062020-11-25T23:58:12.866+00:002020-11-25T23:58:12.866+00:00I like John Boyega.
You have a great one;0)I like John Boyega.<br />You have a great one;0)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-508212125562627552020-11-25T17:08:35.081+00:002020-11-25T17:08:35.081+00:00@ Yolanda – good to see … and thank you so much fo...@ Yolanda – good to see … and thank you so much for your comment – I’m glad blogging readers are taking note of these sorts of things. 12 Years a Slave is a really brilliantly told film – we know the backstory … so watching the film is definitely not worse – I do hope you’ll give it a go … it’s your history, after all!<br /><br />The Mangrove Nine tells my history that I was unaware of – as I was living with it back in the late 1960s – 1970s …so again I hope you’ll take a chance and watch this – it is outstanding … <br /><br />Thanks – ‘you’ll’ carry on getting info-posts as and when I write them up. Appreciate your thoughts though – have a good day tomorrow – Hilary<br /><br />@ Sue – excellent to know you’ll be checking Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series out … this first one: The Mangrove Nine – is really special.<br /><br />@ Nila – that’s great … love your thoughts about being seriously intrigued. <br /><br />That’s the way I was and to a way still am … but living on three continents has helped … but I’d like to do a degree now – it won’t happen … but I might attend various talks to learn more. Then as you mention the levels of injustice and inequality in all walks of life, and around the world … <br /><br />@ Sue – good to see you … and it’s excellent you managed to find those two posts … I’m going to do a write up on McQueen – as he’s achieved so much … <br /><br />So pleased you’ll take some time to watch The Mangrove Nine – the first of the Small Axe films … and great you can watch it via Amazon Prime and a smart TV – well done!<br /><br />@ Rosey - thank you ... great to read you'll also look at the film ... <br /><br />Thanks so much to you all – lovely to see you and to have your comments here … stay safe and take care - Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66950541874176113462020-11-25T16:27:48.959+00:002020-11-25T16:27:48.959+00:00I haven't heard of Small Axe until now, but ju...I haven't heard of Small Axe until now, but just like everyone else reading you have me curious to seek it out! Here to wish you a lovely day.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84671792960987101642020-11-25T15:22:40.282+00:002020-11-25T15:22:40.282+00:00Well that sure worked out for me! My visits into t...Well that sure worked out for me! My visits into the blogosphere have been very sparse since Mike got sick, but the last time I visited your blog was when you first wrote about Steve McQueen... so reading this one now is like a continuation. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendation about "Small Axe." It sounds very enlightening, and now that I have Amazon Prime and a smart TV... I can watch it! (And WILL!)<br /><br />Take care, sweet lady.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16064563209680959672020-11-25T10:35:48.328+00:002020-11-25T10:35:48.328+00:00You've got me seriously intrigued!
I was poli...You've got me seriously intrigued!<br /><br />I was politically clueless for a long time, but the recent decades have left many of us no option but to get clued up. It is beyond unacceptable the levels of injustice and inequality in the world in this day and age. <br /><br />Enjoyed the post as always. Keep safe and fit Hilary. <3 Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64189899865041120732020-11-24T01:13:14.491+00:002020-11-24T01:13:14.491+00:00This is a piece of history that is new to me. Than...This is a piece of history that is new to me. Thanks for the links, I will definitely check them out! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30329847148232297942020-11-23T23:25:50.874+00:002020-11-23T23:25:50.874+00:00I think you do a wonderful service sharing your re...I think you do a wonderful service sharing your reviews. These stories need more exposure. I haven't watched the movie 12 years a slave. I get too emotional over the horrors humans do to against each other. Yes, I know, but I write it. Still, it's something that bothers me deeply. And today, it bothers me even more as it's still happening, and so many folks out there think that it's okay. 73,000,000 people voted for one of the worst of them.<br /><br />Keep bring attention though, it's so needed! Great post, Hilary!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-26085128720572449002020-11-23T18:01:32.237+00:002020-11-23T18:01:32.237+00:00@ John – well I too join you in being ashamed that...@ John – well I too join you in being ashamed that so much of others’ lives passed me by … I just wasn’t engaged at that stage in my life. <br /><br />Interesting story about your early school years – and that extra ability to hide! - my mother in the early 1980s employed a Caribbean lady in Penzance … and her family was probably the first in the area for quite a long time – she was delightful.<br /><br />You’re right about kids having much more mature and understanding attitudes than many adults. <br /><br />@ Kay – that’s great … I don’t know American tv … but it’s on Amazon Prime.<br /><br />@ Jacqui – thanks that’s wonderful you’re interested … it’s a fabulous film – really shows life in the 1960s in London … particularly in those days in Notting Hill.<br /><br />@ Mason – so pleased Mason – I hope you’ll have a look at some of the five films … even one! <br /><br />@ Jo-Anne – good to see you … <br /><br />@ Liz – thanks … very timely for us here – I hope you’ll take time to have a look … <br /><br />@ Donna – thank you … it’s a great film to watch, so I hope you’ll take the opportunity to look at it … <br /><br />@ Diane – nor did I – I learnt and then found it was happening all around me in the middle 1970s … took me by surprise! It was on BBC1 – that’s how highly the series is rated … and can be found on Amazon Prime … but I do understand you don’t do cinema … <br /><br />@ Patsy – it’s so worth watching … I hope you’ll give them a go – so much to learn … <br /><br />@ Diane – that’s fabulous … it’s very British – but such a great historical take … <br /><br />@ Joylene – you’ll understand the cultural aspects of the film … it is very British though … but that will be great if you’ll take time to watch it … <br /><br />@ Sandra – it is wonderful … and yes moving as to what others had to put up with … <br /><br />Thanks to you all – so pleased you’re all interested – I really appreciate it … take care - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-33663203918657376352020-11-23T15:45:05.912+00:002020-11-23T15:45:05.912+00:00Sounds both fascinating and moving. Thanks for sha...Sounds both fascinating and moving. Thanks for sharing, Hilary.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22812926418742715592020-11-23T15:04:08.084+00:002020-11-23T15:04:08.084+00:00Thank you for such a thorough post, Hilary. I agre...Thank you for such a thorough post, Hilary. I agree the subject should be widely known. I'll check out the film on my firestick. I've been to the Caribeanna and England, and I never connected the two. Thank you for introducing me to this fascinating history.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56792512258272956032020-11-23T15:04:03.324+00:002020-11-23T15:04:03.324+00:00I haven't watched it yet but I will now.I haven't watched it yet but I will now.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45602013207441116792020-11-23T14:08:33.706+00:002020-11-23T14:08:33.706+00:00That sounds like an interesting film. I enjoy thos...That sounds like an interesting film. I enjoy those which teach us about events and people we might otherwise have known little, or nothing, about.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70210382898978016762020-11-23T11:57:01.455+00:002020-11-23T11:57:01.455+00:00Not a subject that I know anything about but as al...Not a subject that I know anything about but as always I learn for you. We never go to the cinema much and this year, of course, we have not had a chance anyway!<br />Take care and stay safe, DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73075723266659899342020-11-23T04:14:19.049+00:002020-11-23T04:14:19.049+00:00Your posts are fascinating and I continue to learn...Your posts are fascinating and I continue to learn so much from them. Thank you for all of your research, and your generous sharing!retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36758106085165097172020-11-23T03:30:05.966+00:002020-11-23T03:30:05.966+00:00Sounds fascinating. And it's very timely.Sounds fascinating. And it's very timely.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15050703671373401562020-11-22T22:35:35.082+00:002020-11-22T22:35:35.082+00:00Awesome post, great revieew Awesome post, great revieew Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-50472132699218955442020-11-22T22:31:16.389+00:002020-11-22T22:31:16.389+00:00Hillary, what a fascinating post. This sounds like...Hillary, what a fascinating post. This sounds like a truly amazing series. I always learn so much from your post. Thanks for sharing.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42229016007332035702020-11-22T15:33:56.390+00:002020-11-22T15:33:56.390+00:00What an amazing story, and thank you for the links...What an amazing story, and thank you for the links. There are so many shocking histories like this, for every race and color. It's a wonder mankind survives.Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51179336315840445842020-11-22T14:32:02.710+00:002020-11-22T14:32:02.710+00:00I am very interested in documentaries such as this...I am very interested in documentaries such as this and I thank you for telling me about it. I do hope that we will get to see this on American TV soon!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.com