Boardwalk Empire and The Dark Knight
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We didn’t see Boardwalk Empire’s first season during its run, but watched it on DVD after, finishing up the other night. I imagine most readers of this blog are more than familiar with the show and many have been watching the second season so I’m not going to dwell on it save for a few comments. I liked a lot of things about the series, not the least of which was the performance of Steve Buscemi. I also enjoyed the attention to detail including what I imagine is actual historical detail. The show features real life historical characters operating in a fictional context and that is very successful as well. Some time down the road, we’ll catch up on the second season.
Tonight we watched The Dark Knight. We didn’t see this one when it came out either in spite of all the talk about the movie and especially about Heath Ledger’s performance. No doubt his performance was excellent. As for the film, it was entertaining enough I suppose, and it had lots of flashy action and editing bits but I found it to be a so-so actioner for the most part. I’m sure some commentators will tell me I’m nuts and explain how brilliant it really was, and I welcome the education.
27th Street 
There’s a lot to Boardwalk Empire. Also I love most period pieces (costumes detail etc although I found Rome too complex for the time I was watching it).
Watched Dark City last night (1951) not quite mob but very vintage; Charleton Heston’s first movie.
I just finished watching the first series of Boardwalk Empire on DVD – loved it. Especially the hats!
Yes, some excellent hats!
I LOVED Boardwalk Empire. What’s NOT to love??? Season 2 gets even better. Steve Buscemi is brilliant in pretty much everything he does.
Dark Knight moved too fast for me. I could barely follow what Heath Ledger was saying. The action, too, was breathless to the point that it irritated me. Too bad, because there is a lot of stuff worth thinking about in the film.