Photos from the Swancon2012 "Doomcon" masquerade
Photos from the Swancon2012 "Doomcon" masquerade
Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out is a classic whodunnit. No, that's not right. Knives Out is a brilliant comedy whodunnit.
With a cast of thoroughly unlikeable characters, and a scattering of ones who are not, this riotous tale of who murdered the murder-mystery writer is a joy to watch. The actors are chewing the scenery with more gusto than a nest of termites, there are red herrings and Chekhov's guns popping up at every turn, and in the centre of it all is the victim's nurse. A young lady, still living with her kid sister and her mother and possessing a most unusual physiological response, she is the glue of the film.
Throw in a private consulting detective a la Sherlock Holmes, and a police trooper who is a fan of both the writer and the detective, and you have a bubbling cauldron of personalities that delight at every turn.
It would be not unfair to compare it with Clue and Murder By Death, my two gold standards of comedy whodunnit, and it compares very well indeed.
10/10 and Miss Marple as i…
With a cast of thoroughly unlikeable characters, and a scattering of ones who are not, this riotous tale of who murdered the murder-mystery writer is a joy to watch. The actors are chewing the scenery with more gusto than a nest of termites, there are red herrings and Chekhov's guns popping up at every turn, and in the centre of it all is the victim's nurse. A young lady, still living with her kid sister and her mother and possessing a most unusual physiological response, she is the glue of the film.
Throw in a private consulting detective a la Sherlock Holmes, and a police trooper who is a fan of both the writer and the detective, and you have a bubbling cauldron of personalities that delight at every turn.
It would be not unfair to compare it with Clue and Murder By Death, my two gold standards of comedy whodunnit, and it compares very well indeed.
10/10 and Miss Marple as i…
The Masquerade was especially well run this year, with a quiet cocktail party setting to begin with and the loud party aspect after the judging. This allowed people to show off their costumes and chat before getting down to the music of The Measure.
ReplyDeleteCan I share the photos of Emmy and I with friends and family on Facebook? Let me know. These are the only photos of us I've been able to find thus far (I forgot to take photos on the night!)
ReplyDeleteNancy Lorenz - Sure, but if you wait until tomorrow, and look in on http://www.lympago.com, you'll have high resolution versions you can link to.
ReplyDeleteNeed to put this in the Swancon google plus pages.
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