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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>Dec 10, 2024 at 2:52:30 PM PST, Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid>:

>>Maria        (movie)         (3:01 am, Netflix)

>>Angelina Jolie plays the legendary opera singer Maria Callas in a biopic 
>>from director Pablo Larraín (Jackie). Scripted by Steven Knight, Maria 
>>chronicles the performer's final days as she is living in Paris in the 
>>mid-1970s. Jolie's performance has been widely praised and should vault 
>>her into Best Actress contention-- in fact, she may even be this year's 
>>frontrunner. 2h 4m.

>So who's overdubbing Jolie on the singing? Because I know she's not doing it
>herself.

You mean because she's not any kind of musician at all under any
circumstances?

We have the technology... 

Jolie never learned to play the piano. Typically, singers have learned
some piano so they can accompany themselves. She says she used to sing
but an ex disliked her voice (It's all the guy's fault!) so she stopped.

She took vocal and Italian lessons for months. Then audio engineering
blended her voice with recordings of the real woman.

Callas's recording are available. Just buy those.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/pablo-larrain-interview-maria-angelina-jolie-1236068166/

>>La Palma         [new; complete limited series]          (3:01 am, Netflix)

>>A Norwegian family vacationing on La Palma faces disaster when a young 
>>researcher discovers alarming signs of an imminent volcanic eruption 
>>that could trigger a massive tsunami. Norwegian series; 4 episodes.

>*Could* trigger or *does* trigger the tsunami? Because that's the only reason
>I'd watch something like this. Not gonna sit through two hours of people
>worrying about imminent destruction only to have nothing materialize.

I'm spoiling this: It's an evil plot. Sweden is behing it all!

>>Blue Bloods         (season 14 and series finale)        (10 pm, CBS)

>Doesn't sound like they're setting up any of the characters for any
>life-changing moves-- Frank retiring, Jamie on his way to being commish, Erin
>elected D.A., etc. Just gonna end on a regular episode-of-the-week.

Not only that, they've already done "The Mayor's been shot!" before.

Hell. Doesn't Danny have enough years and is old enough for full
retirement?