Brett-Butler

I can’t see Alliance getting enough seats to get to 2nd place. I think they’ll gain and end up with 13 seats, but DUP and Sinn Fein will still be the two largest parties, albeit with Sinn Fein being the largest.

Got my vote in at 7.10 so I can focus the rest of the day.

When was the last time Radio 1 play listed the UK’s Eurovision entry?

Having read Michaela Wrong’s horrifying book “Do Not Disturb”, about Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the absolute mayhem he has imposed on that country, the UK, or any civilised nation, should not be making ANY transactions with Rwanda, let alone one of this variety.

Almost certain to be a by-election in Wakefield following this shocking news - @1513535404707926016 Polling suggests that Labour have a very strong chance of taking this seat.

When is the Northern Ireland Assembly Election? It is on 5th May 2022, the same day as local elections across Great Britain. Where is the Northern Ireland Assembly Election? In Northern Ireland. Who is elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly? There will be 90 MLAs elected to the NI Assembly, 5 from each of the 18 electoral areas within Northern Ireland. Northern Irish elections use a different system of voting than Westminster elections? Proportional Representation, right? Correct. When voting for each candidate, voters order their favourites by preferences, eg if you wanted the Silly Party to get your 1st preference, you put a "1" beside their name, if you want to give the Sensible Party your 2nd preference, you give them a "2", and so on or so forth. You don't need to do this beyond your first preference, but it is usual to do so later on. So once all the 1st preference votes are counted, a quota is established, and any candidate that exceeds that quota is duly elected. Any additional votes beyond the quota will get redistributed to the other parties based on who people had down as their 2nd preferences. If it becomes clear that the candidates on the least amount of votes cannot get above the quota even with vote transfers, then they are eliminated and their votes are redistributed to the 2nd/3rd preference votes. This process repeats until all 5 candidates are elected in each constituency, so based on this, you could end up getting the 5th most 1st preference votes and still not get a seat if the 2nd preferences don't go your way. What is the current make-up of the Assembly prior to being dissolved? On the dissolution of the Assembly, the make-up of the Assembly was as follows - Democratic Unionist Party - 26 seats Sinn Féin - 27* (26 + Speaker) SDLP - 12 Ulster Unionist Party - 10 Alliance Party - 7 Green Party NI - 2 Traditional Unionist Voice - 1 People Before Profit - 1 Independent - 1 Independent Unionist - 3 How are the parties designed? Political parties in Northern Ireland (and independents) are required to designate as either Nationalist, Unionist or Other when entering the NI Assembly, as part of the Power Sharing structure of the NI Assembly. Nationalists believe that Northern Ireland should breakaway from the UK and become part of a United Ireland. Unionists believe that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom, whilst those who take the "Other" designation don't take a position on the constitutional question or refuse to take one in the Assembly. Who are the parties in each designation? For Unionists, the two major parties are the DUP and the UUP. The DUP have been the major unionist party since the mid 00s, holding the title of First Minister since then, and have had the highest number of seats overall until this sitting. They are lead by Jeffery Donaldson & are viewed as being right-wing. The other major unionist party is the UUP, lead by Doug Beattie. The UUP held the post of First Minister until being taken over electorally by the UUP in the mid 00s. They are seen as being centre-right, but under the leadership of Beattie they have tried to move leftwards on certain issues. The other unionist party represented is the TUV. They broke away from the DUP in protest at them entering into power with Sinn Fein, and take a more hardline approach to unionism. They have only ever been represented in the Assembly by Jim Alastair, but their polling has improved in recent months as a result of the NI Protocol, at the expense of the DUP. There is 1 further unionist in the Assembly, Claire Sugden, who was elected as an independent, and is standing again next year. Two further unionist parties are standing, the Progressive Unionist Party (who had previously had representation in the Assembly, and have a few local councillors), and the Tories are standing in North Down. Nationalists Sinn Fein are the largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland, led by Michelle O'Neill in the north. They are viewed as the working class, strongly left-wing nationalist party. They have been the largest nationalist party in the north since the mid 00s, and have held the position of Deputy First Minister since then. The SDLP are the 2nd largest nationalist party, led by Column Eastwood (who doesn't sit in the assembly as he is an MP). They had previously held the position of Deputy First Minister until the mid 00s, and have been in decline since then. They are viewed as a more moderate nationalist party. Aontú, who have two councillors, are putting forward candidates in the Assembly elections for the first time. They are a party which broke away from Sinn Fein in 2018, and are viewed as an economically left-wing, socially conservative alternative to the main two nationalist parties. Other smaller nationalist parties standing include the Workers' Party, the Cross-Community Labour Alternative (who briefly had 1 councillor last year), and the Irish Republican Socialist Party. Others The Alliance Party are the largest party that don't take a position on the constitutional question. They position themselves as the moderate alternative to nationalist/unionist politics, similar to their sister party, the Liberal Democrats. They made big gains at the NI local elections in 2019, and this year are predicted to make major gains. The Green Party NI are the environment-centred party in the region, which is officially linked to the Green Party in the South, rather than to its counterparts in the rest of Great Britain. It currently has 2 MLAs, although it's not likely to improve on this this year. People Before Profit (PBP) designates as "Other", but it is largely recognised as a nationalist party (it has representation in the Republic of Ireland). It a far-left, Trotskyist party, and stands out on the more left-leaning parties in NI in that it was in favour of Brexit, and it's anti-NATO stance and the previous statements of its members has given it the nickname "Putin Before People". It has one MLA in West Belfast, but previously had one in Foyle as well. You have lovely eyes, Brett. Why, thank you. How many candidates are standing for each party? Sinn Féin - 34 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) - 30. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) - 27 Alliance - 24 SDLP - 22 Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) - 19 Green Party - 18 People Before Profit - 12 Aontú - 12 candidates Workers Party - 6 Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) - 3 The Irish Republican Socialist Party - 2 Socialist Party - 2 The Northern Ireland Conservatives, Cross Community Labour Alliance (CCLA), Resume NI and Heritage Party are all fielding one candidate each. Independents - 24 Who forms the Executive after the election? Who will be the First/Deputy First Minister? Under Power Sharing, The leader of the party with the most seats from the largest designation (Unionist/Nationalist/Other) becomes the First Minister, whilst the leader of the party with the most seats from the 2nd largest designation becomes the Deputy First Minister. Although in practice they are both de-facto co-leaders. The Ministerial posts are then divided out amongst the largest parties based upon the d'Hondt method until all the posts have been taken. In the last election, this meant that the top 5 parties ended up with ministerial roles. Although it should be noted that a party that qualifies for a Ministerial post can decide not to take it and sit in opposition instead. This happened after the 2016 election, when the SDLP, UUP and Alliance Party chose not to take the seats they were entitled to, leaving just Sinn Fein and the DUP in the Executive. Are you standing for election, Brett-Butler? The Northern Ireland Assembly doesn't deserve me. Hopefully the above should give a good entry-point to the topsy-turvy world of Northern Ireland elections. If there are any other questions or things you would like to know from my perspective feel free to ask. And I'm sure the other members of BJ from here can help as well.

Really surprising exit poll leaked - @1513196497080360966. Coupled with another surprise poll which suggested Le Pen is leading with 18-24 year olds, the impossible prospect of NR winning the presidency is more probable than I thought.

Sign me up please.

The vagrancies of the French electoral run-off means that I cannot see anyone other than Macron winning - he’ll likely top the first round with a messily 20% of the vote, then with the other runners likely to have a plateau of people who would even consider voting for them, he’ll likely win the run-off by default. It would make more sense if they followed the transferable vote system a la the London mayoral elections, but then again this is France.

Tory MP Jamie Wallis has come out as the first openly trans Member of Parliament. The statement - @1508984487102844931

Would be great if all the Home Nations had at least one stadium for matches, although as it stands I don’t think any stadia in Northern Ireland is up to the mark - the closest is Windsor Park, but it’s fairly small by international standards and isn’t in the best Nick.

Great to see savage Claude back for the interviews. Since he became an advisor he’d been a bit softer at this stage as he’d got to know the participants, so great to see him with claws again.

“Jeremy Kyle - Death on Daytime” on Channel 4 has been eye opening. It’s not until you watch back on it with hindsight that you realise just how horrific the participants were treated at the time. It’s a tough watch, especially for those of us like myself who used to watch it with a sense of gawp-worthy glee.

What are the ratings like for Doctors, now that the soap’s been moved from daytime to prime time on BBC2?

For those wondering how the Irish are reacting to the invasion on Ukraine: On Friday, a priest was caught throwing red paint over the Russian Embassy in Dublin (he's now being summoned to court). Then today, a truck that is used for delivering candles and Holy Communion to churches across the island was driven through the gates of the Embassy, destroying part of the wall in the process.

The Tories' odds have been shortening during the day, albeit Labour are still the overwhelming favourites. Labour will still win, but it could end up being a more marginal win than I originally thought. Interestingly, the current odds seem to be hinting that TUSC could finish third and hold on to their deposit, which if true could have eaten in to Labour's win.

Another update to the list. At the start of March IMDB rejigged its algorithm a bit, which resulting in around 20 films (largely non-English language films) dropping out, and 20 films (largely American classic films) entering or re-entering the Top 250. As a result, the number of films I've seen on the list has had a net increase of around 10, meaning that now I've only 76 more films to see until I've completed the list. As long as the algorithm doesn't shift too much further, looks like I could have the list completed sooner rather than later. I've also ticked off a lot of classic films near the top of my list in the past few months, like Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile and Parasite, so the highest ranked films I'm yet to see have changed slightly as well. Films in the IMDb Top 250 Seen - 174 Films in the IMDb Top 250 Yet To See - 76 Top 5 ranked films still to see: Seven Samurai (20)The Pianist (34)Spider-Man: No Way Home (39)One Upon a Time In The West (47)Seppuku (48) 1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 2,551,930 Chart IMDb 2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 1,756,141 Chart IMDb 3. 9.0 The Dark Knight (2008) 2,503,148 Chart IMDb 4. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 1,217,078 Chart IMDb 5. 9.0 12 Angry Men (1957) 754,218 Chart IMDb 6. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 1,302,259 Chart IMDb 7. 8.9 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 1,758,667 Chart IMDb 8. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 1,962,095 Chart IMDb 9. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 1,780,605 Chart IMDb 10. 8.8 Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) 735,798 Chart IMDb 11. 8.8 Forrest Gump (1994) 1,969,457 Chart IMDb 12. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 2,009,126 Chart IMDb 13. 8.7 Inception (2010) 2,241,022 Chart IMDb 14. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 1,588,948 Chart IMDb 15. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 1,236,774 Chart IMDb 16. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 1,840,266 Chart IMDb 17. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 1,102,618 Chart IMDb 18. 8.6 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 974,825 Chart IMDb 19. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 1,564,891 Chart IMDb 20. 8.6 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 336,205 Chart IMDb 21. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 440,717 Chart IMDb 22. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 1,370,294 Chart IMDb 23. 8.6 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 1,330,997 Chart IMDb 24. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 735,747 Chart IMDb 25. 8.6 La Vita è bella (1997) 669,871 Chart IMDb 26. 8.6 The Green Mile (1999) 1,241,335 Chart IMDb 27. 8.6 Star Wars (1977) 1,308,297 Chart IMDb 28. 8.6 Interstellar (2014) 1,696,965 Chart IMDb 29. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 1,058,213 Chart IMDb 30. 8.5 Back to the Future (1985) 1,146,678 Chart IMDb 31. 8.5 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 720,876 Chart IMDb 32. 8.5 Psycho (1960) 646,915 Chart IMDb 33. 8.5 Léon (1994) 1,114,262 Chart IMDb 34. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 795,731 Chart IMDb 35. 8.5 Gisaengchung (2019) 721,965 Chart IMDb 36. 8.5 The Lion King (1994) 1,012,263 Chart IMDb 37. 8.5 Gladiator (2000) 1,438,527 Chart IMDb 38. 8.5 American History X (1998) 1,087,980 Chart IMDb 39. 8.5 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 479,863 Chart IMDb 40. 8.5 The Usual Suspects (1995) 1,051,959 Chart IMDb 41. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 1,272,700 Chart IMDb 42. 8.5 The Prestige (2006) 1,279,881 Chart IMDb 43. 8.5 Casablanca (1942) 554,884 Chart IMDb 44. 8.5 Whiplash (2014) 794,568 Chart IMDb 45. 8.5 Intouchables (2011) 821,819 Chart IMDb 46. 8.5 Modern Times (1936) 234,919 Chart IMDb 47. 8.5 C'era una volta il West (1968) 320,834 Chart IMDb 48. 8.5 Seppuku (1962) 52,615 Chart IMDb 49. 8.5 Hotaru no haka (1988) 262,582 Chart IMDb 50. 8.4 Alien (1979) 844,777 Chart IMDb 51. 8.4 Rear Window (1954) 476,391 Chart IMDb 52. 8.4 City Lights (1931) 180,103 Chart IMDb 53. 8.4 Memento (2000) 1,196,151 Chart IMDb 54. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 644,764 Chart IMDb 55. 8.4 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 251,978 Chart IMDb 56. 8.4 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 935,911 Chart IMDb 57. 8.4 Django Unchained (2012) 1,474,943 Chart IMDb 58. 8.4 WALL·E (2008) 1,071,558 Chart IMDb 59. 8.4 Das Leben der Anderen (2006) 380,305 Chart IMDb 60. 8.4 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 215,711 Chart IMDb 61. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 973,257 Chart IMDb 62. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 191,478 Chart IMDb 63. 8.4 The Great Dictator (1940) 218,178 Chart IMDb 64. 8.4 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 986,175 Chart IMDb 65. 8.4 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 120,608 Chart IMDb 66. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 693,647 Chart IMDb 67. 8.3 American Beauty (1999) 1,124,025 Chart IMDb 68. 8.3 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 1,622,180 Chart IMDb 69. 8.3 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 476,271 Chart IMDb 70. 8.3 Joker (2019) 1,151,117 Chart IMDb 71. 8.3 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 473,700 Chart IMDb 72. 8.3 Oldeuboi (2003) 556,078 Chart IMDb 73. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 1,008,759 Chart IMDb 74. 8.3 Toy Story (1995) 952,577 Chart IMDb 75. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 390,356 Chart IMDb 76. 8.3 Coco (2017) 464,883 Chart IMDb 77. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 1,376,448 Chart IMDb 78. 8.3 Das Boot (1981) 245,321 Chart IMDb 79. 8.3 Avengers: Endgame (2019) 1,019,173 Chart IMDb 80. 8.3 Mononoke-hime (1997) 376,977 Chart IMDb 81. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 339,035 Chart IMDb 82. 8.3 Good Will Hunting (1997) 926,915 Chart IMDb 83. 8.3 Toy Story 3 (2010) 805,136 Chart IMDb 84. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 813,110 Chart IMDb 85. 8.3 3 Idiots (2009) 379,695 Chart IMDb 86. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 234,583 Chart IMDb 87. 8.3 Kimi no na wa (2016) 242,957 Chart IMDb 88. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 1,010,982 Chart IMDb 89. 8.3 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 980,989 Chart IMDb 90. 8.3 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 970,469 Chart IMDb 91. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 645,387 Chart IMDb 92. 8.3 Citizen Kane (1941) 431,012 Chart IMDb 93. 8.3 Tengoku to jigoku (1963) 41,881 Chart IMDb 94. 8.3 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 285,543 Chart IMDb 95. 8.3 M (1931) 153,964 Chart IMDb 96. 8.3 North by Northwest (1959) 319,082 Chart IMDb 97. 8.3 Capharnaüm (2018) 82,467 Chart IMDb 98. 8.3 Jagten (2012) 315,241 Chart IMDb 99. 8.3 Vertigo (1958) 391,188 Chart IMDb 100. 8.3 Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) 737,917 Chart IMDb 101. 8.3 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 802,802 Chart IMDb 102. 8.2 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 717,045 Chart IMDb 103. 8.2 Scarface (1983) 801,358 Chart IMDb 104. 8.2 Double Indemnity (1944) 153,083 Chart IMDb 105. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 176,465 Chart IMDb 106. 8.2 Idi i smotri (1985) 72,732 Chart IMDb 107. 8.2 Taxi Driver (1976) 785,626 Chart IMDb 108. 8.2 Hamilton (2020) 83,643 Chart IMDb 109. 8.2 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 309,474 Chart IMDb 110. 8.2 L.A. Confidential (1997) 566,071 Chart IMDb 111. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 255,314 Chart IMDb 112. 8.2 Up (2009) 1,002,741 Chart IMDb 113. 8.2 Heat (1995) 626,750 Chart IMDb 114. +1 8.2 Ikiru (1952) 75,925 Chart IMDb 115. −1 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 829,587 Chart IMDb 116. 8.2 Die Hard (1988) 850,278 Chart IMDb 117. 8.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 732,166 Chart IMDb 118. 8.2 Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (2011) 239,179 Chart IMDb 119. 8.2 Metropolis (1927) 170,231 Chart IMDb 120. 8.2 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 159,342 Chart IMDb 121. 8.2 Incendies (2010) 169,678 Chart IMDb 122. 8.2 1917 (2019) 534,969 Chart IMDb 123. 8.2 Taare Zameen Par (2007) 186,122 Chart IMDb 124. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 1,396,877 Chart IMDb 125. 8.2 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 249,268 Chart IMDb 126. 8.2 Dangal (2016) 178,908 Chart IMDb 127. 8.2 Der Untergang (2004) 347,740 Chart IMDb 128. 8.2 The Kid (1921) 123,368 Chart IMDb 129. 8.2 Some Like It Hot (1959) 259,987 Chart IMDb 130. 8.2 The Father (2020) 126,680 Chart IMDb 131. 8.2 All About Eve (1950) 128,477 Chart IMDb 132. 8.2 Green Book (2018) 453,112 Chart IMDb 133. 8.2 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 1,319,539 Chart IMDb 134. 8.2 Unforgiven (1992) 400,462 Chart IMDb 135. 8.2 Casino (1995) 500,853 Chart IMDb 136. 8.2 El Laberinto del fauno (2006) 651,115 Chart IMDb 137. 8.2 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 75,396 Chart IMDb 138. 8.2 Ran (1985) 122,184 Chart IMDb 139. 8.2 A Beautiful Mind (2001) 901,724 Chart IMDb 140. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 960,676 Chart IMDb 141. 8.2 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 527,467 Chart IMDb 142. 8.2 There Will Be Blood (2007) 562,402 Chart IMDb 143. 8.2 The Truman Show (1998) 1,021,761 Chart IMDb 144. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 119,842 Chart IMDb 145. 8.2 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 122,100 Chart IMDb 146. 8.2 Shutter Island (2010) 1,240,298 Chart IMDb 147. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 238,935 Chart IMDb 148. 8.1 Rashômon (1950) 163,976 Chart IMDb 149. 8.1 Jurassic Park (1993) 935,221 Chart IMDb 150. 8.1 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 1,073,078 Chart IMDb 151. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 1,007,226 Chart IMDb 152. 8.1 No Country for Old Men (2007) 929,914 Chart IMDb 153. 8.1 Raging Bull (1980) 342,907 Chart IMDb 154. 8.1 The Elephant Man (1980) 235,030 Chart IMDb 155. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 1,089,982 Chart IMDb 156. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 307,633 Chart IMDb 157. 8.1 Chinatown (1974) 316,488 Chart IMDb 158. 8.1 Inside Out (2015) 677,684 Chart IMDb 159. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 566,742 Chart IMDb 160. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 404,825 Chart IMDb 161. 8.1 Dial M for Murder (1954) 170,824 Chart IMDb 162. 8.1 El secreto de sus ojos (2009) 204,863 Chart IMDb 163. 8.1 Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) 372,855 Chart IMDb 164. 8.1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 215,422 Chart IMDb 165. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 668,544 Chart IMDb 166. 8.1 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 483,554 Chart IMDb 167. 8.1 Warrior (2011) 459,399 Chart IMDb 168. 8.1 Gran Torino (2008) 756,147 Chart IMDb 169. 8.1 Fargo (1996) 658,251 Chart IMDb 170. 8.1 Tonari no Totoro (1988) 322,613 Chart IMDb 171. 8.1 Prisoners (2013) 666,751 Chart IMDb 172. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 669,951 Chart IMDb 173. 8.1 Blade Runner (1982) 741,694 Chart IMDb 174. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 108,819 Chart IMDb 175. 8.1 Catch Me If You Can (2002) 924,295 Chart IMDb 176. 8.1 On the Waterfront (1954) 151,398 Chart IMDb 177. 8.1 Bacheha-Ye aseman (1997) 72,716 Chart IMDb 178. 8.1 The Third Man (1949) 168,336 Chart IMDb 179. 8.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 834,321 Chart IMDb 180. 8.1 Gone Girl (2014) 939,322 Chart IMDb 181. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 233,124 Chart IMDb 182. 8.1 12 Years a Slave (2013) 679,611 Chart IMDb 183. 8.1 The General (1926) 89,029 Chart IMDb 184. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 331,077 Chart IMDb 185. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 104,720 Chart IMDb 186. +1 8.1 Before Sunrise (1995) 295,179 Chart IMDb 187. −1 8.1 Pather Panchali (1955) 30,702 Chart IMDb 188. 8.1 In the Name of the Father (1993) 169,825 Chart IMDb 189. 8.1 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 113,554 Chart IMDb 190. 8.1 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 771,593 Chart IMDb 191. 8.1 Room (2015) 404,232 Chart IMDb 192. 8.1 Sherlock Jr. (1924) 47,781 Chart IMDb 193. 8.1 Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 492,160 Chart IMDb 194. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 711,652 Chart IMDb 195. 8.1 Le Salaire de la peur (1953) 59,517 Chart IMDb 196. 8.1 Salinui chueok (2003) 168,717 Chart IMDb 197. 8.1 Det Sjunde inseglet (1957) 180,078 Chart IMDb 198. 8.1 Barry Lyndon (1975) 162,436 Chart IMDb 199. 8.1 The Big Lebowski (1998) 783,690 Chart IMDb 200. +1 8.1 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 956,473 Chart IMDb 201. −1 8.1 Klaus (2019) 138,962 Chart IMDb 202. 8.1 Relatos salvajes (2014) 191,611 Chart IMDb 203. 8.1 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 873,518 Chart IMDb 204. 8.1 Mary and Max (2009) 173,732 Chart IMDb 205. 8.1 Jaws (1975) 575,181 Chart IMDb 206. 8.1 La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) 52,911 Chart IMDb 207. 8.1 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 348,855 Chart IMDb 208. 8.1 Rocky (1976) 553,965 Chart IMDb 209. 8.1 Dead Poets Society (1989) 465,078 Chart IMDb 210. 8.1 Tôkyô monogatari (1953) 59,615 Chart IMDb 211. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 403,200 Chart IMDb 212. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 833,556 Chart IMDb 213. 8.1 Ford v Ferrari (2019) 357,188 Chart IMDb 214. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 389,164 Chart IMDb 215. 8.0 Rush (2013) 463,871 Chart IMDb 216. 8.0 Into the Wild (2007) 607,350 Chart IMDb 217. 8.0 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 385,694 Chart IMDb 218. 8.0 Logan (2017) 716,118 Chart IMDb 219. 8.0 Spotlight (2015) 454,613 Chart IMDb 220. 8.0 Network (1976) 155,497 Chart IMDb 221. 8.0 Groundhog Day (1993) 607,806 Chart IMDb 222. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 386,280 Chart IMDb 223. 8.0 Ratatouille (2007) 688,787 Chart IMDb 224. 8.0 Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) 274,435 Chart IMDb 225. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 697,417 Chart IMDb 226. 8.0 Dersu Uzala (1975) 27,465 Chart IMDb 227. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 62,182 Chart IMDb 228. 8.0 Dune (2021) 498,618 Chart IMDb 229. 8.0 Before Sunset (2004) 254,448 Chart IMDb 230. 8.0 Rebecca (1940) 133,905 Chart IMDb 231. 8.0 Babam Ve Oglum (2005) 84,900 Chart IMDb 232. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 90,543 Chart IMDb 233. 8.0 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 173,239 Chart IMDb 234. 8.0 To Be or Not to Be (1942) 35,410 Chart IMDb 235. 8.0 Amores perros (2000) 235,808 Chart IMDb 236. 8.0 La battaglia di Algeri (1966) 58,456 Chart IMDb 237. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 1,064,827 Chart IMDb 238. 8.0 The Sound of Music (1965) 222,461 Chart IMDb 239. 8.0 Life of Brian (1979) 389,544 Chart IMDb 240. 8.0 Les Quatre cents coups (1959) 114,411 Chart IMDb 241. 8.0 Persona (1966) 114,209 Chart IMDb 242. 8.0 It Happened One Night (1934) 101,257 Chart IMDb 243. 8.0 La Haine (1995) 165,875 Chart IMDb 244. 8.0 Aladdin (1992) 395,756 Chart IMDb 245. 8.0 Jai Bhim (2021) 176,116 Chart IMDb 246. 8.0 Beauty and the Beast (1991) 435,855 Chart IMDb 247. 8.0 Gandhi (1982) 225,923 Chart IMDb 248. 8.0 The Help (2011) 445,571 Chart IMDb 249. 8.0 Ah-ga-ssi (2016) 135,332 Chart IMDb 250. 8.0 Donnie Darko (2001) 777,493 Chart IMDb

O0eOTV_tYug I've been charmed by Cat Burglar since it came on Netflix a few days ago. Created by Charlie Brooker, it's an animated pastiche of old Looney Tunes cartoons. It's centred around Rowdy Cat, a burglar who's trying to steal a valuable painting guarded by a dog called Peanut. By answering question correctly, you guide Rowdy closer to defeating Peanut and nabbing the painting. It's set up for replay-ability, as each time you play through the episode the scenarios change, so you're unlikely to get exactly the same episode twice. I've really enjoyed playing it, I've already gone through it six times, and every time I spot another hidden gag or notice something I didn't see the first time around. Definitely worth watching and playing, even if the quiz elements feel a little bit annoying after a while.

My cousin's wife is from Ukraine. Heard today that the airfields near her family's city was bombed this morning, so things have ended up getting a little close to home. I'm not sure if they're going to stick around or looking to get out of Ukraine.

Well, can't be long until I discover if I'm too old to be conscripted to the inevitable global war.

With Russia now recognising the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as “breakaway independent states”, will we expect to see two new countries competing in Eurovision next year? Joking aside, definitely not good. Hoping for a peaceful resolution to the salami tactics, but my hopes grow lesser by the day.

The candidates for the Birmingham Erdington by-election following the death of Jack Dromey, to be held on 3rd March, are - Robert Alden – Conservative PartyDavid Bishop - Militant Bus-Pass Elvis PartyJack Brookes – Reform Party.Lee Dargue - Liberal DemocratsPaulette Hamilton – Labour PartySiobhan Harper-Nunes – Green PartyClifton Holmes - IndependentMichael Lutwyche – IndependentMel Mbondiah - Christian Peoples AllianceDave Nellist – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)Thomas O'Rourke - IndependentThe Good Knight Sir NosDa - Official Monster Raving Loony Party Dave Nellist was a Labour MP from 83-92 before being thrown out for his links to Militant; TUSC were largely dormant whilst Labour were under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, this is the first time they've run in a House of Commons election since 2015. The Militant Bus-Pass Elvis Party are perennial election losers, having first run in 2001 and barely got more than a handful of votes each times he runs. This will likely be an open-and-shut Labour win, although will be interesting to see if the Tory vote collapses here (they won 40% of the vote in 2019).

With everything else going on in politics at the moment, as well as the fact that most other major parties have sat this one out, it's easy to forget that this is happening today. Almost definitely a Tory win, in spite of everything going on.

Indeed. Intend to start a new thread for the upcoming NI election, which will happen in May at the latest, in the next few days, hopefully with enough context that our non-Norn Iron brethren can attempt to understand just what the heck’s going on (something even I struggle with some days).

@1488614041127952386 Here we go again...