The Bipolar Lock keeper

My name is Graham and I have a superpower called Bipolar Disorder (BD) Type 2.

I have returned to the North West (Todmorden, West Yorks) after 35 years down South.

I have bought a lovely house by The Rochdale Canal. Both the house and location have the WOW Factor. I live with my younger son (23).

This blog is about how I deal with the BD highs & lows given the stresses in my life.

Thanks for reading. I’d love it if you’d leave a comment (good or bad)

Graham

Hebden Bridge Film Club

November Film Choices

The following films were pulled from Bernie’s magic box at Film Club drinks

  • Sorceror (1977)
  • Little Shop of Horrors – Theatrical Release (1986)
  • Company Of Wolves (1984)

Screening TBC

Rotten Tomatoes ratings

Descriptions

  • Sorcerer (1977)
Sorceror

Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.

Trailer

  • Little Shop of Horrors (Theatrical Cut)

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Trailer

  • The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Company of Wolves

A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.

Trailer

October Film Choices

  • Oldboy 2005
  • Persona (Ingmar Bergman) 1966
  • Battle Royale 2000

Screening Sunday October 12th at 8pm

Rotten Tomatoes ratings

Current votes 15/09 19:45

  • Oldboy 30%
  • Persona 53%
  • Battle Royale 17%

Descriptions

Oldboy (2005)

Oldboy

Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he’s abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oldboy#what-to-know

Oldboy Official Trailer

Persona (1966)

Persona 1966 (Ingmar Bergman

Famed stage actress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears to be an emotional breakdown, Elisabeth goes to a beach house on the Baltic Sea with only Anna (Bibi Andersson), a nurse, as company. Over the next several weeks, as Anna struggles to reach her mute patient, the two women find themselves experiencing a strange emotional convergence.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/persona#what-to-know

Persona Official Trailer

Battle Royale (2000)

Battle Royale (2000)

42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map, food, and various weapons. An explosive collar is fitted around their neck. If they break a rule, the collar explodes. Their mission: kill each other and be the last one standing. The last survivor is allowed to leave the island. If there is more than one survivor, the collars explode and kill them all.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battle_royale#what-to-know