Faking it

Now Thursday nights are work-free, I get to watch Rex again. Hoorah.

Yesterday, I took time out (finally) to watch Die Faelscher/The Counterfeiters. I understand why everyone raved about this movie. It had quite an emotional impact on me that I'm still feeling today. Karl Markovics gave an immaculate performance.

If you haven't checked it out yet, WS gives it a five star rating.

ABC reviews The Counterfeiters

Read it here.

Rex bonanza

Ah, it's been a while.

Thursday night. Stockinger night, right?

Nope. It's disappeared. I don't think SBS has run the entire series and I don't know why it's been pulled. I started to quite enjoy it. So, back to the DVD and the tricky dialect.

However, good news for Rex fans. Double Rex starting at 7.30pm. Unfortunately, I have to work Thursday nights. So I'll catch up with my dose later in the evening.

And, for Karl Markovics fans, make sure you catch The Counterfeiters. Fabulous movie.

As a double treat, a small interview with the man himself below.



Trailer above.

So, Stockinger....

Hmm. Time for a change of opinion. Yes, it's week four of Stockinger and I can't really say it's thrilling me.

I love Karl Markovics, I love the character Stockinger, the scenery is fabulous but the story lines? Pre-SBS, when I was struggling without subtitles, I thought I was maybe missing something. Now, with subtitles, it seems not.

There don't seem to be any good supporting characters in this series. Stocki's sidekick Antonella really adds very little. And the boss? Is there any point to his ramblings?

You can sense the desperation with the occasional cross to Rex.

Stockinger wastes the talents of Karl Markovics and it's a shame because it could have been so much better.

Seems I'm not alone.

Stocki

I may be an avid Rex fan but something missed my attention. I never realised there was a Rex spin-off. Apparently, Stockinger was a 13 part series that followed Stockinger after his move to Salzburg at the end of Series 2 of Rex. Anyone out there seen this?