Live stream from downtown Tokyo. We're here because Detroit Steve sent me a link to an interactive 3D map of Tokyo. I think it's mostly for transit. It shows trains and there are cameras all over the place. This is just the view from one of the cameras. I suppose it could be useful for commuters.
This is another example of people offloading unwanted information onto their smartphones and the great benevolent internet cloud. You could worry that if the cloud collapses, you won't be able to find your way home, but if the cloud collapses, the trains probably won't be running either, so walk to the nearest bar and have a drink because the end of the world is nigh.
EL SILENCIO DE LA CIUDAD BLANCA. Tráiler Oficial - Ya en cines
The Silence of the White City (2019) Belén Rueda | Javier Rey | Aura Garrido
Atresmedia Cine
Meticulous serial killer terrorizes Vitoria, Spain. Pretty standard murder mystery with a couple of novel bits: horrific way of killing people with bees, and the killer is closer than anyone expects. There is also lots of running. The lead detective and his boss both run for exercise, which is good, because everytime, everytime, they try to collar someone they take off and we have to chase them down. There was one chase scene across the roof of the cathedral that was pretty cool.
Digging into the past, our detectives discover an old tragedy where an entire family was killed in a house fire. Through movie magic we discover that the family was killed by poison from the leaves of a Yew tree, the fire was set to conceal the crime. Yew trees are kind of weird. They are almost entirely poisonous, they live dang near forever, they are popular with churches, and they make good bows for archery.
Chasing down obscure leads, our hero visits an old monastery, just after the 45 minute mark. Could not locate the actual building, if there was one. I supposed it could all be faked, but being as Europe is riddled with old buildings, I imagine it could easily be a real one.
The woman detective reminds me of Detective Megan Wheeler from Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Probably just the hair.
Did not really care for the movie. It didn't really grab me, not sure why. Okay, there were two scenes where the bad guy sneaks up behind a person and jabs them with a hypodermic needle, except! you can hear his footsteps and the intended victim just stands there and waits to be jabbed. Could these two incidents have spoiled the entire movie? I dunno, but it didn't help.
On Netflix, in Spanish with subtitles.
Update August 2020 replaced missing video trailer with a slightly different one.
Update December 2024 replaced missing video. Point and click to get English subtitles.
