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Passport To Pimlico. 1949..
The outdoor scenes were not shot in Pimlico, but about a mile away in Lambeth. A set was built on a large Second World War bombsite just south of the Lambeth Road at the junction of Hercules Road. At the conclusion of filming, the site had to be returned to the same bomb-damaged state as before, to enable the locals to claim war damage compensation.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201211/611a3170b5318547efec71a4b74784e2.jpg
I probably missed it, Martin, but what did you think of The Irishman?:)
Marco.
I probably missed it, Martin, but what did you think of The Irishman?:)
Marco.
No I've not said.
Thought it was good. Good but not great. Doesn't grip you like Goodfellas and doesn't really capture the dichotomy between normal life and gangster life like the Sopranos did.
I liked all the old cars in it though.
Cool - pretty much my thoughts, too!:)
Defo one to 'have seen', though.
Marco.
Currently watching one of Del's favourite Christmas films:
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She's been a busy wee bee again, so she's watching it flaked out by the fire with her cats, cuddling her hot water bottle, lol:)
Marco.
To Catch A Thief, 1955. Hitchcock directs Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.
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Tremors, 1990. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as the good ol' boys in this horror comedy ..
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Made a $6m profit from a $10m outlay so not too shabby.. This film spawned a number of direct to video films to add to its value i guess. This is only one i like tbh, and it is a teriffic film for me. Great carisma between the actors..
I watched that again the other week, they do get the tone of it just right.
'The Hill' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_(film) had a very rare outing on BBC2 last night, hope everyone watched it.
walpurgis
13-12-2020, 11:29
'The Hill' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_(film) had a very rare outing on BBC2 last night, hope everyone watched it.
Great movie. It's in my collection.
walpurgis
13-12-2020, 11:50
I've ordered a DVD of 'Theatre of Blood' 1973 with Vincent Price. Great stuff! :)
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Classic Western now with Sergio Leone's 1966 masterpiece, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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one of the great films, period..
A masterpiece. The gunfight in the abandoned town is like a ballet.
Another classic western now. The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976 . Again with big Clint in it and directing. .... A fabulous bit of work.
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It was a big commercial success too, at a time when the western was supposedly dead. It made $32m from an outlay of under $4m.
A masterpiece. The gunfight in the abandoned town is like a ballet.
yup as was the main shootout and the grave search at the cemetery. music helped too of course..
Has anyone else been watching this? Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxt33
We've just caught it on the BBC iPlayer, and it's one of the best dramas we're seen in years! Not just for the political angle on the disgraceful racism of the time, but for anyone who loves the 'cool vibe' of the 70s, rastas, reggae music and Ganja!:D
Macca, I think you'd dig it, big time...
Honestly, it's tremendous, although you'll probably only catch 75%, or so, of what's being said because of the rasta accent and lingo. Top notch and a *must* watch!:thumbsup:
Marco.
Seen it advertised but I didn't realise it was set in the 1970s.
Yup, 60s/70s... Watch it mate, I think you'd like it:)
Just trying desperately to resurrect this thread from being a pensioners 'reminiscence room'!!:ner::D;)
Marco.
Dude I let you in on a secret - new stuff sucks almost 99 percent of the time.
It's all been done before - and better too.
Rastas, reggae, racism, 1970s - check out 'Babylon' (1980). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_(film)
Has anyone else been watching this? Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxt33
We've just caught it on the BBC iPlayer, and it's one of the best dramas we're seen in years! Not just for the political angle on the disgraceful racism of the time, but for anyone who loves the 'cool vibe' of the 70s, rastas, reggae music and Ganja!:D
Macca, I think you'd dig it, big time...
Honestly, it's tremendous, although you'll probably only catch 75%, or so, of what's being said because of the rasta accent and lingo. Top notch and a *must* watch!:thumbsup:
Marco.
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Dude I let you in on a secret - new stuff sucks almost 99 percent of the time.
It's all been done before - and better too.
Rastas, reggae, racism, 1970s - check out 'Babylon' (1980). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_(film)
Lol - in your opinion. I happily watch new stuff all the time (as you'll see from my posts here) and very much enjoy it! But each to his or her own. I just personally couldn't sit and watch amcient films all the time, and neither could Del, but it comes down to what you're into, and to an extent your age:)
Marco.
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Nice one, Roy:thumbsup:
Marco.
Nice one, Roy:thumbsup:
Marco.
Watched the first two, enjoyed the house party one, need to catch up with the others.
Lol - in your opinion. I happily watch new stuff all the time (as you'll see from my posts here) and very much enjoy it! But each to his or her own. I just personally couldn't sit and watch amcient films all the time, and neither could Del, but it comes down to what you're into, and to an extent your age:)
Marco.
I don't see why it matters at all when a film was made? A great film is a great film surely?
Yes, absolutely! But I don't agree that all modern ones are crap compared with the old stuff, which is what you appear to be saying.
I can happily watch many, many films from the 90s through to today and thoroughly enjoy them, hence why I have Sky movies, Virgin movies and Netflix, and can scan through the selections and NEVER struggle to find something that I want to watch:)
I like some old stuff, and agree that the classics are often unmatchable, but I'm not hung up on them. Would just be good to see a bit more variety of content posted here - something 'edgier' and more obscure, and yes recent!:D
Marco.
As Babs Windsor died recently, a tribute to her.. Crooks in Cloisters from 1964. She stars with a good cast including Bernard Cribbins and Ronald Fraser.
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Yeah it was a shame what happened to her in the end. An undoubtedly great actress, and by all accounts, a lovely lady.
Marco.
Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Roger Livesey, Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr star..
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New digital master from the Film Foundation’s 2012 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition, plus an audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. This Bluray is stunning considering the film was made in 1943... yes Marco, 77 years ago, and during a world war. :ner:
One of the greats of cinema.
The Camomile Lawn, 1992.
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I watched that again the other week, they do get the tone of it just right.
'The Hill' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_(film) had a very rare outing on BBC2 last night, hope everyone watched it.
Shure did!
Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Roger Livesey, Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr star..
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New digital master from the Film Foundation’s 2012 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition, plus an audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. This Bluray is stunning considering the film was made in 1943... yes Marco, 77 years ago, and during a world war. :ner:
One of the greats of cinema.
The film was ahead of its time and is worthy of being regarded as a 'classic', but comes across today as being dated and very naive.
Yes it is, although maybe part of its charm.
Anoth P&P film now from 1946.
Stars David Niven and Kim Hunter.
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The Railway Children, 1970. from the novel by E Nesbit. Directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins.
Sally Thomsett was cast as the 11-year-old Phyllis, despite being 20 years old at the time. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film and she was also not allowed to be seen smoking or drinking during the shoot. Interestingly 17-year-old Jenny Agutter played her older sister, Roberta :lol:
A fabulous film this; there was a remake in which Jenny Agutter played the mother and Rab C Nisbet played the Cribbens role which is also good.
This is the new bluray restoration, and it sits with pride in my collection. Superb film....
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Some Shakespeare now with the life of Caesar.
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Battle of the Sexes, 1960. Directed by Charles Crichton and stars Peter Sellers, Robert Morley and Constance Cummings.
quaint little ditty this... In Scotland; a place where the shortest skirts are worn by man.:eyebrows:
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it was a modest hit making about 10% of budget in profit.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947. Starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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Still well regarded, and Harrison is very good as the rough sea captain. A very young Natalie Wood as a child, plays Tierney's daughter..
One of my favs just arrived on bluray.
A Fistful Of Dynamite. aka duck you sucker .
Double disc and 2 versions including a 2k Italian restore. Plus extras.
Super
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An Xmas gift to myself
might add the italian 2k retore is stunning..:D
edit.. fabulous film. one everyone should watch a few times.
Top watches of 2020 on youtube (sad 'innit)
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A bit of light banter now :eyebrows:
Shaun Of The Dead, 2004. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg star.
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better than its budget should have allowed. its quite fun and i have this online and on bluray
Friday Matinee is The Sting, 1973. Paul Newman and Robert Redford star. Directed by George Roy Hill
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This is the Universal 100th anniversary bluray edition.
This was a huge hit both financially and critically, winning 7 oscars and taking about $160m from a $5m budget
Key Largo, 1948.. stars Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall.
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A high point of the film comes when Robinson's alcoholic former moll Gaye Dawn (Claire Trevor) is forced to sing a song a cappella before he will allow her to have a drink. Trevor was nervous about the scene and assumed that she would be lip-syncing to someone else's voice. She kept after director Huston to rehearse the song, but he put her off and said "there's plenty of time". One afternoon, he told her that they would shoot the scene right then, without any rehearsal. She was given her starting note from a piano, and then sang in front of the rest of the cast and the crew. It was this raw take that was used in the film. The song was "Moanin' Low", composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Howard Dietz, introduced on Broadway in the 1929 revue The Little Show by Libby Holman. It became a hit and was Holman's signature song.
Author Philip Furia, whose books focus on the lyricists of the Tin Pan Alley era, writes that the song is about a woman who is trapped in a relationship with a cruel man, and Gaye slowly realizes as she is singing that she is in that very situation herself. He suggests that Trevor's performance in the role slowly breaks down during the song; "her voice falters and she sings off key." After the song, Bogart pours her a drink, saying "you deserve this". "It's a wonderful use of a song in a non-musical picture," according to Furia. He also suggests that Trevor won the Academy Award "based purely, I think, on that performance."
walpurgis
18-12-2020, 16:37
Key Largo, 1948
Good stuff!
One of my all-time favourites, don't know how many times I've seen it, but it's a lot. A perfect film.
Yeah it's quality, edgy stuff right through.
First Men in the Moon, 1964. Produced by Charles H. Schneer, and directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries. Animations by Ray Harryhausen ....
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Producer Schneer says that when the real Moon landing happened, NASA "had no footage showing the space capsule separating from the 'mother ship' and landing on the Moon's surface. All they had were shots of Neil Armstrong walking around." NASA went to Columbia Pictures and used the opening sequence of First Men on the Moon. "They used those portions of it which were applicable to their needs," said the producer.
The spacesuit type worn by the UN Astronauts in the film is actually the Windak high-altitude pressure suit, developed for the Royal Air Force, each fitted with a 1960s-type aqualung cylinder worn as a backpack.
walpurgis
19-12-2020, 11:40
First Men in the Moon, 1964. Produced by Charles H. Schneer, and directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries. Animations by Ray Harryhausen ...
I've seen it, didn't think it was particularly wonderful. Edward Judd was always a bit of an 'also ran'. (I bet Michael Ripper was in it somewhere and probably Sam Kydd too :))
I've seen it, didn't think it was particularly wonderful. Edward Judd was always a bit of an 'also ran'. (I bet Michael Ripper was in it somewhere and probably Sam Kydd too :))
no, but Miles Malleson puts in an appearance:eyebrows:
Its more interesting than great
walpurgis
19-12-2020, 12:36
Miles Malleson puts in an appearance:eyebrows:t
He was in loads of films, many good ones. Cast as a judge a few times I recall.
The Eagle Has Landed, 1976. Directed by John Sturges and stars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter and Donald Pleasance..
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Quality film in my opinion, and along with "went the day well" give a good account of the times.
He was in loads of films, many good ones. Cast as a judge a few times I recall.
yes a judge, a doctor, even an executioner and quite often a clergyman.. a professor too i think.
walpurgis
19-12-2020, 13:35
even an executioner
Was that 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'?
Was that 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'?
yes, the hangman:)
walpurgis
19-12-2020, 13:48
yes, the hangman:)
We could do with one of those here, to keep order on the forum. :D
We could do with one of those here, to keep order on the forum. :D
we have one...you:ner:
The House on 92nd Street, 1945. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
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a rarely seen film this but quite good for the day.. an fbi cheer film
A good film that.. Worth catching if you get the chance.
Tough Guys, 1986. Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Charles Durning, Dana Carvey and Darlanne Fluegel.
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2 Pensioner ex gangsters get released from a 30 year stretch.. chaos ensues.. Good stuff.
IIRC that one is not quite the sum of its parts, bit of a missed opportunity. But not seen it in decades.
Pigmy Pony
20-12-2020, 11:58
The Eagle Has Landed, 1976. Directed by John Sturges and stars Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter and Donald Pleasance..
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Quality film in my opinion, and along with "went the day well" give a good account of the times.
Watched this yesterday afternoon, a great watch. Shame that they screened it before the "watershed" and edited the bit where Jean Marsh "ventilated" Larry Hagman's helmet :)
The Big Heat, 1953.. Film Noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin and Jocelyn Brando.
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A very highly rated film of type in the day, and still is imo
Logan's Run, 1976. Latest Bluray edition. Michael York and Jenny Agutter star.
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A recent xmas pressie I opened early...;)
DOA, 1950, stars Edmund O'Brien.
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walpurgis
20-12-2020, 17:47
That's a Classic movie, rarely seen now. I thought it was brilliant when I was a lad.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The Bruce Partington Plans, 1988.
Quality show this starring Jeremy Brett. He apparently went a bit off rails playing the part. It apparently engulfed him
Its nearing Xmas so time for "Its a Wonderful Life", 1946. Directed by Frank Capra and stars James Stewart and the lovely Donna Reed(who i always fancied)lol
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Wasnt overly popular in the day and the FBI had this to say(honest they did)
On May 26, 1947, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a memo stating, "With regard to the picture 'It's a Wonderful Life', [redacted] stated in substance that the film represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a 'scrooge-type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture. This, according to these sources, is a common trick used by Communists. [In] addition, [redacted] stated that, in his opinion, this picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters."
now classed as one of the greatest films ever... lesson, dont believe what the fbi and the "man" says :D
Scarlet Street, 1945. Directed by Fritz Lang.
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Its nearing Xmas so time for "Its a Wonderful Life", 1946. Directed by Frank Capra and stars James Stewart and the lovely Donna Reed(who i always fancied)lol
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Wasnt overly popular in the day and the FBI had this to say(honest they did)
On May 26, 1947, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a memo stating, "With regard to the picture 'It's a Wonderful Life', [redacted] stated in substance that the film represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a 'scrooge-type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture. This, according to these sources, is a common trick used by Communists. [In] addition, [redacted] stated that, in his opinion, this picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters."
now classed as one of the greatest films ever... lesson, dont believe what the fbi and the "man" says :D
I have a copy, and enjoy watching it occasionaly - but to be honest it is a bit soppy, sentimental and naive, even if the the ending is life affirming.
Scarlet Street, 1945. Directed by Fritz Lang.
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I love the artwork on the covers of these old films - would make great posters!:)
Marco.
yeah always wanted a collection of them, but you cant find room for everything..
Continuing with the oldie week, one of the greatest, "Casablanca", 1942. Directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart(again) and Ingrid Bergman. Lots of stars in the back up too including Peter Lorre, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. Dooley Wilson who was a drummer to trade and actor was Sam the pianist(play it Sam). He pretended to play piano and the director wasnt keen on his singing voice either:doh: but it stayed fortunately..
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For Bergmans shots they used Obies and gauze filters to get her just right.(a great job they did too)
the lovely Ingrid
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The Belles of St Trinnians, 1954 now.. the 60th anniversary edition bluray.. Alistair , Joyce Grenfell and George Cole star. Directed by Frank Launder, who also co wrote and co produced.
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great artwork as always by Ronald Searle... a genius
Watched that last week. Shame the modern ones don't live up to its standard but no surprise really. Actors like George Cole and Alistair Sim really knew how to wring the maximum out of the scantiest of material, a skill that seems to have been lost with the latest generation.
I love the bit where Fritton smells Flash Harry's ('She's no right to use that name in official communications!') hair.
Cowboys & Aliens, 2011. Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde.
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A high budget of $163m just turned a $10m profit.. Not a bad film tho. Interesting and novel idea.
Sunset Boulevard, 1950. Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder. Stars William Holden and Gloria Swanson.
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The film was and still is highly regarded, and did make a decent profit at time. Louis B. Mayer berated Wilder before the crowd of celebrities, saying, "You have disgraced the industry that made and fed you! You should be tarred and feathered and run out of Hollywood!" Wilder told him to go F**k himself. Mayer apparently also said he should be sent back to Germany, which so soon after the Holacaust was disgraceful.
Anyway Gloria Swanson produced one of the great film performances and after viewing the film, Barbara Stanwyck knelt to kiss the hem of Gloria Swanson's skirt.
walpurgis
23-12-2020, 09:47
Sunset Boulevard, 1950. Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder. Stars William Holden and Gloria Swanson.
Classy movie and an all time classic!
Classy movie and an all time classic!
Yeah a great line was when Holden's character says to Swanson's character, "you were in silents.. you were big!" She replies, "I'm still big!; Its the pictures that got small";)
Another classic now, "Strangers On A Train", 1951. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.
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Robert Walker was superb as the mad Bruno... A tour de force..
walpurgis
23-12-2020, 11:46
Yes, another good'un.
A bit more up to date; 1967 and Mel Brooks' "The Producers" Stars Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars.
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It was not a success at time and was nearly shelved bar Peter Sellers saying he loved it... It was reportedly banned in Germany(not surprisingly)
In his review decades later, Roger Ebert claimed, "this is one of the funniest movies ever made." Ebert wrote, "I remember finding myself in an elevator with Brooks and his wife, actress Anne Bancroft, in New York City a few months after The Producers was released. A woman got onto the elevator, recognized him and said, 'I have to tell you, Mr. Brooks, that your movie is vulgar.' Brooks smiled benevolently. 'Lady,' he said, 'it rose below vulgarity.'" ;)
Classic Brooks...
Watch this again, linked to last film tho.. "The Silver Streak", 1976. Directed by Arthur Hiller and stars Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Clayburgh and Ned Beatty
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Made a good profit of $51m from only $5m outlay.
A bit more up to date; 1967 and Mel Brooks' "The Producers" Stars Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars.
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It was not a success at time and was nearly shelved bar Peter Sellers saying he loved it... It was reportedly banned in Germany(not surprisingly)
In his review decades later, Roger Ebert claimed, "this is one of the funniest movies ever made." Ebert wrote, "I remember finding myself in an elevator with Brooks and his wife, actress Anne Bancroft, in New York City a few months after The Producers was released. A woman got onto the elevator, recognized him and said, 'I have to tell you, Mr. Brooks, that your movie is vulgar.' Brooks smiled benevolently. 'Lady,' he said, 'it rose below vulgarity.'" ;)
Classic Brooks...
One of the few Mel Brooks films I find funny. :)
Dick Powell and Claire Trevor in Farewell My Lovely (AKA Murder My Sweet), 1944. Adaptation of Raymond Chandler's 1940 Philip Marlowe novel, Farewell, My Lovely..
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Classic film noir
Cottage To Let, 1941. Directed by Anthony Asquith starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim, (a young)George Cole and John Mills.
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A good British ww2 spy thriller, and hard to find these days.
https://noirencyclopedia.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/cottage-to-let-8-perry-finds-ronald-as-maddening-as-everyone-else-does.png Young George:D
into the 21st century now with Sherlock Holmes, 2009. Directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as the crime fighting duo.
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This was a financial success grossing over $500m from a $90m outlay.
Terminator Genisys...2015. big Arne.. thats all you need to know ;)
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In A Lonely Place, 1950. Directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame.
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Classic Bogart, Classic Noir.
An American Werewolf In London, 1981. Directed by John Landis and stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne.
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For an outlay of under $6m it grossed over $60m.
This is the restored bluray.
A classic with a great soundtrack too..oh and the lovely miss Agatter as well...:eyebrows:
Two Mules for Sister Sara, 1970. Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine.
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The Outfit, 1973. directed by John Flynn, who also did the screenplay. It stars Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan.
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Classy mob action flick this with a good script and a great cast.
Die Hard, 1988. Directed by John McTiernan and stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia.
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Film fared well at box office but critics were scornful mostly.
Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"
Time Without Pity, 1957. British film noir starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Peter Cushing and Leo McKern. It was directed by Joseph Losey after he was blacklisted in the U.S. during the McCarthy era. The screenplay was written by fellow blacklisted writer Ben Barzman and adapted from the play Someone Waiting by Emlyn Williams.
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Lois Maxwell, the first Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films, also has a standout scene as a girl who can be bought.
Air Force, 1943.
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History of Mr Polly, 1949. Stars John Mills
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Two Mules for Sister Sara, 1970. Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine.
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Good film! :)
History of Mr Polly, 1949. Stars John Mills
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Studied the book in English Literature class at school. Found the film a bit of a disappointment.
The 39 Steps, 1935. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.
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A golden oldie this, but a great, well made film and still very watchable. was rated the 21st best British film ever..
The Happiest Days of Your Life, 1950. Directed by Frank Launder and stars Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, Guy Middleton and Joyce Grenfell among many.
Much of the cast went on to work again with Launder and Gilliat in the St Trinians films.
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walpurgis
27-12-2020, 13:35
Saw that again recently. Good fun!
it was yes.... you can see the first elements of st trinians in it..
now, The A-Team, 2010. Directed by Joe Carnahan and Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson and Yul Vazquez.
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my new amazon fire tv stick 4k arrived.. set it up, and its quicker and better pic too. also can get apple tv on it.. it was well hidden but its there:D
Drums Along The Mohawk, 1939.
Heney Fonda and Claudette Colbert star.
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The 39 Steps, 1935. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.
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A golden oldie this, but a great, well made film and still very watchable. was rated the 21st best British film ever..
IMO the best of all the versions made. But then it was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. :)
Just catching up with some things we recorded over Xmas... Anyone who enjoys a spooky tale, done well, and a taste of the macabre, should watch this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qqr
This guy would make a great Dr Who!
Marco.
Freedom Radio(a.k.a. A Voice in the Night), 1941. Directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. Also appearing are Katie Johnston(of The Ladykillers fame) Martita Hunt(Great Expectations) and Bernard Miles.
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A British WW2 propaganda film the is pretty straight to point. Not the best film in world but it was great propaganda
walpurgis
28-12-2020, 11:23
Blimey, Raymond Huntley. Presumably before he got typecast as a 'bank manager' sort of character.
Blimey, Raymond Huntley. Presumably before he got typecast as a 'bank manager' sort of character.
lol yeah. he was a nazi in "pimpernel smith" too, which was released a few months later. he made quite a decent nazi. Bernard Miles was struggling to look evil tho
walpurgis
28-12-2020, 11:31
Bernard Miles was struggling to look evil tho
He always looked better digging up turnips :).
A light hearted ww2 film now with Operation Petticoat, 1959. Directed by Blake Edwards, and stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
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good fun this, and the 2 stars are ably assisted by a good cast.(preposerous story mind);)
The film was a big hit and Grant wisely arranged it that he ended up netting about $3m for his services.. his highest payday to that date
Doc Hollywood, 1991. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Sternhagen, and Bridget Fonda.
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Made $55m from a $20m budget.. Had mixed reviews but more pos than neg.. Its hokum but pleasent hokum.... a 90's feels good to be in a small town instead of making millions...there has been a few
The Death of Stalin, 2017. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor star.
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army. 1960. Jack Lemmon stars.
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Is that the sequel to 'The Wackiest Covered Wagon In The West' starring Troy McClure?
Nothing on last night at all so decided to watch a Christmas film, choice between 'Die Hard' and 'Zulu!'
Went for 'Die Hard' (1988)
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Might watch 'Zulu!' tonight, although traditionally it should be viewed on Boxing Day when there should at least be one film that's all stirring and Imperial. Other valid options include 'The Four Feathers', 'Zulu Dawn', 'Young Winston', 'The Man Who Would Be King', or one of the 'Bridges' films either the one that's on the Kwai or the one that's too far. Not 'The Bridges At Toko Rei' though, too American.
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2020, 08:02
The Death of Stalin, 2017. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor star.
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This one appeals to me - I did an IMDB on Armando Iannucci, and he has some impressive credentials with political satire. And I do like stuff with paddy Considine :)
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2020, 08:14
Last night we watched a film called "Centigrade". Don't bother, unless you enjoy shouting at the telly. It's a couple trapped in their car for the entire length of the film, one and a half hours. Like being in the drive-through queue at McDonalds, but with added snow :( I would rather have spent that time grouting the bathroom tiles, and they don't need grouting.
Last night we watched a film called "Centigrade". Don't bother, unless you enjoy shouting at the telly. It's a couple trapped in their car for the entire length of the film, one and a half hours. Like being in the drive-through queue at McDonalds, but with added snow :( I would rather have spent that time grouting the bathroom tiles, and they don't need grouting.
"Centigrade has all the makings to be one of the most incredible feats of survival ever put to screen"...thats the headline..
the reality was more... "It's Terrible When You Root for the Blizzard" and "These people deserve to die".:eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2020, 08:25
"Centigrade has all the makings to be one of the most incredible feats of survival ever put to screen"...thats the headline..
the reality was more... "It's Terrible When You Root for the Blizzard" and "These people deserve to die".:eyebrows:
:lol: My thoughts exactly!
another good one..
"If you enjoy movies with a super annoying and whining woman this is for you"
Super annoying movie with a woman whining. If I was the man of the story I would have rather killed myself than spending one more minute with that woman.
Maybe the guy should have used the Lawrence Oates line. "I am just going outside and may be some time.":eyebrows:
ears are sore today so will move to film.. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986. Directed by Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. Stars the usual Star Trek crew.
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"There be whales aboard captain"
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2020, 10:15
another good one..
"If you enjoy movies with a super annoying and whining woman this is for you"
Super annoying movie with a woman whining. If I was the man of the story I would have rather killed myself than spending one more minute with that woman.
Maybe the guy should have used the Lawrence Oates line. "I am just going outside and may be some time.":eyebrows:
I think the camera crew would leave with him, "You're not leaving us here with that!" :( To be fair, the bloke wasn't much better, thick as a workhouse butty.
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We've caught a witch.. Can we Burn her?:eyebrows:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail grossed more than any other British film exhibited in the US in 1975. In the US, it was selected as the second-best comedy of all time in the ABC special Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time. In the UK, readers of Total Film magazine in 2000 ranked it the fifth-greatest comedy film of all time; a similar poll of Channel 4 viewers in 2006 placed it sixth.
ears are sore today so will move to film.. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986. Directed by Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. Stars the usual Star Trek crew.
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"There be whales aboard captain"
Wow - something vaguely recent!:ner:;)
Good film:)
Marco.
Just pre-ordered this: https://store.hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/rec-(1)?sc_src=email_8482835&sc_lid=399644820&sc_uid=fKCI5o9lwh&sc_llid=314654&sc_eh=6df59d571af316431&utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Out+Next+Week+29%2F12-2020-12-29+16%3A00%3A00-Solus
:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
The Ladykillers, 1955.. The restored 4k version.
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They dont really come any better
Just pre-ordered this: https://store.hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/rec-(1)?sc_src=email_8482835&sc_lid=399644820&sc_uid=fKCI5o9lwh&sc_llid=314654&sc_eh=6df59d571af316431&utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Out+Next+Week+29%2F12-2020-12-29+16%3A00%3A00-Solus
:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
:doh: a classic i bet :ner:
Wow - something vaguely recent!:ner:;)
Good film:)
Marco.
ive a few of the films.. not all tho
:doh: a classic i bet :ner:
Lol - perhaps it will be! If done well though, it'll be right up my street:)
As good as some old films are, I'm just not down with wallowing in a constant nostalgia trip.
Marco.
3 Godfathers, 1948. Directed by John Ford and stars John Wayne, Ward Bond, Harry Carey Jr. and Pedro Armendáriz.
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Film was dedicated to Harry Carey Snr who died around the time of making.
Total recall, 1990. Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
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Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox.
Bit screen hit this making $260m from about $55m budget.
The film was initially given an X rating, one of the last films to be given such. As with Verhoeven's Robocop before, violence was trimmed and different camera angles were used in the over-the-top scenes for an R rating. The amount of on-screen deaths in Total Recall was considered extremely high at the time.
Total recall, 1990. Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
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Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox.
Bit screen hit this making $260m from about $55m budget.
The film was initially given an X rating, one of the last films to be given such.
No doubt because of the woman with three breasts (not to be confused with "The Triple Breasted Whore of Eroticon-6"). ;)
Shaft, 1971. Directed by Gordon Parks and stars Richard Roundtree and Moses Gunn among many..
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Music by Isaac Hayes and Johnny Allen.
A big hit this and with a fairly small $500k budget did over $12m
"can you dig it?"
He's a complicated man, and no-one understands him but his woman.
a bit more lighthearted now with Robert Zemeckis's Romancing The Stone, 1984. Stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.
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Zemeckis was fired from making cocoon when the studio saw the rough film of this. they expected this to flop badly but stuck it out anyway. It was Fox's biggest hit of year..(egg firmly in eye)It grossed over $115m from an outlay of $10m. Zemeckis on back of this got to do "Back To The Future"
The Big Sleep, 1946. Directed by Howard Hawks, and stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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walpurgis
31-12-2020, 14:10
Classy! :thumbsup:
One of my favourites.
Vivian:
I'd say you don't like to be rated. You like to get out in front, open up a little lead, take a little breather in the backstretch, and then come home free.
Marlowe:
You don't like to be rated yourself.
Vivian:
I haven't met anyone yet that can do it. Any suggestions?
Marlowe:
Well, I can't tell till I've seen you over a distance of ground. You've got a touch of class, but I don't know how, how far you can go.
Vivian:
A lot depends on who's in the saddle.
“It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.”
yeah a good film, that wasnt overly liked by critics
another great Chandler line here...
“She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air.”
Chinatown, 1974. Directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
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Chinatown, 1974. Directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
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An excellent film - good choice Grant.
walpurgis
31-12-2020, 15:53
Another classy choice.
walpurgis
31-12-2020, 23:47
Started watching 'Withnail & I' again on Film 4. Woo-hoo, what a great film! Seen it loads if times, but it's brilliant!!
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I must be the only person in the Universe who loathes that film!
Pigmy Pony
01-01-2021, 09:55
Started watching 'Withnail & I' again on Film 4. Woo-hoo, what a great film! Seen it loads if times, but it's brilliant!!
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Damn. I've never seen this film, and really want to. Tried to find it on the telly last week, and all I could see was something made in about 2003. That can't be it surely? AND they wanted me to pay to watch it :(
I really need to pay more attention to the TV listings.
just order the dvd, you'll want to watch it more than once anyway.
Pigmy Pony
01-01-2021, 10:13
just order the dvd, you'll want to watch it more than once anyway.
That good eh? Must be quite an old film then, there's been nothing made in the last ten years that I could sit through more than once.
I must be the only person in the Universe who loathes that film!
no, i dislike it too
Where were you last night, daftee?:D I thought you'd have been on your whisky thread, pished, wishing everyone a Happy New Year?:drunk::eyebrows:
I've asked you this in the mod room....
Marco.
was asleep... where decent folk would be, instead of gettin' pished and annoying folk with their pishy pish:ner:
Dog Day Afternoon, 1975. Directed by Sidney Lumet and Starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, and Charles Durning.
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Was a big hit and cost very little to make; $400k and $50m
That good eh? Must be quite an old film then, there's been nothing made in the last ten years that I could sit through more than once.
It's from the 1980s although set in 1969.
Runaway Train, 1985. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay and John P. Ryan.
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Runaway Train was originally the child of Akira Kurosawa, and he wrote much of the script but he couldnt find the backing to make it at time(around 1967)
Film was well recieved by critics(and me;)) but failed at the box office oddly.. maybe it was the 80's and the time of feel good.
still its a bit of a classic and was nominated for 3 academy awards. oddy none were for Voight or Roberts who were amazing.
A brutal portrayal of prisoners, and as such to many, not what 80's new rich folk wanted i guess
Pigmy Pony
01-01-2021, 14:36
Where were you last night, daftee?:D I thought you'd have been on your whisky thread, pished, wishing everyone a Happy New Year?:drunk::eyebrows:
I've asked you this in the mod room....
Marco.
YOU HAVE A MOD ROOM? Do you have a velvet rope across the entrance, and a thug in a tuxedo keeping out people wearing trainers? I bet you do. And if Marco's there, there'll probably be a buffet too...
YOU HAVE A MOD ROOM? Do you have a velvet rope across the entrance, and a thug in a tuxedo keeping out people wearing trainers? I bet you do. And if Marco's there, there'll probably be a buffet too...
You've seen it then.
No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. Villain, you don't know the laws of God or of man. Even the fiercest wild animal has some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
Dead Reckoning, 1947.Film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Directed by John Cromwell.
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Runaway Train, 1985. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay and John P. Ryan.
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Runaway Train was originally the child of Akira Kurosawa, and he wrote much of the script but he couldnt find the backing to make it at time(around 1967)
Film was well recieved by critics(and me;)) but failed at the box office oddly.. maybe it was the 80's and the time of feel good.
still its a bit of a classic and was nominated for 3 academy awards. oddy none were for Voight or Roberts who were amazing.
A brutal portrayal of prisoners, and as such to many, not what 80's new rich folk wanted i guess
Another good film, gripping with an acceptable literary ending. But IMO Voight overacts.
Dark Passage, 1947, Directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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Another very good Bogey film.. this time he is a convict on the run and with a new face. Interestingly they shot the first part of film using subjective camera, so you dont see his original face.
Goodfellas, 1990. Directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino.
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Critically acclaimed and made a reasonable, if not massive profit; doubling its money.
one of my fav lines ... Tuddy: Well, from now on, any letter from that school to that kid's house comes
directly here. You understand? Another letter from that school goes to that
kid's house: in the fuckin' oven you're gonna go head first!
Henry:(voiceover) That was it. No more letters from school. No more letters
from truant officers. In fact, no more letters from anybody. Finally, after a
couple weeks, my mother had to go down to the post office to complain.:lol:
Poor old Jimmy the gent failed to reach parole. I always have issues with making real gangsters look cool in film, but in a way, that is the story of America.
Anyway, its a stinker of a hood good watch. [emoji6]
I think that if Goodfellas doesn't put you off the gangster's life then nothing will!
Paulie was my favourite character. Tommy was a psycho, Jimmy was a paranoid and Henry was a rat.
walpurgis
03-01-2021, 11:23
I think that if Goodfellas doesn't put you off the gangster's life then nothing will!
I'm just reading 'Sunburn' by Laurence Shames. A paperback story that's full of similar wiseguy lowlifes. Good fun!
The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse, 1938. Directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Amazingdrclitterhouse.jpg
Great film this.. Robinson is superb.
I'm just reading 'Sunburn' by Laurence Shames. A paperback story that's full of similar wiseguy lowlifes. Good fun!
Vincente Delgatto and Bert the Shirt :eyebrows:
walpurgis
03-01-2021, 12:44
:D
The Pink Panther, 1963. Directed by Blake Edwards, and stars David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine and Claudia Cardinale.
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The first of many panther films... possibly still the best too
The 6th Day. 2000. Big Arnie stars.
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The Seventh Veil, 1945. Directed by Compton Bennett and starring James Mason and Ann Todd.
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Filmed on a relatively low budget of under £100,000, the film was the biggest British box-office success of its year.
Picture quality stinks but sound is clear.
This was the film that produced my Gran's hatred of James Mason...:lol: as he shut the piano lid on the girls fingers.. she didnt care that he was just playing a role.. the hatred was palpable.....no reasoning could budge her:eek:
RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot, and stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, Anthony Hopkins, and Helen Mirren.
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Great fun, all action film...
Soft Beds, Hard Battles. 1974. Stars Peter Sellers.
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Lawrence001
04-01-2021, 18:30
Didn't know the Boulting Brothers moved into more tasteless carry on style comedies as tastes changed. I rather liked their earlier rather tame ones. Wasn't Lucky Jim one of theirs?
And I do love Peter Sellers. Surely that's not him as the Japanese officer? Wouldn't be allowed these days of course..
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The Day Will Dawn, 1942. Stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams, Francis L Sullivan and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French.
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Quite a good tale well told.. A flag waver, and depicts the Nazi's quite more malevolently than many
The Vital Spark, 1965 on.. Many were remade in colour around 1970's, and only 4 of the 7 colour episodes survive.
Roddy McMillan - Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane
John Grieve - Dan Macphail, the engineer
Walter Carr - Dougie Campbell, the mate (Robert Urquhart was the first B&W episode Dougie)
Alex McAvoy - Davie "Sunny Jim" Green.
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https://howff.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/the-vital-spark/
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From Talking Pictures last night, Miss Cilento gets very wet :D
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From Talking Pictures last night, Miss Cilento gets very wet :D
lol.. she was married to james bond until he supposedly beat her up:eyebrows: didnt do his rep much good
lol.. she was married to james bond until he supposedly beat her up:eyebrows: didnt do his rep much good
But then his other wife got a round in the head in a drive-by shooting on their wedding day, so Diane got off lightly in comparison.
But then his other wife got a round in the head in a drive-by shooting on their wedding day, so Diane got off lightly in comparison.
yeah but that was a screen wife:eyebrows: diana rigg was it?
Yes, Contessa summat or other.
yeah but that was a screen wife:eyebrows: diana rigg was it?
Was George not Sean
Was George not Sean
i think so yes.. lazenby
Von Ryan's Express, 1965. Directed by Mark Robson and starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard.
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Critics and public liked it and it made a decent profit. Much of it was shot in Italy
(Talking Pictures again)
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(Talking Pictures again)
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Good film, one of Paul Newman's best along with 'The Hustler'.
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, 1988. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Jacques Perrin and Philippe Noiret.
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I rather like a creepy, sinister tale, on a cold and dark winter's afternoon, and this hit the spot nicely:
https://youtu.be/BLitwlP-m7c
Honestly, this takes weird to a WHOLE new level... No violence whatsoever, just sheer creepiness. I'd like some of you to watch it and tell me what you think, as this stuff is right up my twisted street!:D
Anyway, my friends, if you're low on fuel at night, and lost driving on a lonely country road, whatever you do, DON'T stop at THE HOSPICE........
Marco.
been trying to remember the name of the short film or part of a few; it might have been a tv show with a few parts too... where the inmates of an old folks home, i think boxed the home boss into his office.??? was rather creepy
Yeah, I remember that. Think it might've been a Tales from the Crypt or Hammer House of Horror.
Watch The Hospice though and tell me what you think. The acting is actually half decent. I think you'd enjoy it:)
Marco.
The Jewel Of The Nile, 1985. sequel to the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, directed by Lewis Teague. Stars again, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.
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The film did very well at the box office but Turner hated it and the critics disliked it too. She only made it as she had to apparently. I dont think its that bad tbh but not as good as first.
Did you watch The Hospice?:ner:
Come on, tell me what you think!:eyebrows:
Marco.
not at moment. watching a film
Okies, promish me then you'll do it later? Pweeeese...:eyebrows:
Marco.
its saved to my you tube watch later
My turn now for a 'golden oldie':
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Rather intriguing!:)
Marco.
I'd like some of you to watch it and tell me what you think
Might have missed something but I didn't get it (unless you weren't supposed to?). Yes it was 'creepy' but that didn't seem to lead anywhere? Where was he? What was 'The Hospice'? Nothing seemed to be 'put to bed' as it were (apart from that dodgy bloke with his model bird).
It is late & I may have missed something but it didn't seem to get anywhere? (perhaps I should have given up after he was attacked by the stuffed cat).
Lol... I think they were all ghosts/spirits from the past. And in the end he was taken away to be buried in that coffin. A lot of these things don't always make sense. If they do, it's a bonus! I just watch them for the 'vibe':eyebrows:
The 'dodgy bloke' was the funniest, though!
Marco.
The Paradine Case, 1947. Dircted by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore and Louis Jourdan.
Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore and Louis Jourdan
A really well made film, and cost a bomb in the day, but failed at box office.
Have you watched The Hospice yet? Get it watched... Don't post about anything else her until you have!:ner::eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Have you watched The Hospice yet? Get it watched... Don't post about anything else her until you have!:ner::eyebrows:;)
Marco.
so you want me to leave?;) no doubt i will get round to it tho. fancied this as i just got a copy the other day
Lol... I think they were all ghosts/spirits from the past. And in the end he was taken away to be buried in that coffin. A lot of these things don't always make sense. If they do, it's a bonus! I just watch them for the 'vibe':eyebrows:
The 'dodgy bloke' was the funniest, though!
Marco.
I thought the girl from 1938 was in the coffin?
Yes the bloke was a welcome injection of humour, when the main character turned down a game of cards I laughed out loud when he said 'is there anything else you'd like to do?' with a leer.
It was an interesting old television curio and I know these type of stories generally leave a lot to your imagination I just felt this left too much to the viewer to work out.
so you want me to leave?;) no doubt i will get round to it tho. fancied this as i just got a copy the other day
Lol... No worries. Just curious to know what you think, and whether you agree with Roy:)
Marco.
I thought the girl from 1938 was in the coffin?
Yes the bloke was a welcome injection of humour, when the main character turned down a game of cards I laughed out loud when he said 'is there anything else you'd like to do?' with a leer.
I know, as did I... And other gems such as [something along the lines of] 'Was their skin still all milky and white?', and 'Does your wife still make you tremble?':D:lol:
The girl from 1938 was shown as a 'ghost' beside the guy who ran the hospice, as the hearse drove away.
It was an interesting old television curio and I know these type of stories generally leave a lot to your imagination I just felt this left too much to the viewer to work out.
Yeah, I agree. I just love such 'old curios', though. Weird, dark, spooky stuff like that, which an awful lot of seems to have been made during the 60s/70s/early 80s. Wonder what it was/what prompted the making of such material in those days, as loads of TV programmes/dramas/series/films in those days had a dark/spooky/eerie vibe - and I miss it!
Marco.
Yeah, I agree. I just love such 'old curios', though. Weird, dark, spooky stuff like that, which an awful lot of seems to have been made during the 60s/70s/early 80s. Wonder what it was/what prompted the making of such material in those days, as loads of TV programmes/dramas/series/films in those days had a dark/spooky/eerie vibe - and I miss it!
Marco.
Yes and there are a couple of stories from 'Tales of mystery and imagination' that have stayed with me from all those years ago, one in particular 'Casting of the runes' which was based on the same story as the film 'Night of the demon' - classic stuff!
Lol... No worries. Just curious to know what you think, and whether you agree with Roy:)
Marco.Watching it at moment. A load of rubbish lol. The main guy was also wycliffe
Watching it at moment. A load of rubbish lol. The main guy was also wycliffe
Ha - I knew you'd say that, as you just don't 'get' these things [much as I don't get the attraction in/fascination with your 'olde worlde' classics, lol] but watch it all the way through, and tell me at least that you didn't laugh out loud at the weird old perv the main guy shared a room with!:D
Marco.
I fancy getting this, as I used to love the spooky BBC Radio 4 dramas in the afternoon: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fear-on-4-Audiobook/1785298720?ipRedirectOverride=true&gclsrc=aw.ds&source_code=M2M30DFT1Bk13004272002HN&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuO3BuOiJ7gIVrwyLCh3FRwRoEAEYASAB EgJZe_D_BwE
Or this: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-M-R-James-BBC-Radio-Collection-Audiobook/1787538990?ipRedirectOverride=true&gclsrc=aw.ds&source_code=M2M30DFT1Bk13004272002HN&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItvGo9OmJ7gIV6_t3Ch3gAQsCEAEYASAC EgKDVvD_BwE
Marco.
Ha - I knew you'd say that, as you just don't 'get' these things [much as I don't get the attraction in/fascination with your 'olde worlde' classics, lol] but watch it all the way through, and tell me at least that you didn't laugh out loud at the weird old perv the main guy shared a room with!:D
Marco.
what the "dont show me it!" its not good for me :D:eek:
Aye, there are a few belters like that - keep watching!:D
Marco.
its finished... the guy is off and sitting just outside his coffin me thinks.. the big guy in the butchers apron was a cracker... in fact they all were:eek: guessing the were very much out of work, and wanabee actors....oh and a good few inmates from the local asylum
Lol - I know, mad stuff... I love it! You have to admit that it has a 'certain charm', no?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Lol - I know, mad stuff... I love it! You have to admit that it has a 'certain charm', no?:eyebrows:
Marco.
i suppose if your into that stuff then maybe. i like good production values... That had no production value:D My grandkid could have made it on his phone:ner:
Loved the big butcher of the asylum tho:lol:
The Apartment, 1960. Directed by Billy Wilder and stars Jack Lemmon, Fred Macmurray and Shirley MacLaine.
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Limited Deluxe Edition Blu-ray [3000 copies]
Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
Original uncompressed PCM mono audio
Optional 5.1 remix in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio
MacMurray relates that after the film's release he was accosted by women in the street who berated him for making a "dirty filthy movie", and one of them hit him with her purse.:D
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, it won 5 including best film and best director.
A classic and a super restore. ive been looking forward to this arriving
i suppose if your into that stuff then maybe. i like good production values... That had no production value:D My grandkid could have made it on his phone:ner:
Loved the big butcher of the asylum tho:lol:
Lol - I agree with all of that. However, I've always liked 'quirky', off-beat [yes low budget] stuff, especially with a spooky/sinister theme.
As I've said before, I don't watch films to be cheered up, which is why I rarely watch comedies [unless they're of the black variety] - I watch them to get a bit of a 'head fuck', or to be left with a feeling of uneasiness, as that's what presses my buttons!
Always been the same, even as a kid, probably because my mum was into that kind of stuff and I spent a lot of time watching TV with her, when I grew up during the 70s:)
Marco.
The Apartment, 1960. Directed by Billy Wilder and stars Jack Lemmon, Fred Macmurray and Shirley MacLaine.
Excellent film, one of my favourites
Thunderball (1965)
In the first twenty minutes he's killed a man, had a go on a jetpack, nearly been murdered, blackmailed a women into having sex with him, and killed another bloke.
And it's not even got started yet really.
Proper Bond not like the ersatz rubbish they do now.
Thunderball (1965)
In the first twenty minutes he's killed a man, had a go on a jetpack, nearly been murdered, blackmailed a women into having sex with him, and killed another bloke.
And it's not even got started yet really.
Proper Bond not like the ersatz rubbish they do now.
Yet it only gets three stars in reviews. Still I don't care - it has one of my favourite 'Bond girls': the sadly late Claudine Auger.
Not the best Bond film but I reckon it's the best of the books.
Winchester 73, 1950. Directed by Anthony Mann and stars James Stewart.
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First of the Mann/Stewart western collaberations. possibly the best. Jimmy Stewart spent months learning to use the rifle with aplomb.
The Man With Two Brains, 1983. Directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner.
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Not quite the great Martin he was to become, but a good effort. Light entertainment ...
A brilliant film. I'm not a big Steve Martin fan, I don't find him that funny, but this film is an exception. A bit of a curate's egg, it has some nice and very funny touches such as the two scientists with unpronounceable names (one of whom has his laboratory looking like Frankenstein's castle with fake plastic 'stone' walls) and the very willing prostitute who has difficulty in attracting clients because of her annoyingly squeaky voice.
Dynasties, 2018. Attenborough and crew. Quality stuff.
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Being a lover of painted dogs, that episode is one of my altime favs.
Pigmy Pony
08-01-2021, 18:08
A brilliant film. I'm not a big Steve Martin fan, I don't find him that funny, but this film is an exception. A bit of a curate's egg, it has some nice and very funny touches such as the two scientists with unpronounceable names (one of whom has his laboratory looking like Frankenstein's castle with fake plastic 'stone' walls) and the very willing prostitute who has difficulty in attracting clients because of her annoyingly squeaky voice.
"Oil, Oil, Oil, Dook of Oil, Oil, Oil!" Some other classic bits:
Pointy Bird song, "You can't fuck a gorilla!" "Was you out on the lake kissing your brain?" "Get that cat out of here!" And Kathleen Turner has never looked so hot :eyebrows: You may have gathered I quite like this film :)
Agree re. Kathleen Turner, but IMO she was at her "hottest" in 'Body Heat'.
Brilliant documentary/bio on Rush on Netflix. it's called Rush Beyond the lighted stage. It charts the very beginnings of the band through to the last tour before Neil Peart's death. Well worth a watch if you like the band.
High Sierra, 1941. Directed by Raoul Walsh and stars Ida Lupino,Humphrey Bogart and Arthur Kennedy .. Screenplay by W.R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett. Bogart's depiction of "Mad-Dog" Earle is excellent.
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Film was a critical and box office success.
Another Bogey one now with "The Enforcer", 1951. Co-directed by Bretaigne Windust and an uncredited Raoul Walsh, who shot most of the film's suspenseful moments, including the ending.
Stars Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel and Ted de Corsia.
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The film is loosly based on the real-life investigation into a group of hired killers dubbed by the press as "Murder, Inc."
POTC: At Worls's End. 2007.
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keep me amused...
Light comedy today.. Two Way Stretch, 1960, stars Peter Sellers.
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walpurgis
11-01-2021, 11:42
Light comedy today.. Two Way Stretch, 1960, stars Peter Sellers.
I watched 'Carlton-Browne of The F.O.' earlier, that has Thorley Walters and Peter Sellers in it too. Walters was great, even out-acting Thomas!
I watched 'Carlton-Browne of The F.O.' earlier, that has Thorley Walters and Peter Sellers in it too. Walters was great, even out-acting Thomas!
ah yes he was often in the St Trinians films too.
POTC. One Stranger Tides, 2011.
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Torn Curtain, 1966. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.
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Although it made a good profit it was not well recieved by critics. The principle actors were not overly keen either
I better stick with Paul Newman or he'll break ma legs:eyebrows:
Anyway, Hombre, 1967 it is, and stars Newman with Richard Boone, Martin Balsam, Fredrick March and Diane Cilento.
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Film was well recieved and successful. Good performance from Newman
The Railway Children, 2000. Directed by Catherine Morshead and stars Jenny Agutter, Richard Attenborough and Gregor Fisher.
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Tv remake of the classic novel by E. Nesbit.
Torn Curtain, 1966. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Torn_curtain.jpg
Although it made a good profit it was not well recieved by critics. The principle actors were not overly keen either
Haven't seen that for years! Quite enjoyed it at the time.
The Railway Children, 2000. Directed by Catherine Morshead and stars Jenny Agutter, Richard Attenborough and Gregor Fisher.
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Tv remake of the classic novel by E. Nesbit.
Another feel-good film, but often regarded as being a bit 'twee'.
The Jerk, 1979. Directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias. This was Steve Martin's first starring role.
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The film was seen favourably by most critics and public loved it as it made $100m from a $4m outlay.
All star cast for this 1959 British comedy.
Too Many Crooks directed by Mario Zampi and stars likes of Terry-Thomas, Sid James, George Cole and Brenda De Banzie.
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The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, 1948. Directed by John Huston and stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce Bennett.. Actor Robert Blake also appears as a young boy selling lottery tickets.
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Film made a profit and is now considered a classic, which of course it is.
Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!
The Long Riders, 1980. Directed by Walter Hill. Stars David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest and Nicholas Guest.
So 4 sets of acting brothers star as 4 sets of outlaw brothers; the James, Younger, Miller and Fords'.
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Film made a profit overall and although it has its moments, its not great.
Star Trek Insurrection, 1998. The ninth film in the Star Trek film series, and the third to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Directed By Comm Riker(Johnathan Frakes)
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Pigmy Pony
14-01-2021, 18:36
The Jerk, 1979. Directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias. This was Steve Martin's first starring role.
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The film was seen favourably by most critics and public loved it as it made $100m from a $4m outlay.
This is the film that exposed the deplorable sport of cat juggling. i remember being appalled at the time :(
Pigmy Pony
14-01-2021, 20:55
Re-watching "The Wire", getting Mrs. P into it too. Brilliant series, but it takes a few episodes to understand what they're saying. I'm tempted to use the subtitles facility.
'In the heat of the night' just started on Sony Classics.
'In the heat of the night' just started on Sony Classics.
Excellent film - Rod Steiger plays the bigoted southern cop to perfection.
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, 1948. Directed by John Huston and stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce Bennett.. Actor Robert Blake also appears as a young boy selling lottery tickets.
Film made a profit and is now considered a classic, which of course it is.
Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!
+1 to that!
Bend of the River,1952. Directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson.
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Film wasnt particularly well recieved but in now in classic western status.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue, 1970. Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner.
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Classy offbeat western
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