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The Man Who Never Was, 1956.
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just finished...Shooter, 2007..
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The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003..
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kirstysdad
25-02-2024, 13:42
just finished...Shooter, 2007..
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Excellent! Never seen him in a truly dreadful movie.
28 Weeks Later, 2007
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The Outfit, 1973..
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casablanca, 1942.. [got my new apple box working, yay]
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wonderful film this, and the new release shows the radiance of miss bergman... funny too, that both bergman and bogart wanted out of the film feeling it was total crap... just shows you how wrong even the stars can be
David Copperfield, 1935..
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The film was well-received upon its release in January 1935. Andre Sennwald of The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times) called it "the most profoundly satisfying screen manipulation of a great novel the camera has ever given us."[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(1935_film)#cite_note-7) Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(magazine)) wrote that it had "one of the most evenly good casts ever to have been assembled", with staging and costumes that were "almost always excellent."
Chinatown, 1974..
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casablanca, 1942.. [got my new apple box working, yay]
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wonderful film this, and the new release shows the radiance of miss bergman... funny too, that both bergman and bogart wanted out of the film feeling it was total crap... just shows you how wrong even the stars can be
Well it was a bit of a hotch potch from three screenplay writers. Nonetheless, despite the clichés, it is one of my favourite films.
(BTW - I understand there is a 'colurised' version - ugh!)
Chinatown, 1974..
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Another great film!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978...4k.
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nice transfer and this ltd ed comes with cards and poster plus book.
During the taxi ride, Donald Sutherland (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000661/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Brooke Adams (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000724/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s nervousness is genuine. Don Siegel (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796923/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had lost much of his vision and was driving through the dark streets of San Francisco without his glasses.
Harry the homeless banjo guy's banjo playing was performed by Grateful Dead (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335993/?ref_=tttrv_tr) frontman Jerry Garcia (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305263/?ref_=tttrv_tr). The song being played (and sung) is the traditional "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad," which was a regular tune played by The Dead in live performances, and appears on several live albums.
The man asking for help is Kevin McCarthy (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002994/?ref_=tttrv_tr), the star of the 1956 adaptation Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Joe Versus the Volcano, 1990..
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Soylent Green, 1973.
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this was edward g robinson's final film. he died a few months before it was released at 79. he was pretty much deaf and it took him a lot of effort and multipe tries to get into the swing of the dialogue in scenes timing wise. on occasion when director called cut in a scene, he would just continue to recite his part without knowing.
A dreadful film, but remarkably prescient.
It's set in 2022 with the global population at 7 billion. Today in 2024 the global population is 7.9 billion.
Today there are people here in the UK who have to go without food close to the end of the month, yet others cannot afford to keep up with their mortgage payments due to inflation.
As I said remarkably prescient.
A dreadful film, but remarkably prescient.
It's set in 2022 with the global population at 7 billion. Today in 2024 the global population is 7.9 billion.
Today there are people here in the UK who have to go without food close to the end of the month, yet others cannot afford to keep up with their mortgage payments due to inflation.
As I said remarkably prescient.
i think it was meant, in a way, to be dreadful...alas it was not heeded.
an only fools special. jolly boys outing
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Stargate, 1994..
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Doc Hollywood, 1991..
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Free State of Jones, 2016.. the true story...https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-free-state-jones-180958111/
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The Guns of Navarone, 1961..
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One of my favourite films.
First saw it on release, with my father (not sure what the BBFC classification was at the time, but I was only eleven, so might have needed to be accompanied by an adult.) Anyway it was a good job he was there, as he could explain the 24 hour clock system to me.
One of my favourite films.
First saw it on release, with my father (not sure what the BBFC classification was at the time, but I was only eleven, so might have needed to be accompanied by an adult.) Anyway it was a good job he was there, as he could explain the 24 hour clock system to me.
To receive a 'U' certificate the original UK cinema version was overdubbed to remove all of Barnsby's (richard Harris)uses of the word 'bloody' (the word was replaced with the less offensive 'ruddy'), and this same print appeared on early video releases.
Marathon Man, 1976..
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Not a bad film, but IMO, Lawrence Olivier totally over acts the Nazi dentist.
To Have and Have Not, 1944..bluray
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wilt, 1989..
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dune, 2021.. 4k
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dune, 2021.. 4k
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How does it compare with the David Lynch version?
To Have and Have Not, 1944..bluray
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Another of my all time favourites. :)
wilt, 1989..
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Mildly amusing, but doesn't do justice to the novel.
How does it compare with the David Lynch version?
i was very impressed overall, but needs a rewatch i think. its got a lot in it ; and part 2 to come.. ive got the lynch one which is good too, but think this may be better.
would be awesome on big screen
kirstysdad
01-03-2024, 17:55
How does it compare with the David Lynch version?
Head and shoulders above...
kirstysdad
01-03-2024, 17:56
i was very impressed overall, but needs a rewatch i think. its got a lot in it ; and part 2 to come.. ive got the lynch one which is good too, but think this may be better.
would be awesome on big screen
Looking fwd to Pt 2 and watching Pt 1 again before hand. Packed with detail and texture.
Head and shoulders above...
I'm not surprised, the Lynch version was IMO a disaster!
I'm not surprised, the Lynch version was IMO a disaster!
the lynch one isnt bad but this is on a much grander scale. plenty action etc and some of the sets are quite classy in their way.
im one of the few who liked this. good cast and well enough written for a fairly light action comedy. My Fellow Americans, 1996..
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The Jungle Book, 2016..
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For the sound design, director Jon Favreau (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and composer John Debney (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002201/?ref_=tttrv_tr) sought to recreate the Fantasound experience Walt Disney (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000370/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had in mind for Fantasia (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032455/?ref_=tttrv_tr). When mixing the soundtrack in Dolby Atmos, as Favreau said, "we isolated instruments when we could, and in the sound mix, we created a Fantasound mix. If you see the movie in Atmos, you will feel that there are instruments that move around the theatre."
Around one thousand remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as reference in post-production.
The animal characters were created entirely in key frame computer animation, with the assistance of footage of real animal movement, the actors recording their lines, and performance capture for reference. The production team underwent a thorough process to realistically convey the animals' speaking, while still making them perceptually believable to the audience. Director Jon Favreau (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/?ref_=tttrv_tr) researched earlier movies featuring anthropomorphic animals, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029583/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Bambi (1942) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034492/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and Babe (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and adopted certain techniques from those movies into this movie. Nearly seventy separate species of animals native to India are featured in this movie, with several species being portrayed as "one hundred fifty percent larger" than their actual counterparts. Jim Henson's Creature Shop was brought in to provide animal puppet figures for Neel Sethi (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5888481/?ref_=tttrv_tr) to act against, although none appear in the finished movie. The animal puppets were performed by Artie Esposito (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186819/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Sean W. Johnson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426207/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Allan Trautman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871209/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and April Warren. Favreau utilized motion-capture with certain actors and actresses, expressing a desire to avoid overusing the technology, in order to prevent evoking an uncanny valley effect.
Murder by Decree, 1979...
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Sherlock Holmes investigates London's most infamous case, Jack the Ripper.
Although Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote a story about Jack the Ripper, the idea of Holmes working on that case is not entirely without basis in fact. Joseph Bell, who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes, was consulted by Scotland Yard on the case.
Publicity for this movie stated that it was the one hundred thirty-fourth Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson movie. The first had been Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000501/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Think I might have seen it. Is it the one which suggests The Ripper has links to the Palace?
Think I might have seen it. Is it the one which suggests The Ripper has links to the Palace?
I think that's the mini-series with Michael Caine and Bodie off of 'The Professionals'. But it's not a Sherlock Holmes film, Caine just plays some copper.
I think that's the mini-series with Michael Caine and Bodie off of 'The Professionals'. But it's not a Sherlock Holmes film, Caine just plays some copper.
both suggested govt and palace involvement. ive got the caine'brodie one which was a mini series. this was a film, re prince of wales having secretly married and tubbed a lass[genevieve bujold] who told prostitute friends and asked them to protect her baby as she knew she and baby were in trouble and marked partly as she was catholic..
its well enough done
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2006..
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The Boys from Brazil, 1978..
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In a promotional interview with Roger Ebert (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001170/?ref_=tttrv_tr), James Mason (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000051/?ref_=tttrv_tr) explained that he had hoped to get either Laurence Olivier (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s or Gregory Peck (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000060/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s role, and was disappointed to be offered neither, but then was contacted about the subsidiary role of Seibert: "They'd found that when Dr. Mengele was in Paraguay, he had no one to talk to. So they fleshed out the other Nazi, and he fell into my lap. It was convenient, it was acceptable, I could even make sense of the character, and besides, it was four weeks work in Portugal, where I'd never been before."
The Boys from Brazil, 1978..
https://www.tvguide.com/a/img/catalog/provider/1/2/1-172498080.jpg
In a promotional interview with Roger Ebert (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001170/?ref_=tttrv_tr), James Mason (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000051/?ref_=tttrv_tr) explained that he had hoped to get either Laurence Olivier (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s or Gregory Peck (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000060/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s role, and was disappointed to be offered neither, but then was contacted about the subsidiary role of Seibert: "They'd found that when Dr. Mengele was in Paraguay, he had no one to talk to. So they fleshed out the other Nazi, and he fell into my lap. It was convenient, it was acceptable, I could even make sense of the character, and besides, it was four weeks work in Portugal, where I'd never been before."
A truly grim film - I hated it, despite having three fine actors in it. Perhaps it was because they played their parts so well. :rolleyes:
Little Big Man, 1970..
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A New Leaf, 1971
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The Final Countdown, 1980..
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Sneakers, 1992..
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie was a perfect fit for the part. Uneven and confused in a typical Nicholas Roeg sort of way.
Pigmy Pony
05-03-2024, 15:13
That will have been at the peak of Bowie's cocaine addiction, so yes he would have been a perfect fit.
No Country for Old Men, 2007..
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walpurgis
06-03-2024, 07:52
You never forget having seen that.
I've seen it, and have forgotten most of it. In fact I've seen virtually all of the Coen brothers' output and remember little of much of them, apart from a few stand out moments.
You never forget having seen that.
its pretty dark. it does live with you for a while too
Ruthless People, 1986
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Trading Places, 1983
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011
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The History of Mr. Polly, 1949
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The History of Mr. Polly, 1949
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Studied the book at school, and might have seen the film. If I did I don't remember it. :doh:
Studied the book at school, and might have seen the film. If I did I don't remember it. :doh:
vaguely remember you once saying you didnt like film, so must have at some time... i quite like it but ive not read book in long time. mills does a decent job as does findlay currie who would have been over 70
Murder Most Foul, 1964
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movie time.... Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Trouble with Harry', 1955.. 4k bluray.
...The screenplay by John Michael Hayes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Michael_Hayes) was based on the 1950 novel by Jack Trevor Story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trevor_Story). It starred Edmund Gwenn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Gwenn), John Forsythe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forsythe), Mildred Natwick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Natwick), Jerry Mathers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Mathers) and Shirley MacLaine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine) in her film debut.
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An American Werewolf in London, 1981
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Could never decide if I liked the film or not. If I remember the "transformation' scenes were well done.
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
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Murder on the Orient Express, 2017..
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Predestination, 2014... a current fav of mine this.
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The Adjustment Bureau, 2011
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Dark Passage, 1947
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Dark Passage, 1947
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I haven't seen that - any good?
I haven't seen that - any good?
its different to the usual but i like it. dont see bogarts face until he has had the plastic surgery...
another bogey i play a lot in all its bluray finery... To Have and Have Not, 1944..
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his first film with his to be wife, lauren bacall.. in fact it was their first meeting and her first film too
The Ballad of Cable Hogue, 1970..
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The Apartment, 1960.. bluray
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The film was lauded by Soviet-bloc critics as an indictment of the American system and a story that could only have happened in a capitalistic city like New York. At a dinner honoring him in East Berlin, Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) said the movie "could happen anywhere, in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Rome, Paris, London." When Wilder said the one place it could not have happened was Moscow, the East Germans broke into thunderous applause and cheers. When the ovation died down, Wilder continued: "The reason this picture could not have taken place in Moscow is that in Moscow nobody has his own apartment." The remark was met with grim silence.
Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) gave Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr) free rein to fill in the character of C.C. "Bud" Baxter in performance. He compared the actor favorably to Charles Chaplin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and thought he could do no wrong.
In the scene where Karl punches Baxter, Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was supposed to mime being punched. He failed to move correctly and was accidentally knocked down. Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) chose to use the shot of the genuine punch in the film.
Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr) related later in life how Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) kept his film editor, Doane Harrison (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365561/?ref_=tttrv_tr), on the set with him at all times as associate producer and never made a shot until they both discussed it. As a result, he was able to shoot sparingly, cutting the film in the camera and eliminating costly set-ups that might never be used.
The Cat and the Canary, the 1939 remake made as a comedy/horror and starring bob hope and the lovely paulette goddard.
https://www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com/images/goddard.jpg
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High Plains Drifter, 1973.
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Ice Cold in Alex, 1958...
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Another good film. Despite very little action, the film is quite gripping.
All very British, and doing 'the right thing' - they all deserved their ice cold beer when they reached Alexandria.
Avanti!, 1972.. bluray..
https://cinesavant.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/5543avan.png
Juliet Mills (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005236/?ref_=tttrv_tr) gained 25 pounds within six weeks to take on the role of Pamela Piggott.
Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) cast several non-professionals in supporting roles. Guidarino Guidi (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346745/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was a Rome actor's agent who called Wilder about getting jobs on the film for various clients and was instead cast as the maitre d' of the Excelsior Hotel; Raffaele Mottola (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609550/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was hired as the film's dialogue coach and then persuaded to play the passport official at the start of the film; and the elderly Armando Giovagnoli (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2644594/?ref_=tttrv_tr), playing the nonagenarian Baron, was Wilder's chauffeur on the film. The famous make-up man Harry Ray (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712844/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who worked on a number of Wilder films (and was, for a time, Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s personal make-up man), was cast as Dr. Fleischman, the dentist on Wendell's plane - perhaps because of his close resemblance to Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
After Marcello Mastroianni (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000052/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had turned down the role of Carlucci, Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) tested both Nino Manfredi (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542063/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Romolo Valli (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0885123/?ref_=tttrv_tr) for the part. However, he worried that their accents would be too strong for American audiences and cast the New Zealand-born Clive Revill (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720890/?ref_=tttrv_tr) after the actor (whom he had recently directed in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066249/?ref_=tttrv_tr)) happened to call him on the telephone. Revill had played a Russian in his earlier Wilder film and had also played an Italian quite recently in The Assassination Bureau (1969) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064045/?ref_=tttrv_tr); Wilder recalled his facility for languages and his skill at accents (he had also played both an Arab and a Scot in Modesty Blaise (1966) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060708/?ref_=tttrv_tr), an American in A Fine Madness (1966) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060414/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and another Russian in both Fathom (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061653/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063599/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in the recent past) and hired him at once.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 1970..bluray..
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Colin Blakely (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086780/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was cast quite late in pre-production, and was hired by Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) on the strong recommendation of Robert Stephens (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827137/?ref_=tttrv_tr), a friend and colleague of Blakely's in his work with the National Theatre, and his co-star in the original stage production of "The Royal Hunt Of The Sun" by Peter Shaffer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787323/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in 1964. In that, Blakely played Pizarro and Stephens played Atahuallpa. Both had been lavishly praised for their performances.
The third castle that Holmes, Watson and Madame Valladon visit in Scotland is Eilean Donan, also known as "the Highlander Castle" ever since it was used as a location in the film "Highlander". The bridge and castle appear to look quite different than in the later film but that is merely because of the different perspective used.
Location shooting at Loch Ness in Scotland took two weeks. Afterwards, Robert Stephens (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827137/?ref_=tttrv_tr) collapsed and had to be hospitalized for exhaustion. Production was shut down for at least two weeks.
Nicol Williamson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932116/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was considered for the role of Holmes, but was passed over for Robert Stephens (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827137/?ref_=tttrv_tr). Williamson would go on to play the detective in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075194/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Switch, 1991..
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one of my guilty secrets. im one of the few who like it, it seams.lol
Three Godfathers, 1948..
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My Man Godfrey, 1936..bluray.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/faae05a1b170149a490b96749d940a7f/BeabnGRtbsbWPi0gQYY7xJClHmZjMg_large.jpg
It was the first film released under the aegis of Charles Rogers and was given a big premiere.[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey#cite_note-14) My Man Godfrey premiered on September 6, 1936, and was released in the United States on the 17th of September.[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey#cite_note-:0-2) It was a runaway hit and earned huge profits for the studio.
Young Frankenstein, 1974..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Young_Frankenstein_movie_poster.jpg
The film is a parody (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film) of the classic horror (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters) film genre, in particular the various film adaptations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_in_popular_culture#Film_derivatives) of Mary Shelley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley)'s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein) produced by Universal Pictures (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures) in the 1930s. A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Film) magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time".
Principal photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography) began on February 19, 1974, and wrapped on May 3, 1974. To recreate the visual style of the original Universal horror films, Brooks shot in black-and-white, employed vintage-style opening credits, used wipes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_(transition)) and irises (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_shot) for scene transitions, and even used the original Kenneth Strickfaden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Strickfaden) lab equipment from the 1931 Frankenstein (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1931_film)).
Marty Feldman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman) added a comic twist to his character, by deliberately swapping which side the hump on his back was located; when Doctor Frankenstein asks him about it, Igor replies simply: "What hump?" Wilder wrote the role specially for Feldman.
Sherlock Holmes, 2009.
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Rachel McAdams (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046097/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Jude Law (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000179/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and Robert Downey Jr. (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/?ref_=tttrv_tr) reportedly did most of their own stunts.
In the stories, Holmes is described to be an expert in Baritsu. In the film, however, the martial art that Holmes used is the Wing-Chun Kung Fu (famously used by Ip Man Yee (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2416279/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Bruce Lee (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/?ref_=tttrv_tr)). Robert Downey, Jr. is a practitioner of the art in real-life, and the fight scene between him and David Garrick (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1162877/?ref_=tttrv_tr) at Punch Bowl Pit was coordinated with the help of his trainer. Director of photography Philippe Rousselot (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003542/?ref_=tttrv_tr) used a special high-speed digital camera specifically to film the Punch Bowl fight sequence. The key moment where Holmes punches his opponent's jaw was filmed one second in real time, and turned into a seven-second shot without additional post-production aid.
'The Six Million Dollar Man.'
A seven million dollar man is created but he can't handle the powers and goes crackers. Amazing amount of padding in this episode, there's two slow motion fight scenes that go on forever.
Still one of the better episodes though. This was trash TV at the time but compared to modern stuff it's practically Shakespeare.
I'm still watching (for the umpteenth time!) M.A.S.H on D
Great TV (channel 50).
Pigmy Pony
14-03-2024, 23:08
Binge watched four episodes of Minder this evening, so that's me caught up. Apart from a feature-length one "Minder on the Orient Express". Haven't seen that one before, I'll set aside a couple of hours this weekend...
Back to the Future, 1985..https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9d_lBBx0xxB7_d4RP82MlRcK82lzT2 W1ZavxhV39SSTZOofDX
Back to the Future Part II, 1989..
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Back to the Future Part III, 1990.
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Binge watched four episodes of Minder this evening, so that's me caught up. Apart from a feature-length one "Minder on the Orient Express". Haven't seen that one before, I'll set aside a couple of hours this weekend...
It's watchable but not as good as the normal episodes.
It's watchable but not as good as the normal episodes.
strangely there are not many series i can binge watch now. like rockford files; tho i love show, 1 at a time is enough.
strangely there are not many series i can binge watch now. like rockford files; tho i love show, 1 at a time is enough.
I've never been able to binge-watch anything. Doesn't matter how good it is, two episodes is the most I can do for one session. Was better in the old days when they rationed you to one a week.
Carry On Screaming!, 1966..
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https://i.ibb.co/dWwhWfB/nemesis.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Star Trek: Nemesis' (2002)
Assumed I'd seen this before but turned out that I hadn't.
Not that I'd missed much, totally pedestrian outing for the 'TNG' crew, most of whom are hardly in it. They were supposed to do another TNG film after this, but poor box office performance meant this was the last one.
There's nothing like going out on a low.
I mean you know it is bad when even Patrick Stewart can't save it.
Unless you are really into Trek I am going to award this a 'Don't bother'.
https://i.ibb.co/dWwhWfB/nemesis.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Star Trek: Nemesis' (2002)
Assumed I'd seen this before but turned out that I hadn't.
Not that I'd missed much, totally pedestrian outing for the 'TNG' crew, most of whom are hardly in it. They were supposed to do another TNG film after this, but poor box office performance meant this was the last one.
There's nothing like going out on a low.
I mean you know it is bad when even Patrick Stewart can't save it.
Unless you are really into Trek I am going to award this a 'Don't bother'.
agree, that was my impressions too.. surprised stewart made it.
The 6th Day, 2000..
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https://i.ibb.co/48LfQfn/AC-DC-Forever-Young2023.jpg (https://ibb.co/fkWScSz)
'AC/DC Forever Young' (2023)
Documentary - or, if you will, 'Rockumentary' - about the well known band.
Not bad this even if it is French. Only about an hour long so does not hang about or dwell. Some good interviews and clips. Worth a watch if you have an interest in their music.
Amusing bit about the bagpipes on 'It's A Long Way To The Top'. They liked the idea of having pipes on it, but who would play them? Bon Scott say, 'No problem - I was in a pipe band.'
So they get some bagpipes and set them up. Scott is making some terrible noise from them.
'I thought you said you were in a pipe band?' says the manager.
'I was', says Scott. ' I was the drummer.'
top comedy now..
....Some Like It Hot, 1959...
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/b935a8eaff6f0e92d17b18a1cd19fdf6/5ZrsCMJikkq6bPNmWjofhZswbi544L_large.jpg
When Tony Curtis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000348/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr) first put on the female makeup and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their makeup, and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment.
A preview audience laughed so hard after Daphne's announcement of the engagement to Osgood, that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It was re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added to allow for this.
Supposedly when Orry-Kelly (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0650673/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was measuring all three stars for dresses, he half-jokingly told Marilyn Monroe (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/?ref_=tttrv_tr), "Tony Curtis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000348/?ref_=tttrv_tr) has a nicer butt than you," at which point Monroe pulled open her blouse and said, "Yeah, but he doesn't have tits like these!"
Upon its original release, Kansas banned the film from being shown in the state, explaining that cross-dressing was "too disturbing for Kansans."
top comedy now..
....Some Like It Hot, 1959...
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/b935a8eaff6f0e92d17b18a1cd19fdf6/5ZrsCMJikkq6bPNmWjofhZswbi544L_large.jpg
When Tony Curtis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000348/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Jack Lemmon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000493/?ref_=tttrv_tr) first put on the female makeup and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their makeup, and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment.
A preview audience laughed so hard after Daphne's announcement of the engagement to Osgood, that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It was re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added to allow for this.
Supposedly when Orry-Kelly (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0650673/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was measuring all three stars for dresses, he half-jokingly told Marilyn Monroe (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/?ref_=tttrv_tr), "Tony Curtis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000348/?ref_=tttrv_tr) has a nicer butt than you," at which point Monroe pulled open her blouse and said, "Yeah, but he doesn't have tits like these!"
Upon its original release, Kansas banned the film from being shown in the state, explaining that cross-dressing was "too disturbing for Kansans."
I watched that again a couple of weeks back. I've been to the hotel where they filmed, it was the next one down the beach to where I was staying. Still looks exactly the same outside, not sure about inside or if that was just a set on a soundstage - it's very beautiful and ornate inside.
I watched that again a couple of weeks back. I've been to the hotel where they filmed, it was the next one down the beach to where I was staying. Still looks exactly the same outside, not sure about inside or if that was just a set on a soundstage - it's very beautiful and ornate inside.
its called Hotel del Coronado.. lots of the rich and famous used it as well as films.. looks like its some place
https://hoteldel.com/history/
think its owned by the chinese now
(https://hoteldel.com/history/)
its called Hotel del Coronado.. lots of the rich and famous used it as well as films.. looks like its some place
https://hoteldel.com/history/
think its owned by the chinese now
(https://hoteldel.com/history/)
This is the one I was staying at:
https://i.ibb.co/Nsvv1PF/lowes.png (https://imgbb.com/)
It looks pretty flash but it was quite cheap - think I paid $65 a night although that was 20 odd years ago and well out of season.
Most amazing bath of any hotel room I ever stayed. Sunken and lined with marble with the steps down into it.
The Jungle Book, 2016... i really like this. photography/cgi is wonderful as is the dialogue
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Pigmy Pony
28-04-2024, 20:51
Anita was at the dentist's on Friday to have a tooth out, which broke in two and made the procedure extra painful and she's been dosed up on painkillers since. So last night we had a quiet night in with Netflix, and watched this. Bit of an unfortunate title.
https://occ-0-317-1167.1.nflxso.net/dnm/api/v6/Qs00mKCpRvrkl3HZAN5KwEL1kpE/AAAABSykDLX6D1rQBUyBZHqpPbn4d57FxXUfIeCrdiZ5PK3djP aiNmsTnmGK8driTKTUxaQLzFt1HYijpYiszya4FOo4E8waSaLu fAOOemRmfJWzb6DdYcOzgZgz2SzlMsbf64JDjg.jpg?r=362
Then we followed it with Extraction 2. Oh the pain!
At least you didn't watch 'Marathon Man.'
Pigmy Pony
29-04-2024, 06:30
At least you didn't watch 'Marathon Man.'
No, that definitely wouldn't be 'safe'.
To celebrate my finishing Phase 1 of redecorating my partner's flat about three weeks ago, we went to see 'Back to Black', a film about Amy Winehouse which had just been released.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/Back_to_black_film_poster.jpeg/220px-Back_to_black_film_poster.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Black_(film)
We both like her singing, and being from Camden, where my partner lives, we had the additional pleasure of recognising many of the places where filming took place.
The film has been panned by critics both professional and amateur. No doubt they were expecting a documentary - but it's not a documentary, it's a 'biopic'. Biopics are often pieces of fiction, loosely based on truth: for example Oliver Stone's film of the Doors, was hardly a documentary!
Only Mark Kermode 'got' it. He rightly describes the film as fantasy - seeing Winehouse's career and her relationship with others (notably her boyfriend) through her eyes, and her eyes only.
“This is a fairytale about a love story in a chaotic destructive environment. Whether you think or not Amy Winehouse's story should be told in this way,” says Mark Kermode in his video review. “I have seen some, I think, foolish one-star reviews, which have taken objection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzDZ-CwPHvI
Anyway we enjoyed it and were very impressed with Marisa Abela, who not only looked like Winehouse, but sounded like her
Pigmy Pony
04-05-2024, 09:19
'Minder', series 5 ep. 8 - "The Balance of Power", sees Arthur running for election as a councillor. Decent enough episode, but never mind that - cast includes the lovely Caroline Langrishe as the journalist Julie Waters :) I couldn't find any pictures of her from Minder, but she did appear in many episodes of 'Lovejoy'. Proper posh totty. She's 66 now, nine days younger than me. But ageing a lot better :)
Caroline's the one on the left.
https://www.autographica.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/mar2331032023_0014_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1680456049
My daughter wants to see the Amy Winehouse film as do I so might go on Monday.
Used to love Minder, I see it is on ITV4, which is a very dangerous channel as I could lose the whole day on there!
'Minder', series 5 ep. 8 - "The Balance of Power", sees Arthur running for election as a councillor. Decent enough episode, but never mind that - cast includes the lovely Caroline Langrishe as the journalist Julie Waters :) I couldn't find any pictures of her from Minder, but she did appear in many episodes of 'Lovejoy'. Proper posh totty. She's 66 now, nine days younger than me. But ageing a lot better :)
Caroline's the one on the left.
https://www.autographica.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/mar2331032023_0014_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v=1680456049
Remember when Lovejoy was a guest on 'Vic Reeves Big Night Out?'
But then it turned out that it was just Vic with lines drawn on his face in biro.
Similar to when they had David Bowie on, but it was eventually revealed that it was again just Vic, with an orange sponge taped to his head.
My daughter wants to see the Amy Winehouse film as do I so might go on Monday.
Used to love Minder, I see it is on ITV4, which is a very dangerous channel as I could lose the whole day on there!
Sweeny, Minder, The Professionals, Robin Of Sherwood, The Avengers. My top pick when I was 'working from home'.
And they have great motorsport coverage. [emoji846]
The Six Million Dollar Man - 'Death Probe'
Not seen this since it was first broadcast but I recall it as being the best episode.
Had to put a pin in to watch it as it's 'Age Restricted'. I mean WTF? This show was on at 7 in the evening back in the 70s. I watched them all then and I was about 8. There was a children's annual FFS.
World's gone mad. Or madder than it already was anyway.
Mikeandvan
20-05-2024, 20:46
I watched some creakly old film last night, it was horrendous, starring James Mason, 'The Seventh Veil', fuck me was it dry! What a load of shite, glad I was alive in the 1940s!! It's about this girl piano player virtuose and James is her rich old uncle, who she must'nt hug, and he forbids her to marry some guy, and goes off to Paris, 7 years later, bla bla. I forwarded the whole thing and then ditched it.
How the feck can this be 47 years old…???
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240520/9c8834471a87ad2b166762970e260bc2.jpg
Cheese fest!
Pigmy Pony
20-05-2024, 21:37
I watched some creakly old film last night, it was horrendous, starring James Mason, 'The Seventh Veil', fuck me was it dry! What a load of shite, glad I was alive in the 1940s!! It's about this girl piano player virtuose and James is her rich old uncle, who she must'nt hug, and he forbids her to marry some guy, and goes off to Paris, 7 years later, bla bla. I forwarded the whole thing and then ditched it.
Well last night 5 Star was showing "American Gangster," followed by M. Night Shyamalan's "Split". So if you chose The Seventh Veil over those I have no sympathy.
Mikeandvan
20-05-2024, 21:44
Well last night 5 Star was showing "American Gangster," followed by M. Night Shyamalan's "Split". So if you chose The Seventh Veil over those I have no sympathy.
What's 5 star? whats 'split'? I don;t know new things.
Pigmy Pony
21-05-2024, 18:11
What's 5 star? whats 'split'? I don;t know new things.
Channel 5 has some offshoots: 5 Action, 5 Star, 5 USA. I thinks they are all available on Freeview as well as Sky etc.
A bit of "Split":
https://youtu.be/Qsr6SgcKNiM
Mikeandvan
21-05-2024, 22:43
Channel 5 has some offshoots: 5 Action, 5 Star, 5 USA. I thinks they are all available on Freeview as well as Sky etc.
A bit of "Split":
https://youtu.be/Qsr6SgcKNiM
Meh, I just watched 'Man from Uncle', the first series in b/w.
Notorious
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Notorious_%281946_film_poster%29.jpg/220px-Notorious_%281946_film_poster%29.jpg
A film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, as well as the great Claude Rains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notorious_(1946_film)
Shown on Talking Pictures TV in B&W. Superb!
How very English
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El Cid
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/El_Cild_film_poster.jpg?20171212221619
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid_(film
Shown on BBC4 the other night. I had forgotten what a good film this is.
Three Thousand Years of Longing
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing.jpeg/220px-Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing
Shown on Film4 the other night. A lengthy, wordy film with little action, but as a concept I found it fascinating. Definitely worth a second watch. :)
Currently watching the British Touring Car Championship coverage from Snetterton today (8 hours, but you can fast forward ads and some of the filler) on one screen and some of the Radio 1 Big Weekend on another. Sabrina Carpenter set made me realise I am an old perv, I don’t mind her music but I loved the outfit and white boots…. I’m a sucker for white boots, my wife wore them under her wedding dress!
The colour of the boots would not be a deal breaker for me.
The colour of the boots would not be a deal breaker for me.
:lol:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Sw4AAOSwfztikjwO/s-l1600.jpg
What a film.
Watching something similar: John Boorman's Hope and Glory.
Set in London during the German air raids, it follows the lives of the families and how they coped with life during the war. Largely seen through the eyes of a 9 year old boy.
Remarkably realistic setting with the bombed out streets and houses.
'Moonraker' (1979)
On ITV4 right now.
Past peak Bond but still better than any of them that came after.
Some good lines - 'Look after Mr Bond. See that he comes to some harm.'
The g-force thing he nearly gets killed in is just a slightly jazzed-up motorcycle sidecar. I never noticed that before and I've seen this many, many times - including at the pictures when it first came out.
One of my guilty pleasures as a man of a certain age is Springwatch. My daughter decided to join me and we watched a couple of episodes, and I think she is now as much of a geeky fan as I am. I then decided to show her some YouTube clips of Michaela Strachan on “Hit Man and Her” from the early 1990’s…. (Now that programme was really a guilty pleasure back then, but not going to discuss that with my 15 year old daughter!)
She was quite flabbergasted by “Hit Man and Her” - I don’t think she could grasp the concept, and to be honest, over 30 years later, neither can I! Suffice to say, she will happily watch Michaela on Springwatch, but watching her on Hit Man and Her…. Er, no.
Then it got even more surreal - Jim Moir (Vic Reeves to you and I) was a judge on some sort of wildlife award on the show. I was going to show her some Reeves & Mortimer clips, (“Dove from Above”, anyone?) but I decided against it - I know she knows the Childline phone number off by heart…. :lol:
'Hit Man And Her' had a concept now?
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2024, 06:23
Jim Moir (Vic Reeves to you and I) was a judge on some sort of wildlife award on the show. I was going to show her some Reeves & Mortimer clips, (“Dove from Above”, anyone?) but I decided against it - I know she knows the Childline phone number off by heart…. :lol:
No, I think your daughter should see why the British music industry is the envy of the world, so here you go:
https://youtu.be/X1fYqd-mNhQ?t=74
Classic! I’ll let you know what she thinks….
Those were the days - when celebrity panel shows had celebrities you'd actually heard of.
'The New Avengers'
I'm classing this as proper telly even though really there's only a few good things about it. Essentially - the theme tune, and Purdey.
The only other point of interest was the cars since they did a deal with British Leyland who supplied the cars so you get the Jag XJS, Range Rover, Rover SD1, Triumph TR7, MG 'B' and a modified Jag XJ12.
It's not that realistic - Gambit's XJS doesn't suffer from catastrophic electrical failures, Purdey's MG doesn't leak oil like the Torrey Canyon - but those cars really do look good.
Makes you wonder what might have been
'Batman' - on Talking Pictures channel.
Caesar Romero as The Joker.
Proper telly.
Possibly some of the best telly ever made.
Pigmy Pony
03-09-2024, 18:25
'Batman' - on Talking Pictures channel.
Caesar Romero as The Joker.
Proper telly.
Possibly some of the best telly ever made.
As a kid I never missed Batman, was the highlight of the week. Iirc it came on about 7.30pm Saturday and Sunday. We must have been watching it in black & white, because at some point 'swap' cards which came in a pack with bubble gum went on sale, and we were all amazed at the colours. Same thing happened with Man from UNCLE.
If I close my eyes I can still smell the bubble gum cards.
As a kid I never missed Batman, was the highlight of the week. Iirc it came on about 7.30pm Saturday and Sunday. We must have been watching it in black & white, because at some point 'swap' cards which came in a pack with bubble gum went on sale, and we were all amazed at the colours. Same thing happened with Man from UNCLE.
If I close my eyes I can still smell the bubble gum cards.
I seem to recall it being on Saturdays after Grandstand finished - around tea time. One episode a week. But that would be mid/ late 1970s.
Pigmy Pony
03-09-2024, 21:15
Yeah it was earlier than that when we were watching, about 1966. And before each episode Batman would tell us "Batman cannot fly!" and Robin would punch his palm with his other fist as he replied "Holy broken bones Batman!" Because some of us really were that stupid.
Just read on Wikipedia that it aired between 1966 and 1968, for three seasons. Seasons 1 and 2 aired for 2 consecutive nights per week, with most of the stories occupying 2 episodes. Season 3 got one episode per week, after which the show was cancelled due to falling ratings.
'Kojak'
A very young Christopher Walken is the baddie.
Thought I'd seen pretty much all of these back in the 70s and 80s, but I don't remember any of the episodes they've shown so far.
Pigmy Pony
13-09-2024, 18:53
Kojak was massively popular in the 1970s, though there were concerns it was too violent. I didn't bother much with it at the time, preferring Starsky and Hutch which folloewed soon afterwards.
But in recent months it has been back on telly (forgive the pun) just before Minder, so I got to watch it more. I really like it now, decent storylines with heart, frequently funny, and Theo is pretty cool...
Kojak was massively popular in the 1970s, though there were concerns it was too violent. I didn't bother much with it at the time, preferring Starsky and Hutch which folloewed soon afterwards.
But in recent months it has been back on telly (forgive the pun) just before Minder, so I got to watch it more. I really like it now, decent storylines with heart, frequently funny, and Theo is pretty cool...
I used to watch it when I was very young because my father liked it but it was a bit slow for me.
I appreciate it more watching it now. There's quite a few where they don't solve the crime or crimes, or there's an ambiguous ending, or sad endings. I like that.
'The A Team'
Tv show not the crap film. Must be an early episode as they have that bird knocking around with them.
Not proper telly but still better than modern rubbish. Just entertainment, no stupid 'messages' - other than if you're a bad person you're going to end up getting a good thumping and then off to prison.
'The A Team'
Tv show not the crap film. Must be an early episode as they have that bird knocking around with them.
Not proper telly but still better than modern rubbish. Just entertainment, no stupid 'messages' - other than if you're a bad person you're going to end up getting a good thumping and then off to prison.
I used to be a bit of an A Team fan. Complete hokum, but entertaining nonetheless, much in the same way as 'Knight Rider'.
(Don't remember any "bird knocking around with them" though. Maybe she was the the way you could engage their services.)
Pigmy Pony
20-09-2024, 22:03
https://www.a-team-inside.com/bilder/darsteller/ba/ba_baracus-a-team-3
"That ain't no bird fool, that's Faceman"
I used to be a bit of an A Team fan. Complete hokum, but entertaining nonetheless, much in the same way as 'Knight Rider'.
(Don't remember any "bird knocking around with them" though. Maybe she was the the way you could engage their services.)
''Until the first half of the second season, the team was assisted by reporter Amy Amanda Allen (Melinda Culea).''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team
Pigmy Pony
22-09-2024, 12:06
Watched part one of a two-parter Kojak on Thursday ('Summer of '69'), and looked forward to seeing how it worked out in part two. Unfortunately my stupid Sky box recorded it at 8am yesterday, completed with that 'signing dwarf' in the corner, looking like Kojak's own personal Lord Charles. So I won't get to find out how it ended, cos I cannot sit through an episode with that dwarf, it's too distracting :(
This was from series 5, which has a really crappy opening credits, so I'll give it a wide berth. There's something up with the SQ anyway - you can hear indoor conversations, but outdoors the traffic noise drowns out the dialogue.
I hate it when I tape stuff overnight and it has that signing bloke on it. They could at least warn you.
It's always something you really want to watch, too.
I wonder if deaf people would rather just have subtitles, he's got to be as distracting to them as he is to us.
I'm a fan of foreign cinema; the dialogue obviously is in the language of the country in which it is made. There are two options for anglophone audiences: dubbing into English, or subtitles.
I dislike dubbed films, because no matter how well it has been done, the lip-synch can never be perfect, and that lack of perfection annoys me.
That leaves subtitles, which some find distracting, but I'm able to read them whilst still paying attention to the visuals; and I always prefer to hear the original language.
So I can well imagine having a "dwarf" signing for the hard of hearing annoying and distracting.
Pigmy Pony
23-09-2024, 22:01
I can't be doing with 'overdubbed' films, it's not just the lip syncing issues, it's also that the dubbed voices are done in a different acoustic setting, sounding unrealistic. Just looks and sounds like bad acting. I much prefer subtitles - a bit of a pain initially, I quickly get used to them.
Anyone been watching the snooker?
Why do the the player interviews take place on the Death Star?
Pigmy Pony
26-09-2024, 07:48
The last time I watched snooker Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins was slugging it out with Steve 'Interesting' Davis. Two very different players. Snooker was entertaining back then.
Can't remember who mentioned it or on where, but the 1984 nuclear apocalypse film "Threads" is on BBC Four tonight - I don't think I have ever seen it, so one I will be recording to scare myself 5h!tless with!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/crl8nj3xxp7o
I saw it when it was first broadcast - but don't remember too much about it. Will be watching it again.
The Zero Theorem
https://musicimage.xboxlive.com/catalog/video.movie.8D6KGWZM265D/image?locale=en-gb&mode=crop&purposes=BoxArt&q=90&h=300&w=200&format=jpg
The Zero Theorem is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry and Lucas Hedges. Written by Pat Rushin, the story is about a hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator who is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
This is what the Guardian thought of it:
There are a few funny ideas and striking images pinballing around in Terry Gilliam's new movie, which is a Phil-Spector-type wall of zane. But The Zero Theorem basically defeated me. It is frantically overworked, over-designed and overdetermined in its hyper-crazy world where nothing seems really to be at stake. When the film stops to draw breath it can be captivating – as when the action removes to a weird, virtual-reality paradise beach where the setting sun never quite dips below the horizon. Christoph Waltz is Qohen, a put-upon, melancholy computer programmer in a dystopian futureworld city that will not be unfamiliar to those who have seen Ridley Scott's Blade Runner or Gilliam's Brazil. Qohen's shadowy corporate employers task him with solving the top-secret "zero theorem" – a job they give to all troublingly clever types – then send a beautiful woman to distract him when he looks like he's coming close to the truth: she is Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry), and there are a number of A-list cameos, such as Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon. It doesn't really come to life.
I'm inclined to agree.
Human Nature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Nature_(2001_film)
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wilds since childhood as an ape.
As quirky as Being John Malkovich but not as funny, Human Nature feels too forced and unengaging.
Pigmy Pony
10-10-2024, 15:44
Shame about The Zero Theorem. I like Christoph Waltz and David Tewlis.
That and the other film sounds like a few hours you won't get back :(
I'm a fan of David Thewlis: he was good in the Mike Lee's films I have seen as well as his portrayal as the "inspector" in 'An Inspector Calls', but he was wasted in the Terry Gilliam film.
As to having my time wasted, I've seen hundreds of films - the great majority I have found interesting, thoughtful and enjoyable. But many of them I have no interest in seeing again. The two cited were such.
watched a few films recently.
https://i.ibb.co/6tCchdV/runaway.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Runaway Train' (1985)
Two convicts escape from prison and hitch a ride on a train which is just four engines coupled together. When the engineer has a heart attack, the train runs out of control.
Not a bad film this, the original screenplay was by Akira Kurosawa. Despite the thin premise it has good characters and performances. Worth a watch.
https://i.ibb.co/crpsHVG/heartbreak.jpg (https://ibb.co/z4LtYDy)
'Heartbreak Ridge' (1986)
Saw this at the flicks when it came out and didn't think much of it but seen it many times over the years and it's grown on me.
There are so many things wrong with this film it would take a book to list them but that doesn't really matter. Eastwood is always good, there's lots of classic moments and dialogue, and the understated ending is quite poignant.
Not essential, but close to it.
watched a few films recently.
https://i.ibb.co/6tCchdV/runaway.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Runaway Train' (1985)
Two convicts escape from prison and hitch a ride on a train which is just four engines coupled together. When the engineer has a heart attack, the train runs out of control.
Not a bad film this, the original screenplay was by Akira Kurosawa. Despite the thin premise it has good characters and performances. Worth a watch.
Yes it's not a bad film at all. :)
Rebecca de Mournay is a plus.
Today's 'Movie For A Dreary Afternoon' is
https://i.ibb.co/2sFs5Qf/PEKING.jpg (https://ibb.co/vQcQDGK)
'55 Days At Peking' (1963)
Charlton Heston is a U.S Marine taking on the Chinese in the Boxer Rebellion.
Good looking film but otherwise a bit of a disaster.
The production had all sorts of issues. There were script problems from day one. Ava Gardner was a drunk, David Niven demanded re-writes for his character, and the director had a heart attack two months into filming.
Still worth a watch though just for the spectacle.
Agreed on all counts. 'Spectacle' is a good description: the film does indeed look good.
Agreed on all counts. 'Spectacle' is a good description: the film does indeed look good.
It was better than I recall it being. Just the pace slows down too many times - but I notice that with of a lot of films from that era.
Today's 'Movie For A Dreary Afternoon' is
https://i.ibb.co/RCC6fFG/time.jpg (https://ibb.co/WcczZhN)
'Time Bandits' (1981)
I was in London when this came out, I remember the Underground was covered in posters advertising it.
Classic film that can be watched any number of times.
Yes - it's a very enjoyable film: made before Terry Gilliam went OTT with his direction.
Pigmy Pony
17-11-2024, 15:12
One of my favourite films. On Sky Cinema
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On some obscure Sky channel I stumbled across (honest, guv) “Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair”
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It was absolute tosh, despite the soft porn scenes, but I loved the 70’s vibe, furnishings and cars. Then going a bit of googling revealed the sad legacy of those involved - Diana Dors dying of cancer, her husband and “star” of the film shooting himself and of course Mary Millington, killing herself with an overdose. Not to mention Bernie Winters who also passed only 60 of cancer. I wonder what happened to poor old Schnorbitz.
Pigmy Pony
02-12-2024, 16:08
Weather miserable right now, but indoors we have the first ever episode of Kojak, followed by series 1 episode 2 of Minder. Which may be some consolation or just piling on the misery, depending on your tastes.
Anyone else seen the new Superman movie teaser trailer from James Gunn?
I may have watched it… a few times. :eek:
https://youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?si=GffIrx74sTDfY9nB
Anyone else seen the new Superman movie teaser trailer from James Gunn?
I may have watched it… a few times. :eek:
https://youtu.be/uhUht6vAsMY?si=GffIrx74sTDfY9nB
Yet another superheroes' film updated with a lot of CGI. Doubt I shall watch it, even when it is screened on TV.
Queen: Rock The World - a “lost” documentary by “Whispering” Bob Harris on the 1977 News of the World album and tour. Brilliant insight into one of the greatest bands ever on 5Select, not sure if it’s available on My5 but well worth seeking out.
Yet another superheroes' film updated with a lot of CGI. Doubt I shall watch it, even when it is screened on TV.
you watch the trailer Barry?
This is a very different take, more like the Christopher Reeve 78 movie.
Feels hopeful, and not dark like the last ones.
Kryptonite, bad superman, baddies with superman powers... haven't they done it to death already?
I mean there's only so much you can do with a hero that's indestructible.
Only two good superhero things ever done were the old Spiderman cartoon series and 'Batman' with Adam West. It's ruined cinema IMO.
Pigmy Pony
23-12-2024, 13:53
I thought the 'Watchmen' film was really good, and a soundtrack that fitted the film perfectly imo. A film I could (and have) watch more than once, and that's rare these days.
Thats the thing with this one...
First scene is you see Superman has had his ass handed to him, bleeding out and practically unable to breathe...
This is different.
Not for everyone of course, so hey ho.
Kryptonite, bad superman, baddies with superman powers... haven't they done it to death already?
I mean there's only so much you can do with a hero that's indestructible.
Only two good superhero things ever done were the old Spiderman cartoon series and 'Batman' with Adam West. It's ruined cinema IMO.
you watch the trailer Barry?
This is a very different take, more like the Christopher Reeve 78 movie.
Feels hopeful, and not dark like the last ones.
Yes, I watched the trailer. Like I said, a lot of impressive CGI which adds little to the Superman character.
Superman (Ka El) is sent Earth by his father Jor El in a capsule as a very small child, to avoid the imminent destruction of his home planet Krypton. He is raised by a farmer who found the capsule. The farmer then notices the boy has supernatural strength etc.
Superman doesn't arrive on Earth as an adult, nor does suffer cuts and bruises as the trailer depicts.
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 - like it says on the tin, a musical celebration of the channel’s diamond anniversary - some great performances so far, well worth an iPlayer catch-up.
Learned a few things so far - never knew that Dave Gilmour was instrumental in getting Kate Bush signed to EMI or that he produced her debut album. Every day’s a school day.
Yes I watched that. Good programme - but didn't learn anything new.
I think there will be other similar programmes to celebrate BBC 2's 60th anniversary to follow.
I watched a very long documentary about Loch Ness and the 'monster.'
Turns out all the photos are faked. Who knew?
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2024, 10:59
I watched a very long documentary about Loch Ness and the 'monster.'
Turns out all the photos are faked. Who knew?
Nessie certainly knows, but predictably chose not to comment.
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2024, 11:13
Meet Steve, full-time Nessie hunter. He's been there since 1991, living in that van with no running water, a bit of solar electricity and a stove to burn driftwood in. He makes a few bob selling handmade models based on something he has yet to see. That's dedication.
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Meet Steve, full-time Nessie hunter. He's been there since 1991, living in that van with no running water, a bit of solar electricity and a stove to burn driftwood in. He makes a few bob selling handmade models based on something he has yet to see. That's dedication.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/B7C3/production/_90434074_nessie.jpg.webp
One of the things they mentioned in that doc was the mental deterioration observed in 'Nessie-hunters.'
Psychologist reckoned it was due to the isolation, especially in winter, but one lady claimed it was because the whole area is 'enchanted.' The jury's still out on that.
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2024, 11:49
But if you ignore the tank top he looks quite normal.
For someone with no access to running water his clothes look very clean.
Pigmy Pony
29-12-2024, 12:48
Well the pub does have an outside tap, and according to the ads Ariel washing liquid will clean at 15C, so... His clothes must get stiff as boards in winter though.
His clothes must get stiff as boards in winter though.
Hence the tank-top I suppose. Easier to put on even when it's frozen solid.
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I shouldn’t have enjoyed this as much as I did, a bit silly not very realistic but thoroughly entertaining.
As shown on TV last night: "What's Love Got to Do with It", a drama documentary about the career of Anna Mae Bullock known as Tina Turner and her dominating and abusive partner Ike Turner.
Angela Bassett who plays Tina Turner is excellent, as is Lawrence Fishbourne who plays Ike.
As shown on TV last night: "What's Love Got to Do with It", a drama documentary about the career of Anna Mae Bullock known as Tina Turner and her dominating and abusive partner Ike Turner.
Angela Bassett who plays Tina Turner is excellent, as is Lawrence Fishbourne who plays Ike.
I shall search that up now, sounds interesting.
And because I watched Renegades, Amazon suggested this - Ian Ogilvy again, and practically the same movie, but still enjoyed it.
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Finally setup AppleTV+ as I have wanted to watch this since it was first announced years ago. (I loved Band of Brothers, and am also very interested in the history of the 8th, particularly as I live only a few miles from several US airfields, including Thorpe Abbotts where this is set.)
One episode so far, and it is awesome, stunning visually and really thought provoking about what it was really like for those brave boys.
'Band Of Brothers' is outstanding. One of the best things ever done.
'Band Of Brothers' is outstanding. One of the best things ever done.
I agree, have it on DVD but not watched in at least a decade, but looks like it is available to stream on Apple in HD, so will be watching that again too, as well as The Pacific, which is also Spielberg/Hanks, but passed me by at the time.
I ended up watching the first 4 episodes of Masters of the Air - really good, would highly recommend if this is your type of thing.
I agree, have it on DVD but not watched in at least a decade, but looks like it is available to stream on Apple in HD, so will be watching that again too, as well as The Pacific, which is also Spielberg/Hanks, but passed me by at the time.
I ended up watching the first 4 episodes of Masters of the Air - really good, would highly recommend if this is your type of thing.
It is my sort of thing but I don't have Apple subscription.
I can't remember if I watched 'The Pacific' or not. That's bad isn't it?
Band Of Brothers I watched first time round on 'live to air' TV and I've got the box set and have watched that through at least twice. The golden age of TV which we aren't going to see the likes of again I don't think.
Currently working through the 162 episodes of the original 'Magnum P.I'
If you have a compatible device(s), 7 day trial for Apple TV for free, which is what I was intending to do and binge watch this, but then there are a load of other things I have already decided I want to watch, so I guess it will go past the week - £8.99 per month, no contract so you can cancel when you want.
I think I can get it via Virgin but I can't binge-watch anything. Two episodes a day is my limit, no matter how good it is. I don't know why.
Well I finished Masters of the Air last night, and it was a brilliant series overall. We all know the story of WW2 so no surprises as to how it ended, but as a series to bring to life some of the "greatest generation" it was superb. Of course, it's American, so they were the heroes, and the RAF were stereotypical "stiff upper lip" in the tiny amount they were featured, but overall it was well worth watching and I would recommend. Also the companion documentary "The Bloody Hundredth" which featured archive interviews with the guys that the book/series were based on was well worth a watch too to close everything off.
I then went on to watch Blitz - directed by Steve McQueen (no, not that Steve McQueen) and featuring Paul Weller (yes, that Paul Weller) as the father/grandfather of the two main characters - a mother and son in London in WW2, and the ensuing trouble the boy gets into after "escaping" from being evacuated to the country.
https://i.redd.it/fyol11a4jkpd1.jpeg
Pretty much panned by the critics I really enjoyed it, although it was bit surreal in places, but overall I thought it was a really good film, and the acting was superb especially Elliott Effernan as the 9 year-old George.
Pigmy Pony
12-01-2025, 12:03
On Legend today, The Six Million Dollar Man from the beginning. I used to watch this back in the 70s, but had never seen the pilot episode. Episode 2 just starting, we get to see what the bionic bits can do.
On Legend today, The Six Million Dollar Man from the beginning. I used to watch this back in the 70s, but had never seen the pilot episode. Episode 2 just starting, we get to see what the bionic bits can do.
I watched those first few episodes a few months back. They're terrible, truly terrible.
Simpsons - Lee Majors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2OrNPIohK4
I watched 'Looper' last night. A highly convoluted sci-fi time-travel thriller starring Bruce Willis.
I had seen it before but somehow missed a lot of the detail. I reckon I'll need to see it a couple of more times till I fully understand what is going on.
Pigmy Pony
12-01-2025, 13:41
Yeah I must admit I was a bit disappointed. All he did was rescue some kid from a crashed car, and while mum was initially grateful her head fell off a bit when she spotted the birds nest of wires coming out of his arm. Then Steve went into a prolonged sulk and that was pretty much it.
I'd rather watch the bionic woman, she was quite fit.
Yeah I must admit I was a bit disappointed. All he did was rescue some kid from a crashed car, and while mum was initially grateful her head fell off a bit when she spotted the birds nest of wires coming out of his arm. Then Steve went into a prolonged sulk and that was pretty much it.
I'd rather watch the bionic woman, she was quite fit.
Not as fit as Wonder Woman.
I was in my forties before I realised that my entire taste in women was pretty much determined by the TV shows I watched in the 1970s.
Pigmy Pony
12-01-2025, 15:41
Yeah I'll give you that. Though she looks like a two man job, and I have neither the energy nor inclination.
https://www.lyndacarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5484.png
Pigmy Pony
12-01-2025, 15:44
Not as fit as Wonder Woman.
I was in my forties before I realised that my entire taste in women was pretty much determined by the TV shows I watched in the 1970s.
Really? Was it the hat?
https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16217407.jpg?type=mds-article-962
Yeah I think I'm probably past it too now but when I was younger.
Plus she could deflect bullets with those wrist guards so would have been handy having her on my arm in some of the neighbourhoods I've been to.
Really? Was it the hat?
https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16217407.jpg?type=mds-article-962
She was not without her charms.
But matching ex-girlfriends to 70s pin-ups I seem to have been influneced quite heavily by
Catherine Bach - Dukes of Hazzard
Stephanie Powers - Hart To Hart
Catherine Schell - Space 1999
Joanna Lumley - The New Avengers
Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman
Victoria Principal - Dallas
Jodie Foster - 'Candleshoe'
Not just looks but personality too. Not really sure if weird or normal.
I admit I did have a bit of a crush on Penelope Keith in "To the Manor Born" when I was about 12...
Well, finished watching The Pacific last night - it was excellent - harrowing, as all good programs about WW2 should be, I guess.
Just watched this - it was half way through on BBC1 when I was flicking through the channels last night, so caught up on it this evening on iPlayer.
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Really good, set in the Iraq war following a team of US bomb disposal techs. But I think I am done with war films for a while.
I should have watched that after watching Looper, instead of watching the film following on Legend called Momentum.
Momentum is a convoluted film about a sadistic CIA (?) operative tracking down a female Mossad agent who is part of a gang stealing diamonds from a bank vault. The unconvincing ending suggests a possible sequel.
Pigmy Pony
13-01-2025, 08:32
I admit I did have a bit of a crush on Penelope Keith in "To the Manor Born" when I was about 12...
Well, finished watching The Pacific last night - it was excellent - harrowing, as all good programs about WW2 should be, I guess.
Just watched this - it was half way through on BBC1 when I was flicking through the channels last night, so caught up on it this evening on iPlayer.
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Really good, set in the Iraq war following a team of US bomb disposal techs. But I think I am done with war films for a while.
Yeah that is a good film, I used to have it on blu ray, ended up giving it to Grant.
Another one worth watching imo if you haven't already, before you take a break from this genre is this:
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Based on a true story, and directed by Clint Eastwood so you know it'll be pretty good.
Cheers Steve, I can’t remember if I have seen that one but definitely my sort of film. Looks like it is on Sky on Thursday so will give it a go.
both of those are pretty good.
Sad to learn of the passing of David Lynch (20.01.1946 - 16.01.2025)
Lynch was one of the most imaginative of American directors of recent times. From his debut 'Eraserhead' to 'Mulholland Drive', all his films were of interest, if at times enigmatic.
He will be greatly missed.
Pigmy Pony
16-01-2025, 22:24
That is sad. Always liked David Lynch films, even though they rarely made any sense to me. There was a certain beauty to their otherworldly weirdness.
Mikeandvan
02-02-2025, 21:07
Straw dogs, been looking for ages on the internet for this one, to stream I mean, which is why I bought the DVD player, gonna watch it tonight, such a classic. Also watched Hoffman last night in Marathon Man, another classic, 70s thrillers really are the creme a la creme of film making for me.
But matching ex-girlfriends to 70s pin-ups I seem to have been influneced quite heavily by
Catherine Bach - Dukes of Hazzard
Stephanie Powers - Hart To Hart
Catherine Schell - Space 1999
Joanna Lumley - The New Avengers
Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman
Victoria Principal - Dallas
Jodie Foster - 'Candleshoe'
Not just looks but personality too. Not really sure if weird or normal.
For me:
Catherine Shell - yes,
Joanna Lumley - yes,
the others; sadly not really.
Straw dogs, been looking for ages on the internet for this one, to stream I mean, which is why I bought the DVD player, gonna watch it tonight, such a classic. Also watched Hoffman last night in Marathon Man, another classic, 70s thrillers really are the creme a la creme of film making for me.
I find the films of Sam Peckinpah too 'over the top' for my tastes - but would agree that "Straw dogs' is one of the more watchable.
And Dustin Hoffman is very good in 'Marathon Man', as is Lawrence Olivier who makes an excellent villain - one who could make you never want to see a dentist again!
I find the films of Sam Peckinpah too 'over the top' for my tastes - but would agree that "Straw dogs' is one of the more watchable.
And Dustin Hoffman is very good in 'Marathon Man', as is Lawrence Olivier who makes an excellent villain - one who could make you never want to see a dentist again!
You don't like 'The Wild Bunch', 'Ride The High Country', 'The Ballad Of Cable Hogue' and 'Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid' ?
Mikeandvan
03-02-2025, 12:51
You don't like 'The Wild Bunch', 'Ride The High Country', 'The Ballad Of Cable Hogue' and 'Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid' ?
The Wild bunch is awesome, those other 3 films I don't know, but look forward to watching them! And of course 'Find me the head of Alfredo Garcia', I was exhausted after watching that one in the cinema! non stop shoot em ups. Didn't he do 'The Iron cross' too?
That is exactly my complaint with Peckinpah - it's all "shoot ups" and little else.
Is 'Pat Garrat and Billy the Kid' the one with Bob Dylan in it? In general Westerns and war films leave me cold, whereas I'm much more interested in Japanese samurai films.
That is exactly my complaint with Peckinpah - it's all "shoot ups" and little else.
Is 'Pat Garrat and Billy the Kid' the one with Bob Dylan in it? In general Westerns and war films leave me cold, whereas I'm much more interested in Japanese samurai films.
Yes that's the one with Dylan. 'Wild Bunch' really only has two shoot-outs, one at the start and one at the end. Most of the film is devoted to the explaining the character's motivations and how they cope psychologically (or not) in a brutal world. In a lot of ways it's quite like a classic samurai film.
The Ballard of Cable Hogue
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Described as a Technicolor Western Comedy by Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Cable_Hogue (!) I have seen it but I don't remember too much about it.
Now for something a bit different:
Revengers Tragedy
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A adaptation of Thomas Middleton's celebrated play of 1607. Revengers Tagedy tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered on their wedding day, and his desire to exact revenge on the murderer. In the post apocalyptic Liverpool of the future, Vindici (played by Christopher Ecclestone) returns from a self-imposed exile to bring down those responsible for his wife's murder. While Vindici's family have fallen on hard times, the murderer, know as the Duke (played by Derek Jacobi, as a creepy bi-sexual) has become rich, powerful and virtually untouchable. Employing all his wit and cunning, Vindici sets out to gain the Duke's confidence and get close enough to kill him.
I think Peckinpah would have liked this adaptation, as in the end everybody ends up being killed. Visually it is very stylish and imaginative, but the actual plot is hard to follow at times. Definitely merits a repeated viewing.
However wikipedia report the critics thought differently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revengers_Tragedy
IMO, it is one of director Alex Cox's better movies.
Manina - The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
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1952 Black and White.
A very young (18) Brigitte Bardot in her first film.
A 25-year-old Parisian student, Gérard Morere (Calvé), hears a lecture about a treasure Troilus lost at sea after the Peloponnesian War. Gérard thinks he knows where it is, thanks to a discovery he made five years earlier when diving near the island of Levezzi, in Corsica. He gets friends and an innkeeper to invest in his dream, enough to get him to Tangiers where he convinces a cigarette smuggler, Eric (Vernon), to take him to the island on Eric's boat.
There they find 18-year-old Manina (Bardot), the light-keeper's daughter, who is beautiful and pure. Manina and Gérard fall in love. Eric thinks Gérard may have conned him, but Gérard's belief in the treasure compels patience. Gérard dives by day and romances Manina at night. Gérard finds the treasure, though Eric betrays him and absconds with it. However, Eric's boat is shipwrecked in a storm and sinks. The film ends with Manina and Gérard embracing.
The film is slow moving with a least half of it taken up with Gérard's plans and arrangements for the proposed recovery of the treasure. There is a risable scene where a fight breaks out in a nightclub in Tangiers, and the local police are called in and proceed to hit everybody with their truncheons, knocking them all out. Even so, it is worth watching to see the young Bardot before she developed her trademark pout and wiggle.
Norma Jean & Marilyn
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Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 American biographical drama television film directed by Tim Fywell, based on the 1985 book Goddess, the Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers. The film stars Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe. It premiered on HBO on May 18, 1996.
The tagline for the highly fictionalized film summarizes the plot: "Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality." In dream-like scenes, Monroe and her former self appear together, with Norma Jean sometimes taunting Monroe.
Norma Jean & Marilyn received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with a rating average of 4.8/10.
Worth watching to see how despite being told she would never make it in the movies, Norma Jean is doggedly determined to succeed, and basically fucks her way into meeting producers and directors who reluctantly give her a chance.
And for a little light relief:
Asterix & Obelix - Take on Caesar, Mission Cleopatra, Asterix at the Olympic Games and Asterix & Obelix in the Service of Her Majesty.
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1999, 2002, 2006
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2012.
Based on the comic book series originally written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
All of these films feature Gérard Depardieu as Obelix, but the character of Asterix is played by different actors in each film.
Book of Eli - Amazon Prime.
Dont know how I missed this one…
Great cast.
Enjoyable.
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Pigmy Pony
12-02-2025, 12:28
Book of Eli - Amazon Prime.
Dont know how I missed this one…
Great cast.
Enjoyable.
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A film I too have missed, but... Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman are two good reasons for seeking it out. Which I will :)
Pigmy Pony
12-02-2025, 12:32
Now for something a bit different:
Revengers Tragedy
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Revengers_Tragedy_DVD_cover.png?20171020004737
A adaptation of Thomas Middleton's celebrated play of 1607. Revengers Tagedy tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered on their wedding day, and his desire to exact revenge on the murderer. In the post apocalyptic Liverpool of the future, Vindici (played by Christopher Ecclestone) returns from a self-imposed exile to bring down those responsible for his wife's murder. While Vindici's family have fallen on hard times, the murderer, know as the Duke (played by Derek Jacobi, as a creepy bi-sexual) has become rich, powerful and virtually untouchable. Employing all his wit and cunning, Vindici sets out to gain the Duke's confidence and get close enough to kill him.
I think Peckinpah would have liked this adaptation, as in the end everybody ends up being killed. Visually it is very stylish and imaginative, but the actual plot is hard to follow at times. Definitely merits a repeated viewing.
However wikipedia report the critics thought differently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revengers_Tragedy
IMO, it is one of director Alex Cox's better movies.
Spoiler alert! But it looks interesting, so it's another I'll watch out for :)
Mikeandvan
12-02-2025, 21:06
Watched the Peckinpah films, realised I'd seen Pat Garrett before, still brilliant though. Didn't much like the Ballad of Cable hogue, bit naff. Need to find 'Head of Alfedo garcia' on DVD as its not on Amazon for streaming.
Lawrence001
12-02-2025, 22:21
Iron Cross was good anyway.
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Late to the party with this one,
leaving Amazon Prime soon so buckled in for a watch.
first couple of episodes were a bit slow but so glad I persevered.
Up there with Babylon 5 and rebooted Battlestar Galactica as world building Sci-Fi done right.
scratch that, it’s possibly better than both.
Astounding TV
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Even if you aren't into his type of music, well worth a watch in my opinion (assuming you have Netflix) - inspiring and depressing in equal measure.
The Wild Party
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An interesting Merchant - Ivory film, showing Raquel Welch in one of her sexiest rôles. Told in backflash, it leads up to a shocking finale.
Diva
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_(1981_film)
A young postal messenger's secret recording of his operatic idol gets him into unimaginable depths of trouble when bootleg is accidentaly switched with a surveillence tape. As a pair of psychopathic hoods trail the messenger, he finds himself caught in a complicated plot of murder and corruption, his romantic dreams of love with the opera singer melamorphosing into a living nightmare. Set in a stunning world where the fantastic and thereal clash in contemporary Paris.
Diva is a thriller, fairy-tale, action and romantic drama all in one movie. Beautiful to look at, 'Diva' is an absolutely stunning debut from director Jean Jaques Beineix.
(Of interest to Members here, is the chance to spot and identify all the audio gear depicted in the film: Nagra, Revox, Nakamichi, Beyer (?) etc.! There are also several 'technical' errors in the film, as well as some uncertainties over the 'timing' and location finding of events.)
Dolls 2002
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A film by Takeshi Kitano
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Cult director Takeshi Kitano weaves together three visually stunning and deeply touching stories of undying love inspired by traditional Japanese Buraku puppet theatre.
The first story concerns a tising young executive who turned his back on his girlfriend in pursuit of his career. Following a failed suicide attempt which leaves her in a mindless daze, he runs to his former lover's side and now they roam the country together.
The second story is about an aging yakuza who also abandoned his girlfriend for the sake of success. Thirty years later, he is compelled to return to the park where they used to meet.
The final tale is of a former pop star who becomes a recluse following a disfiguring accident. One day, one of her greatest fans come to prove the extent of his devotion to her in the most unusual and ultimately shocking way.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring 2004
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring,_Summer,_Fall,_Winter..._and_Spring
On lake set in a valley in the depths of the mountains sits an isolated dwelling. Here a Buddhist monk and his young apprentice live in harmony with nature.
As the seasons change and the years pass, the carefree child apprentice becomes a young man filled with desire. Despite the continuing wisdom that his master imparts, the young man finds he is emotionally unprepared for the arrival of a youg woman. Dealing with feelings of guilt and jealously, he is forced to confront a darker side of his nature and, resolving to cleanse himself, he serves a penance in the form of a religious mantra. Later, as winter comes and death makes way for new life, the man prepares to take on the role of teacher...
Breathtaking and visually arresting, Kim Ki-duk's unique and exquisite exploration of the human condition and its infinite complexities is one of the most captivating and thought-provoking films ever made.
What? - a film by Roman Polanski, 2007
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(My copy is the Scandinavian version with subtitles, and has a different cover)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%3F_(film)
During her Italian vacation, a young and beautiful American tourist finds herself as a guest in a coastal villa inhabited by some odd people.
A Man Escaped a film by Robert Bresson, France 1956
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Escaped
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Based on the true story of a Gestapo prisoner who escaped from prison just hours before his scheduled execution, Bresson’s film is a suspenseful realist drama and a moving metaphorical fable about chance and redemption. Perhaps most remarkably, Bresson (himself a former prisoner of war) conveys how the significance of everything is transformed by incarceration; sounds offer information, and objects become potential tools for escape.
Black Cat White Cat 1998
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat,_White_Cat
A hilarious comedy from the director of 'Life is a Miracle', Emir Kusturica's 'Black Cat White Cat' is a riotous mix of farce, romance and crime. Set within a community of gypsies, it tells a story of dodgy deals, family ties, young love and magical occurences. Zare is young man in love with the beautiful Ida, but his crooked father, having botched up a black market deal, intends to marry him off to the sister of a powerful gangster - a woman so tiny that her nickname is Ladybird.
Set on the banks of the Danube, this colourful comedy is crammed with spectacle, incident snd the music of Emir Kusturica's famous travelling gypsy band.
Mr Turner
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A film by Mike Leigh, 2004
A stunning and beatiful film, Mr Turner tells of the extraordinary story of Britain's greatest ever artist. As Turner, (Timothy Spall) produces masterpieces ahead of his time that challenge the art world, so he has to confront his own ever changing circumstances and deal with love and loss.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Turner
Savages 1972
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A film from the Merchant Ivory collection
A croquet ball lands amid a tribe of forest-welling 'Mud People', providing a catalyst that brings together the two distinct worlds of SAVAGES. Merchant Tvory Productions' intriguing, enigmatic 1972 comedy tha texplores, compares and contrasts the primative and cultured sides of man's nature.
Retracing the croquet ball's path the Mud People are led to an abandoned mansion , where they assume the trappings of 'civilisation, as they transform into the eccentric guests at lavish and decadent 1930s weekend house party. Each 'civilised' character cannot shed his or her true nature - savage conduct, atavistic social rituals and sexual abandonment are all common to both 'primative' and 'advanced# states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savages_(1972_film)
Only Human 2004
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An inspired comedy from talented writer-director team of Teresa de Pelegri and Dominic Harari. Only Human grew out of the three obsessions shared by the couple: sex, family and the Middle East.
Leni arrives home to introduce her fiancé Rafi to her Jewish family for the first time. Everything goes wonderfully well until they reveal that Rafi is Palestinian. With his future mother-in-law unhinged by the news, Rafi offers to take over in the kitchen. But he accidentially drops a frozen soup out of the seventh floor window, hitting a pedestrian below. As if the evening's not going badly enough, it turns out the pedestrian may be Leni's father.
Putting an ingenious spin on the meet-the-parents genre, husband and wife team - a neat adjunct to the film's theme of family and cohabitation - de Pelegri and Haradi have delivered a hilarious and beautifully performed comedy of errors that also acts as a pin-sharp observation on the absurdities of the Palestinian-Isral conflict and of intolerance in general
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Human_(2004_film)
Betty Blue 1986
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The second film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Betty Blue is a 1986 French erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. it could be described as an amour fou, but that would make light of what is ultimately a shocking film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Blue
I should add that the two protagonists seem to spend a lot of their time naked, and Béatrice Dalle has the most perfect body. Otherwise it's a serious and disturbing film, sprinkled with a few funny one-liners.
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Its next on my list,
will probably wait till all episodes are available then binge over a weekend as a treat.
Loved the first series, 2nd not so much as it focused less on Reacher and more on his Team.
3rd one apparantly back to what made first one good, so look forward to it.
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