The Bells!
Not a bad version with top cast.
Now Big Jake. 1971 stars John Wayne and Richard Boone.
"I thought you were dead"
Duke.. "not likely"
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The Bells!
Not a bad version with top cast.
Now Big Jake. 1971 stars John Wayne and Richard Boone.
"I thought you were dead"
Duke.. "not likely"
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Nevada Smith. 1966. Stars Steve McQueen.
A prequel to Harold Robbins The Carpetbaggers and directed by Henry Hathaway. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5651f4e75f.jpg
I always think of this as a 'hidden' Akira Kurosawa classic. An excellent film, and one I've seen several times, but have yet to get a copy.Quote:
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Saw that recently - it was much better than expected.Quote:
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Good film - but Ian Hislop's collected 'Wipers Times' is an even better read.Quote:
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Saw it at the cinema - for some reason I didn't enjoy it. But then it's a Coen Brothers film, which I always find to be quirky: I love some of their films, whereas others leave me cold. The two brothers alternate between directing and producing. I have yet to work out if the films I like have the brothers operating in consistent activities.Quote:
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From Here To Eternity 1953. Stars Bury Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Ernest Borgnine, Deborah Kerr and the lovely Donna Reed..
Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Won 8 academy awards, and nominated for 13.
The famous beach scene caused uproar in 50's America, but grossed today's equiv of 300m dollars. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...98816bb57a.jpg
Excellent film - a classic! :)
+1 Absolutely!Quote:
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011.
Directed by Rupert Wyatt, stars Andy Serkishttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bf04dca5c5.jpg
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014.
Stars Andy Serkis again as the ape.
Directed this time by Matt Reeveshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...02bc982f93.jpg
Scrooge 1951.. B&W version. The best xmas carol film imo stars the great Alistair Sim
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I have just spent the last twenty minutes worrying about whether "Dickens' ", or "Dickens's " is the more correct. It would seem either is correct.
Dickens' was way I spelt it[emoji23]
Tonight, My Fellow Americans 1996.
Jack, Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd and Lauren Bacall star.
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The Planets. Prof Brian Cox.
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Day of the Outlaw. 1959.. directed by Andre De Toth, and starring Robert Ryan, Burl Ives and the lovely Tina Louise.
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Witchfinder General, (aka conqueror worm) stars Ian Ogilvy and Vincent Price, with Patrick Wydmark. 1968
Directed by Michael Reeves.
The film's gruesome content was met with disgust by several film critics in the UK at time, even tho it had been censored heavily. In USA it wasn't censored and no one complained. It was a success there more than here.
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Lindsay Anderson's 1968, If.... , starring Malcolm McDowell.
Incendiary, subversive, and darkly humorous,*If....*is a landmark of British countercultural cinema.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bcdd84df12.jpg
The Sea Shall Not Have Them. 1954.
Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel star.
Directed by Lewis Gilbert.
Referring to the film's title,*Noël Coward*said of the film's two male stars, "I don't see why not. Everyone else has... [emoji23] Lol
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Paul.. 2011.
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A Christmas Carol. 1999. stars Patrick Stewart.
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Ice Age. 2002(amazingly)
First adventures of Sid, Manny and Diago.
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Birdman Of Alcatraz. 1962, directed by John Frankenheimer.. this is the new Masters of Cinema version.
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Lovin' this to bitz:
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Marco.
Seen it a few times.. Guy Ritchie. Has some comic momentsQuote:
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Yeah, the vibe was kinda Quentin Tarantino-like, cool stuff:)
Right now, watching this, which so far is very good and quite dark:
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Description: "Left alone on an isolated farm, a 12-year-old boy must fight for his life when he becomes the target of a crazed psychopath..."
https://youtu.be/1dc0rvz0Upw
Marco.
Marathon Man. 1976. Stars Dustin Hoffman, laurence Oliver and Roy Scheider.
Directed by John Schlesinger.
A trip to the dentist was never the same after and "Is It Safe" became a oft used quote. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...460b64151a.jpg
Absolute Power. 1997. Stars Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Based on the book by David Baldacci and Directed by Eastwood himself
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I like that movie. Nice cast and acting. Laura Linney was excellent.Quote:
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yes, she was good, and pretty. even looked a bit like his daughter features wise tooQuote:
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Good stuff! There's an interesting modern adaption of this on BBC1 tonight with a star-studded cast which is supposed to be superb and somewhat 'edgy': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000csdmQuote:
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https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/22/what-...ight-11922574/
...but you don't have a TV license;)
Marco.
nope, but it will come out on bluray later no doubt:D
Lol... Pity there wasn't some system that allowed me to record it on my Virgin TV box, and 'send' it to you somehow to playback at your end.....
Marco.
lol, a very long low loss cable eh :D ive got patience so i will await it coming down in price and get it for next year if im still around.Quote:
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The Day The Earth Stood Still. 1951, directed by Robert Wise. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e1572643ef.jpg
Just getting round to watching this dvd i bought a while ago and forgot.lol
The Cat And The Canary. 1939.. Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard star. Its based on the 1922 play by John Willard. There was a remake in 70's I think with Edward Fox in it.
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Paulette was very attractive https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...1954%29_II.jpg but struggled with marriage, devorcing several times
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The War of the Worlds. 2019. mini series.
Young Frankenstein 1974. Directed by Mel Brooks.
One of the alltime great movies.
Pure genius.
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Nice oldie for xmas eve.. Charles Dicken's David Copperfield. 1935, directed by George Cukor. WC Fields, Freddie Bartholomew and Lionel Barrymore star..
from my Apple library this time.
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Basil Dearden's The Blue Lamp 1950. Stars Dirk Bogarde with Jack Warner as, yes you guessed it.. A bobby. First outing of pc George Dixon.
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Dark seedy small gangsters versus the solid clean living Boys in blue.
It's been a, dare I say a blueprint ever since
The Belles Of St. Trinian's is a classic comedy film set in the fictional St. Trinian's School, released in 1954, directed by Frank Launder and written by Launder, Val Valentine and Sidney Gilliat. Featuring a star cast of British comedy talent including: Alastair Sim as both Miss Millicent Fritton and Clarence Fritton; Joyce Grenfell; George Cole; Beryl Reid and many others. This 60th anniversary edition has been fully restored.
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xmas pressie
More nostaligia.. Dr Who and the Daleks 1965.. Peter Cushing, Roy Castle and Jenny Linden.
First of the 2 Feature films
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Next, try something from the 21st century;)
Marco.
I believe he died at the end of the film, then they dug him up to make a seriesQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
The first Harry Potter... never saw the attraction at the time, but my 11 year old daughter has just got Harry Potter mad as she’s been reading the books at school, and the DVD box set was top of her Christmas list, along with various other Harry Potter paraphernalia!
Under Seige, dark territory. 1995.
Stars Steven Seagal as the killer cook. Lol
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Well I'm closer at 5 years before the 21st. Tbh I'd watch more if they were any good nerQuote:
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The Rockford Files
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