Earlier this..
Interrupted Journey.. Excellent tense melodrama from 1949.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...297fdb70ce.jpg
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Earlier this..
Interrupted Journey.. Excellent tense melodrama from 1949.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...297fdb70ce.jpg
Now this..
Ken Burns' The West from 1996. Maybe his best. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...26d43c69cc.jpg
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A Man for All Seasons, 1966. directed by Fred Zinnemann. A Stellar cast and won 6 Oscars i think.
Watched that a few weeks ago. An absolutely superb film. Paul Scofield was born for that role!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Yeah a first rate historical film.
The Titfield Thunderbolt, 1953 Charles Crichton and starring Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and John Gregson.
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This Ealing offering never quite caught the imagination at time, and no-one working on it were in the least interested in old railways.
Still its well enough made, even if short on laughs at times
On Talking Pictures TV in a minute. 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' 1949 with Alec Guinness, a fantastic film with some of the best acting you'll ever see. Wickedly brilliant and brilliantly wicked at the same time! :)
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The Pure Hell Of St Trinians. 1960.
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Great filmQuote:
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Alistair Cooke's America from 1972... tracing the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.
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I used to enjoy his radio broadcasts in the '70s
Yes he was very good.. Came from Blackpool actually originallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
His programme was called 'A Letter From America' if I recall. I liked it too.Quote:
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The Smallest Show on Earth, 1957.. Directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford, as well as a host of quality support..
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Great fil this with some fabulous touches. The sequence in which projectionist Peter Sellers, pianist Margaret Rutherford and doorman Bernard Miles relive the glories of the silent era is great...
The exterior facade was constructed between two railway bridges in Christchurch Avenue, London NW6, next to Kilburn tube station.
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Victorian farm 2009
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The Station Agent. 2003
A proper bit of 'Americana'. One of my favourites! :)Quote:
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Yes, it's a lovely 'life affirming' film. Saw it when it came out at our local film club - must try and get myself a copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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EDWARDIAN FARM
The Woman In The Window. 1944.. Film Noir directed by Fritz Lang, and stars Edward G Robinson.
this is the new eureka bluray
And decent remastering as it was pretty poor nickhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8291a7c55e.jpg
The Man In The White Suit, 1951.. made at Ealing and directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Stars Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood.. Classic satire this and beautifully restored
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Absolute Power 1997. Gene Hackman and Clint Eastwood star
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just watching the end of this series on drugs.. it was one of the best i ever saw...
Why do you need to be on drugs to watch it? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
if it doesnt put you off trying it nothing will i guess
Very best of dad's army
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Another good war film for Saturday matinee
A Bridge Too Far from 1977..all star cast and directed by Dicky Attenborough..
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Best war film ever.
Alien: Covenant (2017)
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latest of the 'Alien' prequels. The last one was okay and this one is just 'okay' as well. Has its moments but as with a lot of similar films does rely on people doing stupid things to advance the plot.
For example the pilot is told to keep the ship secure after landing 'as per protocol' - because we all know what happened in 'Aliens' don't we? But does the pilot do that? No, she's pissing about under the ship, or wandering around about 100 yards away from it, all the time the ramp is down and the door is wide open. Next thing you know there's an alien on the ship. Well what a surprise that is.
And going back into 'hyper-sleep' at the end. Okay it's going to take 8 more years to get to the destination planet but personally I'd be spending those 8 years locked in my cabin with an AK47 and a case of hand grenades.
Despite the goody and baddy androids looking identical no-one suspects in the slightest that it might be the baddy android who makes it back to the ship, even though he's been out of sight and communication with the rest of the crew for ages. Really? Yes really. Just seal me back into my hypersleep pod even though it wasn't that long ago that I saw my husband burn to death in one.
The first one is a classic horror film. The second one is classic action film with some great dialogue. 'It's game over man! Game over!'. But this is neither fish nor fowl.
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Red Dwarf, the promised land.. 2020.....
Buster. 1988.. stars Phil Collins and Julie Walters.
Based on events from and after the Great Train Robbery.
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love the line by Walters when just in Acapulco to start the "good life" she says, all i want is egg and chips:doh:
Planet Earth 2006... attenborough at his best. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9a7330e9de.jpg
Chato's Land. 1972....Charles Bronson and Jack Palance star... Michael Winner directs..
.. one of the nastiest westerns out..
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golden gordon/ ripping yarns
Walking Through History.
Tony Robinson..
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The Missouri breaks 1975/6 I think
Great film this and rarely seen
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In Which We Serve 1942, directed by Noël Coward and David Lean.(although in reality it was Lean).
Stars Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Richard Attenborough and Celia Johnson... the cream of British talent at time
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interesting that all 6 of the above were allowed to be called sir or dame(over to marco for the dames):lol:Quote:
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The Running Man. 1987.
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Blackadder 2
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Tremors. 1990 stars Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward..
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Directed by Ron Underwood who went on to do City Slickers and Stealing Sinatra
Good movie. Tongue in cheek horror from a pair of great actors who were obviously having fun making it.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
yes a fun film..Quote:
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now Total Recall.. 1990.. loosely based on Philip K. Dick's We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.
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Steptoe and Son . the xmas specials
The Devils Brigade 1968, William Holden and Cliff Robertson.
Was never too sure about Cliff Robertson, he looks more like an English teacher than a rugged hero.Quote:
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Paul Newman stars in Fat Man and Little Boy
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Ruthless People..
Classic comedy
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Seven Worlds, One Planet