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Passport To Pimlico. 1949..
The outdoor scenes were not shot in Pimlico, but about a mile away in Lambeth. A set was built on a large Second World War bombsite just south of the Lambeth Road at the junction of Hercules Road. At the conclusion of filming, the site had to be returned to the same bomb-damaged state as before, to enable the locals to claim war damage compensation.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a4b74784e2.jpg
I probably missed it, Martin, but what did you think of The Irishman?:)
Marco.
No I've not said.Quote:
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Thought it was good. Good but not great. Doesn't grip you like Goodfellas and doesn't really capture the dichotomy between normal life and gangster life like the Sopranos did.
I liked all the old cars in it though.
Cool - pretty much my thoughts, too!:)
Defo one to 'have seen', though.
Marco.
Currently watching one of Del's favourite Christmas films:
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She's been a busy wee bee again, so she's watching it flaked out by the fire with her cats, cuddling her hot water bottle, lol:)
Marco.
To Catch A Thief, 1955. Hitchcock directs Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.
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Tremors, 1990. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as the good ol' boys in this horror comedy ..
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Made a $6m profit from a $10m outlay so not too shabby.. This film spawned a number of direct to video films to add to its value i guess. This is only one i like tbh, and it is a teriffic film for me. Great carisma between the actors..
I watched that again the other week, they do get the tone of it just right.
'The Hill' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_(film) had a very rare outing on BBC2 last night, hope everyone watched it.
Great movie. It's in my collection.Quote:
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I've ordered a DVD of 'Theatre of Blood' 1973 with Vincent Price. Great stuff! :)
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Classic Western now with Sergio Leone's 1966 masterpiece, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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one of the great films, period..
A masterpiece. The gunfight in the abandoned town is like a ballet.
Another classic western now. The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976 . Again with big Clint in it and directing. .... A fabulous bit of work.
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It was a big commercial success too, at a time when the western was supposedly dead. It made $32m from an outlay of under $4m.
yup as was the main shootout and the grave search at the cemetery. music helped too of course..Quote:
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Has anyone else been watching this? Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxt33
We've just caught it on the BBC iPlayer, and it's one of the best dramas we're seen in years! Not just for the political angle on the disgraceful racism of the time, but for anyone who loves the 'cool vibe' of the 70s, rastas, reggae music and Ganja!:D
Macca, I think you'd dig it, big time...
Honestly, it's tremendous, although you'll probably only catch 75%, or so, of what's being said because of the rasta accent and lingo. Top notch and a *must* watch!:thumbsup:
Marco.
Seen it advertised but I didn't realise it was set in the 1970s.
Yup, 60s/70s... Watch it mate, I think you'd like it:)
Just trying desperately to resurrect this thread from being a pensioners 'reminiscence room'!!:ner::D;)
Marco.
Dude I let you in on a secret - new stuff sucks almost 99 percent of the time.
It's all been done before - and better too.
Rastas, reggae, racism, 1970s - check out 'Babylon' (1980). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_(film)
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Lol - in your opinion. I happily watch new stuff all the time (as you'll see from my posts here) and very much enjoy it! But each to his or her own. I just personally couldn't sit and watch amcient films all the time, and neither could Del, but it comes down to what you're into, and to an extent your age:)Quote:
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Marco.
Nice one, Roy:thumbsup:Quote:
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Marco.
Watched the first two, enjoyed the house party one, need to catch up with the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Good stuff:)
Marco.
I don't see why it matters at all when a film was made? A great film is a great film surely?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yes, absolutely! But I don't agree that all modern ones are crap compared with the old stuff, which is what you appear to be saying.
I can happily watch many, many films from the 90s through to today and thoroughly enjoy them, hence why I have Sky movies, Virgin movies and Netflix, and can scan through the selections and NEVER struggle to find something that I want to watch:)
I like some old stuff, and agree that the classics are often unmatchable, but I'm not hung up on them. Would just be good to see a bit more variety of content posted here - something 'edgier' and more obscure, and yes recent!:D
Marco.
As Babs Windsor died recently, a tribute to her.. Crooks in Cloisters from 1964. She stars with a good cast including Bernard Cribbins and Ronald Fraser.
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Yeah it was a shame what happened to her in the end. An undoubtedly great actress, and by all accounts, a lovely lady.
Marco.
Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Roger Livesey, Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr star..
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New digital master from the Film Foundation’s 2012 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition, plus an audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese. This Bluray is stunning considering the film was made in 1943... yes Marco, 77 years ago, and during a world war. :ner:
One of the greats of cinema.
The Camomile Lawn, 1992.
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Shure did!Quote:
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The film was ahead of its time and is worthy of being regarded as a 'classic', but comes across today as being dated and very naive.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Yes it is, although maybe part of its charm.
Anoth P&P film now from 1946.
Stars David Niven and Kim Hunter.
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The Railway Children, 1970. from the novel by E Nesbit. Directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins.
Sally Thomsett was cast as the 11-year-old Phyllis, despite being 20 years old at the time. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film and she was also not allowed to be seen smoking or drinking during the shoot. Interestingly 17-year-old Jenny Agutter played her older sister, Roberta :lol:
A fabulous film this; there was a remake in which Jenny Agutter played the mother and Rab C Nisbet played the Cribbens role which is also good.
This is the new bluray restoration, and it sits with pride in my collection. Superb film....
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Some Shakespeare now with the life of Caesar.
Carry on Cleo, 1964[emoji23]
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Battle of the Sexes, 1960. Directed by Charles Crichton and stars Peter Sellers, Robert Morley and Constance Cummings.
quaint little ditty this... In Scotland; a place where the shortest skirts are worn by man.:eyebrows:
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it was a modest hit making about 10% of budget in profit.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947. Starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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Still well regarded, and Harrison is very good as the rough sea captain. A very young Natalie Wood as a child, plays Tierney's daughter..
One of my favs just arrived on bluray.
A Fistful Of Dynamite. aka duck you sucker .
Double disc and 2 versions including a 2k Italian restore. Plus extras.
Super
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An Xmas gift to myself
might add the italian 2k retore is stunning..:D
edit.. fabulous film. one everyone should watch a few times.
Top watches of 2020 on youtube (sad 'innit)
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A bit of light banter now :eyebrows:
Shaun Of The Dead, 2004. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg star.
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better than its budget should have allowed. its quite fun and i have this online and on bluray
Friday Matinee is The Sting, 1973. Paul Newman and Robert Redford star. Directed by George Roy Hill
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This is the Universal 100th anniversary bluray edition.
This was a huge hit both financially and critically, winning 7 oscars and taking about $160m from a $5m budget
Key Largo, 1948.. stars Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall.
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A high point of the film comes when Robinson's alcoholic former moll Gaye Dawn (Claire Trevor) is forced to sing a song a cappella before he will allow her to have a drink. Trevor was nervous about the scene and assumed that she would be lip-syncing to someone else's voice. She kept after director Huston to rehearse the song, but he put her off and said "there's plenty of time". One afternoon, he told her that they would shoot the scene right then, without any rehearsal. She was given her starting note from a piano, and then sang in front of the rest of the cast and the crew. It was this raw take that was used in the film. The song was "Moanin' Low", composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Howard Dietz, introduced on Broadway in the 1929 revue The Little Show by Libby Holman. It became a hit and was Holman's signature song.
Author Philip Furia, whose books focus on the lyricists of the Tin Pan Alley era, writes that the song is about a woman who is trapped in a relationship with a cruel man, and Gaye slowly realizes as she is singing that she is in that very situation herself. He suggests that Trevor's performance in the role slowly breaks down during the song; "her voice falters and she sings off key." After the song, Bogart pours her a drink, saying "you deserve this". "It's a wonderful use of a song in a non-musical picture," according to Furia. He also suggests that Trevor won the Academy Award "based purely, I think, on that performance."
Good stuff!Quote:
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One of my all-time favourites, don't know how many times I've seen it, but it's a lot. A perfect film.
Yeah it's quality, edgy stuff right through.
First Men in the Moon, 1964. Produced by Charles H. Schneer, and directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries. Animations by Ray Harryhausen ....
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Producer Schneer says that when the real Moon landing happened, NASA "had no footage showing the space capsule separating from the 'mother ship' and landing on the Moon's surface. All they had were shots of Neil Armstrong walking around." NASA went to Columbia Pictures and used the opening sequence of First Men on the Moon. "They used those portions of it which were applicable to their needs," said the producer.
The spacesuit type worn by the UN Astronauts in the film is actually the Windak high-altitude pressure suit, developed for the Royal Air Force, each fitted with a 1960s-type aqualung cylinder worn as a backpack.
I've seen it, didn't think it was particularly wonderful. Edward Judd was always a bit of an 'also ran'. (I bet Michael Ripper was in it somewhere and probably Sam Kydd too :))Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
no, but Miles Malleson puts in an appearance:eyebrows:Quote:
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Its more interesting than great
He was in loads of films, many good ones. Cast as a judge a few times I recall.Quote:
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