Thats another good one. Lots of good un as you say around then, and lots of very good actors, most of whom only managed sidekick status and today may well have done much better.
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From back then, probably Alec Guiness, Terry Thomas, Alastair Sim and Peter Sellers were my favourites. They turned out some brilliant movies.
The Black Arrow - 1948
Swashbuckling knights in armour tale of murder, betrayal and greed. Great fun if you like such stuff, and I do.
Regards Neil
Alfie (1966). Lewis Gilbert's fabulous take on a womaniser, starring Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Jane Asher, Shirley Ann Field, Elenor Bron and Denholm Elliot. It was remade quite successfully with Jude Law in the starring role, but this, to me is far superior thanks to the natural cockney style of "my name is Michael Caine".
Great score too, by Sonny Rollins, with the Bacharach/David hit, "whats it all about" sung her by our Cilla. the US release had the Cher version(peasants);)
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Red Dwarf series 7 (1996) via Amazon prime
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'Cradle to Grave' - based on Danny Baker's autobiography this has been a really good series - shows the BBC can still do quality stuff when they really try...
Unlike 'Harvest 2015'. You have to presume they were stuck for something to fill this slot what with people getting bored with Bill Oddie and jackdaws eating their young.
Apparantly their choice was either this or 'Paint Drying 2015'.
Farming may be an interesting subject, I don't know. But watching people get over-excited about the news that Bill in Norfolk has had a bumper barley harvest? No.
Finally, 'The Apprentice'. I wouldn't normally touch a reality show with a bargepole but I always watch this, even though it is the same every year. There is something about business that really brings out the worst in people.
The ITV multi series if Sherlock Holmes. All 41 episodes I think. Just watched scandal in bohemia. Started in 1984 and ended in 1994 when Brett was seriously ill with bi polar and an enlarged heart of which in fact killed him the next year.
The quintessential Holmes and always a pleasure to re watch the box set.
Mrs B and I watched this one last night.
A genuinely unnerving film with a few decent jump off the sofa moments in it too.
Nice choice for Halloween if you've not seen it.
Rich you have to tell us what the name of the film is, otherwise it is a bit of a guessing game ;)
I've been watching 'JFK-A New Perspective'. Very long 4 part documentary on PBS America. Great footage, a lot of it obscure, and an intelligent commentary too. Refreshing to watch something that is not dumbed down or padded out. I never knew but apparantly he had Addison's Disease so had to take steroids, which were destroying his spine. So he was in constant pain and had to be shot up with painkillers and amphetemines several times a day.
Also he did a secret deal with Kruschev over the Cuban Missile Crisis. He agreed to withdraw US nukes from Turkey if K stopped his plan to base nukes in Cuba.. Part of the deal was K would keep his mouth shut about it so it looked like JFK had gone 'eyeball to eyeball' and won. K complied and JFK acheived god-like status as a consequence.