Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Monday, 6 November 2017

1960s girls on London underground

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Julie Christie of course, and below: Brigitte Bardot, circa 1955, and a guy - me, in 1966 .... thankfully the tube is more modern now, ev...
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Thursday, 26 October 2017

"Life during wartime" ...

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Given my penchant for  1940s British movies, both of the war years and that grim post-war era, its surprising I never saw WATERLOO ROAD ...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Vanishing London - an occasional series

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Today: Sandwich bars The evolution of London into the new metropolis continues with the rise of all those new eateries and trendy new r...
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Sunday, 4 June 2017

Vote for Britain

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A crucial week here in the UK, with our election on Thursday and terror attacks escalating - lets return to the glory years of the 1940s , ...
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Monday, 1 May 2017

London theatre summer

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It is shaping up to be a good summer for theatre in London with lots of new shows and revivals and transfers We enjoyed the revived BOYS ...
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Monday, 24 April 2017

That Blow-Up bluray ...

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Its better than I imagined, after only having the bog standard dvd for years. As in the recent 4-disk LUDWIG pack, there is another ...
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Monday, 6 February 2017

London,spring 2017

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London is gearing up for spring, bad weather and transport problems getting sorted, it will be quite a season for theatre and art folk. T...
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Bette is Madame Sin

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Here's a delicious doozy for a dull winter afternoon. Bette Davis as MADAME SIN , a 1972 release, originally meant as a pilot for a tv...
Monday, 17 October 2016

RIP, continued ....

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Andrzey Wadja (1926-2916), aged 90. The venerable Polish director whose ASHES AND DIAMONDS was an international arthouse sensation in 1958...
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Friday, 16 September 2016

The Beatles 8 days a week

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OMG, I just checked out of interest and my perfect condition 1964 Beatles Calendar is on sale on ebay for £92.99 ! I have had mine since...
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Sunday, 11 September 2016

RIP: Clubbing

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That seems a spectacular own goal by the London licencing authorities - just as London becomes an all-night city (well, at weekends anyway ...
Thursday, 11 August 2016

Romeo & Juliet at The Garrick

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To London for the Kenneth Branagh production of ROMEO AND JULIET , co-directed by Branagh, a Shakespeare I am not that keen on and it has...
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Tuesday, 9 August 2016

4 British classics ....

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As mentioned we moved house back in May, downsizing to an apartment 10 floors up, with great views. So we have been re-sorting and gettin...