Monday, 19 August 2013

Showpeople: Girls with guitars ...

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Girls with guitars ... Bardot Francoise Hardy Marie Laforet Joni Mitchell - still playing after all those years. Joan Armatradin...

Forgotten '60s movies: Dear Brigitte

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DEAR BRIGITTE is another of those gloopy comedies 20th Century Fox turned out in the early '60s featuring James Stewart, and directe...
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Saturday, 17 August 2013

Some more forgotten French flicks

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We have been looking at a handful of French film noirs from the late '50s/early '60s, some directed by actor Robert Hossein, wh...
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Wednesday, 14 August 2013

New Wave stars shine in Chabrol rarities

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LES GODELURAUX and A DOUBLE TOUR  Claude Chabrol made his name with those 2 New Wave classics LE BEAU SERGE and LES COUSINS in 1958 ...
Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Uncle Boonmee again ...

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UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES , 2010. It is fascinating reading some of the comments, or howls of protest, on this Thai...

Rare '30s/'40s double feature: Michael Strogoff & Bel Ami

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THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL STROGOFF , 1937. Part of an interesting double bill our BBC ran last Saturday morning, with the 1947 THE PRIVA...
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Monday, 12 August 2013

Forgotten '60s movies: The Defector

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THE DEFECTOR , 1966. A dull ‘60s spy story, only of interest now as the last film by Montgomery Clift – what a dismal experience it is. ...
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Friday, 9 August 2013

James Mason (and I) at the BFI, 1971

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The BBC here occasionally show a series of interviews they did with various stars back in the '70s, titled TALKING PICTURES (previous...