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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 250079" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>(sorry, JTA, not saying anything that will give away my identity. That's neither yes nor no! Rolfw has my real name, and that's all I'm saying. Except, obviously, I've seen lots of films!).</p><p></p><p>Erratum. The Big Sleep (just above). Of course, Cassablanca starred Ingrid Bergman, NOT Lauren Bacall, how the heck did I get that wrong? Bogart and Bacall met doing To Have And To Have Not, similar to Cassablanca and made straight afterwards, to "cash in" on it.</p><p></p><p>(Bank Holiday) Monday, 28 Aug.</p><p></p><p>Bugsy Malone, BBC2, 11.25am (before midday).</p><p></p><p>Really silly and tasteless film from Alan Parker, in which singing dancing children pretend to be Chicago prohibition era gangsters (so, break out the alcopop, and the machine guns!). Frankly, you'll have much more fun just yawning for 90 minutes.</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Malone .</p><p></p><p>Ice Cold In Alex, CH4, Midday.</p><p></p><p>Nostalgically remembered Britflik, in which several people travel across the scorching Egyptian desert in a wonky jeep, and end up drinking a glass of cold beer in Alex(andria).</p><p>Great cast, including Anthony Quayle, and - of course - much missed Sir John Mills, who died last year.</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold_in_Alex .</p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mills .</p><p></p><p>The beer drinking scene was also made into the most famous ever beer advert! Since the beer glasses in the original film actually had "Carlsberg" on them, all Carlsberg had to do was keep showing this bit of film!</p><p></p><p>The Spirit of St Louis, Ch5, 12.30pm (afternoon).</p><p></p><p>Alcock and Brown proved it was possible to cross the Atlantic in an aeroplane. But, it was Linburgh's later one-man effort that really fired the public imagination. Partly because it was an "endurance feat", partly because he wrote an excellent book about it, and also because his small babay was famously kidnapped for 3 weeks, then got returned without a ransom demand (this mystery was never solved!).</p><p></p><p>This excellent Billy Wilder film tells the story of Lindbergh's crossing, with the actual flight being puctuated by "memory flashbacks" into his earlier life (just the journey alone would have got a bit boring!). Tech details, actually building the plane, and how Lindbergh had to try and stay awake the whole flight!</p><p></p><p>Wilder (Some Like It Hot) was one of Hollywood's best ever directors. Jimmy Stewart - of course - was one of its best ever actors, is on camera most of the time, and gives the performance you'd expect.</p><p></p><p>During World War 2, many Hollywood actors were exempted from active military service (fair enough, films were important morale boosting propoganda). However, Jimmy Stewart first became a pilot instructor, then did active service flying aircraft, continually risking his life and getting medals for it! So, when you see him flying the aricraft, it isn't just "acting make believe", he really knows what he's doing!</p><p>(because of this. Stewart was then in several other aviation movies, inc No Highway, Flight of the Phoenix, etc).</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_St._Louis_%28movie%29 .</p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Stewart .</p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder .</p><p></p><p>The 3 Musketeers, BBC2, 1.30pm.</p><p></p><p>Enjoyable swashbuckler, from cult director Richard Lester (Hard Days' Night). Good cast, including much missed "troublesome actor" Oliver Reed, who frequently challenged colleagues to drinking contests, and once got his penis tatooed!</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Reed .</p><p></p><p>Bride of Frankenstein, film4, 3pm, also 2am.</p><p>Repeat showing, see above post.</p><p></p><p>Reach For The Sky, film4, 4.20pm .</p><p></p><p>I don't like silly "stiff upper lip" stuff, and not a fan of Kennth Moore either (what the heck did people see in him?). But, this is "respected", so I'll mention it.</p><p>(But, I DO like Lewis Gilbert, the director!). PS, if you really want to know about Douglas Bader, read his actual book!</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_for_the_Sky .</p><p></p><p>Apocalypse Now, film4, 9pm.</p><p></p><p>****** DO NOT MISS THIS FILM ! ********.</p><p></p><p>film4 have a really silly irritating slogan, "films to see before you die". But, in this case, it happens to be true! Quite simply, one of the very best movies ever made.</p><p></p><p>In Conrad's novel Heart Of Darkness, Marlowe journeys through jungle, along the Congo River, to find the mythical Kurtz. This journey is an allegory for entering the unconscious mind, out of which come many chaotic and evil impulses that tend to wreck human existance, Kurtz being an "embodiment" of these (the "Freudian unconscious" did not become generally known about until well after this novel was published).</p><p></p><p>This film version is tranposed to Vietnam. The USA was "getting to grips" with its disasterous experience, and there had been earlier film The Deerhunter, but it was Apocolypse that really set the public's imagination on fire.</p><p></p><p>Highly Memorable Moments. The ceiling fan becoming a heicoptor rotor, since when it's been much parodied (surely, Coppola must have "had in mind" 2001, where the ape's thrown bone becomes a spaceship?). The striptease act, in front of hundreds of soldiers, right in the middle of a jungle clearing. The helicoptors attacking a village from above, arriving to Wagner's Ride Of The Valkyries (this is one of the most memorable scenes ever filmed, still moving, still shocking). Finally, the long slow ride upriver, during which the protagonist becomes physically exshausted, slowly losing all sight of people - and reality - until he finally finds .....Kurtz!</p><p></p><p>_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_now .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 250079, member: 192438"] (sorry, JTA, not saying anything that will give away my identity. That's neither yes nor no! Rolfw has my real name, and that's all I'm saying. Except, obviously, I've seen lots of films!). Erratum. The Big Sleep (just above). Of course, Cassablanca starred Ingrid Bergman, NOT Lauren Bacall, how the heck did I get that wrong? Bogart and Bacall met doing To Have And To Have Not, similar to Cassablanca and made straight afterwards, to "cash in" on it. (Bank Holiday) Monday, 28 Aug. Bugsy Malone, BBC2, 11.25am (before midday). Really silly and tasteless film from Alan Parker, in which singing dancing children pretend to be Chicago prohibition era gangsters (so, break out the alcopop, and the machine guns!). Frankly, you'll have much more fun just yawning for 90 minutes. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Malone . Ice Cold In Alex, CH4, Midday. Nostalgically remembered Britflik, in which several people travel across the scorching Egyptian desert in a wonky jeep, and end up drinking a glass of cold beer in Alex(andria). Great cast, including Anthony Quayle, and - of course - much missed Sir John Mills, who died last year. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold_in_Alex . _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mills . The beer drinking scene was also made into the most famous ever beer advert! Since the beer glasses in the original film actually had "Carlsberg" on them, all Carlsberg had to do was keep showing this bit of film! The Spirit of St Louis, Ch5, 12.30pm (afternoon). Alcock and Brown proved it was possible to cross the Atlantic in an aeroplane. But, it was Linburgh's later one-man effort that really fired the public imagination. Partly because it was an "endurance feat", partly because he wrote an excellent book about it, and also because his small babay was famously kidnapped for 3 weeks, then got returned without a ransom demand (this mystery was never solved!). This excellent Billy Wilder film tells the story of Lindbergh's crossing, with the actual flight being puctuated by "memory flashbacks" into his earlier life (just the journey alone would have got a bit boring!). Tech details, actually building the plane, and how Lindbergh had to try and stay awake the whole flight! Wilder (Some Like It Hot) was one of Hollywood's best ever directors. Jimmy Stewart - of course - was one of its best ever actors, is on camera most of the time, and gives the performance you'd expect. During World War 2, many Hollywood actors were exempted from active military service (fair enough, films were important morale boosting propoganda). However, Jimmy Stewart first became a pilot instructor, then did active service flying aircraft, continually risking his life and getting medals for it! So, when you see him flying the aricraft, it isn't just "acting make believe", he really knows what he's doing! (because of this. Stewart was then in several other aviation movies, inc No Highway, Flight of the Phoenix, etc). _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_St._Louis_%28movie%29 . _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Stewart . _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder . The 3 Musketeers, BBC2, 1.30pm. Enjoyable swashbuckler, from cult director Richard Lester (Hard Days' Night). Good cast, including much missed "troublesome actor" Oliver Reed, who frequently challenged colleagues to drinking contests, and once got his penis tatooed! _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Reed . Bride of Frankenstein, film4, 3pm, also 2am. Repeat showing, see above post. Reach For The Sky, film4, 4.20pm . I don't like silly "stiff upper lip" stuff, and not a fan of Kennth Moore either (what the heck did people see in him?). But, this is "respected", so I'll mention it. (But, I DO like Lewis Gilbert, the director!). PS, if you really want to know about Douglas Bader, read his actual book! _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_for_the_Sky . Apocalypse Now, film4, 9pm. ****** DO NOT MISS THIS FILM ! ********. film4 have a really silly irritating slogan, "films to see before you die". But, in this case, it happens to be true! Quite simply, one of the very best movies ever made. In Conrad's novel Heart Of Darkness, Marlowe journeys through jungle, along the Congo River, to find the mythical Kurtz. This journey is an allegory for entering the unconscious mind, out of which come many chaotic and evil impulses that tend to wreck human existance, Kurtz being an "embodiment" of these (the "Freudian unconscious" did not become generally known about until well after this novel was published). This film version is tranposed to Vietnam. The USA was "getting to grips" with its disasterous experience, and there had been earlier film The Deerhunter, but it was Apocolypse that really set the public's imagination on fire. Highly Memorable Moments. The ceiling fan becoming a heicoptor rotor, since when it's been much parodied (surely, Coppola must have "had in mind" 2001, where the ape's thrown bone becomes a spaceship?). The striptease act, in front of hundreds of soldiers, right in the middle of a jungle clearing. The helicoptors attacking a village from above, arriving to Wagner's Ride Of The Valkyries (this is one of the most memorable scenes ever filmed, still moving, still shocking). Finally, the long slow ride upriver, during which the protagonist becomes physically exshausted, slowly losing all sight of people - and reality - until he finally finds .....Kurtz! _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_now . [/QUOTE]
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