Club Arnage

over the next few weeks cinema's around the UK will be showing for one night only iconic British Films.

Last night was the first showing of the updated Goldfinger, bloody marvelous it was too on the big screen.

Brief Encounter, next Tuesday, followed by Billy Liar, Henry V, The Wicker Man, The Dam Busters, Withnail and I.

More can be seen here.  http://www.myfilms.com/home.asp

chances like this don't come up often to see these reworked classics on the big screen.

Its being shown at the Cornerhouse in Manchester.  I am particularly looking forward to Billy Liar.  :)

F

why do you enjoy that film in particular Fran?

Firstly, I love all the old b&w, northern grimness of it (and various other kitchen sinkers from the same era).  Great cast Tom Courtney, Julie Christie and many others.....

Secondly, its the only one I havent seen in big screen before.

Henry V might be good to see again, can never quite decide if Larry Olivier is an absolute ham (my view) or a great actor (critics'  and movie buffs' view).  :-\

Would have liked to see The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner again too, saw it on telly a long time ago.

The Cornerhouse up here is pretty good for showing non mainstream film.  There is a Sunday breakfast club that shows a lot of the classics. 

F

Hell Drivers is the box tonite at 23.50 on Beeb 2.

A great film with Stanley Baker.

Ohh is that the one with the lorry drivers on piece work?   I love that one (if its the one I think it is)!!!!

F

Also a very young pre- Prisoner Patrick McGoohan, pre Bond Connery and Syd James if my memory serves of well. Good film.

Old? I thought it was still like that up there.

Nah - we have colour n everything up here now tha knows.

 ::)

Maybe, but I bet you still have dinner at lunch time and tea at dinner time. ;D

It's a shame they don't do updates on the Ealing Comedys. Passport to Pimlico, Hue & Cry and such like. A great picture of post war/early 50s Britain. I remember watchiing them on tv when I was a kid, can't think of one thats not a classic.

Bob, Ealing comedies were fine, you don't see the Will Hay comedies much nowadays, they always good for a laugh.

WTF!  >:( It's always on the bloody telly is that one! What a stupid tale, a working class lad becoming a bloody ballet dancer during the miner's strike. Load of old crap!

Errrm.....................
Wrong film Andy.
Billy Liar is a 1963 film based on Keith Waterhouse's novel, directed by John Schlesinger. Stars Tom Courtenay.
The film you are thinking of is Billy Elliot.

 ;D
Great film and the later version aint bad either


But I also enjoyed Billy Elliot as well

oh dear, started a fluster on a simple thread like films!  Anyway, sticking with black and white gritty northern films like Billy Liar, not the noncey ballet dancer version, how about This Sporting Life.

Oh dear, brings back the Ealing comedies,  How about 'The Levender Hill Mob, The Lady Killers, and the Peter Sellers film that he was a 'Shop Steward' in. And the Terry Thomas film about scoundrals etc.  I beleive it was called 'School for Scoundrels but no sure.

But I think my favourite B&W is 'Ice Cold in Alex', closely followed by 'The Quiet Man' with the Duke. The fight scene incredible. And Maurene O'Hara looking unbelieveable (if only I was around to understand).

I think I might be showing my age here.

I also remember, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Laramie, Bonanza, The Virginian, Wagon Train, Cheyanne etc, etc.

It is possible that there is a willing asylem here prepared to take me in!

Gives you an insight of Rugby League. (I like Widnes)

But the 'rascally' effect although sometimes violent is opposite to Micheal Caine in Alfie, both enjoyable works or cinematographic art.

Now, if we are talking about B/W films. What about "The Train" with Burt Lancaster, absolutely brilliant. It's got to be in any body's top ten, that's if you are old enough to remember it

Quite right, quite right, young Bob, can be seen quite frequently on the tele of late, all based on a true story.

Strangely the poster is in colour, note English spelling ;D

Saw Paul Scofield on the London stage in 'The Tempest' very good it was too, that's a play and not a film or on the tele ;D

You're missing a few from the same era. Have Gun will travel, The Cisco Kid, Range Rider, Zorro and Maverick.  What about Champion the Wonder Horse, Fury, Circus boy, Whirlybirds and my favourite, Boots and Saddles.I think I may have to join you in the asylum.

What about the Childrens Film Foundation?

The one with the nuclear power station going into meltdown with the senior engineers children lost in the vicinity is a particular favourite, the one where the kids find out the nasty chemical works has killed ann the fish in their favourite pond is also worth a look, even if it is a bit like Scooby Doo without the dog.

Not forgetting Sean Connery and Patrick McGoohan.

The Childrens Film Foundationfilms were great- haven't thought about them for years. I loved the one where scary escaped convict kidnapps clever middle class kids and tries to find buried stash from blagg, (in a commer maybe?)
 Fave B&W film has to be 12 Angry Men- a belter of a film. Watched Village of The Damned last week too, which was nice- paternaty leave is great isn't it!, did loads of lazing around watching old films and scoffing Chocolate- I could almost be Female!

I wonder if 'Great Expectations' is relavent here. :laugh:

Ah, Twelve angry men, one of my all time favourite films along with Night of the Hunter, surely one of the scariest.
How about whistle down the wind. I fell in love with Hayley Mills in that one.

 ;D Guess what my name is, I'm the one in the middle.

Elliot. Liar. It's all the same to me. It still involves ballet so you can count me out.

I started watching Hell Drivers last night but soon nodded off. I was counting Commers (well Dodge VKs actually, made in the old Commer works at Kew)
instead of sheep. Oh and too many Leyland Comets for my liking as well, it riunned the film for me and many others I suspect.

Is it Hoss out of Bonanza or Trigger?

I'm Mr ED with my friends Wilbur and Carol Post ;D

Perhaps the tag under the photo which says "ed" is a bit of a give away.

Although it's in colour. How about "the life and death of colonel blimp"

...and

Went the Day Well, Canterbury Tale, Third Man. I could go on.

Just love the way everybody talks proppa......

" would you like one lump or two darling" . Oh so frightfully British.

Where did it all go wrong ?

Agreed with Bob U. The Train is somewhere on the list - especially when Burt waves the train through from the gantry then slides down the signal ladder, before running and jumping on the plate.... A Great Boys Adventure.

and yes - Ice Cold in Alex - that scene at the end. That's me every Saturday night and then closer to home, the Syphilis Bar in Eccomoy in the middle Saturday every June - err.. meant the Physillis Bar.  :)

Hi Mr.  Ed, why is your avatar a georgious femail then?  is this a leftie thing from the 'Leftie' thread that basically says we could be 'dodgy' in male company?

You're not left handed are you doc?

Both handed actually (but can't spell ambi-whatever-its-called)
 The only real life benefit I have found is that I can turn the pages whilst keeping the right hand free!
 I'm a keen cook before you start with the smutty comments ;D

ahem, right yes i believe you. Please step aside Doctor coming........

Has anyone in UK or Europe heard of or seen a movie called "Mickeybo and Me".Its about two young boys growing up in I thought was Northern Ireland.Not real sure had trouble understanding accents.

Never heard of it 'Mazin but looked it up on IMDb

Seems it has Julie Walters in it so it MUST be great :-\

But it doesnt count, it's in colour  ;)

bill

How about the Davis brothers in Billiards and Snooker then.

'The Brown ball is next to the Red ball......! and all in B&W.

tonights, "Best of British" is:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishfilm/summer/films/briefencounter.shtml