Reno
The In Kraut
I'm a big fan of this.....
Edit: maybe US made....????
Very much a US film. The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes are the most admired of Hitchcocks early British films, but I like Sabotage the best.
best british movie of all time and have you seen any decent ones lately ?
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Very much a US film. The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes are the most admired of Hitchcocks early British films, but I like Sabotage the best.
Johnny Canuck3
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Not really. I was aware that one happened from reading the boards. A helicopter crash in London isn't pressing news here.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Fair enough. Helicopter crashes over the other side of the world. Two feared dead. Not huge.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That reminds me. The Horse's Mouth is great. Alex Guinness as a twatty artist. Very funny.
discokermit
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anyone mentioned "brighton rock" yet?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Who do people think are the outstanding British directors at the moment? Danny Boyle is hit and miss, imo, although he's had some great 'hits'. Shane Meadows is always interesting even when I don't like his films. Mike Leigh seems less and less consequential to me with every film - genuine 
. Who else is there? I'm struggling a bit to think of exciting new British directors.
. Who else is there? I'm struggling a bit to think of exciting new British directors.
alsoknownas
some bloke
Lynne Ramsey, Steve McQueen...Who do people think are the outstanding British directors at the moment? Danny Boyle is hit and miss, imo, although he's had some great 'hits'. Shane Meadows is always interesting even when I don't like his films. Mike Leigh seems less and less consequential to me with every film - genuine
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Any recommendations? I'm a bit out of touch with recent cinema.
discokermit
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ramsey is boring. morvern caller is the dullest film i ever saw.
Loved Ratcatcher and Morvarn Callar
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ah Ratcatcher. Yes, I loved that too.
alsoknownas
some bloke
Ratcatcher (Ramsey) or Morvern Caller, both of which I really love. Hunger (McQueen).
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ta. Yes, I've seen Ratcatcher and really liked it. Not seen the other two. Will try to watch them.
Reno
The In Kraut
Who do people think are the outstanding British directors at the moment? Danny Boyle is hit and miss, imo, although he's had some great 'hits'. Shane Meadows is always interesting even when I don't like his films. Mike Leigh seems less and less consequential to me with every film - genuine
I like Terence Davis, Andrea Arnold, Ben Wheatley, Jonathan Glazer and I'm looking forward to the next film by Richard Ayoade. Steve McQueen's Hunger was great, but I hated Shame. Joe Wright does interesting stuff with the "heritage film". David Yates did some impressive work with the later Harry Potter films where he developed a distinctive visual style. Gareth Edwards made the micro-budget film Monsters, which was very inventive but has been snapped up by Hollywood to direct a new Godzilla film.
I'm not big fan of Lynne Ramsey and someone please just shoot Stephen Daldry.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Andrea Arnold and Ben Wheating are ones to watch.
I would also like to see more from Nick Whitfield, who directed the excellent Skeletons, which should also go on the list of great British films.
I would also like to see more from Nick Whitfield, who directed the excellent Skeletons, which should also go on the list of great British films.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ah, IT Crowd fella. I was wondering about his film. Will watch that too.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I liked Submarine loads.
There are lots of films about teen angst but this film captured the callow solipsism of youth perfectly
There are lots of films about teen angst but this film captured the callow solipsism of youth perfectly
pennimania
still dre and drooling
You keep reminding me of wonderful films.
I must see On the Black Hill again very soon. Agree The Offence is really, really nasty
sunnysidedown
caput mortuum
my most anticipated British movie this year (hopefully):
alsoknownas
some bloke
This thread is giving me a great movie viewing list.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Connery was a great actor. What happened?I must see On the Black Hill again very soon. Agree The Offence is really, really nasty
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Dead Man's Shoes is one of my faves. I truly think Paddy C's performance in that is about as good as it gets.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Dunno if it's the BEST British film - but my favourite, I think, is Mike Leigh's Meantime.
(I have very mixed feelings about Trainspotting; on the one hand when I first watched it it made me want to go out and get wrecked and LIVE, y'know, buzz and shag and go apeshit and just DO. But from a distance of years it all seems so very overly-glamourous. Look at the good-looking junkies being cool. Look how even the cold turkey is cool and stylized.)
(I have very mixed feelings about Trainspotting; on the one hand when I first watched it it made me want to go out and get wrecked and LIVE, y'know, buzz and shag and go apeshit and just DO. But from a distance of years it all seems so very overly-glamourous. Look at the good-looking junkies being cool. Look how even the cold turkey is cool and stylized.)
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Oh yeah, Shane Meadows. So much aceness. I love listening to him doing commentary on his films as much as watching the films "normally".
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Next purchase for me, film-wise, that.
ETA Just found it on Ewe Toob, whole movie I think
ETA2 It's tiny Milky! And Shane Meadows in the chippy, and I recognised him cos of his voice!
sunnysidedown
caput mortuum
I was at a talk by Mark Herbert (producer of DMS) a while ago and he mentioned that up until the scene where the characters Richard and Sonny first meet (when sonny is driving past in the 2CV) neither of them had actually met each other IRL up until that point, and both had been getting wound up by the rest of the crew about how mad each of the other was. I think Sonny already had a reputation as a hard man due to being a boxer IRL.
The dialogue between them in that scene was also improvised.
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