All I can remember about Civil War is Thurfir Hawat is in it and the anarchos have taken portland.
oh thats right. Anyway I remember cheering that bit where its mentionedMaoists, not anarchos.
Watched this a while back, absolutely superbThe Friends of Eddie Coyle
Saw this forgotten early '70s robbery flick mentioned on some Youtube film channel and bought the DVD.
Robert Mitchum, the other Sandman from Logan's Run and Peter Boyle.
Gritty, bleak and captures that grim look of early '70s USA.
Grim, but I liked it.
iPlayer one over Christmas I reckon. (Last time I looked, there were a lot of decent films on there.)The great What's up, Doc? on BCC 2 on Sunday at 15:20. So that's may Sunday afternoon sorted.
Saturday! I just checked as I’m at home on Sunday.The great What's up, Doc? on BCC 2 on Sunday at 15:20. So that's may Sunday afternoon sorted.
Apologises misread BFISaturday! I just checked as I’m at home on Sunday.
Yes, a rather nice British noirThe Dark Man, a 1951 British noir mostly shot on location on the south coast - Hastings, Camber Castle and Dungeness (pre nuclear power station) all feature. The titular character murders two people and then pursues the only witness. The camera doesn’t mind lingering on the rather attractive witness, played by Natasha Parry, one scene with a flowing dress as she gets on a bus stands out. Later on there’s some snazzy editing as the killer spies on her on a beach. The finale is pretty good - a chase across the firing ranges and the Dungeness landscape, the director must have had some military connections due to the equipment and manpower used.
Despite its plot limitations, quite fun especially if you know the locations.
great ending that krtek a houby as I recall
On the recommendation of redsquirrel i watched What’s Up Doc, which is a screwball comedy of the classic 30s style, directed by Peter Bogdanovich and is on iplayer now. Very heavily leans on Bringing up Baby for its inspiration, and also I thought some influences from It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Anyway I laughed a lot, and I thought Barbra Streisand’s performance was particularly good. The sort of film I could watch again next week and enjoy just as much.