13 parter from BBC with Clifford Evans, Alexandra Bastedo and Anthony Valentine. 1970. Not a lot of info on IMDB. Just curious, does anyone recall anything about it? Sounds like one of those cold war Callan type efforts ..read more

Some thoughts on the Ealing Comedies. https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...omedies-ranked ..read more

Released around 1961. Starring Keneth More and Dana Wynter. Filmed in CinemaScope in black and white. Released by 20th Century Fox. If you go onto to YouTube, you can find this film colourized. Once again, a black and white film, colourized. The colouring in the film was bad. I am quite sure this is not a 20th Century Fox release in colour ..read more

A Night to Remember. 1958 release. Starring Kenneth Moore. On the internet, YouTube, a colour copy of this film is available to view. Again, colonization of Black and White films. It has been discussed. To my knowledge, this colour format in either Blu-ray or DVD is not available as of yet, I could be wrong. This film, like most should be left alone. If colour versions on Blu-ray or DVD become available for purchase! I won’t be rushing out to buy one ..read more

A new book about the making of Cleopatra is out now. This article reveals how the Observer wasn't very keen… https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...hollywood-epic ..read more

Does anyone know if there is anything special happening on the KWVR (Railway Children) on the August back holiday weekend ..read more

To celebrate György Ligeti's centenary the BBC proms this year is featuring a number of his works and of especial interest will be Prom 36: A Space Odyssey on 11/08/2023 which will feature Requiem and Lux Aeterna. https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...-stalins-heart ..read more

It seems that a film version of Grange Hill is in the pipeline. https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...l-cast-members ..read more

Simon Fisher Turner has just posted this link on his FaceBook page about this 1973 CFF film, made on Malta, that he starred in back in 1973. I'm not sure if the link will work for those who don't use FaceBook. https://fb.watch/iS1gkRO-YN ..read more

The ‘old, weird Britain’ on film https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sou...ritain-film ..read more