@slimfern posted:

I'll avoid those ones then El

I watched 'The Titfield Thunderbolt' on Saturday...a classic Ealing comedy
Then yesterday I watched 'Pillow Talk' & 'The Duke'

A small mercy due to the football coverage

I've only seen one Alain Resnais film and found it boring

I had a suspicion that you might have watched "The Titfield Thunderbolt" and "Pillow Talk" Next Saturday BBC Two has "27 Dresses" which I assume is one of those American rom-coms and on Sunday morning another Doris Day comedy "Lover Come Back". Sunday afternoon they've got "Mary, Queen of Scots" (Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson) so somewhat different from the other films.

@El Loro posted:

One of the more unusual homes is to be built on the outskirts of Cheltenham:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyee1jw6x5po

wow EL -different but a bit Grand designs thank you EL

night EL slim moonsiee

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine here this morning, no rain forecast, a high of 19°.

I hope everyone has a good day

I posted this in the old thread

Slim, I see that "It Should Happen to You" (1954) is on the Film4 channel tomorrow morning at 11 am. An American comedy about a young woman (Judy Holliday) who goes to New York dreaming of fame. Jack Lemmon is in the film in his feature film debut as is Peter Lawford. It's a likeable film

@slimfern posted:

Thanks El

I'll look forward to watching that

Thanks, Slim
I've transferred my post and your reply to this thread and deleted those on the old thread. I won't go into details as to how I've done that as it's quite complicated.

I've amended the old thread so that no more replies can be posted there to avoid me posting to the old one when looking at it to see if I've mentioned a film before and then posting

I hear that the French actress Anouk Aimee has died at the age of 92. She was in some of the most famous foreign films of the 1960s, films which you may have heard of even if you've never seen them - Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" and 8½, and Claude Lelouch's "Un Homme et La Femme". Francs Lai's main theme for that film is famous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y8tsDUl0s
which features her and Jean-Louis Trintignant as the widow and widower who meet in that film,

@El Loro posted:

I hear that the French actress Anouk Aimee has died at the age of 92. She was in some of the most famous foreign films of the 1960s, films which you may have heard of even if you've never seen them - Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" and 8½, and Claude Lelouch's "Un Homme et La Femme". Francs Lai's main theme for that film is famous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y8tsDUl0s
which features her and Jean-Louis Trintignant as the widow and widower who meet in that film,One of my my favoir

One of  my favouite films Un homme et a femme     

@velvet donkey posted:

One of  my favouite films Un homme et a femme     ###

@velvet donkey posted:

One of  my favouite films Un homme et a femme     

I've never seen it, Velvet

@El Loro posted:

I've never seen it, Velvet

It's a love story.

Full French works     

GT 40'S and a class theme   

Panoroma theme tune down the isle.

@velvet donkey posted:

It's a love story.

Full French works     

night EL slim velvet

Good morning everyone

Rather cloudy here at present, some sunshine forecast and a high of 20°.

I hope everyone has a good day

@El Loro posted:

I posted this in the old thread

Slim, I see that "It Should Happen to You" (1954) is on the Film4 channel tomorrow morning at 11 am. An American comedy about a young woman (Judy Holliday) who goes to New York dreaming of fame. Jack Lemmon is in the film in his feature film debut as is Peter Lawford. It's a likeable film

Got this on atm and enjoying it so far El

@slimfern posted:

Got this on atm and enjoying it so far El

Film 4 used to be cutting edge. Every dude is cutting costs now     

Hope all are A1     

@velvet donkey posted:

Film 4 used to be cutting edge. Every dude is cutting costs now     

Hope all are A1     

Thankfully there are so many good repeats to be shown Velvet

@slimfern posted:

Got this on atm and enjoying it so far El

I thought you would enjoy it, Slim

@velvet donkey posted:

Film 4 used to be cutting edge. Every dude is cutting costs now     

Hope all are A1     

All's OK here, Velvet

@El Loro posted:

I thought you would enjoy it, Slim

I did El...it's just finished
She was a great actress wasn't she...shame she died so young

Thanks for the recommendation 

@slimfern posted:

I did El...it's just finished
She was a great actress wasn't she...shame she died so young

Thanks for the recommendation 

Thanks Slim

Judy Holliday's best film was "Born Yesterday" (1950) for which she won her Oscar for best actress, beating the likes of Bette Davis (All About Eve),

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Slim

Judy Holliday's best film was "Born Yesterday" (1950) for which she won her Oscar for best actress, beating the likes of Bette Davis (All About Eve),

All about Eve was a powerhouse   

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Slim

Judy Holliday's best film was "Born Yesterday" (1950) for which she won her Oscar for best actress, beating the likes of Bette Davis (All About Eve),

@velvet donkey posted:

All about Eve was a powerhouse   

I'll bet Ms Davis was non too pleased about that

@velvet donkey posted:

All about Eve was a powerhouse   

@slimfern posted:

I'll bet Ms Davis was non too pleased about that

Anne Baster was also in contention for the Best Actress Oscar for "All About Eve".
Gloria Swanson was also in contention for the Best Actress Oscar for "Sunset Boulevard".
Quite a year
There was also a nomination for Eleanor Parker in "Caged", which isn't a film in the same league as the others.

Here's a brief clip of the Oscar being announced. The host that year was Fred Astaire. The presenter was Broderick Crawford who was also in "Born Yesterday". It's likely that the winner was not expected as Judy Holliday wasn't there. Broderick Crawford could have accepted the award on her behalf as he was also in "Born Yesterday". (He wouldn't have known who had won beforehand, just a coincidence). Her aware was instead collected by Ethel Barrymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZqRrSxoMgw

@El Loro posted:

Anne Baster was also in contention for the Best Actress Oscar for "All About Eve".
Gloria Swanson was also in contention for the Best Actress Oscar for "Sunset Boulevard".
Quite a year
There was also a nomination for Eleanor Parker in "Caged", which isn't a film in the same league as the others.

Here's a brief clip of the Oscar being announced. The host that year was Fred Astaire. The presenter was Broderick Crawford who was also in "Born Yesterday". It's likely that the winner was not expected as Judy Holliday wasn't there. Broderick Crawford could have accepted the award on her behalf as he was also in "Born Yesterday". (He wouldn't have known who had won beforehand, just a coincidence). Her aware was instead collected by Ethel Barrymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZqRrSxoMgw

A very short but sweet acceptance speech
I noticed that the camera didn't pan around the room to see the faces of those who didn't win

night EL slim velvet

Good morning everyone

Some high cloud here but bright. No rain forecast and a high of 21°.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

A very short but sweet acceptance speech
I noticed that the camera didn't pan around the room to see the faces of those who didn't win

I notice that too, Slim

The Oscars awards didn't start to be televised until 1953. I guess that the clip was taken from a static camera used to make a record of the event possibly for use in a news film shown in cinemas. There would have been cameras outside to record the various stars etc arriving for the event as well.

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Some high cloud here but bright. No rain forecast and a high of 21°.

I hope everyone has a good day

Are we finally on the verge of summer do you think El

Morning All!

@slimfern posted:

Are we finally on the verge of summer do you think El

Morning All!

There do seem to be signs of some summery weather, Slim. Met Office suggesting that next week temperatures in some places could be getting to heatwave temperature levels. Looking at the various forecasts for my area, looks as if it will be warm but below heatwave levels

@El Loro posted:

There do seem to be signs of some summery weather, Slim. Met Office suggesting that next week temperatures in some places could be getting to heatwave temperature levels. Looking at the various forecasts for my area, looks as if it will be warm but below heatwave levels

It's about time!

night EL slim velvet

Good morning everyone

A sunny start here, some rain forecast this evening.

I hope everyone has a good day

Lois Lane was on the Radio 4 "Today" news programme this morning. Not the Superman one, she's a barrister who deals with environmental cases,

Morning troops   

Still not Portofino here either. I blame these climate dudes   

@El Loro posted:

Lois Lane was on the Radio 4 "Today" news programme this morning. Not the Superman one, she's a barrister who deals with environmental cases,

Almost the same El....Superman's Lois also helped with environmental issues didn't she?

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

A sunny start here, some rain forecast this evening.

I hope everyone has a good day

@velvet donkey posted:

Morning troops   

Still not Portofino here either. I blame these climate dudes   

Forecast to be partly sunny here

Morning Folks!