@slimfern posted:Aren't they beautiful creatures
I hope they are left alone to thrive in their new habitat...
He/she almost looked tame investigating the vehicle didn't she ...not sure I would have tried to pet her though
They are beautiful 
To pet one would be a huge mistake 
@slimfern posted:Oooh I like the sound of that, even though I have seen and have all but one of them on dvd, I don't mind watching again, except for 'Frenzy' as your memory serves you well, I didn't much care for
'Family Plot' I haven't seen, so look forward to seeing that one for the first time
Thanks El
Thanks 
There are two other Hitchcock films from the 1960s you may not have come across. "Torn Curtain" (1966) (Paul Newman and Julie Andrews) which wasn't one of his better films and has a graphic fight sequence. "Topaz" (1969) is a spy thriller but not a success, I've never seen it being shown on television but I suspect I'm not missing much.
@El Loro posted:Thanks
There are two other Hitchcock films from the 1960s you may not have come across. "Torn Curtain" (1966) (Paul Newman and Julie Andrews) which wasn't one of his better films and has a graphic fight sequence. "Topaz" (1969) is a spy thriller but not a success, I've never seen it being shown on television but I suspect I'm not missing much.
I've heard of 'Topaz' before, not seen it though.
Not heard of 'Torn Curtain' and would never have imagined Paul newman and Julie Andrews in the same film let alone as fiances 
I shall probably watch both
@slimfern posted:I've heard of 'Topaz' before, not seen it though.
Not heard of 'Torn Curtain' and would never have imagined Paul newman and Julie Andrews in the same film let alone as fiances
I shall probably watch both
Not an obvious couple
But James Stewart and Doris Day weren't an obvious couple to choose for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and Hitchcock may have had that in mind for "Torn Curtain"
@slimfern posted:Yes that was an odd couple, but it worked didn't it....I liked that film
Yes, it was a likeable film. I haven't seen Hitchcock's 1934 first version of "The Man Who Knew too much", the remake is considered superior though the 1934 film has Peter Lorre in. That was his first English speaking film. Peter Lorre came to fame from Fritz Lang's 1931 film "M" an extraordinary film, a German film with English subtitles. An English speaking version was also made but there are some differences between that and the German original.
@El Loro posted:Yes, it was a likeable film. I haven't seen Hitchcock's 1934 first version of "The Man Who Knew too much", the remake is considered superior though the 1934 film has Peter Lorre in. That was his first English speaking film. Peter Lorre came to fame from Fritz Lang's 1931 film "M" an extraordinary film, a German film with English subtitles. An English speaking version was also made but there are some differences between that and the German original.
That film sounds very harrowing 
I'm not sure it's for me whether in English or German 
@El Loro posted:A 1919 short film called "The Ghost of Slumber Mountain" made in 1919, a very early film by Willis O'Brien. Due to its age the graphics are poor but just about adequate to see what's going on. Does have a music soundtrack.
I think Jurassic Park should be safe 
That was a nice little story El...Thanks
Wonder if he ate cheese for lunch before nodding off
@El Loro posted:BBC article on cheetahs returning to India after 70 years:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-62239811
Interesting clip at the foot of the article
adore cheetahs and loved that clip- the cheetah reminded me of my cat the way they were investigating /prowling around their surroundings in the vehicle -and the driver rightly so looked very apprehensive thankyou EL
night EL slim moonsieee
@slimfern posted:I think Jurassic Park should be safe
That was a nice little story El...Thanks
Wonder if he ate cheese for lunch before nodding off
Thanks
That was the first dinosaur film made excluding slapstick comedies
"Unk" could well have eaten cheese before nodding off
The ghost which could be seen for a few seconds was played by Willis O'Brien so a director cameo.
I didn't know that official meteorological stations base the temperature readings at 1.5 m (5 ft) above the ground and in the shade.
The new record at ground level was taken at Heathrow on Tuesday at 48.1°, that's because the concrete etc retains heat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-62257163
@El Loro posted:I didn't know that official meteorological stations base the temperature readings at 1.5 m (5 ft) above the ground and in the shade.
The new record at ground level was taken at Heathrow on Tuesday at 48.1°, that's because the concrete etc retains heat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-62257163
That's a new one on me too El
I don't believe they've only just discovered that we need more green spaces in our built up areas...it's common sense surely.
Or maybe I'm reading it wrong 
Someone rang me a few minutes ago looking for an accountant to do his tax return for 2020-2021. Told him that I wasn't taking on new clients. Also told him that from what he had said he also had the 2021-2022 return to be done.
I didn't tell him that he's going to get fined for filing the 2020-2021 return late (deadline was 31 January this year.
Penalty already ÂĢ1,000 and there will also be interest on the tax and a 5% surcharge Higher penalties if not filed and paid by the end of this month.
@El Loro posted:Someone rang me a few minutes ago looking for an accountant to do his tax return for 2020-2021. Told him that I wasn't taking on new clients. Also told him that from what he had said he also had the 2021-2022 return to be done.
I didn't tell him that he's going to get fined for filing the 2020-2021 return late (deadline was 31 January this year.
Penalty already ÂĢ1,000 and there will also be interest on the tax and a 5% surcharge Higher penalties if not filed and paid by the end of this month.
No! you don't need the aggrevation El 
Well done for refusing
@slimfern posted:No! you don't need the aggrevation El
Well done for refusing
Thanks
Apart from anything else there would have been the pressure of trying to get everything done by the 31st because the penalties would increase and if he had left it until now, his records could be as much a state of disarray as he seemed to be.
@El Loro posted:Thanks
Apart from anything else there would have been the pressure of trying to get everything done by the 31st because the penalties would increase and if he had left it until now, his records could be as much a state of disarray as he seemed to be.
Yes. He would surely have had correspondance from HMRC informing him of his postion, so you're probably right
@slimfern posted:Yes. He would surely have had correspondance from HMRC informing him of his postion, so you're probably right
I assume he would have received correspondence. He would have in the past but HMRC are having long term admin problems. For instance s tax refund from a tax return filed online would have been repaid within 2 weeks. At present that's taking at least 6 weeks. They are supposedly getting back to the 2 weeks by the end of this month but that's looking unlikely.
I've said before that this isn't wholly the fault of HMRC. It what happens when resources are stretched more and more.
@El Loro posted:I didn't know that official meteorological stations base the temperature readings at 1.5 m (5 ft) above the ground and in the shade.
The new record at ground level was taken at Heathrow on Tuesday at 48.1°, that's because the concrete etc retains heat.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-62257163
very interesting EL ,makes you think- have never really thought about this aspect before especially the above and below ground temperatures plus other differences such as desert and Antarctic
@El Loro posted:BBC Four repeating tonight the 1997 "Face to Face" interview between Jeremy Isaacs and Diana Rigg talking about her career. 100% interview, no interruptions for clips. Truly outstanding interview , I've never seen a better one
Thanks El. I always appreciate and thank you for you information 
@El Loro posted:BBC Four repeating tonight the 1997 "Face to Face" interview between Jeremy Isaacs and Diana Rigg talking about her career. 100% interview, no interruptions for clips. Truly outstanding interview , I've never seen a better one
Cheers EL
I've plans to watch a film around that time so will catch it on iPlayer another time.
Just finished watching 'To Catch a Thief'
night EL slim moonsieeee
A poor week on the Talking Pictures tv channel for the coming week, there's a 1965 film called "Della" on Tuesday at 16.40 which has Joan Crawford in. Was intended as a pilot for a tv series about a lawyer and his clients, the series didn't get made and the pilot got a limited film release.
@El Loro posted:A poor week on the Talking Pictures tv channel for the coming week, there's a 1965 film called "Della" on Tuesday at 16.40 which has Joan Crawford in. Was intended as a pilot for a tv series about a lawyer and his clients, the series didn't get made and the pilot got a limited film release.
Not to worry El, I've got plenty recorded to be going on with
Thanks anyways
