@slimfern posted:I can be called on at short notice....so handy for her
Thankfully she has organised other help from hereon though, as am not sure I'm quite cut out for such manual work anymore
Did love watching the pigs ...she has two...so so funny
Yes, I like pigs too 
….and they are very intelligent animals 
@slimfern posted:Morning folks
Aching a little this morning, so am not phased with the lack of sunshine....infact mummy nature can do her worst cos I ain't planning on going far
Enjoy your day all
Afternoon Slim 
Awww sorry you feeling the effects of your good deed…..but hopefully you feel rested and a bit better now . It’s really hot here today , but I did manage a 3k walk before breakfast . I’m hoping for some rain this evening though cos it feels quite heavy at the moment ….in spite of a breeze .
@Baz posted:Afternoon Slim
Hi Baz
Was just a little achy....nowt I can't handle.
Well done on your walk...makes sense to do it earlier 
I've been watching 'The Birds' ..Alfred Hitchcock <<< Another classic
Made me look twice at the gulls though when I wandered down the quay shop a while ago 
@slimfern posted:Hi Baz
Was just a little achy....nowt I can't handle.
Well done on your walk...makes sense to do it earlier
I've been watching 'The Birds' ..Alfred Hitchcock <<< Another classic
Made me look twice at the gulls though when I wandered down the quay shop a while ago
Yes , I remember it scaring the bejeebus out of me when it first came out .
Ra Alfred Hitchcock films, his "Sabotage" (1936) contains a scene which was more shocking than either "Psycho" or "The Birds". Years later, Hitchcock would admit that he had made a mistake. Based on Conrad's "The Secret Agent". BBC made a series of that in 2016 (Toby Jones) but did not repeat that scene.
Hitchcock's "Saboteur" (1942) is a different film - that's the one with the Statue of Liberty scene.
@El Loro posted:Ra Alfred Hitchcock films, his "Sabotage" (1936) contains a scene which was more shocking than either "Psycho" or "The Birds". Years later, Hitchcock would admit that he had made a mistake. Based on Conrad's "The Secret Agent". BBC made a series of that in 2016 (Toby Jones) but did not repeat that scene.
Hitchcock's "Saboteur" (1942) is a different film - that's the one with the Statue of Liberty scene.
I was maybe too young to catch the irony in this film when I watched it....am intending to re-watch all his films
@slimfern posted:I was maybe too young to catch the irony in this film when I watched it....am intending to re-watch all his films
Good luck in getting to see all his films
By the way, Hitchcock made a film called "Secret Agent" immediately before he made "Sabotage". That "Secret Agent" is not connected with the Conrad novel but that would be the reason why he had to re-name the following film as "Sabotage".
Of his very early films I've seen "The Lodger" (1927), "Blackmail" (1929) (noted for being the first British film made into a talkie), and "Murder!" (1930).
"Murder!" is almost experimental at times, some of it works, some of it doesn't. There's a scene with Herbert Marshall and Una O'Connor which is 
Not seriously suggesting you watch it but here's a link to "Waltzes from Vienna" (1934) on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MCe0a1KTkM
It's the most untypical Hitchcock film he made and he is on record for describing it as "the lowest ebb of my career."
It's a musical biopic about Johann Strauss and is one of Jessie Matthews' films. She was very popular in the 1930s.
@El Loro posted:Not seriously suggesting you watch it but here's a link to "Waltzes from Vienna" (1934) on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MCe0a1KTkM
It's the most untypical Hitchcock film he made and he is on record for describing it as "the lowest ebb of my career."
It's a musical biopic about Johann Strauss and is one of Jessie Matthews' films. She was very popular in the 1930s.
Mrs Dale
@El Loro posted:Good luck in getting to see all his films
By the way, Hitchcock made a film called "Secret Agent" immediately before he made "Sabotage". That "Secret Agent" is not connected with the Conrad novel but that would be the reason why he had to re-name the following film as "Sabotage".
Of his very early films I've seen "The Lodger" (1927), "Blackmail" (1929) (noted for being the first British film made into a talkie), and "Murder!" (1930).
"Murder!" is almost experimental at times, some of it works, some of it doesn't. There's a scene with Herbert Marshall and Una O'Connor which is
Yesterday I watched.....'Marnie' & 'Dial M for murder' ....today I have 'Vertigo' & 'Rear window'
He is sometimes hard to spot, but I do look for Alfred in his movies
@slimfern posted:Yesterday I watched.....'Marnie' & 'Dial M for murder' ....today I have 'Vertigo' & 'Rear window'
He is sometimes hard to spot, but I do look for Alfred in his movies
The last film Hitchcock directed in which he did not make a cameo appearance was Jamaica Inn (1939) his first Daphne du Maurier adaptation, the others being "Rebecca" (1940) and of course "The Birds" (1963).
His longest was in "Blackmail" (1929) at 19 seconds
@Baz posted:Afternoon Slim and El.
A good day, but busy working
My favourite Hitchcock is "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) which starred Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. Both Hitchcock and Teresa Wright considered it to be their favourite film. Teresa Wright was naturally attractive and likeable, she didn't make a large number of films but was always true to herself.
(oh, and not a Hitchcock blonde )
@El Loro posted:A good day, but busy working
My favourite Hitchcock is "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) which starred Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. Both Hitchcock and Teresa Wright considered it to be their favourite film. Teresa Wright was naturally attractive and likeable, she didn't make a large number of films but was always true to herself.
(oh, and not a Hitchcock blonde
Is that the one where Joseph Cotton goes to stay with a family El ?
@El Loro posted:A good day, but busy working
My favourite Hitchcock is "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) which starred Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. Both Hitchcock and Teresa Wright considered it to be their favourite film. Teresa Wright was naturally attractive and likeable, she didn't make a large number of films but was always true to herself.
(oh, and not a Hitchcock blonde
Pleased to hear it
I have this one to watch tomorrow, plus 'Strangers on a train'
