Hello El loro 
I've seen Jumbo missed It this time around ,did you watch Great Expectations this afternoon?
Would John Mills have been in his late 30s when he played Pip grown up
he looks a little old for the role (I Googled It ) he was born 1908 the film was made in 1946 so when he came of age in the film which I presume was 21 he was almost ..well two years off 40yrs old
Jackassfan
Is this the new Spiderman..not Toby Maguire ?
He and Kirsten Dunst are not in the new film
Frodo, I have seen that version of Great Expectations several times (and also Lean's version of Oliver Twist which is on today).
John Mills was older than the part he played but I didn't find that distracting. Given that the film was filmed shortly after the end of WW2, virtually all men of an appropriate age would have been called up I'm not sure that there were any establised actors aged 20/21 at that time. Alec Guinness was only 2 years younger.
Frodo, I have seen that version of Great Expectations several times (and also Lean's version of Oliver Twist which is on today).
John Mills was older than the part he played but I didn't find that distracting. Given that the film was filmed shortly after the end of WW2, virtually all men of an appropriate age would have been called up I'm not sure that there were any establised actors aged 20/21 at that time. Alec Guinness was only 2 years younger.
I didn't think about that It didn't spoil the film for me either
I've seen It a few times
Amour (2012) 9/10
Amour (2012) 9/10
At least the British film industry is starting to become closer to the French:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20727566
Somehow I doubt if the same can be said of Hollywood.
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) 7.5/10
Frankenweenie (2012) 8/10
I thought it was just ok and i didn't get what the fuss was with any of the performances
I saw the Patrick Stewart version of A Christmas Carol (1999).
Although not as good as Scrooge (with Alastair Sim), it was reasonably faithful to the book. I did notice though that there was quite a bad omission towards the end as Scrooge does not re-meet the 2 gentlemen collecting for the poor who had had turned away at the beginning. It would have only taken a few extra seconds and was a bad mistake.
The majority of the cast were British, apart from Patrick Stewart of course and Joel Grey who was quite memorable as The Ghost of Christmas Past.
I thought it was just ok and i didn't get what the fuss was with any of the performances
Hi..just shows that we all view films differently I loved It
The Swedish version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is on Channel 4 boxing day so I'm going to tape It
I thought it was just ok and i didn't get what the fuss was with any of the performances
Hi..just shows that we all view films differently I loved It
The Swedish version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is on Channel 4 boxing day so I'm going to tape It
Very true
Swedish version of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is very good and Noomi Rapace is brilliant in it, the 2 films after it (Girl Who Played With Fire & Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest) are ok but still worth seeing
Kotoko (2011) 6/10
Hello jackassfan
going to cancel Sky movies(happy Christmas ) on a loop really disappointing
you know how much It costs what are the best alternatives any idea would be most welcome
frodo
Hello El loro
thanks for all your info too ..I dont mention It much but love any scrap of info
Hello jackassfan
going to cancel Sky movies(happy Christmas ) on a loop really disappointing
you know how much It costs what are the best alternatives any idea would be most welcome
frodo
You could go with Lovefilm.com (movies sent by post) i have been with them for about 6 years and have had no problems with them
Kauwboy (2012) 8.5/10
Flight (2012) 7/10
Trilogy the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/
The Girl Who Played With Fire
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216487/
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1343097/
all on Ch 4
On Boxing Day I watched How to Train Your Dragon (2010).
The best and most enjoyable animated film I've seen in years. A sequel is due to be released in the summer of 2014.
Yep I agree El Loro. It was sooo enjoyable! Best thing on tv this Christmas 
Hi jackassfan El Loro noseyrosie and all on this thread
I saw Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010). One of the better films based on a video game, not that that is much of a recommendation. Directed by Mike Newell rather than Uwe Boll who specialised in films made from video games and is generally regarded as the worst director since Edward Wood.
Lincoln (2012) 8/10
Crocodile (Ag-o) (1996) 7.5/10
The Paperboy (2012) 5/10
I saw a couple of Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films.
Follow the Fleet (1936) which also starred Randolph Scott and also featured Lucille Ball and Betty Grable. Not bad, though I could have done without the Astaire chewing gum for much of the first third of the film. The opening song is We Saw the Sea (and what did we see, we saw the sea). The final number is the classic Let's Face the Music and Dance.
Shall we Dance (1937) which also had Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore (both in other Astaire/Rogers films). Let's Call the Whole Thing Off is in this film.
The final routine is Shall we Dance. The first half is a ballet scene with Astaire and the extraordinarily flexible Harriet Hoctor who was a ballerina. So flexible that she could touch her toes by bending backwards. The scene is the equivalent of what Gene Kelly did years later in the Broadway Melody section of Singin' in the Rain.
Pieta (2012) 8.5/10
Biutiful (2010) 7.5/10
I have seen this film so many times ..both versions but Its not been on TCM for ages
Gaslight
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036855/
also this
The Heiress
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041452/
Hitchcock (2012) 6/10
A couple of films I've seen recently.
I saw Tangled (2010), animated film based on Rapunzel. The 50th animated feature film from Disney. Although it was Disney's first CGI animation film, the feel of the film was unmistakeably Disney. Rapunzel's parents do not say a word in the film, rather like Dumbo.
I resaw The Band Wagon (1953) starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Top quality MGM musical and great fun. Other standouts are Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchanan.
Near the beginning I spotted Steve Forrest in a very brief role. He is the brother of Dana Andrews and worked mainly on television. I remember him from the 1960s series The Baron.
The Impossible (2012) 7.5/10
Margaret (2011) 6/10
Snowflake and the Secret Fan 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1541995/
In Time 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/
Another Earth 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549572/
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
Red Riding Hood 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486185/
Another Earth 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549572/
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
Seen those 2 films
Another Earth was ok and i didn't really like Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and that kid in the film was highly irritating
Another Earth 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549572/
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477302/
Seen those 2 films
Another Earth was ok and i didn't really like Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and that kid in the film was highly irritating
hyah agree about the last
I watched The Constant Gardener (2005). Based on John le CarrÃĐ's novel, starred Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz (justifiably winning the Oscar as best supporting actress), this was a fine, multi-layered film which was a love story, an exposÃĐ of gross malpractice of pharmaceutical drugs company and corruption, both political and big business, poverty in Africa, and a murder mystery.
The title seems to be a reference to Fiennes' character in being constant in his search to uncover the truth. Yes, he does some gardening, but that title must confuse people.
Tucked away towards the end of the closing credits is this (which is also a footnote to the novel).
Nobody in this story, and no outfit or corporation, thank God, is based upon an actual person or outfit in the real world. But I can tell you this; as my journey through the pharmaceutical jungle progressed, I came to realize that, by comparison with the reality, my story was as tame as a holiday postcard. --John Le CarrÃĐ
I also noticed the vibrancy of colours in the Kenyan scenes compared to the more subdued colours in scenes elsewhere. The colours of some of the clothes worth by Kenyans, and the sands by Lake Turkana.
Some have drawn comparisons with another Bill Nighy film made in the same year - The Girl in the Cafe. A very different story but again is a love story and a plea for the alleviation of world poverty set at the time of the G8 conference on trying to tackle this.
By coincidence, Oxfam issued a few days ago a plea to the world's leaders to tackle world poverty at this coming week's World Economic Forum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21094962
The Constant Gardener is a very good film, Rachel Weisz gave a very good peformance and was deserving of a nomination for supporting actress, but she should not have won the oscar over Amy Adams in Junebug
Have also seen The Girl In The Cafe which i really liked as well
Elevator (2008) 8/10
Broken (2012) 6/10
I resaw The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920). This is generally accepted as the first horror film made though very very tame by modern standards. The sets are what make the film notable through their extraordinary design full of straight lines and angles.
Conrad Veidt appears as Cesare in the film. Although he died at only 50 from a heart attack he had quite a substantial film career appearing in films such as The Spy in Black (1939), The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and Casablanca (1942).
On the DVD amongst the extras is a brief clip from another film from the same director called Genuine, the Tale of a Vampire (1920). Should anyone want to see this 44 minute film, it's on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ38f87FbrQ
Vampire in this case is not of the Dracula type, but to a woman who uses her charms to entrap men,, This term was popularly used in the 1910s and 20s.
Note that the Youtube version of Genuine at 44 minutes is the condensed version of a 2 hour film. That explains why the opening scene has no apparent connection with the rest of the film.
It seems at this time that the only way to see the complete film is to watch it at the Munich City Film Museum. I think I'll give it a miss.
Blind Beast (Moju) (1969) 6/10
Japon (2002) 6/10
Innocent 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942887/
A TV film on Sky Premier
The Roommate 2011
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1265990/
the DVD amongst the extras is a brief clip from another film from the same director called Genuine, the Tale of a Vampire (1920). Should anyone want to see this 44 minute film, it's on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ38f87FbrQ
Vampire in this case is not of the Dracula type, but to a woman who uses her charms to entrap men,, This term was popularly used in the 1910s and 20s.
bookmarked thanks
M (1931) 9.5/10 2nd viewing
Jane Eyre (1943) 8/10
Der Verlorene (1951) 8/10
Everyday (2012) 8.5/10
Motel Nana (2012) 7/10
I saw The Dead Pool (1988) which was the last of the Dirty Harry series of films. Watchable though not one of Clint Eastwood's better films. Featured Liam Neeson and also Jim Carrey (billed as James Carrey) in a minor role.
The only scene of any note was the car chase involving a radio controlled model car. On seeing the car, Dirty Harry realises from an earlier scene that the car is laden with explosives. Scene of course was influenced by the famous scene in Bullitt and is a touch implausible:
Criss Cross (1949) 8.5/10
hello jackassfan
seen so many films on Sky not many that I would write about though
I agree with El loro about Vertigo brilliant film and the older the films are they seem to catch the mood of the times ..Marty springs to mind with Ernest Borgnine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048356/
and another classic way beyond my time 'I Remember Mama'
brilliant to me
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040458/
hope all is well with you 
frodo
Winter Butterfly (2011) 7.5/10
I saw Hiroshima, mon amour (1959). Directed by Alain Resnais, written by Marguerite Duras and starring Emmanuelle Riva and Eiji Okada. A brief affair between a French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima and a married Japanese man. The man reminds her of the man she loved when she was young and living in Nevers on WW2- he was German, was shot.
The film is extraordinary. It took me some time to adjust to the mood of the film, but it slowly grew on me, and by the end I was wanting more.
Some have wondered if Lost on Translation was a similar film. It's not as it's a deeper film.
It was Alain Resnais's first full length film and also Emmanuelle Riva's first credited film appearance. She gives one of the deepest portrayals I've seen in a film and the film could not have worked with a lesser actress.
53 years later and she has been nominated for the Oscar for best actress in Amour. She's already won several awards including the BAFTA. I haven't seen Amour but clearly it's another deeply profound film.
I don't read the Telegraph but earlier this month their Tim Robey recommended Hiroshima mon amour and comments on Amour in the same article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cul...-Mon-Amour-1959.html
I hadn't seen the article before I saw Hiroshima and didn't watch the film because Emmanuelle Riva was in the news for the Oscars. I watched the film as I had recently been in the soon to be closed local HMV store and saw the DVD at a low price so bought it.
Madame Curie (1943) 9/10
My favourite scientific biopic. Marie and Pierre Curie's daughter Eve wrote the book of the same name and I read that many many years ago.
Dooman River (2010) 8.5/10
Mama (2013) 5/10
