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:

I resaw Vertigo (1958) which is a 10/10 film.

The writers of the book which was the source of the film were Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac who had previously written the book which was the source of Les Diaboliques.

Good-For-Nothing (Rokudenashi) (1960) 7.5/10

Wend Kuuni (1983) 7/10

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

Frodo, Marty was a fine film and was Ernest Borgnine's best film. He got an Oscar for his performance as did the film, the director and the writer.

Harvest Time (Vremya zhatvy) (2004) 6/10

Antonio Das Mortes (O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro) (1969) 4/10

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.

Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) (1997) 8/10

Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012) 8/10

A Hijacking (Kapringen) (2012) 7/10

Madame Curie (1943) 9/10

The Robber (Der Rauber) (2010) 6/10

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.

Sonja And The Bull (Sonja i bik) (2012) 6/10

This Is 40 (2012) 4/10

The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) (1960) 9/10

Witches Hammer (Kladivo na carodejnice) (1970) 8/10

I saw Cleopatra (1934) the Cecil B DeMille version starring Claudette Colbert. More digestible than the monster Taylor/Burton version and had touches of humour.

Dooman River (2010) 8.5/10

Mama (2013) 5/10

I saw Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), written and starring Emma Thompson. Watchable but somewhat predictable, and not in the same league as Mary Poppins.

Lune Froid (1991) 7.5/10

Bernie (2011) 6/10