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Back on Track: The Titfield Thunderbolt
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan may have been thinking about The Titfield Thunderbolt when he made his often misquoted “never had it so good” speech in 1957. Released four years earlier, E… more →
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
wrote 1 week ago: There are some great dark comedies; Pulp Fiction, In Bruges, Heathers, Sightseers and from the argua … more →
Back on Track: The Titfield Thunderbolt
wrote 4 months ago: Prime Minister Harold Macmillan may have been thinking about The Titfield Thunderbolt when he made h … more →
Dame Margaret Rutherford
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Examples of Writing
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wrote 5 months ago: I’ve just added some examples of my writing. They are all about one character called Bevin. He … more →
The Man in the White Suit
wrote 6 months ago: “Why can’t you scientists leave things alone?” Cinema in the 1950s often focused o … more →
A Great Herbert
wrote 7 months ago: “I’m not chasing any parrot! I don’t care if he’s a field marshall … more →
#121 The Lavender Hill Mob
wrote 7 months ago: (1951, Charles Crichton) “I was a potential millionaire, yet I had to be satisfied with eight pounds … more →
Whiskey Galore!
wrote 9 months ago: I admit that I have never been to the National Trust’s Back to Back houses just across the roa … more →
The Ladykillers (1955)
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wrote 10 months ago: This review relates to the original 1955 Ealing Comedy The Ladykillers, and not the 2005 Coen Brothe … more →
Sun Screen: My Favourite Summer Movies
wrote 11 months ago: Another washout British summer is well under way, bringing with it the familiar procession of rained … more →
The Angels' Share: distilled quality
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wrote 11 months ago: The Angels’ Share, the new film from veteran chronicler of social injustice Ken Loach, is a bi … more →
The Ladykillers (****)
wrote 1 year ago: The West End, as always, is thick with revivals and adaptations as we enter the Christmas season, an … more →
Kind Hearts and Coronets
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wrote 1 year ago: This is one of my all time favourite films. How often do you get a brilliant script, plot and actors … more →
Review - The Ladykillers, Gielgud Theatre
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wrote 1 year ago: Best to sidestep this intro if you find it too distressing to discover (or have no interest in and w … more →
The Ladykillers
wrote 1 year ago: Whoever had the idea of asking Graham Linehan to write, and Sean Foley to direct, this new version o … more →
Ealing to Broadway? The Ladykillers, a new high in comedy, should transfix New York
wrote 1 year ago: THE stage adaption of the classic 1955 Ealing comedy The Ladykillers is an unmitigated triumph, a jo … more →
Versatile Ryan Wins Best Actor Award
wrote 1 year ago: Top actor Ryan Salter (centre) surrounded by other cast member of ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ (left t … more →
Newport Youngsters Transported back to the ’50s by the Titfield Thunderbolt
wrote 1 year ago: Pictured during rehearsals are (front, left to right) young actors Alice Hillman, Emma Davies, Joshu … more →
All Aboard the Titfield Thunderbolt!
wrote 1 year ago: Lady Chesterford (Clare Drewett) and the Rev Weech (Richard Dymond) are surprised by a rubber chicke … more →
