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The secret of 'The Red Shoes'

thenextwavefutures wrote 2 days ago: The Red Shoes isn’t the best of Powell and Pressburger’s movies – that title woul … more →

Tags: film, Emeric Pressburger, The Red Shoes

Stravinskij og Bartók

steinskog wrote 1 month ago: I går var jeg igjen på Festspillkonsert, denne gangen med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester. De spilte I … more →

Tags: Adaptasjoner, Bergen, film, konsert, Litteratur, Musikk, Opera, Bela Balazs, Béla Bartók

Loving stitching again6 comments

Terri wrote 2 months ago: I’ve escaped from the funny farm that is Missing You.  I wasn’t loving it, I was making … more →

Tags: Blackbird Designs, Cross-Stitch, stitchy love, WIP, wonderfulness

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

the314viewer wrote 2 months ago: The first Archers film that I watched.  It follows Colonel Clive Candy’s (Roger Livesey) life … more →

Tags: Emeric Pressburger, Anton Walbrook, Roger Livesey, WW2, WW1, boer war

A Matter of Life and Death (a.k.a. Stairway to Heaven)

the314viewer wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a second film of the archers.  David Niven stars in this Christian-fantastic-courtroom … more →

Tags: Emeric Pressburger, Marius Goring, david niven, Roger Livesey

The Red Shoes

the314viewer wrote 2 months ago: Directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (the Archers) have influenced the careers of Martin … more →

Tags: Emeric Pressburger, Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook

A wed wose, how womantic

ArkAngel wrote 2 months ago: Kathleen 'The Lips' Byron in Black Narcissus I’m a Romantic at heart. I love the paint … more →

Tags: Cinema, films, Movies, Reflections, abram games, Albert Lewin, Ava Gardner, colour, Emeric Pressburger

Rest in Peace, Jack Cardiff2 comments

Benjamin wrote 2 months ago: I hate to be a Debbie Downer at this late hour in the day, but the BBC is reporting that filmmaker J … more →

Tags: Movies, News, Technicolor, Sadness, RIP, Black Narcissus, red shoes, Emerich Pressburger, Powell & Pressburger

Full Steam Ahead8 comments

dcairns wrote 3 months ago: THE LAST JOURNEY is a classic quota quickie — maybe the best ever — directed by Bernard … more →

Tags: film, Bernard Vorhaus, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams, J Jefferson Farjeon, Number 17, Sidney Fairbrother, The Ghost Camera, The Last Journey

ดื่มน้ำเพื่อสุขภาพ2 comments

chidean wrote 3 months ago: วันนี้มีโอกาสได้อ่านหนังสือที่ได้ซื้อมาเมื่อ 5 วันก่อน จากงานสัปดาห์หนังสือแห่งชาติที่ศุนย์ประชุมแห่ … more →

Tags: น้ำ, ดื่มน้ำ, หนังสือ, สมอง, ถอดรหัส, อัจฉริยะ, สุขภาพ

DVD review: Short, Shart, Shock & A Matter of Life And Death

utpalb21 wrote 3 months ago: Fatih Akin has been recognised as one of the most original voices of modern cinema. His cinema has m … more →

Tags: Cinema, media, World Cinema, Hollywood / English Cinema, Deccan Herald, DVD Reviews, short sharp shock, A matter of Life and Death, Fatih Akin

Breaking The Sound Barrier: Hitchcock's Blackmail(s)15 comments

dcairns wrote 4 months ago: I watched the silent version of BLACKMAIL for the first time this week (it’s been ridiculousl … more →

Tags: film, Anny Ondra, blackmail, Charles Bennett, Cyril Ritchard, Donald Calthrop, Hitchcock, Hitchcock Year, Hubert Bath

Falling into the Widening Gyre with Michael Powell

Christine wrote 4 months ago:   Turning. Turning Turning. looking through a camera is like looking through the center of a vortex. … more →

Tags: Art is art., film, British Film, cult films, Film Review, Peeping Tom, red shoes, Syncronicity

Sunshine - Daily Inspiration from theLOFT Fitness Studio4 comments

merlinx9 wrote 4 months ago: photo taken by Richard Thomas in Zambia “Reaching down to lift people up is good daily exercis … more →

Tags: theLOFT fitness studio, Liberty Village, health, Fitness, Nutrition, meditation, Toronto, Personal Trainer, Fitness Studio

Short Review: Black Narcissus

joshclaytonfilm wrote 4 months ago: Black Narcissus (dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, United Kingdom, 1947) had a very intrig … more →

Tags: Films I've seen, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Black Narcissus, Emeric Pressburger, Alfred Junge, Technicolor, Rumer Godden

James Mason: Suave And Sinister

Glyn wrote 4 months ago: Apart from his distinctive and much-imitated delivery, James Mason has always stood out for me in fi … more →

Tags: Drama, Actors, Britain, USA, James Mason, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Sidney Lumet, Nicholas Ray

Hitler vs. Hosers (Faux-sers?)2 comments

aintmsbtraven wrote 5 months ago: They can’t all be winners. Michael Powell’s (screenwriter Emeric Pressburger is not co- … more →

Tags: Anton Walbrook, Canada, Dark Picaresque, Eric Portman, Gay F-C Fur Trappairs, Glynis Johns, Hutterites, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard

Schoonmaker on Powell

Chad wrote 5 months ago: Not the best interviewer, but a good interview. Schoonmaker on Powell … more →

Tags: Audio, Thelma Schoonmaker, scorsese

Oil in Tibet and the fate of the next Golden Child3 comments

politicspeaksvalleys wrote 5 months ago: Michael Powell’s story in today’s New York Times outlines the fascinating and nail-bitin … more →

Tags: Central Asia, China, Buddhism, Chinese Cradle Robbing, Dagger of Ajanti, Dalai Lama Succession, Eddie Murphy, Golden Child, Oil in Tibet


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