A Strange Drug Indeed…

Flicks / 29th June, 2014

Away for the weekend, and as we arrived at a London hotel we noted a cavalcade of vehicles and a galley of actors in costume sitting on the pavement smoking and drinking, waiting to be called to set.

Luckily enough a kind hearted steward allowed us access to view more closely the chosen location, a …More»

Happy Birthday Young Tom

Flicks / 15th May, 2014

My favourite film is a grand old 40 this year, Peter Hall’s 1974 free form adaptation of Suffolk born Ronald Blythe’s portrait of the vanishing English village culture, Akenfield (1969).

It is a masterpiece of rural social commentary, an improvised folkscape of a county long gone from the turn of the century …More»

American Hustle – Hustle & Hype ?

Flicks / 19th January, 2014

So, is there any substance in a yarn about an FBI agent and two con-artists trying to pull off a bigger con on bigger fish who live on Capitol Hill?

Well yes.

The narrative is based very loosely on ‘a sting op’ that took place in the late 1970’s, but at the start …More»

Best Films…
The Thomas Crown Affair

Flicks / 14th November, 2013

Watched many times and it just such a perfect piece of film.

Exquisite.

Great cast.

The chemistry between Rene Russo and Brosnan smoulders and then ignites.

The plot is breathtaking with a winding narrative which never fails to enthral.

Cinematography at its best with searing set pieces – gliding and catamaran sequences a tour de force and then …More»