Tag Archives: movies

Le Vingt Quatre Heures Du Blog

March 13 Blog no comments
A HISTORY OF MY WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS #2: . A 1/12th scale model of a Porsche 917. The picture above is a die cast scale model of a Porsche 917, but not just any old 917…Steve McQueen’s 917. That’s important. My love of m...

Blog of Blogs

February 27 Blog no comments
Christian imagery and themes have been prevalent in movie making ever since the Lumiere Brothers filmed “Priest Running Straight At A Camera” in 1897. The Biblical epic is firmly established as a genre but Ch...
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Doctor Blog

February 20 Blog no comments
Nick’s dissection of the James Bond movies continues. Doctor No in one word?  Lush.  It’s a fantastic film to look at, visually.  The richness of the colour photography is a sight to behold and we’re essentially talking ...

THE NAME’S BLOG, JAMES BLOG

December 18 Blog no comments
Those of you who know me know that I’m a huge fan of James Bond:  The movies, the books and the icon that the character is.  In fan culture, it’s the sci-fi/fantasy crowd that hog the attention.  Is Star Wars better than...

Michael York

October 17 Flare Players no comments
MICHAEL YORK by Nicholas Hughes Soho, 1970. Assembled in one of the more prominent British film industry buildings are the best young actors the UK has ever produced. Anthony Hopkins is entertaining Ian Ogilvy and Timoth...

Pamela Franklin

October 8 Flare Players no comments
PAMELA FRANKLIN BY DANIEL OLIVER It’s often been observed how British film-makers routinely waste their best actresses. In which case, Pamela Franklin can count herself extremely lucky. As if sensing in advance how...

JUDY GEESON

October 3 Flare Players no comments
  Judy Geeson By Daniel Oliver “For weeks I had hunted this girl, tracking her movements among the cafes, bars and nightclubs of Swinging London. Now at last I had her cornered in a small drinking booth in the Infer...

1966 & ALL THAT (BLOW UP)

September 26 Flare Players no comments
When m’colleague Daniel Oliver and I came up with the idea of celebrating an era of British acting that straddled the 60s and 70s, we discussed just where this era would begin. Was there some moment in British cinema his...

Lewis Collins

September 20 Flare Players no comments
LEWIS COLLINS by Nicholas Hughes “MEN WANT TO BE HIM, WOMEN WANT TO BE WITH HIM!” Correction. “BOYS WANT TO BE HIM, WOMEN WANT TO BE WITH HIM!” In 1978, every boy in the UK wanted to be like Lewis Collins. If he didn’t, ...