Chulla 4,946 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Calling all romantics! Wednesday afternoon at 1.55pm, BBC2 is showing The Bette Davis, Paul Henried film Now Voyager. Undoubtedly one of the best romantic films ever made - terrific music score also. carni, put the bike away, sit on the settee with a plate of cream buns and a box of Kleenex. Do what her lover does; put two Park Drives between your lips, light them both and pass one to Chris. Gaze into his eyes and say the Bette Davis line 'Don't ask for the moon when we have the stars', and watch him go all gooey. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Oooooh! An old chick flick. :-) watched Hayley Mills in Tiger Bay on YT the other night. Some good old Ealing studios stuff on there in fact quite a few good old films from the 40s and 50s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 These old films stand out against most of those produced today which, when you look at them, seem to have been made purely for the sake of making a film. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 For the sake of MONEY! Pack 'em in. Cussing, violence and bed hopping. Haven't set foot in a cinema for years. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Me & Mrs Catfan just finished watching a good zombie film ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Watched Bell Book and Candle last night on DVD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Who needs a zombie film? Just take a walk in most cities today :-) 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Got my mother staying with us at the moment, she's broken her arm. Yesterday rainy afternoon she said she wanted to see Fred and Ginger in 'Shall We Dance' so we sat down in front of the telly. At the end she said ' ah, they don't make 'em like that anymore '. And thank heavens too, a bit of decent dancing but what a load of old tosh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 #1 Chulla, Thanks for the tip about the film. I have booked my seat on my usual end of the sofa. The buns are ordered. Can't beat a good old romantic film. We have done the Park Drive scene many times over the years, but if I uttered those words in his ear now, he would probably, very quietly and romantically whisper back. "Wot yo on wi naagh miduck" in his best Nottingham accent! Talk about old films, this afternoon Chris was watching a 1971 Italian version of Robin Hood called "Archer of Fire" on Freeview48 15.05pm-17.10pm. Dubbed of course. You see, even the Italians know enough about Robin Hood, to make their own film about him. Nottingham Council really should promote the story more.They could bring in extra money for the city. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbowen 131 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 bnwmovies.com.there are hundreds of old films from 1910s up to1960s.comedy,romance,horror mystery etc .all free to watch.well worth looking at. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Talking pictures is a great channel if you have Sky,334. Showing some great British Bmovies at the moment..Diana Dors was some doll!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I have a box of Kleenex by my side watching a film Chulla, but it aint Now Voyager!!!!....ooh er matron...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Haven't been to a cinema in years, much prefer to watch movies at home, got a 50 inch flatscreen, feet up, no kids screaming, plenty of cold drinks in the fridge, doesn't cost a fortune either and can put the movie on pause anytime to take a trip to the bog. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Living a very short distance from the Moulin Rouge cinema, I began to love film from an early age. Our house was full of books so to escape my childhood hell- I read: Henry Williamson, Steinbeck, Greene, Lindop, Cassandra,Dick Francis,I used to adore his stuff! So if a film came out and I'd read the book..off I'd go.Tarka,Ring of bright,fear is the key,angry mountain,Kes..etc,Dirk Bogarde still is my favourite, as is Leno Ventura, Warren Oates,Harry dean Stanton, Harry Andrews. I started Kino film club at college and sourced some great movies. Z,The train, The Swimmer, Frenzy, Seance on a wet afternoon, The Whisperes, Army of Spies,king and Country,The servant..to name but a few..escapism a sort of Walter Mitty I suppose.It takes a lot for me to venture to the cinema these days.Warhorse I found disappointing, I would like to see a film dramatisation of Audrey Erskine Lindops,"The way to the Lantern".If you have'nt read it...do so it is an undiscovered gem!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Bought a video projector a few years ago, John. Very cinema like experience. Turner classics ran "This is Cinerama" a year or two ago. Still enjoy the roller coaster ride, and as you say you can get to the bog any time without stepping on ten pairs of feet and at our age that is becoming more necessary. Always used to like a window seat on airplanes. Tend to ask for an aisle seat these days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I don't suppose anyone has a copy of "Train of Events" starring Dixon of Dock Green Jack Warner, that they could let me borrow? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 SWMBO has Netflix. Loads of great stuff on it she says. After 6 months I still haven't found a single thing to watch. Maybe I should stop searching for old films and change to modern maximum violence and minimum dialogue films?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Bought a copy of 'Shall We Dance' yesterday'. I think Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers were the ulltimate in making escapism films in their day and it's strange how black and white films seem to enhance the mood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Compo. Have checked YouTube, but it does not have a copy of the film. But it does have quite a number of clips from it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 It is available on Amazon for £5.99, new, £3.99 used. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks Tomlinson! Going to look now...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Well, did any of you watch Now Voyager? I didn't because I have the DVD, but did watch the preceding documentary showing the Bette Davis TV interviews with Parkinson and Wogan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 There was an interview with Ginger Rogers screened the other day in which it was said that at the time of her first film with Fred Astaire, Ginger was the bigger star of the two but he was billed first; an example of sexism. She also said that she did what he did during a dance routine but did it backwards and wearing high heels. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I saw that programme too. The interviewers were really trying to get both Ginger and Fred to say their working relationship was strained. Neither was having any of it though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Anyone remember the top ten charts in the record shop scene in Clockwork Orange film?..no cheating or googling!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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