On a British film site of which I am a member there is a controversy regarding this famous Michael Powell film.Now most people refer to this ,as a horror film.However one Powell fan calls it a psychological thriller.I would like to know the views of people here.Which word best described it?

The more I read about Wayne the more despicable I find him to be.His work as President of the Motion Picture Alliance deprived many of their livelihood.
I would mention that the statue of Cecil Rhodes has been taken down from Rhodes College Oxford

King George V Biggwer Bognor,just before he was euthenased.

I actually like Free and Easy.Great scenes behind the making of early talkies,and that bizarre dance he does to the title number

I have walked past his grave in Church Row Hampstead dozens of times

Shame the book is not in English.

Just received the book.It looks iteresting.Unlike the book I recently purchased on Anatole Litvak.112 page biography and the rest of the book was a filmography.If I had known that I wouldn't have bought it.

Pathe promoted their 9.5mms gauge with the Pathescope library.They also introduced optical sound.They did 45 minute cut down of British Lion films.The edited versions survived the full version did not due to bombing in the war.

Talking Pictures TV have been doing this for 2 years as the regulator received a complaint about something in a film they showed.So now virtually every film is prefaced by a warning about outdated atttudes.Sensible self protection.

Well it came up at a price of £23.96 on Amazon UK so I decided to buy it.

I first became interested in him when I viewed Ready Willing and Able.The big production number,Too Marvellous For Words,danced on the keys of a big typewriter.I was intrigued by the fact that Lee Dixon was shown as co star,despite only doing the dancing.Alexander was fifth in the cast list.So I loo...

I received an email from Bearmanor Media this morning about a book sale.One of the books listed was Ross Alexander The Life of A Contract Player by John Franceschina.Only trouble is that I can find no trace of this book aywhere.From Amazon,Bearmanor,or the list of the authors books.My email to Bearm...

Mercury Theatre Actor in 1940:Going to an interview with Louella Parsons

I wonder how in 2111 people will review films made in 2020

Just finished reading Prince of Drones.He was very much involved with invention of drones.
It was a big surprise to discover that his career suffered at the coming of sound.Apparently since he had a screen character similar to Harold Lloyd they expected him to speak with an American accent.

The book is readable.However there are faults.Too many plots are set out and dialogue recited.Furthermore characteristics of the part she is playing are attributed to her.
Given she left no close relatives it has to be a scissors and paste job.

It could be that member(s) of this site may have contributed to the closedown of the site.

Next time of I find something like this I won't bother to post about it.There are enough films locked in a vault without adding another one.
As Arthur Askey used to say "Doesnt it make you want to spit"

Well it seems to be available to view on a couple of internet sites and there are some recent reviews on IMDb

I have to say that the BFI online player is excellant.I enjoy watching the short newsreels of football matches Dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.

There are 3 new books on British film history
Julius Hagen Czar of Twickenham.By John V Watson.A 2 part volume,each around 600 pages
Cheer Up.British Musicals 1929 -1945
MHM British Studios by Paul Walsh .This available through Elstree screen heritage.

Clark Gable was 23 when he married 40 years old Josephine Dillon

Entrants for the nobbbly knees contest

I would doubt that British Cinemas were showing silent films in 1940.What it could be is a film used to entertain the troops or maybe evacuated schoolchildren in World War 2.That would tie in with the date of 1940 on the leader.

The Singing Fool was not all talking,it was a musical with some talking sequences.It was a smash hit.It was reigning no 1 at the box office till GWTW took over in 1939. Lights Of New York,was I believe the first all talking film.Everyone grouped round the Mike in the phone enunciating every syllable...

Here in the UK silent films were still being played into the early thirties.This was because some cinemas could not afford the cost of conversion to sound.However by the early thirties they would all close down.

If,like me you are in the UK then you will have heard of this tv channel which shows vintage British films.It is a godsend in this present emergency.However they are in financial trouble according to their latest email.They have lost their advertising..So go on their website and see if they have any...

Next they will be remaking Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein

Presumably Edward The Cofessor was the Third Mesquiteer!

Not directly to do with Marsha but more to do with HUAC,I have just read Say you used to be George Murphy.I came to the conclusion that Murphy was paranoid and barking mad.How did the voters of California inflict him on the state.One of the worst biogs I have read