Glorious night at BFI - The Wrong Box is so funny, so Wildean, so 60s - and it was magnificent to hear it introduced by Nanette Newman, who, unbelievably, is 92. The Forbes centenary season has been a triumph for its curator Jo Botting.
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#OTD in 1979, the Sylvia Robinson-produced “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang was released by Sylvia’s Sugar Hill Records. It’s the first rap single to chart on the US #Billboard #Top40 and is credited with introducing the new genre to a wider audience. #SugarhillGang #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Sugerhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
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Mark Gatiss today, introducing The League of Gentleman at BFI Southbank. Part of the Bryan Forbes at 100 season.
Hayley Mills at BFI Southbank tonight with great Q&A by Jo Botting (left). The two people on the right are the kids in the b&w photo (65 years on).
Our brew and biscuits matinee stars #MargaretLockwood in... JASSY (1947) 1:30pm with #PatriciaRoc #DennisPrice #BasilSydney #DermotWalsh drama #TPTVsubtitles
If you love cinema, please sign this petition. The future of the wonderful Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is still under serious threat. #FilmSky
JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · last mo.This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Huge, totally unnecessary environmental damage: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Ban balloon releases
I would like the Government to ban balloon releases due to the devastating impact, misery and suffering they can cause to marine life and other animals, including swallowing balloons, getting tangled ...
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Remembering the late Actor, Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018)
Next Wednesday I'm giving my 'what was filmed at Highgate Cemetery' talk online. As much about what it's like for a cemetery to be a location as the filming itself. But there's lots of cool and rare clips!
Beyond the Graves - Highgate Cemetery on Film and Television. Online talk. - Arnos Vale
A talk on how Highgate Cemetery has been portrayed in film and TV and what it reveals about its history and cultural image.
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I’ll be back at Highgate Cemetery on 17 November looking at its history as location for film and television Booking details here: highgatecemetery.org/events
They say don't meet your heroes but I beg to differ: it was a delight and a thrill to interview Sir Tom Courtenay
Found myself in the Curzon Mayfair cinema watching "Billy Liar" in the company of its star, Sir Tom Courtenay. First time viewing for me, made more enjoyable by the post show Q&A by the delightful @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social. Tom has a new film on release soon with the incomparable Juliette Binoche
Wonderful afternoon at the Curzon Mayfair to see the 4K @studiocanal.com restoration of Billy Liar, the perfect pitch of British New Wave realism and genuinely funny comedy. With Tom Courtenay himself in attendance, expertly hosted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social
Coming soon! Saturday 8th August, 12noon INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH (1938) #GordonHarker #AlastairSim star in this very rare 'lost' mystery thriller #TPTVsubtitles
Another great bit, this time on the Venn diagram of booze and lolz
British Comedy Guide@britishcomedy.bsky.social · 2mo ago[Recap:] Comedy Chronicles article taking a deep dive into the relationship between comedy and alcohol.
Me? I'm going to see 2, 3 & 4..... I'm watching 4 multiple times... I love that movie 🤣
Paul's World of Stuff unboxed some Network classics and had a chat about what Network is setting out to do. Worth a watch.
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Lost Joan Crawford film previously out of circulation for over 90 years! ✨ LETTY LYNTON (1932) New 4K Restoration coming to the Aero on Wed. Aug. 5th at 7:30 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
Throughly enjoyed Rome Express at BFI Southbank last night, if only all train journeys were this much fun
JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 2mo agoROME EXPRESS (Walter Forde, 1932). All aboard! This delightful, tightly plotted train film feels like a stylistic dry run for THE LADY VANISHES (1938) as a variety of colourful characters travel from Paris to Rome on the titular Express. A stolen painting drives the plot here, >> (1/2) #FilmSky
Read an interview with Deborah Allison, author of The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema. This book introduces the exhilarating oeuvre of one of the world’s great masters of fairy-tale cinema to Western audiences. 👉https://ow.ly/8Hoj50ZnEJw Dr Deborah Allison
In honour of Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games.
>> but as with the Hitchcock, it’s the characters & witty dialogue (also scripted by Sidney Gilliat) that provide the real sparkle. This hugely enjoyable screening included an enlightening intro by Jonathan Coe & Kazuo Ishiguro, making it another excellent entry in >> (2/3) #FilmSky
ROME EXPRESS (Walter Forde, 1932). All aboard! This delightful, tightly plotted train film feels like a stylistic dry run for THE LADY VANISHES (1938) as a variety of colourful characters travel from Paris to Rome on the titular Express. A stolen painting drives the plot here, >> (1/2) #FilmSky