Best British Movies: Kes (1969) Director Ken LoachCast David Bradley, Lynne Perrie, Freddie Fletcher As the tide of the 1960s began to recede, taking with it all that class-obsessed ee-by-’eck pub-jazz new wave chest-beating that had threatened to drag British cinema into some kind of...
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“The British are coming,” trumpetedChariots Of Firescreenwriter Colin Welland infamously at the 1982 Oscars. In truth “the British” were already there. They’d been making movies for over a century, with plenty of stick-on masterpieces in that number. Comedies, dramas, war films, horror....
Some are surprised to discover that British film musicals were at one time a thriving concern, seeing as in recent years the musical film, let alone the British musical film, has become something of an occasional treat rather than a consistently producti
all the way through. They come in all types, from thrillers to comedies, docuseries, dramas, and more. Some of the best British shows of the past year and beyond have been on Netflix, likeBaby ReindeerandBlack Mirror.New shows are coming all the time as well, likeGeek GirlandBlack ...
With calm confidence and a desire to make movies, Hitchcock began to help out as a screenwriter, assistant director, and set designer. Here, Hitchcock met Alma Reville, who was in charge of film editing and continuity. When the director fell ill while filming the comedy,Always Tell Your Wif...
“Now, from across an ocean, Connecticut and its hazy glow of nostalgia is a constant reminder of the things that make me who I am, of formative experiences that took place in sprawling suburbs, of making silly movies with my best friend, and of trialling lots of different haircuts and ...
Boring British MoviesGrowing up as a callow nascent film buff, lost in the candy store of VHS tapes and TV Guide, I gathered that British films were mostly...
and realistic for the time — in listing ingredients for suggested recipes, the government leaflets would often say beside an ingredient such as butter: “if possible.” Cooking demonstrations by women such asMarguerite Pattenwere held in many stores, including Harrods. Educational short movies on ...