Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Barry Jackson, David Warner, Donald Gee, Ian Holm, Jack Gold, John McGrath, John Thaw, Nicol Williamson, Peter Vaughan, Richard O'Callaghan on 05/05/2020| Leave a Comment »
Review of 1968’s THE BOFOR’S GUN (linked). After a run of comedy and cult movies, this is a return to serious drama. This film is set in a National Service army camp in 1954. The towering central performance as the psychotic Gunner O’Rourke is Nicol Williamson. Trying to control him is Lance-Bombardier Evans, played by David Warner. Add Ian Holm and John Thaw. Worth rewatching, but more of a stage / TV play than a film.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arthur Mullard, Barbara Brown, Elaine & Derek, Frank Thornton, Graham Bond Organisation, Ian Gregory, Kenneth Connor, Lulu, NashvilleTeens, Terry Scott on 04/05/2020| Leave a Comment »
The 60s retrospectives stretches beyond cult to so bad-it’s- well, terrible. GONKS GO BEAT (linked) from 1964. Or 1965. I think the latter, but not enough people saw it to remember. The world is divided into Beatland and Balladisle, and the Intergalactic Federation needs to bring peace. With Graham Bond Organisation (Ginger Baker, John McLaughlin, Jack Bruce), Nashville Teens, Lulu and more. A comedy pop sci-fi warfare romantic drama. One of my longer and more comprehensive (and sarcastic) reviews with lots of pictures means you can read the review and know everything without having to see the film!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alain Delon, Jack Cardiff, Less Reed, Marianne Faithful, Roger Mutton on 01/05/2020| Leave a Comment »
Another in the 60s Retrospective series. 1968, and Marianne Faithfull and Alain Delon in GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE. (linked). It’s a cult movie, which as I say means some of it is inept, and for a few years it was hard to find. Wiki suggests it was the sixth highest grossing film of 19068 which seems highly unlikely. I had more fun doing the slightly sarcastic review (!) than I did watching the film, I think.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Daniel Roher, Dominique Robertson, Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson, Jonathan Taplin, Levon Helm, Peter Gabriel, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Taj Mahal, The Band, Van Morrison on 01/05/2020| Leave a Comment »
I had the opportunity to preview ONCE WERE BROTHERS: Robbie Robertson & The Band for The Band website (theband.hiof.no). It isn’t released in the UK yet, but keep an eye out for it. This film directed by Daniel Roher tells the story of my favourite rock group neatly with some incredible archive footage and still photographs. Its only fault for me was that it was too short.
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