Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dirk Bogarde, Harold Pinter, Jacqueline Sassard, John Dankworth, Joseph Losey, Michael York, Stanley Baker, Vivien Merchant on 18/03/2020| Leave a Comment »
We move on in the 60s series to another Dirk Bogarde film, Accident (1967). LINKED. One of the three influential Joseph Losey / Harold Pinter collaborations, it co-stars Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard and Michael York. Harold Pinter pops in for a cameo. The quality of script and performance stands out, though it’s low key, more TV series by modern standards.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arthur Lowe, Denholm Elliot, Diana Coupland, George A. Cooper, Graham Chapman, Harold Pinter, John Cleese, Kevin Billington, Michael Bates, Peter Cook, Ronald Fraser, Ronnie Corbett on 15/05/2019| Leave a Comment »
Back to my 1960s films revisited series. The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer (FOLLOW LINK TO REVIEW) was filmed in 1969, and released in 1970. It stars Peter Cook as the manipulative political pollster who takes over the country and decides to govern by referendum. Yes, that’s why it’s being quoted fifty years later. The comedy is laden with the cream of British comic actors … John Cleese, Arthur Lowe and many others. The review (obviously) mentions Brexit.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daniel Mays, George MacKay, Harold Pinter, Matthew Warchus, Old Vic, Timothy Spall on 10/04/2016| Leave a Comment »
Review of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker at The Old Vic Theatre. This production features Timothy Spall, Daniel Mays and George MacKay. One of the most influential plays of the 20th Century. See the review for a novel “theory” about the play.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gary Kemp, Gemma Chan, Harold Pinter, John Macmillan, John Simm, Keith Allen, Ron Cook on 12/12/2015| Leave a Comment »
Review of The Homecoming by Harold Pinter, directed by Jamie Lloyd at Trafalgar Studios. With Ron Cook, Sam Allen, John Simm, Gary Kemp, Gemma Chan, Keith Allen, John Macmillan. Great cast, great reviews … but we found the intrinsic play dated in spite of a fine production.
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