Monthly Archives: September 2013
Weekly Posts To Look Out For
Time permitting, of course, we will have a 1/1000 post from myself or any of the TLFC Members on most days. But there is so much more to look out for: Take a look at what will normally be posted … Continue reading
#16: Logan’s Run (1976)
Seldom seen on TV, this is the first science fiction film I remember seeing, it hardly ever gets repeated. Starring Michael York Farrah Fawcett, Peter Ustinov and Jenny Agutter, I feel this is a forgotten classic. Yes, it may be … Continue reading
#15: Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock’s second entry on our 1/1000. What can you say about Psycho? It really is an amazing film. I hadn’t really taken much notice of Hitch’s films when I was young, then when I was about 23 and I … Continue reading
This Weekend’s TV Choice Picks
As always on Saturday I will try to list (my choices of…) the most interesting films to watch (Non-Sky) in the coming week. Saturday 17.15 – Channel 5: The Magnificent Seven (1959) 21.00 – Film4: Sleeping With The Enemy (1991) … Continue reading
This Week’s New Release Choice Pick
My choice pick for today’s cinema release is the new Woody Allen film, ‘Blue Jasmine’. Starring Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin, it tells the tale of ‘A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to … Continue reading
Rare Films – Star Wars: The Holiday Special (1978)
What was the the second Star Wars film? Surely, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’? Well you if you think so, then you would be wrong! ‘Star Wars’, or as it became titled, ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’ was a … Continue reading
#14: American Beauty (1999)
Steve gives us his next choice: This is one of my favourite ever films, I think because it operates on so many levels and is open to many interpretations. It stars Kevin Spacey as a middle aged, middle class American … Continue reading
#13: Brighton Rock (1947)
A British ‘Film Noir’ Classic. In it, ‘Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, the police believe it to be suicide. … Continue reading
The Rise & Fall Of Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle
Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. Names you all know from the silent and early talkie era. But what about ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle? He was THE big thing around the first two decades of the 20th century. … Continue reading
#12: Source Code (2011)
A very underrated film. Science Fiction-wise, I would say this is a sort of ‘Quantum Leap’ movie. I won’t give anything away but this nods heavily towards the TV series. This film is, ‘An action thriller centered on a soldier … Continue reading
1000 FILMS TO WATCH 