A bit of a mixed bag but not that bad.
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Set in New York City, the plot involves the interaction between two women – a bored housewife and a bohemian drifter – linked by various messages in the personals section of a newspaper.
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Jane Eyre 1943
Spent last week down in the New Forest. When we arrived I realised I hadn’t bought any films, but I had some I had on the laptop …no comms where we were.
I had never seen this version which has some well know actors including Elizabeth Taylor & Agnes Moorehead. The leads were excellent.
This may well be amongst my favourite interpretations of this story, which of course includes two howling coincidences. In order to fit a feature film there has been some heavy, and in my view, well judged pruning.
M
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I watched “The Batman” last night. It is much better than I expected. It has a great tone and mood to it. Easily the darkest Batman movie I have ever seen.
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Night People 1954
This was a surprise. A well judged and engrossing thriller starring Gregory Peck as the intelligence colnel in post WWII Berlin. A serviceman is kidnapped and, through convoluted routes, offered in exchange for two aging Germans. The thorn in Peck’s side is the wealthy serviceman’s father who arrives to apply pressure.
Superb.
M
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Jason & the Argonauts - 1963
Haven’t watched this for a fair few years, stands up well.
M
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Staying On
Play set in Northern India in a post-Raj India with two aging Brits contemplating the end, played by Trevor Howard & Celia Johnson joined by Saeed Joffrey, based on Scott.
This is on YouTube and well worth your time.
M
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Ivanhoe - 1952
Robert Taylor and Liz Taylor. This is a tale I love and the Hollywood spectacular does a pretty good job of translating the story.
For me the only slight let down is that the sacrifice made by De Bois-Guilbert, played by the inimitable George Sanders, was not more clearly delineated. His sacrifice for Rebecca truly lifts this adventure into tragedy.
M
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Modesty Blaise - 1966
I only managed the first ten minutes!
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I am right with you on this one: it was on the box a week or two ago and is a wonderful film of a classic story. Just great.
Game Night
Comedy thriller starring Jason Bateman & Rachel McAdams. If you like these guys, and I do, then it delivers.
Fun 100 minutes.
M
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It was a limited repertoire of films I had to hand but, as it turns out, pretty good for a few nights entertainment.
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The twists & the turns work really well & I love the scene with the white dog 
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This 90-minute drama (made in 2007) about the last few years of Robert Maxwell’s life is currently on the iPlayer. David Suchet is utterly fantastic as the fat pension-stealing monster. Deserved his Emmy for that one.
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More Maxwell - Watched first two episodes of House of Maxwell - very good.
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The Truffle Hunters 2020 - dug this up on BBC iplayer. Marvellous.
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The Sparks Brothers on Netflix - a highly entertaining and informative documentary.
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Just watched this on Prime. A very profound and moving film with great acting from both Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Coleman.
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