@slimfern posted:Hitchcock's 'Mirage'-1965 is on the agenda today
Although "Mirage" is rather like a Hitchcock film, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk 
Stanley Donen directed "Charade" (1963) and "Arabesque" (1966) a couple of films made around that time which are a bit Hitchcockian.
@El Loro posted:Although "Mirage" is rather like a Hitchcock film, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk
Stanley Donen directed "Charade" (1963) and "Arabesque" (1966) a couple of films made around that time which are a bit Hitchcockian.
Oh I didn't realise that El ....I enjoyed it nonetheless 
Thanks for the correction 
@El Loro posted:Although "Mirage" is rather like a Hitchcock film, it was directed by Edward Dmytryk
Stanley Donen directed "Charade" (1963) and "Arabesque" (1966) a couple of films made around that time which are a bit Hitchcockian.
Enjoyed this one last night El ...(despite not really being a fan of Audrey Hepburn)...I see what you mean about it being a bit Hitchcockian
@slimfern posted:Enjoyed this one last night El ...(despite not really being a fan of Audrey Hepburn)...I see what you mean about it being a bit Hitchcockian
As a point of trivia, the stamps one sees in "Charade" were based on some actual rare stamps rather than real ones 
@El Loro posted:
(yellow/orange in colour)
Haven't found an image of the Romanian stamp but it was shown on a Moldovian 150th anniversary stamp:
I wonder if the real stamps were actually worth ÂĢ250,000 back in 1963 (equivalent to ÂĢ4,458,452.84 in 2021)...that's a lot of wonga
Didn't you say you were a bit of a collector as a boy, or was it your Dad?
@slimfern posted:I wonder if the real stamps were actually worth ÂĢ250,000 back in 1963 (equivalent to ÂĢ4,458,452.84 in 2021)...that's a lot of wonga
Didn't you say you were a bit of a collector as a boy, or was it your Dad?
My maternal grandfather was the philatelist
@El Loro posted:Two of the films mentioned here are on Freeview later today - "Witness for the Prosecution" on BBC Two and "The Blob" on the Horror channel.
I watched 'Witness for the prosecution' not long ago and I think I may give 'The Blob' a miss
Thanks for the heads up though El 
'Summer Holiday' and 'Robin Hood Prince of Thieves' were on yesterday.....for the umpteenth time....enjoyable nonetheless
I thought I might give Hitchcock's 'Frenzy', a go today ..........I have my trusted cushion at the ready 
@slimfern posted:I watched 'Witness for the prosecution' not long ago and I think I may give 'The Blob' a miss
Thanks for the heads up though El
'Summer Holiday' and 'Robin Hood Prince of Thieves' were on yesterday.....for the umpteenth time....enjoyable nonetheless
I thought I might give Hitchcock's 'Frenzy', a go today ..........I have my trusted cushion at the ready
I've never watched "Frenzy" and don't want to, The only Hitchcock film which remains classified as 18 justifiably.
@slimfern posted:Yes...well I've turned it off....am such a wuss
Am watching 'The Trouble with Harry' instead
"The Trouble with Harry" is not typical Hitchcock as it's a black comedy. He made it without having a star actor/actress. It was Shirley MacLaine's first film and not well known then,
The Vermont landscape is the most beautiful shown in any Hitchcock film.
@El Loro posted:"The Trouble with Harry" is not typical Hitchcock as it's a black comedy. He made it without having a star actor/actress. It was Shirley MacLaine's first film and not well known then,
The Vermont landscape is the most beautiful shown in any Hitchcock film.
Haha I had a chuckle or two watching that
Shirley Maclaine did well for her first film, but then she is a good actress. I think my favourite character she played was Louisa Boudreaux (Ouiser) in 'Steel Magnolias' alongside Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Sally Fields & Olympia Dukakis.
Link to a very early Hitchcock film called "Murder!" made in 1930.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6l8ut4
Watchable if you allow for its creakiness and rather stiff acting. It's interesting to see that Hitchcock was experimenting years before the likes of Spellbound and Rope.
There is one scene which is the funniest in any Hitchcock film.
@El Loro posted:Link to a very early Hitchcock film called "Murder!" made in 1930.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6l8ut4
Watchable if you allow for its creakiness and rather stiff acting. It's interesting to see that Hitchcock was experimenting years before the likes of Spellbound and Rope.
There is one scene which is the funniest in any Hitchcock film.
There's a couple of his films on tv today, but have seen them both recently, so will give your link a go instead ...cheers El
@slimfern posted:There's a couple of his films on tv today, but have seen them both recently, so will give your link a go instead ...cheers El
Yes, The 39 Steps and To Catch a Thief
Murder! isn't in the same league as either of them but is of interest to see how Hitchcock developed over the years.
@El Loro posted:Yes, The 39 Steps and To Catch a Thief
Murder! isn't in the same league as either of them but is of interest to see how Hitchcock developed over the years.
Well, I nearly gave up watching because of it being plagued by adverts literally every five minutes, but I didn't.
The subject of the murderer being what he was (I won't risk it for fear of the pc vultures), I guess it was a risky thing to be back then. A serious theme and yet there were many quite comical scenes.
I'm glad Hitchcock continued to improve
@slimfern posted:Well, I nearly gave up watching because of it being plagued by adverts literally every five minutes, but I didn't.
The subject of the murderer being what he was (I won't risk it for fear of the pc vultures), I guess it was a risky thing to be back then. A serious theme and yet there were many quite comical scenes.
I'm glad Hitchcock continued to improve
I had seen the film some time ago on the Talking Pictures channel, I couldn't find the film on Youtube but found it on Daily Motion which I rarely look at.
The scene I was referring to is when the Herbert Marshall character is woken up by the woman and then her children
@El Loro posted:I had seen the film some time ago on the Talking Pictures channel, I couldn't find the film on Youtube but found it on Daily Motion which I rarely look at.
The scene I was referring to is when the Herbert Marshall character is woken up by the woman and then her children
Ha! I nearly fast forwarded that bit...screaming babies get on my nerves
Yes it was funny as they all filed in with his breakfast ..he didn't seem to mind though
I watched talking pictures beforehand on BBC 2 where leading actresses were giving their perspective on working on his films.
Needless to say Tippi Hedren gave a somewhat scathing account of her experiences.
@Baz posted:I watched Suspicion this afternoon âĶ.not for the first timeâĶ.and Iâm still not convinced he didnât have murderous intent .
I've seen Suspicion a few times. You might want to read the Development section on the wiki page about the film. Posting a link direct to that page doesn't work on this forum. Here's a link to the article about Hitchcock. Look for Filmography where there's a list of his films, so click on the link to Suspicion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
@El Loro posted:I've seen Suspicion a few times. You might want to read the Development section on the wiki page about the film. Posting a link direct to that page doesn't work on this forum. Here's a link to the article about Hitchcock. Look for Filmography where there's a list of his films, so click on the link to Suspicion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
Thanks El 
In case anyone's interested and hasn't seen the announcement yet, channel 4 will be showing the USA open ladies final LIVE!!!
Programme starts at 8 pm, but the match doesn't start until 9 pm. Programme apparently runs to 23:05 pm.
Yes, but I didn't think it was worthy of a thread of it's own!
Also the 'DÃĐja Vu aspect willdepend on which thread you read first!
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Yes, but I didn't think it was worthy of a thread of it's own!
Well now we have it said twice....just in case it is missed the first time
I posted in the Sports section too!
The worlds gone mad again, or just even madder!
A small gin-maker threatened with legal action by global energy drinks firm Red Bull over the use of the word 'bull' in its name says it will fight the case.
Norwich-based Bullards was told there was a "likelihood of confusion on behalf of the public" as both brand names "include the term bull".
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Is the GBP really that illiterate and stupid?
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:The worlds gone mad again, or just even madder!
A small gin-maker threatened with legal action by global energy drinks firm Red Bull over the use of the word 'bull' in its name says it will fight the case.
Norwich-based Bullards was told there was a "likelihood of confusion on behalf of the public" as both brand names "include the term bull".
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Is the GBP really that illiterate and stupid?
Bliddy ridiculous EFFT
We've all been getting confused about things like apple cider and cider vinegar, haven't we since they both have the word 'cider' in their name. 
@Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:We've all been getting confused about things like apple cider and cider vinegar, haven't we since they both have the word 'cider' in their name.
Exactly
