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ncwhereman · 1 year

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john lennon and norm in a hard day's night (1964)

#john lennon #the beatles #a hard day's night #norman rossington #the way he looks ahead and only then looks down...#i think about this scene more often than i should.#not only this scene but the whole john/norm dynamic in ahdn tbh #this is also my way of actively avoiding assignments i have to turn in by the end of the week #john #ahdn #m

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weirdlookindog · 1 year

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Death Line (1972)

#death line #raw meat #donald pleasence #norman rossington #david ladd #sharon gurney #1970s movies #gary sherman #horror #pressbook

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tcmparty · 2 years

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, June 20, 2022. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Monday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964) A typical day in the life of the Beatles.

Thursday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. TIGER SHARK (1932) A tuna fisherman marries a woman in love with another man.

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mariocki · 1 year

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Man in a Suitcase: Variation on a Million Bucks - Part Two (1.5, ITC, 1967)

"So, money and women make fools of us all. Which is making an idiot of you, Mr. McGill?"

"Both."

"Then you are twice damned."

#man in a suitcase #blood tw #variation on a million bucks #itc #classic tv #1967 #stanley r. greenberg #robert tronson #richard bradford #ron randell #yôko tani #anton rodgers #norman rossington #gay hamilton #harry landis #warren stanhope #jeremy wilkin #simon brent #harry tardios #ricardo montez #a neat wrap up to probably McGill's biggest adventure. of all the two parters ITC tried out in the late 60s with an eye to editing for #cinema release‚ i think this is perhaps the most successful. it does suffer bc of the revised transmission order‚ like part 1: US #intelligence explicitly know that McGill is innocent of the treachery he was accused of 6 years previously‚ something which will only be #revealed as a twist at the end of the next episode (in fact the pilot). I'd forgotten how downbeat the series could be‚ marking it out as a #real change in style and tone from ITC's previous fare; McGill rarely wins‚ and isn't always the most likeable lead. notably this ep #touches briefly on bigger themes about greed and the value of money‚ as well as obsession and mortality. it's also another fairly bloody ep #with McGill getting stabbed before act 1 is even over. also of note is McGill's killing of a man in the ep's conclusion; where The Saint #and others brush over this kind of standard violence for adventure tv‚ it's treated here as a serious issue with potential fallout that's #only avoided bc of the interference of the US government (likewise McGill seems to treat it more somberly than Simon Templar or such would)#a rare straight role for sitcom stalwart Norman Rossington as the corrupt ship's captain who smuggles McG into Lisbon

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letterboxd-loggd · 2 years

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Nurse on Wheels (1963) Gerald Thomas

September 3rd 2022

#nurse on wheels #1963 #gerald thomas #juliet mills #esma cannon #ronald lewis #joan sims #norman rossington #noel purcell #joan hickson #athene seyler #jim dale #ronald howard #raymond huntley #renee houston #amanda reiss #david horne #george woodbridge #virginia vernon

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dweeeeeb · 1 year

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Adult Movie Poster Raw Meat (1972) - Death Line (1972) When a government official disappears in the London tunnels, after several reports of missing people in the same location, Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously, along with a couple who stumble into a victim by accident. Gary Sherman - Ceri Jones - Donald Pleasence - Norman Rossington - David Ladd - Sharon Gurney

#MovPov13 #AMP #1972 #Gary Sherman #Ceri Jones #Donald Pleasence #Norman Rossington #David Ladd #Sharon Gurney

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movie-titlecards · 2 years

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Death Line (1972)

My rating: 3/10

So the "monster" in this one is basically just a stereotypical "gross diseased violent homeless guy", which in itself is very unpleasant (because if there's a group of people that really doesn't need any more dehumanizing, it's the homeless), and then we spend most of the movie either watching him grunting in the dark or Donald Pleasence playing, in a rather bizarre casting decision, a shouty police sergeant type. Why is this movie.

#Death Line #Gary Sherman #Ceri Jones #Donald Pleasence #Norman Rossington #David Ladd #Youtube

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byneddiedingo · 1 year

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Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon in A Hard Day's Night (Richard Lester, 1964) Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfred Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Anna Quayle, Deryck Guyler, Richard Vernon. Kenneth Haigh. Screenplay: Alun Owen. Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor. Art direction: Ray Simm. Film editor: John Jympson. Musical director: George Martin. In that post-Kennedy-assassination, Goldwater-haunted, Cold War summer of '64, watching John, Paul, George, and Ringo larking about at the movies allowed for a breath of optimism, a sense that youth could conquer the world. It didn't quite turn out that way. This is, of course, one of the great film musicals, packed with engaging songs. They may be more lightweight than the Beatles' later oeuvre, lifting the heart rather than stirring the imagination, but they're impossible to resist. It also slyly, cheekily makes its point about the generation the Beatles are trying to leave behind: the ineptly bullying managers, the fussy TV director, the marketing executive sure that he has a handle on What the Kids Want, the Blimpish man on the train who tells Ringo, "I fought the war for your sort." Ringo's reply: "I bet you're sorry you won." Celebrity is closing in on them, epitomized by the wonderfully elliptical dialogue in John's encounter with a woman who is sure that she recognizes him but then puts on her glasses and proclaims, "You don't look like him at all." John mutters, "She looks more like him than I do." Alun Owen's screenplay, written after hanging out with the Beatles, absorbing and borrowing their own jokes, was one of the two Oscar nominations the film received, along with George Martin's scoring. None of the songs were nominated. Neither were Richard Lester's direction, Gilbert Taylor's cinematography, or John Jympson's editing, all of which kept the film buoyant and fleet.

#A Hard Day's Night #Richard Lester #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #Ringo Starr #John Lennon

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dannyreviews · 2 years

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Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984)

My late aunt, like many baby boomers that came of age in the 1960s, was a die-hard Beatles fan. One thing she certainly was not a fan of was Paul McCartney’s solo career, to which she said that McCartney should apologize for some of his music from that era. While I find that opinion over the top, there is one thing that McCartney should apologize for and that’s the subject of this blog post. “Give My Regards to Broad Street” is a turgid ego trip the size of Liverpool, not worthy of the ex-Beatle and those who were involved in its production.

The plot is the most mundane and uninteresting set of circumstances. McCartney plays a fictional version of himself doing what he does best, working on a new record. What should be an ordinary task turns into a nightmare when word gets to him that master tapes have gone missing, presumably stolen by an ex-con assistant named Harry (Ian Hastings). If the tapes are not recovered by midnight, the sinister looking Mr. Rath (John Bennett) will take over the record company. But McCartney doesn’t seem too concerned. He goes from session to session, video shoot to video shoot, and then the plot even meanders into a poorly filmed dream sequence that lasts an unbearable ten minutes.

“Give My Regards...” isn’t a total loss, there are some nice musical sequences such as beautiful renditions of Beatles classics like “Yesterday”, “Here There and Everywhere”, “Eleanor Rigby” and “For No One”, with fellow Beatle Ringo Starr at the helm. I only wish there were more of these nostalgic moments that show the immense talent of this musical legend. Instead, what follows are scenes of cheesy dialogue that belong in a MST3K hunk of junk, and more musical segments consisting of newer, albeit forgettable songs that seem to be stuck in the work-in-progress state. The sequence for one of those new songs, “Ballroom Dancing” is poorly edited and has disjointed choreography. Then there’s a re-recorded version of the 1976 Wings classic “Silly Love Songs” set against a sci-fi themed music video shoot that has all the musical flair of the original removed. It’s a shame because so many great musicians like Dave Edmunds, David Gilmour, Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro act as hired guns and they don’t look like they’re into the music, which one would expect if you’re jamming with a Beatle or two.

Normally, when a film’s supporting cast has talents like Tracey Ullman, Bryan Brown, Philip Jackson and Sir Ralph Richardson, it’s usually a guarantee that you have a good film ahead of you. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case here. Ullman is the biggest culprit here, completely overacting in her brief moment on screen with the most fake crying I’ve ever heard. Brown and Jackson, as McCartney’s managers, have an awkward banter that is more of a ripoff of Norman Rossington and John Justin from “A Hard Day’s Night”. And what about Ralph Richardson? What’s an acting legend doing chewing up the scenery, and especially when it was one of his final roles? Finally, you have Ringo Starr, Linda McCartney and Barbara Bach contributing nothing of note and standing around like film extras. I’m glad that George Harrison stayed away.

The sad thing about “Give My Regards...” is that Paul McCartney had nothing left to prove when it came to his talent, even in 1984. So why did he have to create a film so devoid of both cinematic and musical excellence? I think that’s the biggest letdown of all, that he had the ability to create something special and failed. Apart from only a few good scenes that do not even add up to 15 minutes, “Give My Regards...” is McCartney at his lowest point, a status that he would linger on for the next 4-5 years, until his 1989 comeback album “Flowers In The Dust”, and its subsequent world tour. Thankfully, McCartney has done so much better in the 35+ years since this disappointment.

4.5/10

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wahwealth · 2 months

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Michael Caine, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, The Wrong Box (1966) |British Comedy

The Wrong Boz is based on the 1889 novel The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, It is a nonstop comedy, made in London, England. The story is In the early 19th century, a lawyer explains to a group of young men that a tontine has been organized; £1,000 has been invested for each child which is £20,000 in total, the catch is that only the last survivor will receive all the money along with the earned interest. Sixty-three years later, elderly brothers Masterman and Joseph Finsbury, who live next to each other in Victorian London, are the last surviving members of the tontine. The Cast John Mills as Masterman Finsbury Ralph Richardson as Joseph Finsbury Michael Caine as Michael Finsbury Peter Cook as Morris Finsbury Dudley Moore as John Finsbury Nanette Newman as Julia Finsbury Peter Sellers as Dr. Pratt Tony Hancock as Detective Wilfrid Lawson as Peacock Thorley Walters as Lawyer Patience Cicely Courtneidge as Major Martha Diane Clare as Mercy Gerald Sim as First Undertaker Irene Handl as Mrs. Hackett John Le Mesurier as Dr. Slattery Peter Graves as Military Officer Nicholas Parsons as Alan Frazer Scrope James Villiers as Sydney Whitcombe Sykes Graham Stark as Ian Scott Fife (killed in tontine) Jeremy Lloyd as Brian Allen Harvey Leonard Rossiter as Vyvyan Alistair Montague (killed in tontine) Valentine Dyall as Oliver Pike Harmsworth John Junkin as 1st Engine Driver Timothy Bateson as Official Norman Bird as Spiritual Norman Rossington as First Hooligan Tutte Lemkow as The Bournemouth Strangler You are invited to join the channel so that Mr. P can notify you when new videos are uploaded, https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics

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tspoe-pods · 1 year

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Donald Pleasance is having an absolute ball in this one, as he should! This is a fun one!

A cannibal, descending from trapped tunnel workers from the 1890’s, roams the London Underground for food!

Some odd bits here and there, but worth it for Pleasance.

#movie review #horror #donald pleasence

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mariocki · 2 years

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House of the Long Shadows (1983)

"Falling in love is very realistic, people do it all the time."

"Not in my novels they don't, I don't believe in it."

"Seems to be the current trend among you young writers."

"Well, it's a cynical age we live in."

"Don't I know it! When I think of Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens - where are they all now, I ask myself?"

"I think they're dead, Sam."

#house of the long shadows #british cinema #horror film #1983 #pete walker #michael armstrong #Earl Derr Biggers #George M. Cohan #peter cushing #christopher lee #vincent price #john carradine #desi arnaz jr.#sheila keith #julie peasgood #richard todd #louise english #richard hunter #norman Rossington #richard harvey #Walker spent the 70s steadily driving nails into the Hammer coffin‚ as his gory‚ grim indie horrors better fit the public mood and tastes #than Hammer's old fashioned gothic reveries; an odd choice of director‚ then‚ for Cannon's loveletter to a bygone age of silver screen #spooks. regardless he does pretty well (the film is beautifully lit at any rate) even with an old steamed ham of a script like this one‚#which would have been old hat even 50 years earlier. but plot schmlot‚ the only reason anyone ever wanted to watch this was that cast: the #greatest living horror legends (Price!Cushing! Lee! Carradine! Desi Arnaz Jr!) all assembled in one film together. In some ways its a shame #it couldn't have happened earlier‚ when the sinister quartet were younger and more energetic‚ but seeing them together at all is still a #delightful time. the film itself is fun campy cheese with some serious faults in pacing and a series of increasingly stupid twists at the #close; but who cares. it's all about The Boys and they deliver. also very happy to see that Walker cast his old retainer Sheila Keith in a #plum role; the younger cast however struggle against the literal centuries of experience facing off against them #oh and if you're going to set your film in wales plz consult at least one welsh person before just inventing a place name thats meaningless

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letterboxd-loggd · 9 months

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Death Line (Raw Meat) (1972) Gary Sherman

July 30th 2023

#death line #raw meat #1972 #gary sherman #donald pleasence #sharon gurney #norman rossington #david ladd #hugh armstrong #clive swift #hugh dickson #christopher lee

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cultfaction · 2 years

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House of the Long Shadows is coming to DVD and Bluray!

In a deserted house, a desperate writer comes seeking a story. When a beautiful girl comes to the rescue, he almost loses a wager, and his life. Remastered in high definition, this top-notch 1983 horror film from cult-film maker Peter Walker stars four of the most iconic horror legends of all time Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and John Carradine. This classic gothic thriller is…