Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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Jess McGrath · @JessMcGrath
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THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES (’36): Very enjoyable adaptation of famed HG Wells short story of, well, you can probably guess from the title. Perfect casting of Roland Young as said man. Bonus points for working in a “cloud cuckoo land” reference. The political messaging was fascinating, better than the usual jaunts into this area, especially the criticism of uneven society and war. Cracked up at Young’s power-mad moves at the end, especially (no spoilers here) the last one.

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Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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Jess McGrath · @JessMcGrath
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THE WICKED LADY (’45): Yeah, this is how I like my melodrama. We start right out with Margaret Lockwood stealing her best friend’s man right before their wedding, and it only gets saucier from there. Gotta admire a woman who gets so bored scheming at home, she decides to become a highway robber. Beyond gorgeous costumes and photography, and grade-A performances from Lockwood and James Mason, this is just a terrifically fun romp.

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· @abominabledrh
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Having been brave at the dentist, I figured I deserved a treat. Anyone recognise the film?

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P.M.Bryant · @pmbryant
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Ida Lupino in a scene from one of her early films in England, “Prince of Arcadia” (1933), with Peter Gawthorne and Annie Esmond — a musical in which she was featured with singer Carl Brisson and Margot Grahame. This is also one of the few films of Lupino’s I’ve not been able to track down a copy of. Any ideas?

#britishfilms #idalupino #princeofarcadia

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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P.M.Bryant · @pmbryant
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Ida Lupino and Henry Kendall in “The Ghost Camera” (1933) — one of six British films Lupino was featured in before moving to Hollywood later the same year.

#britishfilms #idalupino #classicmovies #mysteries

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Jess McGrath · @JessMcGrath
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THINGS TO COME (’36): Completely fascinating HG Wells sci-fi story, directed by William Cameron Manzies (so you know the sets are going to be eye-popping), of a world left in ruins by multi-decade war and then resurrected to great technological heights. And they did this all on precipice of WWII. A lot philosophically and politically to unpack. Very stylishly shot, and the story does easily hook. And that final speech about mankind’s need to conquer the universe, really something.

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Danmc2 · @danmcginn
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FIRE STARTER: Like Ridley Scott and Alan Parker, 'Chariots of Fire' director Hugh Hudson cut his filmmaking teeth making commercials. However he would also play an important role in elevating British cinema on the world stage.  Paste the link now to catch the Pomona review .. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2023                  

#britishfilms #hughhudson #chariotsoffire #greystoke #tarzan #IanHolm #colinfirth #bencross #iancharleson #revolution #AlPacino #donaldsutherland #maryamdabo #davidputtnam

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Andrew Nette · @Pulpcurry
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I couldn’t find a decent list of British crime cinema on Letterboxd so I made my own. Just the ones I have seen from 1954 onwards, so will be adding to it as I go
boxd.it/jcCTu

#noir #crimecinema #britishfilms #filmnoir

Last updated 2 years ago

Squirrelleader · @squirrelleader
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If you like odd random and then you could do worse than check out which is channel - it’s free! tptvencore.co.uk/ Some films have a limited release so you’ll have to be quick. They do show some classic American movies too.

#britishfilms #classictv #encoretv #talkingpicturestv #catchup #independenttv

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