msitaraman Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 <i>"...WHY can't modern film directors watch this stuff and learn to do it with real light before they spend their millions? ..."</i><br><p> Channelling Martin Davidson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Trevor There's one of the dvds on ebay uk at present - 6343098006, current did ?25. sterling. Good luck Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 <i><blockquote> Mostly I get something like this </blockquote> </i><p> Me too. But I don't have a camera with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 you shoulda went to sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Trevor: "WHY can't modern film directors........" Trevor, as you come from the land of the lamentable Guy Ritchie and the ever patronising Mike Leigh I can understand your pain, but, all is not lost. After you've caught up on your sleep check out the work of Michael Winterbottom - Wonderland, 24 Hour Party People, In This World, Welcome To Sarajevo, 9 Songs........I find it hard to believe myself, but he's British, young (ish), and talented....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Mike Leigh's films... 'Nuts in May' , 'Abigails party', 'Mean time' and 'Secrets and lies' are regularly played here in this house. Patronising? Maybe. But great fun. I don't think I have ever watched anything by Guy Ritchie. (Isn't he that Madonna chap?) Not sure I ever will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Be a good chap Trevor and check out Wonderland and 24 Hour party People, you won't be disappointed. ps my mental image of you corresponds almost exactly with Keith (?) from Nuts in May........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Boris you could not be further from the truth! I have never counted the number of times I chew food, the last time I slept in a tent I was 4 years old and had no choice, I am NOT and never will be vegetarian, I play my hifi loud, I have never been a hippy or a social worker, I rode motorbikes for 9 years, a Morris Minor is a loathsome vehicle, I hate folksongs, unpasteurised milk would scare the be-jayzuz out of me, I have never paced out the distance indicated on a camera or used a bellows camera like Keith's, I would have tolerated his precious ninny of a wife for precisely 0 seconds before pushing her over that cliff..... So wrong, so wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 I grew up on what was the largest, worst, council estates in England at the time of the 1960's and 70's and I would (then) have been, precisely, Keiths worst nightmare! We had a few teachers who were just like Keith and we made their lives hell. I would have been the Anti-Keith. It is why I find 'Nuts in May' so funny. (In my younger days I would have wanted to kick his prissy head in.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Interesting, I really did see you as all beard, corduroys, and hiking boots........But, seeing as you like your music loud, you really should check out 24 Hour Party People - it starts with the birth of punk, and ends with the rave scene of the late 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Boris, If you have ever watched 'Mean Time' by Mike Leigh then you would be a lot closer to the sort of place I grew up. A stuck up prig like Keith and his simpleton wife from leafy Surrey would have run in horror. I still wear Doc Martens to this day. (A lifetime habit I cannot shake off.) I will follow up your suggestions though. Thanks Boris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 I was doing my A'Levels at college from 1976 - 78 and was just the right age for punk when it emerged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 I belly laughed when Keith & his wife were going around Corfe Castle and he was reeling off the numbers from his guide! Brilliant. And "What does it mean Keith" still raises a laugh with my kids who also love 'Nuts in May'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Keith from Nuts in May metamorphasises into Johnny from Naked.........If you do like Leigh then I think you'd like the film Wonderland a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 I'll give it a go. I am collecting a new DVD combi tomorrow and need something to 'Christen' it with. (I have just back-ordered "The Ascent of Man" by Dr Jacob Bronowski from the BBC but they are not bringing it out until April.) I will be picking up a handful of my favourite Powell & Pressburger classics on DVD as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Another (youngish) director who'll give you some hope is the Canadian/Armenian Atom Egoyan. Voyeurism is a central theme to his work, so it's perfect viewing for a photographer. He's made some of the most moving films of recent years - the only one you should give a miss to is Felicia's Journey (destroyed by a dismal performance from Bob Hoskins). www.egofilmarts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 You reminded me (with voyeurism) that I need a DVD version of 'Rear Window' as well, oh and 'Blow up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_rory Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Boris, where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris_chan1 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Right now I'm in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Guy Ritchie and Madonna in "The Star", a BMW short film worth watching <a href=" http://usa.bmwfilms.com/clap.asp?template=delivery&country=usa&film=star&bypassreg=Y ">here.</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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