Monthly Archives: June 2022

It’s very hard, though not imposssible, to talk about films from a UK perspective and not mention the Carry On… series. Depending on how you count them, there are about thirty films, the first black and white then moving to … Continue reading →

Our chosen classic musical is “South Pacific”, a very interesting film. This is from 1958, directed by legend Joshua Logan and filmed in Todd-AO, though 70mm versions exist. The plot: on a South Pacific island in World War II, Lieutenant … Continue reading →

Ask someone for their favourite film musical and they may well say “The Wizard Of Oz” or “Singin’ In The Rain”. These films are in what is called Academy Ratio, basically 4:3 (so for every 3 metres up the screen … Continue reading →