Category Archives: Films

“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”

Posted on 17 July 2022 by pws

Heres another big screen classic, from 1963, the BIG American comedy. Directed by Stanley Kramer, who was involved in the making of the wonderful “Inherit The Wind” and “High Noon”, it has a cast list of ‘comedians’ as long as … Continue reading →

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“The Beatles: Get Back”

Posted on 13 July 2022 by pws

We mentioned The Beatles and films just recently, and we have “Yellow Submarine” to come soon, but here’s a slight diversion. If you are a Beatles fan you will know all this and much more… Apologies. At some point in … Continue reading →

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Ten things wrong with “Mary Poppins”

Posted on 12 July 2022 by pws

If you ask people for their favourite musicals, or Disney film, very often they will say “Mary Poppins”. But here are roughly ten things we don’t like about this film (and no, not Dick Van Dyke’s accent). shocking under-use of … Continue reading →

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