Category Archives: Films

“Billy Liar”, from 1963, stars Tom Courtney, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles and Leonard Rossiter. The director was John Schlesinger. Billy lives up north in England with his parents and grandmother. It’s a grim, grey post-war world with no glimpse of … Continue reading →

My local cinema did a short series of Japanese classics recently. One of them was the original “Godzilla” (aka “Godzilla: King of the Monsters!”) film, actually called “Gojira”. When it came to the west, it was edited and altered and … Continue reading →

If we had to pick one film of the Carry On series to watch, it would be this film from 1963. It stars Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale. The story is a simple one. … Continue reading →