Category Archives: Films

As we are roughly half way through the year, for a change, here is a quiz. Here are some real names of very famous film stars. What are their more commonly known acting names? Issur Danielovitch James Stewart Audrey Ruston … Continue reading →

“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 →