Category Archives: Films

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 →

We wanted to include a western. If you watch some of the cheap cable channels, they show some very ordinary old westerns and are best avoided. But there are some, a few great movies. “The Searchers”, starring John Wayne, is … Continue reading →

Or, more correctly, “Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot”. Jacques Tati, the French film maker and script writer, made this wonderful film and it was released to the world in 1953. Many of Tati’s films make use of the big screen. … Continue reading →