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Post by Gene Hunt on May 30, 2019 16:49:49 GMT
Mind you, I'd expect (somewhere) there is a do-gooder who will say that these slapstick films encourage violence. I haven't (yet) seen a group of Hoodies congregate outside our local shop swinging a ladder about and hitting one another, or even chucking custard pies about. Some, I gather, carry knives and have been responsible for the handful of muggings at the cash point though.. I had a knife pulled on me a couple of years back when out for a few pints with a pal. Totally unexpected and out of the blue but none the less, swift action was necessary. I dropped me nut on him and followed with a swift kick in the b***ocks. From that point on the knife was of no use to him whatsoever. I'm sure watching slapstick in old films had no influence on the actions of either of us that night. GH.
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Post by Sparky on May 30, 2019 18:14:30 GMT
Mind you, I'd expect (somewhere) there is a do-gooder who will say that these slapstick films encourage violence. I haven't (yet) seen a group of Hoodies congregate outside our local shop swinging a ladder about and hitting one another, or even chucking custard pies about. Some, I gather, carry knives and have been responsible for the handful of muggings at the cash point though.. I had a knife pulled on me a couple of years back when out for a few pints with a pal. Totally unexpected and out of the blue but none the less, swift action was necessary. I dropped me nut on him and followed with a swift kick in the b***ocks. From that point on the knife was of no use to him whatsoever. I'm sure watching slapstick in old films had no influence on the actions of either of us that night. GH. Crikey.
But, I'm sure Jack Regan and Gene Hunt had a little influence with delivering the well deserved kick in the b***ocks though.... I hope the sod with the knife will think twice about trying it on again though.
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Post by Three Litre on May 30, 2019 18:27:51 GMT
Mind you, I'd expect (somewhere) there is a do-gooder who will say that these slapstick films encourage violence. I haven't (yet) seen a group of Hoodies congregate outside our local shop swinging a ladder about and hitting one another, or even chucking custard pies about. Some, I gather, carry knives and have been responsible for the handful of muggings at the cash point though.. I had a knife pulled on me a couple of years back when out for a few pints with a pal. Totally unexpected and out of the blue but none the less, swift action was necessary. I dropped me nut on him and followed with a swift kick in the b***ocks. From that point on the knife was of no use to him whatsoever. I'm sure watching slapstick in old films had no influence on the actions of either of us that night. GH. " I'm the Administrator on the 4:3TV Retro Channel website son and I haven't had me dinner so if you don't want a good kicking you'll drop that knife".
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Post by Dirty Epic on May 31, 2019 9:40:37 GMT
I recently did a screening of The Artist at the Barbican with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra a few weeks back, not generally a silent movie fan but did quite enjoy that and do appreciate how these pioneers paved the way for the 'talkies' onwards.
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Post by Dirty Epic on May 31, 2019 9:43:15 GMT
Mind you, I'd expect (somewhere) there is a do-gooder who will say that these slapstick films encourage violence. I haven't (yet) seen a group of Hoodies congregate outside our local shop swinging a ladder about and hitting one another, or even chucking custard pies about. Some, I gather, carry knives and have been responsible for the handful of muggings at the cash point though.. I had a knife pulled on me a couple of years back when out for a few pints with a pal. Totally unexpected and out of the blue but none the less, swift action was necessary. I dropped me nut on him and followed with a swift kick in the b***ocks. From that point on the knife was of no use to him whatsoever. I'm sure watching slapstick in old films had no influence on the actions of either of us that night. GH. Nice one Gene hope you hurt the little...
Crocodile Dundee had the right idea with those scrotes!
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Post by Three Litre on May 31, 2019 11:30:26 GMT
Part of the knife problem is that it’s become fashionable to carry one , the more it gets reported the more it happens. Need lots more stop and search.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 23, 2019 15:40:49 GMT
I heard director Roy Ward Baker make a comment on a dvd commentary that he thought sound was the worst thing to happen to cinema, not sure he was joking either.
Many of Lon Chaney's films are not a chore to watch, of course they're seldom if ever shown on tv so you need to track them down online. He was a fascinating character, the son of deaf mute parents, he died just 47 after appearing in over 160 films, many of which are lost. The Phantom Of The Opera is his most famous role, also The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. He was drawn to playing the outcasts of the World and often played characters with physical disabilities, most famously in 'The Unknown' where he plays an armless circus knife thrower. He was a pioneer of character make up, which lead to him being dubbed 'The Man Of A Thousand Faces'.
The last film he made was his only sound film, ironically he died soon after of a throat hemorrhage.
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Post by Vienna on Jun 23, 2019 16:44:24 GMT
The 1927 Lon Chaney silent movie London after Midnight is possibly the most sought after lost film. Sadly the last surviving print was destroyed in a vault fire at MGM in 1965. Tod Browning later remade it as Mark of the Vampire in 1935.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Jun 23, 2019 17:52:11 GMT
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Post by Sparky on Jun 25, 2019 11:42:21 GMT
I heard director Roy Ward Baker make a comment on a dvd commentary that he thought sound was the worst thing to happen to cinema, not sure he was joking either.
Many of Lon Chaney's films are not a chore to watch, of course they're seldom if ever shown on tv so you need to track them down online. He was a fascinating character, the son of deaf mute parents, he died just 47 after appearing in over 160 films, many of which are lost. The Phantom Of The Opera is his most famous role, also The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. He was drawn to playing the outcasts of the World and often played characters with physical disabilities, most famously in 'The Unknown' where he plays an armless circus knife thrower. He was a pioneer of character make up, which lead to him being dubbed 'The Man Of A Thousand Faces'.
The last film he made was his only sound film, ironically he died soon after of a throat hemorrhage.
The great Jack Rosentahl - a keen observer of people, as reflected in much of his work - once commented about how on each of his TV films / plays - the crew's were very different - but still had some of the same characteristics.
In particular, during the 60s and 70s, the "Sound" department would be regarded as 2nd Class citizens by everyone else, as they felt that film was a "Visual" medium - even some 50 years after talkies came in. I have worked on a couple of jobs with older faces, and indeed, it does feel like that.
Funny old world eh?
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