I do like my films. Not saying that I can pontificate at length about them, or give you a 'Film Critical Theory 101' monologue at the drop of a hat - just saying I like a good flick. Some of my favourite films - and in no particular order, and I will have forgotten a few no doubt that I would later wish to add - include Orphans; In This World; Singing In The Rain; Au Revoir Les Enfants; Hobson's Choice; Gregory's Girl; Lone Star and High Hopes.
The above are just a drop in the ocean - could have mentioned, but can't be arsed to put the links: 'Dr Strangelove'; 'The Apartment'; 'Destry Rides Again'; Hitchcock's 'The Lady Vanishes' and 'Thirty-Nine Steps'; Fritz Lang's 'M'; 'Casablanca'; 'Withnail and I';'Ghost World'etc etc. No prejudices, no hang ups against Hollywood, etc - just a case of if I like a film, that's it.
What's the above in aid of? Just my wee preamble for mentioning that I have put a new link on my sidebar. Drew's Blog-O-Rama is an excellent blog that specialises on commenting on films, pop culture and all the other candy floss stuff that we spend so much time over.
Drew's blog has everything mine doesn't - style, colour, funny jokes, pictures, a special mention in the weblog section of the Guardian, funny jokes; original material; gossip and scoops; quotes from Dostoevsky; did I mention that the bastard actually has laugh out loud jokes on his blog? That's cheating!
Well, petty spite and jealousy aside, it is well worth a gander. One thought though, the picture Drew has of Tom Selleck playing General Dwight Eisenhower on his blog. At first glance, I could have sworn it was a picture of the Geordie actor, Alun Armstrong? Weird.
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