Mubi are showing the classic 1970s animation, Fantastic Planet (1973). Well worth a look.
Monthly Archives: December 2020
(classic film) Some Like it Hot (BBCTV)
The BBC are showing Billy Wilder’s classic, Some Like it Hot (1959).
There’ is also a terrific documentary about how the film got made.
(classic film) Singing in the Rain (BBCTV)
The BBC are showing Singing in the Rain (1952)…a classic musical with Gene Kelly etc
The Good Mornin song-and-dance sequence make great use of yellow raincoats…and there is a great sofa trick too.
The raincoat dance is used, here (Brimful of Asha) https://www.are.na/block/8185649
(film doc) Brian De Palma (mubi)
The online streaming service, mubi, is showing a documentary interview with the US “new Hollywood” director, Brian De Palma. well worth watching…Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables etc etc
(classic film) The Untouchables (BBCiplayer)
The BBC iplayer is showing Brian De Palma’s, The Untouchables (1987), which tells the story of the FBIs investigation into Al Capone and organised crime in the USA. Well worth watching and with a terrific soundtrack by Ennio Morricone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qdxk/the-untouchables
You can learn almost everything you need to know about the history of modern America from the films of Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese…
(classic film) The Godfather (BBCiplayer)
The BBC are showing The Godfather (1971) by Francis Ford Coppola…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qf0f/the-godfather
Classic new Hollywood, and history of organised crime in USA