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Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 22nd, 2014, 10:44 am
by Sue Sue Applegate
Lovely, David! Thanks for sharing your insight with us. I missed seeing so many wonderful films being part of the media crew, but that was much fun, too. Thank you! I miss you already!
Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 22nd, 2014, 10:48 am
by moira finnie
kingrat wrote: Alex’s introduction was in two parts, first centered on the early career of Michael Caine. He gave the answer, in Jeopardy style, “Michael Caine’s original name.” A man toward the back of the theater raised his hand and gave the correct question, “What is Maurice Micklewhite?” Yes, I was that person.
Whoo--hoo! Kingrat making like a Jeopardy! champ.
kingrat wrote:Zulu quite simply looks like one of the best films of the 1960s, and by showing Try and Get Me and Zulu in successive years at the festival, TCM has taken a big step toward giving Cy Endfield the kind of recognition he deserves.
Could
Hell Drivers (1957) and
Mysterious Island (1961) be future Endfield festival entries next year, (I hope)?
kingrat wrote:One of the network people mentioned that a future Friday night spotlight will be Alex Trebek presenting films about Africa, and I am looking forward to that very much.
I'm delighted to read that Alex Trebek will be a guest programmer someday soon. I wonder which other African-themed films he will choose?
Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 22nd, 2014, 10:53 am
by moira finnie
kingrat wrote:Powell had been specifically asked to make a film advocating close British and American relations, as some Britons had formed negative views of the American GIs who were “overpaid, oversexed, and over here.” Again, this background gave more meaning to the trial in heaven scenes.
David, was there any mention of the way that GIs were depicted in Powell & Pressburger's
A Canterbury Tale (1944)?
Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 23rd, 2014, 12:20 pm
by moira finnie
I hope that CineMaven (Theresa) was in the audience to hear about and see one of her faves, Margaret Lindsay!
Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 27th, 2014, 8:39 am
by Sue Sue Applegate
Thank you for your in-depth reports, David! It's nice to know about what I missed!
Re: Kingrat's Festival Notebook
Posted: April 18th, 2015, 12:48 pm
by moira finnie
I'm looking forward to your account soon. I hope you will be able to collect your thoughts about the panorama of events you were lucky enough to witness.