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Neglected / Forgotten Films.
Neglected / Forgotten Films.
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that was a good one mac, only seen it once when C4 screened it about 25 years ago... another good on is the rocking horse winner, based on a d.h. lawrence short story - lots of interesting footage of epsom, glorious goodwood etc. from the 50s... the full film is available on youtube
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I`ve got them all on dvd mate, been collecting racing memorabilia all my life. Sad thing is that everything will end up in a skip or a junk shop when I`ve gone as none of my family is interested in racing or gambling tf.
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I can also recommend two further superb crime films where Horse Racing is an important theme.
"The Killing" - a 1956 film noir from Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by the great Jim Thompson. A gripping plot involving a robbery planned at a US racetrack on the busiest day of the season. "The Grifters" - a 1990 film noir gem from Stephen Frears. Terrific cast, strong plot, and one of the central characters makes her living playing back Organised Crime money at the track. Another screenplay from a JIm Thompson novel. Some very nice racetrack scenes, filmed if I recall correctly at Turf Paradise. A French film "Les Ripoux" (a.k.a. "Le Cop") is a quite enjoyable comedy, where the central police character is an obsessive turfiste. Trotting races if I recall correctly. |
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A film I have mentioned before on other threads is the brilliant The Last Seduction, amazing how many have not seen this film.
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The Sundowners ,an Australian film with Robert Mitchum and some horses and sheep.
North By Northwest, Cary Grant for Hitchcock. Charade , Cary Grant for Donen. 39 Steps, Robert Donat or the Kenneth More version. The Battle Of The River Plate For Session 7 read Session 9.  |
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"The Grifters" - a 1990 film noir gem from Stephen Frears. Terrific cast, strong plot, and one of the central characters makes her living playing back Organised Crime money at the track. Another screenplay from a JIm Thompson novel. Some very nice racetrack scenes, filmed if I recall correctly at Turf Paradise.
Up in the darkest recesses of the loft sit loads of old video films. 'The Grifters' was actually given away free with one of the Sunday newspapers, but I can't recall which one it was. |
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Love Honour and Obey
Naked (Mike Leigh) |
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Well worth digging out of the loft for a watch S&GC.
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Serie Noire is based on a Jim Thompson book too. The film is better than the book by a long way. Anything with Patrick Dewaere in is worth a look.
Hayley Mills in Twisted Nerve. |
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yes Naked is very good. Got the DVD
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The Cooler - W H Macy
Sheitan - Vincent Cassel Read My Lips - V Cassel/ E Devos/Olivier Gourmet a beautiful and gentle French film , "Dialogues Avec Mon Jardinier". |
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"Once" from 2006 which is billed as a modern day musical (and I think was made by the Irish Film Board). BTW thanks to whoever it was on Chit Chat that first mentioned this gem such a long time ago.
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Spider, a great film but rarely mentioned or screened
trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTe1xiBzAws |
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Mister Badger - Re the Rocking Horse Winner, will you be backing Malabar in the 100gns
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deflation!! 1000gns
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 maybe she'll be supplemented  |
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* for the derby
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The Cable Guy
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Charley Varrick is a good call
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Debbie Does Dallas a shocking omission.
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Jacobs Ladder (with Tim Robbins)
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Oh yes, that is a cracker.
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The gamblers among us
 might like this rarely sighted 1985 New Zealand fillum, Came a Hot Friday. It's on youtube in multiple parts...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XvS0vtIPU The mention of an NZ film reminds me also of the brutal but brilliant Once Were Warriors. |
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Romper Stomper
Baise Moi  Betty Blue |
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Slapshot...guaranteed to make you laugh.Steve McQueen is in top form.
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Being There
 Like Water For Chocolate The Piano The Player Sleeper |
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Can't stand Romper Stomper.
Watched Slapshot a few weeks ago on Netflix. First time I'd seen it in 20 years or so. Still enjoyable. |
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Paul Newman, of course, Sofiakenny.
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oops..this getting old has little to recommend it.
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What didn't you like about Romper Stomper?
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I didn't like anything about it. Even worse than the similarly vile American History X.
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The Long Memory , (Sir) John Mills
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Once Were Warriors is also on youtube, in its entirety. Just watched it for first time since I saw it at the cinema. As brutal and brilliant as I remembered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYOhgFInRxs |
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"The Field"
I only came across it once through channel hopping one night - and only saw a part of it - but by heck it really resonated with me as a grim, miserable, hard hitting, thoroughly gripping film - and one which should be seen in full. Although, I've never come across it on tv again. Here's a short clip of it. Richard Harris was nominated for best actor Oscar for his powerful portrayal of Irishman Bull McCabe - and I reckon he should have won. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKJnsMwHk0 |
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Days of heaven - best cinematography I've ever seen.And masterful music to match from Morricone.
Billy Liar - just for Julie Christie... The haunting. The only 'ghost/horror to make me frightened to go to bed. (the old version not the shyte new one with Michael Douglas' wife.) |
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Harold and Maude
The Believer (early Ryan Gosling) Days of Heaven bored me to tears i'm afraid, and i usually like slow films (tho still nowhere near so bad as Amarcord  ) |
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Ben Wheatley Films
Kill list Down Terrace A Field in England. |
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Jacob The Liar was a great film with Robin Williams
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'The Road To Ambleside Down Kirkstone Pass'
A short film taken with a video camera wedged in the sun roof of a Rover Diesel Turbo. The air turned blue when a c*nt in a Ford Escort pulled out of a farm track lane without looking. '110 on The M6 In A 4-00 a.m. Downpour' A short film with the video camera on the dashboard of a Volkswagen Passat Estate. Would have been longer but a police car came into view on the inside lane. 'The Film With Fack All In It - Of Hellevellyn' Because the camera wasn't picked up which was left under a chair in a country pub where we had stopped for lunch. It was almost 25 minutes before I got back there, and it was still there.  The car was a Mercedes. I don't recall which model, but it was a big facker, and very uncomfortable. 'Hardknott and Wrynose Passes' Another short film, with a video camera held by the open passenger window of a Jaguar XJ40, with the added effect of a slightly hysterical woman and two kids laughing their heads off at her. |
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The Servant - Dirk Bogarde
The Night Porter - Dirk Bogarde 4 Minutes - Monica Bleibtreu? Bombon The Dog , a film from the Argentine and the dog is magnificent. |