Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 OCT/NOV 2020 Virgin 445
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 newsletter Freesat 306 OCT/NOV 2020 Virgin 445 Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, Hoping you are all well in these strange times. It has certainly been a month of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ here! We were so sad to hear the recent news of the sad loss of French singer and actress Juliet Gréco who was recently seen in Whirpool and The Big Gamble on Talking Pictures TV. Also, our own dear Dame Diana Rigg DBE sadly passed away recently; there is a tribute to her on page 12. Good news on the ‘lost film can’ front – we’ve found another episode of No Hiding Place on 16mm from a viewer’s private collection! Lots of interesting short films have also been brought forward – so do keep on checking your lofts, sheds and under the bed…. I’m very proud of our new DVD release this month - it’s a charming film with George Cole and Prunella Scales:The Ghost of Greville Lodge. A wonderful film for all the family and a nice gift. Noel was the Executive Producer on the film and we have very fond memories as a family of being on set with George and Prunella. I was actually supposed to play one of the parts, but alas I didn’t make it through to the final audition! It’s now presented with optional subtitles for the very first time and just £10 with FREE UK postage. Details on pages 2 and 3. The second project I’ve been working on this month is a wonderful AUDIO BOOK of SCROOGE narrated by dear George Cole himself. It’s a brilliant 4 disc collection to sit by the fire with and listen to the dulcet tones of dear George narrating this yuletide tale. Just £15 with FREE UK postage for all 4 discs. More details on pages 14-15. This extra special release celebrates the 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens. For the lady in your life, or a treat for yourself, there’s some very special Handmade Earrings, the perfect stocking filler, on pages 16-17, completely unique! I am proudly wearing my Margaret Rutherford pair as I type! They are not available in any shops. As Autumn is upon us and the colder nights are drawing in, Talking Pictures TV brings you premieres galore this month, including: Loyal Heart (1946) with Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont; Strawberry Roan (1945) with William Hartnell, Carol Raye and Petula Clark; Uneasy Terms (1948) with Michael Rennie, Moira Lister and Nigel Patrick; The Great Gatsby (1974) with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow and Heller in Pink Tights (1960) with Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn. Until next month, stay safe, stay tuned to Talking Pictures TV and please, keep on spreading the word! As we face a time where many can find themselves lonely, it would be nice to introduce them to Talking Pictures and become part of our TPTV family, so please, ring that friend and chat about a film on this afternoon, or what’s coming up at the weekend – it’s so important. And finally – here’s one of my favourite film quotes to cheer us all up from the comedy Two Way Stretch: [Fred’s wife has brought in a baby when she visits Fred in prison] Fred: How old is he now, my love? Fred’s wife: Eight months, dearest. [Fred looks suspicious and counts on his fingers] Fred:But I’ve been in here nearly two years. [Fred’s wife smiles sweetly] Fred’s wife: Oh yes, Fred. But you sent me some *lovely* letters! Hopefully you will find something to purchase in this magazine– it all helps keep that projector turning!!! Many thanks for your support and very best wishes, Sarah, Noel & Neill 1 RENOWN PICTURES NEW DVD RELEASE The Ghost of Greville Lodge With optional subtitles. James Greville becomes Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes. EXCLUSIVE PRICE FOR enmeshed in a chilling ghost OUR SUPPORTERS JUST mystery when he is invited to £10.00 spend Christmas at Greville WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Lodge with his Great Uncle. Call Now On Freephone James finds himself being pulled back in time to the cataclysmic 0808 178 8212 Exclusive! events of Christmas 1939. Based on the novel by Nicholas Wilde. The Teenager James Greville (Jon Newman) grew up in children’s Ghost of homes. To his surprise a distant Great Uncle (George Cole) invites him to stay at Greville Lodge. James notices that his Great Uncle Greville has a thoughtful, haunted manner and Sarah the housekeeper Lodge (Prunella Scales) appears to mask her sadness with false jollity. George Cole and James wakes to strange sounds, glimpses Prunella Scales movement in the shadows and sees a figure star in this watching him. He becomes driven to find out about the house; but the more he uncovers, cracker of a the more frequent the hauntings become. Christmas ghost One night he wakes to find himself in the story. Perfect for past, in 1939, to witness family viewing or a events which explain the secret of the house. winter afternoon He discovers a forbidden friendship between the by the fire! Master’s son and two of the servants, which A Renown Production. destroyed all happiness at Greville Lodge. Director: Niall Johnson. Now he must do what he can to put things right Executive Producer: and remove the curse of the past. Noel Cronin. An intriguing ghost mystery along the lines of The Amazing Mr Blunden, this film also Year: 2000 travels between eras in time, uncovering Cast: George Cole, a past mystery which still affects the future “ The teaming of George Cole and Prunella Scales Prunella Scales, in this eerie ghost story will keep the grown-ups Jon Newman, and haunts all content as the youngsters hide behind the sofa. Billy Smith, those who were There’s a hint of The Children of Green Knowe Marc Danbury, connected with it. about orphan Jon Newman’s arrival at his uncle’s Emma Powell, rambling country manor, but the action turns Kevin Howarth, Call Now On Freephone into a more traditional supernatural mystery, as Stephen Lyons, the teenager ventures through the doors of the Howard Coggins, 0808 178 8212 forbidden west wing and stumbles upon clues to Christian Rodska, the secrets of the dark old house. Radio Times Or 01923 290555 2 ” Laura Coats. 3 Hattie Jacques BOOK OFFERS – RECOMMENDED NEW RELEASE and the Jaguar MK10 PAPERBACK Hattie Jacques and the Jaguar MK10 Cars on Film BOOK were both larger than life personalities! A Celebration of Cars at the Movies Robert Hughes explores the connection. By GILES CHAPMAN Josephine Jacques was nicknamed America’s ‘Decade of Development’ Cars on Film celebrates the car at the ‘Hattie’ by her ‘London Players’ troupe conceived the 747 Jumbo Jet, the movies through a unique and eclectic in likeness to Hattie McDaniel’s Mammy McDonald’s Big Mac and expanding collection of rare ‘stills’. Cars have been in Gone With The Wind (1939). She was interstate highways serving town-sized deceivingly fleet-footed on the music shopping malls. Closer to home, brutalist an integral aspect of on-screen story- hall circuit, performing strenuous dance towers competed for skyline dominance telling ever since the earliest cameras numbers and doing the splits. Hattie while concrete was poured over the first rolled, highlighting suspense or oozed vivacity with a twinkly smile, flirta- countryside for dual carriageways humour as they transport characters tiously raised eyebrow and long, luxuri- replacing railway lines culled by from scene to scene. Car chases and ant locks. She served as a nurse with The Dr Beeching. Jaguar targetted their car crashes have been staples in films British Red Cross in Blitz-torn London new flagship saloon at the business and trained as an arc welder, utilising giants on both sides of the Atlantic. The from Hollywood to Pinewood, while both skills later in films. Hattie’s early 1961 Mark 10 was Britain’s widest ever several cars – the DeLorean DMC-12 years were punctuated with radio and film production saloon, with a 6'4" girth in Back to the Future, the Dodge Challenger in Vanishing Point and roles, where she met John Le Mesurier bulging beyond the window frames, with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang itself – have achieved global fame after silver screen (Sgt Wilson in Dads Army). They assertive quad headlamps and a neat, exposure. Award-winning car culture writer Giles Chapman collected and married in 1950. Performing on compact radiator grille set in a squared- conserved these rare images over many decades. Packed with pictorial gems, Educating Archie (1950) Hattie worked off front. Poised on its bonnet, Jaguar’s with scriptwriter Eric Sykes with whom ‘leaping cat’ was shrunk and road wheels and many forgotten, bizarre or astonishing cinematic moments, this is the she formed a 19-year partnership, reduced to 14" to optically magnify the book film and car fanatics everywhere have been waiting for. playing his sister in the comedy Sykes car’s proportions. Occupants enjoyed •171 Illustrations, black & white•50 Illustrations, colour which peaked at 17 million viewers. sumptuous seating and a walnut veneered •32 Plates, colour•128 pages She first met Kenneth Williams and Sid mahogany panelled dashboard. The Mk James in Hancock’s Half Hour (1957). 10 inspired the mid-size Jaguar 420 and In 1960 servicemen on HMS Victorious Sovereign ranges of 1966 but was retired adopted her as their mother figure and in 1971. The “oil shock” of 1973 saw she was President of a disabled charity.