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I don't know about Italy, but state funding for French cinema would certainly get a film like that made in France nowadays.

Go Go Dancers Stanley Dance Waltzing Matilda

Saw it on its release many years ago, but still have very positive memories of it. Is that the one where archaelogists discover a beautiful Roman mural which fades to nothing before their eyes as the air reaches it?

Wilbur Harden Otto Hardwick Barney Bigard

Ratso Rizzo Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat Bum Phillips

Ed Blackwell Dave Cross Heinz

I saw Margaret and it was very good. I don't recall if it was the 186 min version - probably not.

Horace Silver (who as a young man played with Pres) says in his autobiography Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty that Lester shouted, "Get away from me, you half a motherfucker!" when Pee Wee came cadging for tips. Of course, this doesn't contradict Eckstine's account; Pres possibly called PWM this on numerous occasions.

Wonderful stuff!

I'm grateful that my school education between the ages of 15 and 18 had me reading major chunks of Virgil's Aeneid in the original.

Cecil McBee Cecil Gee Austin Reed

Vanessa Paradis Graeme Garden Sir Anthony Eden

Courtney Pine Jimmy Gloomy Fats Sadi

Mr Waldo Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard Gossamer Beynon

This is very good and, of course, I'm fascinated by places called Manchester, Gloucester and Essex which aren't a bit like the ones I've been to. Seriously though, Bradshaw finds a hint of Eugene O'Neill in this sometimes grim family drama. I remember the same thing being said about When the Devil Knows You're Dead and you know how good that was!

Another one that disappeared from Spotify. Couldn't do without it!

Boy George Man Friday Yoof

Bay City Rollers Jimmy Rowles The Master of the Rolls

Ricardo Darin Braveheart Charles the Bold

Remains and Never are great books which were both very well treated in the movie versions.

Have never stepped beyond Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go.

Benjamin Braddock Captain Haddock Dixon of Dock Green

Sir Jonathan Gasser Ken Stanton Buckshot LeFonque

Drive?

Red Robbo Degsy King Arthur