Though it is used (cropped and not as colorful) on the cover of Criterion Collection’s DVD, I hadn’t seen this fabulous UK quad poster for Ronald Neame’s The Horse’s Mouth until recently when I read about a wonderful discovery in a London tube station. Four years ago, workers at the Notting Hill underground station discovered a passageway that had been sealed off half a century earlier when the station had converted from elevators to escalators. Left behind in the sealed tunnel was a time capsule of late 50s graphic art in the form of movie posters and advertisements left more or less intact.
This is the kind of thing I dream about (you can see more photos here). The sealing of the tunnel can be roughly dated by the release dates of the four films advertised. The Horse’s Mouth came out in the Us in...
This is the kind of thing I dream about (you can see more photos here). The sealing of the tunnel can be roughly dated by the release dates of the four films advertised. The Horse’s Mouth came out in the Us in...
- 4/11/2014
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
Outstanding actor of stage and screen who made his name as Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
The British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a severely disabled 10-year-old girl in a wheelchair on to the stage of the Glasgow Citizens in May 1967 and proceeded to make satirical jokes about the medical profession while his marriage was disintegrating. The play was Peter Nichols's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which transformed the way disability was discussed on the stage. It made the names overnight of its author, the director Michael Blakemore, and Melia. Albert Finney took over the role of Bri on Broadway.
Flat-footed, slightly hunched, always leaning towards a point of view, Melia, who has died aged 77, was a distinctive and compassionate actor who brought a strain of the music hall to the stage, a sense of being an outsider.
The British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a severely disabled 10-year-old girl in a wheelchair on to the stage of the Glasgow Citizens in May 1967 and proceeded to make satirical jokes about the medical profession while his marriage was disintegrating. The play was Peter Nichols's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which transformed the way disability was discussed on the stage. It made the names overnight of its author, the director Michael Blakemore, and Melia. Albert Finney took over the role of Bri on Broadway.
Flat-footed, slightly hunched, always leaning towards a point of view, Melia, who has died aged 77, was a distinctive and compassionate actor who brought a strain of the music hall to the stage, a sense of being an outsider.
- 11/7/2012
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
The London Film Memorabilia Convention
Saturday May The 12 th ( 10 am – 4 pm )
Central Hall Westminster
UK’s longest running film convention!
Dealers from all over the UK , Europe and Canada!
Specialising in selling vintage film memorabilia and rare collectIbles. Items covering the history of cinema can be found.
From the silents to the present.
A Unique Event For Anyone With An Interest In Cinema!
Stills Posters Both Vintage & The Latest Releases
Programmes Books Rare And Hard To Find Soundtracks
& DVD’S Books Magazines Lobby Cards Autographs Postcards Vintage & Retro Film And Television Related Toys Props Actors Signings And Talks
Special Guests –
The legendary cult actor David Warner – Who will be signing and selling some personal memorabilia from such films as Star Trk V , Star Trk VI , Titanic , Planet Of The Apes and some Peckinpah related items!
Sylvia Syms – Who acted in such films as Ice Cold In Alex , Victim
Flame In The Streets...
Saturday May The 12 th ( 10 am – 4 pm )
Central Hall Westminster
UK’s longest running film convention!
Dealers from all over the UK , Europe and Canada!
Specialising in selling vintage film memorabilia and rare collectIbles. Items covering the history of cinema can be found.
From the silents to the present.
A Unique Event For Anyone With An Interest In Cinema!
Stills Posters Both Vintage & The Latest Releases
Programmes Books Rare And Hard To Find Soundtracks
& DVD’S Books Magazines Lobby Cards Autographs Postcards Vintage & Retro Film And Television Related Toys Props Actors Signings And Talks
Special Guests –
The legendary cult actor David Warner – Who will be signing and selling some personal memorabilia from such films as Star Trk V , Star Trk VI , Titanic , Planet Of The Apes and some Peckinpah related items!
Sylvia Syms – Who acted in such films as Ice Cold In Alex , Victim
Flame In The Streets...
- 4/26/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Your Weekly Source for Blu-Ray and DVD Release News Blu-Ray for Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) An early Al Pacino in …And Justice For All (1979) Dudley Moore is a happy drunk in Arthur/Arthur 2: On The Rocks (1981/1988) Cute pork for kids… Babe (1995) Another dose of the villainous Mark Hamill in Batman: Return Of The Joker (2000) Forgotten good rom-com with Johnny Depp… Benny & Joon (1993) From the late George Hickenlooper, Kevin Spacey is Casino Jack (2010) Shocking dolphin documentary The Cove (2009) Kevin Kline & Ashley Judd star in De-lovely (2004) Fiddler On The Roof: 40th Anniversary Edition, Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (1971) Jim Carrey & Ewan McGregor star in I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) Rose McGoawn stars in the dark high school comedy Jawbreaker (1999) Ryan Gosling stars in Lars And The Real Girl (2007) Robert DeNiro & Ben Stiller star in Little Fockers (2010) Romantic comedy, Shakespeare-style with Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Julia Roberts...
- 4/4/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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