what I’ve been up to
So apart from being stalked by killer pussy cats what have I been up to recently? Nothing terribly exciting but I've seen a few good movie and read a few good books so I'll share them with you, with links to my full reviews.
Probably the best movie I've seen recently is The Wicker Man (1973), which co-star Christopher Lee regarded as the best British horror movie of all time.
Eyewitness (AKA Sudden Terror, 1970) is a bow budget but truly excellent British thriller.
Untamed Youth (1957) is a juvenile delinquent movie which, unusually for the 1950s, is totally on the side of the juvenile delinquents. And it stars the awesome Mamie van Doren and she sings a couple of pretty good rock'n'roll songs,
Hot Enough for June (AKA Agent 8¾, 1964) is a delightfully light-hearted British spy romp.
Chu Chin Chow (1934) is one of the strangest musicals ever made. They're aren't many musicals that feature mass murder. It's bizarre, but bizarre in a good way.
As for books, Walter Wager’s 1975 spy thriller Telefon is excellent. And it features a KGB agent as the good guy.
Charles Eric Maine's Spaceways is an intriguingly offbeat 1953 science fiction murder mystery.
Matthew Head's 1950 mystery The Congo Venus is, as its title suggests, set in the Congo. With lots of overheated passions!
Probably the best movie I've seen recently is The Wicker Man (1973), which co-star Christopher Lee regarded as the best British horror movie of all time.
Eyewitness (AKA Sudden Terror, 1970) is a bow budget but truly excellent British thriller.
Untamed Youth (1957) is a juvenile delinquent movie which, unusually for the 1950s, is totally on the side of the juvenile delinquents. And it stars the awesome Mamie van Doren and she sings a couple of pretty good rock'n'roll songs,
Hot Enough for June (AKA Agent 8¾, 1964) is a delightfully light-hearted British spy romp.
Chu Chin Chow (1934) is one of the strangest musicals ever made. They're aren't many musicals that feature mass murder. It's bizarre, but bizarre in a good way.
As for books, Walter Wager’s 1975 spy thriller Telefon is excellent. And it features a KGB agent as the good guy.
Charles Eric Maine's Spaceways is an intriguingly offbeat 1953 science fiction murder mystery.
Matthew Head's 1950 mystery The Congo Venus is, as its title suggests, set in the Congo. With lots of overheated passions!