19. An evening of 1940s cinema at the Hyde Park Picture House

[strange_complex]

I've been writing up reviews of films seen at the Cottage Road cinema's classic film nights here for a while, but last night the Hyde Park Picture House offered an equivalent of its own: an evening of 1940s cinema. I went along with planet_andy, big_daz and ms_siobhan - who had really thrown herself into the spirit of the evening by taking the cinema management's

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[hollyione]

I was about to advocate the Last Man on Earth film to you after reading a load of Wikipedia synopses the other day. I hope you have fun :)

[hollyione]

Also it seems like the foot rot soldier had it a bit hard, not getting a kiss!

[strange_complex]

I think the reason why the ones who'd caught diseases didn't get kisses wasn't so much because of the particular diseases they'd caught as because of the fact that they'd been confined to hospital, so hadn't been able to win any medals (like the last soldier).

[myfirstkitchen]

The Last Man On Earth with Animat live re-score is definitely on, 6-8pm, it's poss not on the website because it's a hire-out (by Moor Music Festival) and I suspect a bit of a last min booking: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17947247088&v=wall#!/event.php?eid=108011049246057&ref=mf

[strange_complex]

Cheers. Are you reckoning on going yourself, then?

[myfirstkitchen]

Nah, I don't like missing Doctor Who live unless it's unavoidable and I'm skint anyway. Does look decent, though.

[strange_complex]

Oh arse - I forgot about the impact on Doctor Who YET AGAIN! Still, at least I'll be able to catch up later that same evening this time.

[kissmeforlonger]

You MUST come to York to House of Avalon which is a new vintage clothes shop and cafe. It's a charity which raises money for people with learning disabilities and the back room cafe sells cake and tea and coffee on proper china with black and white films on a reel all day. Fab!

[ms_siobhan]

Oh that sounds lovely - count me in too :-)

[strange_complex]

Ooh, does sound good. I wonder if it's something rosamicula might be up for when she's up in early July?

[kissmeforlonger]

Good thought!

[segh]

I'm a little surprised by your assumption that shoe-string budgets might result in less well-made films. Have you read Michael Powell's autobiography?

[strange_complex]

Obviously, as a fan of both Doctor Who and low-budget horror movies, I'm well aware that great things can be achieved on a tiny budget. I only meant that this had higher production values than I'd expected - extensive sets, quite a lot of pyrotechnics, lots of extras, that sort of thing.