Today we wish a very happy P&P birthday to Gilda Tabarez over there in SF. The day that the Empire State building was dedicated and Citizen Kane premiered in...
Steve- You should interview her about Powell and her life with him at length. And make a book out of it WITH the pictures. You know where everything is, fer...
A good idea, but I think it deserves a better interviewer/writer than me. I just do friendly chats, not in-depth, probing interviews :) I could help with some...
You are a wonderful writer, Steve, and have insight. Why not make an attempt? When I met Thelma in Memphis I wanted to ask more questions than I did....
Thanks everyone for the kind words and your faith in me. But it is a slightly delicate subject that would have to be handled with care and understanding and of...
Hear, hear! Sometimes we need some gentle persuasion. I was recently asked to direct a play for a One Act evening at my theatre group. I kept saying no, I'd...
From Roger Today's (Tuesday) free Daily Mail DVD is 'The Colditz Story' starring Eric Portman, John Mills BBC4 viewers who saw this on Monday will know that it...
Ancient castle made famous in cult film set to be restored Aberdeen Press & Journal (UK) 29 April 2006 Full Text: Copyright 2006: Northcliffe Newspapers...
Has anyone got the Kino Video DVD release of Marcel Pagnol's Fanny Trilogy - Marius/Fanny/Cesar? I would like to buy it as a birthday present for a Pagnol fan,...
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They were working on it when we went there last October. http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Trips/Mull/20051028 They let us inside, by prior arrangement and at...
No, to the first question! The BFI have a spanking print of High Treason, and it's a cracking film...they have Atlantic too, but I wouldn't waste too much...
I can tell you that it's highly desirable and a vast improvement over the old Interama video tapes. Do it. Randy ... From: PnP@yahoogroups.com...
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Reminder from the Calendar of PnP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PnP/cal It's night over Europe ... Tuesday May 2, 2006 10:15 pm - 10:30 pm (This event repeats...
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See http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=341 I don't like that cover. It looks nothing like Alison, and why's her nose so red? But the extras are...
... That sounds like a must-have, provided it will be Region 2. Will it? It should be bundled with Paul Tritton's book. Agree with you about the cover. -- Tom...
From Roger Seen at the BBC4 feeback page !!! One of the greatest British films of all time, surely ? I wonder how old he is.....15 probably.... On War Stories ...
From Roger Tom writes: <<That sounds like a must-have, provided it will be Region 2. Will it?>> This is highly unlikely, as Granada International would...
All the other P&P titles from Criterion, except ToH, are Region 0 (not region coded) so will play on any player. The ToH DVD is Region 1 coded. If it is region...
Just to confirm, Criterion told me recently its Region 1 (N America) only for A CAnterbury Tale. Off to argos to buy a new dvd player now.. >>> Andy M ... All...
Oh what fun. I think one of nicest things about P&P is the utter loathing they excite in some people. It suggests they hit nerves, challenge tastes etc! Nobody...
... Thanks for the advice, Roger. Actually I don't have a TV and hence no need for a CD player, and I can play all regions CDs on my computer. But other...
In the past, I've often mentioned ABE Books (the Advanced Book Exchange) as a good place to buy second hand copies of old books. They still are probably the...