Friday, August 24, 2007
Has anyone seen ... ?
Before we leave the subject of British films, has anyone seen any movies by director Shane Meadows? I actually wanted to pick "This is England" from him, but I noticed it wasn't on Netflix, and then "Lavender Hill Mob" caught my eye. Meadows sounds really interesting, particularly the "This is England" film, which is about a little kid who is befriended by some skinheads. He also did "A Room for Romeo Brass" (about the friendship of two young boys) and "Dead Man's Shoes" (about a soldier seeking revenge on some guys who brutalized his brother). He has other films, but those are the ones I've heard of. Has anyone seen? If so, what did you think?
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I haven't seen any of his films. They do sound interesting.
I saw “Once Upon a Time in the Midlands”. And yes, the title is a nod to Sergio Leone in that the film incorporates several of the motifs of Westerns generally and the grittiness of the Spaghetti Westerns in particular.
After watching it, I didn’t look up Shane Meadows, so I wasn’t aware of any of his other movies. But I thought “Midlands” was a good film, so now that you have reminded me, kc, I think I’ll see what else is available. He is certainly an interesting filmmaker.
Kc, I see that Bob Hoskins was in “A room for Romeo Brass”. That reminds me of a British film that I think deserves more attention. Have you seen the 1979 movie with Hoskins, “The Long Good Friday”? It has been years since I watched, but I remember it as a gangster movie told with a Shakespearean flair.
No, I've never seen that. Sounds interesting.
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