tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post6023550169312641283..comments2024-01-31T04:09:28.704+00:00Comments on SILVERTREEDAZE: A FLY PINCHED THE SPOTS FROM MY AGARICPlant Mad Nigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051715161395516677noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-90872314356903371972011-11-25T18:22:30.250+00:002011-11-25T18:22:30.250+00:00Victoria, I saw it at the Prince Charles in Leices...Victoria, I saw it at the Prince Charles in Leicester Square. I somehow managed to blag my way in to a matinee.<br /><br />I also tried a strip club in Soho around the same time but was given the heave-ho. The bouncer's words (and I remember them perfectly to this day) were "If you're 18 then my prick's a Bloater!"<br /><br />(A bloater, for those readers who are unfamiliar with the word, is a smoked herring. It differs from a kipper in that it is smoked with its innards intact.)JamesA-Shttp://www.blackpitts.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-84802089246695807802011-11-20T22:47:50.337+00:002011-11-20T22:47:50.337+00:00Poor James - you were obviously too young to get i...Poor James - you were obviously too young to get in to see 'Emmanuelle', which came out in 1974 and ran at the Edinburgh Odeon for more than a year, I seem to recall.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-31599576487247671702011-11-19T11:00:08.793+00:002011-11-19T11:00:08.793+00:00Ah, cold afternoons spent watching films twice. I ...Ah, cold afternoons spent watching films twice. I remember it well.<br />I particularly remember watching a, not brilliant, film called Caravan to Vaccares purely to see a fleeting glimpse of Charlotte Rampling, sans culottes.<br />It was 1974 and I was very young.JamesA-Shttp://www.blackpitts.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-2644159974211435492011-11-16T20:15:59.689+00:002011-11-16T20:15:59.689+00:00Believe it or not, I first saw High Noon in the ci...Believe it or not, I first saw High Noon in the cinema (though not when it first came out, I hasten to add. I'm not THAT old).<br />But I think the love, and knowledge, of movies might be a generation thing. When I was a kid, you had to go to the cinema to see anything made within the past 20 years - the only films on television seemed to be war films ("Steady as she goes, Number One!")<br />There was no DVD, no video - so you went to the movies rather a lot, and you watched old black and white movies on telly rather a lot. <br />In the cinema, you could sit and watch the whole programme round again if you wanted, so it was quite common, if you liked a film, to see it twice in one afternoon. Especially if it was cold outside.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-20281530592078752512011-11-14T16:02:46.473+00:002011-11-14T16:02:46.473+00:00That Tilly ramble has a stupid typo. It should re...That Tilly ramble has a stupid typo. It should read 'after a machine wash, was perfectly wearable.'Plant Mad Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051715161395516677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-60322992988883440312011-11-14T16:00:47.346+00:002011-11-14T16:00:47.346+00:00Thank you all for the comments. The film quiz wil...Thank you all for the comments. The film quiz will continue, and that's official - partly because It annoys JamesA-S so satisfactorily.<br /><br />Helen, you were spot-on and it is, indeed, said by Helen Ramirez, played by the glorious Katy Jurado. What she meant was: 'It is a truth, though not universally acknowledged, that physical manly attributes alone maketh not a man.' I appreciate your having acknowledged assistance from Victoria who is to film what Einstein was to light-bending.<br /><br />And yes, I have two trilby hats, though my younger son hijacked one and after doing about a hundred Delta Blues gigs in it, I'm not at all sure I ever want it back. I also possess a Panama, a stiff cotton Noel Cowardy type thing I bought in Martinique, a Spanish Ladykiller from Puerto Rico - black and resembling the sherry advertisement of bygone years - and an indestructible Tilly Hat which has been to every continent except Antarctica. It has not, however, been through an elephant - a fate which did happen to someone's Tilly which, after a machine was, was perfectly wearable, apparently. (I seldom wear my hats in public, for fear of putting JamesA-S into eclipse.<br /><br />Graham, I've tried to Like the films of Jean Luc-Godard, tried to understand them and tried not to feel angry, cheated, bored and finally suicidal when attempting to watch them. But despite the most conscientious efforts, I cannot help but hate them. I think the Nouveau Vague (apart from Truffaut) is about as impressive as the ripple that breaks on the edge of a puddle when you stamp on it. And I thought Alpha 60 was awful but A Bout de Souffle was the one I'd single out as the world's most badly overrated work ever.<br /><br />Petra - Macs for Ever!!! My iBook Air is unbelievable. OS Lion, OK, but parts of it are REALLY REALLY IRRITATING.<br /><br />Thanks again to all. This comment is getting longer than the blog, so I'm stopping now!Plant Mad Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051715161395516677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-17922835776518050882011-11-14T15:19:09.718+00:002011-11-14T15:19:09.718+00:00Your film quizzes are extraordinarily annoying, Mr...Your film quizzes are extraordinarily annoying, Mr Colborn.<br />Almost every time I have exclaimed "Of course, Yes, it is that bit in, you know...the bit where thingummy turns to whassername. The one with the old guy who does that thing with the....oh, come on. You know....that one..."<br />And then when Victoria guesses correctly I say "Of course, how could I have been so dim..."<br /><br />Your moustache is admirably horrid, congratulations.<br /><br /><br /><br />This is probably the wrong place for my mushroom joke. Which is a pity as he is such a fun guy to be with..JamesA-Shttp://www.blackpitts.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-26857640316964089542011-11-14T13:10:06.336+00:002011-11-14T13:10:06.336+00:00I think it is High Noon and its is Helen speaking ...I think it is High Noon and its is Helen speaking to Harvey about Kane. <br /><br />Only got with help from Victoria and your clue and a little help from internet but not googleHelenhttp://www.patientgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-73239478398645499302011-11-14T12:54:31.889+00:002011-11-14T12:54:31.889+00:00Your tache reminds me of David Jasons character Ja...Your tache reminds me of David Jasons character Jack Frost, have you a trilby?Helenhttp://www.patientgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-24750719550100122992011-11-14T10:07:08.970+00:002011-11-14T10:07:08.970+00:00If you want the zenith/nadir of French film voice-...If you want the zenith/nadir of French film voice-overs, watch the sci-fi classic Alphaville (1965, Godard). Alpha 60 talks all the way through in his wheezy breathless way (he was actually played by a cancer sufferer who had a voice box instead of a larynx). Of course, it is brilliant.Graham Spencerhttp://www.plantsforeurope.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-86306347315420926262011-11-14T08:13:12.079+00:002011-11-14T08:13:12.079+00:00No good at film quotes but much enjoy your bloggin...No good at film quotes but much enjoy your blogging so please dont stop :)Maid of Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880971328440118265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-16756224678938433092011-11-10T19:11:24.064+00:002011-11-10T19:11:24.064+00:00Engtertaining and informative as always. Wine sol...Engtertaining and informative as always. Wine solution, get bigger wine glasses and half fill them! I think we have some that take half a bottle, somewhere!Walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-25017357941740313202011-11-10T14:36:05.266+00:002011-11-10T14:36:05.266+00:00I know this film quote, but I'm deliberately n...I know this film quote, but I'm deliberately not entering the competition! Don't want to get a reputation for being a smart-ass. I'll just content myself with stating that the lines are said by a character called Helen.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-34738237929424581402011-11-10T12:09:48.209+00:002011-11-10T12:09:48.209+00:00Congratulations on the new arrival. Mac's are ...Congratulations on the new arrival. Mac's are just lovely. (Half) Drinks all round! Soon excitement will be up on us too, as I need to get a new Mac as my poor one is spluttering from lack of space and overuse. Will be sad to let my old one go... Didn't know about the new Eurocrap threat to yet another food stuff, this time our honey. Insane. Other European countries fight back, so should we. Come on honey industry and consumers! <br />Crickey those taches are EVERYWHERE! I think I will buy some shares in Gillette. I foresee a boost imminently...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-16895264248361542362011-11-10T08:42:05.152+00:002011-11-10T08:42:05.152+00:00I think if you inspect the trouser-seats of the lo...I think if you inspect the trouser-seats of the local elves and pixies you'll find out where your fly agaric spots have gone.HarrietRycrofthttp://gardeningatwhichfordpottery.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849167564811493528.post-8783080727517258562011-11-09T20:17:29.248+00:002011-11-09T20:17:29.248+00:00Bourne Woods sounds a good place for a walk.
I wis...Bourne Woods sounds a good place for a walk.<br />I wish I'd had time to watch all these films (not that I'd remember the names anyway!!)<br /><br />Picked the first sprouts on the allotment two days ago. Lovely. Not many fields of them near here!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com