#British Movies

[celluloidrainbow]

NIGHTHAWKS (1978) dir. Ron Peck Jim, a London teacher by day, spends his evenings cruising bars and discos meeting men from different backgrounds and places, constantly on the lookout for any kind of connection. He tries to keep his personal life separate from his professional one, compartmentalizing his 'Gay encounters' and his 'friendships with school colleagues' in different boxes, but this status quo can't remain forever. (link in title)

[dolorygloria]

NOTTING HILL (dir. Roger Michell, 1999)

[doomed2repeat]

Fan casting random leading ladies I’d like to see Luke Newton act in future projects with:

Luke and Florence Pugh

Project: Period piece set in the 1970s punk music scene. Luke’s Arena Homme photoshoot has such perfect vibes IYKYK

Luke and Ariana Debose (let’s go musical theater Luke!!!!)

Project: Musical Dramedy where Luke gets to put his dance training to use

Luke and Susan Wokoma (I wanted her in the Bridgerton universe SO bad, if she won’t come to Bridgerton, I want Bridgerton to go to her!)

Project: Modern romantic comedy, I could see them being neighbors or coworkers in London

Luke Newton and Bel Powley (Bel is underrated as an actress but kills everything I’ve ever seen her in. One of my favorites, and effortlessly charming on screen)

Project: Drama set in the distant past. Bel is great in period pieces and I want Luke to get another shot at one. Maybe the 1920s? Or late Victorian? And definitely tragic. These two can CRY.

Luke Newton and Lashana Lynch (the crush I have on BOTH. They’d just make a hot on-screen couple)

Project: Action/thriller, possibly with a sci-fi fantasy element

I’d watch him in whatever he does next, but see how he just looks good next to anybody???

[theatrepup]

"We mustn’t forget that Conrad Veidt was a German, and at that time, with the war just starting, it was difficult for him. I think he always felt faintly embarrassed by the fact that he’d been a German star and had a very ripe German accent. Very cleverly Emeric made him not a German in Contraband. He was just as believable being a Dane, and that was charming."--Valerie Hobson, Emeric Pressburger: The Life and Death of a Screenwriter by Kevin MacDonald

[autumncottageattic]

A Summer Story is a British drama film released in 1988, based on John Galsworthy’s 1916 short story "The Apple Tree". It stars James Wilby, Imogen Stubbs, and Susannah York.

In 1902, a young gentleman visiting a rural area has an intense love affair with a village girl. Eighteen years later, he is passing that way again.

[itneedsmoregays]

Happy 10th anniversary, Paddington!

Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal are right about the sequel being incredible, but let's not forget how surprisingly wonderful the first Paddington movie was!

Released 10 years ago today!

[therealjohnstewart]

[picturessnatcher]

Underground (Anthony Asquith, 1928)

[couldtheyescortelliewilliams]

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[celluloidrainbow]

FRESH KILL (1994) dir. Shu Lea Cheang Shareen Lightfoot and Claire Mayakovsky raise their daughter Honey near the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island in New York City. Shareen works as a salvager recovering refuse from the landfill, while Claire works as a waitress at a sushi restaurant. The city is heavily contaminated with pollution that adversely affects local animals and food; Claire brings home contaminated fish from the restaurant that is eaten by Honey, who begins glowing green and then vanishes. Shareen and Claire discover that the multinational GX Corporation is responsible for the pollution and Honey's disappearance, and become involved in an effort to hack and expose the company with sushi chef/hacker Jiannbin Lui, and poet/dishwasher Miguel Flores. (link in title)

[theglitterdome]

Gillian Hills in Beat Girl (1960)

[tinyreviews]

Tiny Review: The Gentlemen. Exciting, intriguing crime rollercoaster.

It’s a very masculine, British movie. Cleverly written, good at building anticipation, baiting each scene. Full of tension and twists. I enjoyed it a lot. MUST WATCH!

The Gentlemen is a 2019 action comedy film written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, who developed the story along with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. 

[theatrepup]

"Above you see 'Convict' 'Conny' Veidt. With hundreds of other studios convicts, he enacted this sensational melodrama on a specially constructed 'Devil's Island,' at Northolt Middlesex!"

--From "Conrad Veidt Rare Magazine Cuttings X 9" on Ebay.

[autumncottageattic]

Lady Chatterley’s Lover 2015