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The Long Good Friday (1980)
"Alan found him dying. He'd been nailed to the floor."
"When was this, then?"
"Well, it must've been just after you saw him and just before Alan saw him. Otherwise, you'd have noticed, wouldn't you? I mean, a geezer nailed to the floor. A man of your education would definitely have spotted that, wouldn't he?"
#the long good friday#british cinema#1980#john mackenzie#barrie keeffe#bob hoskins#helen mirren#derek thompson#eddie constantine#stephen davies#bryan marshall#p.h. moriarty#paul freeman#dave king#patti love#pierce brosnan#brian hall#paul barber#francis monkman#I'm late to this party but hell‚ this one deserves its reputation. an incendiary‚ even prophetic film; a perfectly timed capturing of that#moment everything in the uk shifted as Thatcher took power‚ capitalism became truly king‚ and with it came the dawn of the yuppie mindset#the legitimisation of the London underworld‚ gentrification and a new age of international aspirations: the US‚ Europe‚ and the New Britain#desperately shedding its dusty‚ working man's image to appear (like Hoskins here) to be civilised and refined and (crucially) a going#concern in economic turns. but underneath it all there's still the razors and the bigotry and corruption. all time Hoskins performance here#giving it everything and absolutely killing it (the final scenes among the best of his impressive career). but there's everyone else‚ too;#every single role seems tonbe a familiar face‚ right down to mute background roles. Keeffe's script is sharp and funny but it's also#unashamedly complex; the plot is labyrinthine‚ underneath the simple conceit‚ and never feels the need to spoonfeed what's happening and#why. topped off with a great moody synth score that's sparingly but effectively used. happy to say this one lives up to the hype#and Derek Thompson‚ as he so often was‚ is brilliant. between this and his tv work from the era (Harry's Game and The Price especially) he#really had the makings of a true star (but if he was happy in Casualty all those years‚ so be it)
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November 1980. Bob Hoskins channels the spirit of Edward G. Robinson in this engrossing British crime drama about an ambitious Cockney gangster who's preparing to take his business international with the help of his savvy mistress (Helen Mirren), only to have his organization start to crumble beneath him at the worst possible moment, for reasons he doesn't understand until it's far too late.
Flavorful, tough, and dynamic, anchored by the charismatic performances of Hoskins and Mirren. Among the cast of familiar British character players, watch for a young Pierce Brosnan in a small but very significant supporting role. (The American gangster with whom Harold and Victoria are trying to do a deal is played by Eddie Constantine, a one-time crooner who became famous for starring as Peter Cheyney's hardboiled detective Lemmy Caution in a series of French films of the fifties and sixties, and in Godard's ALPHAVILLE.) CONTAINS LESBIANS? No, although Harold is surprisingly open-minded about his gay associates. VERDICT: Satisfyingly solid, and one of Hoskins' best.
#movies#the long good friday#bob hoskins#helen mirren#pierce brosnan#eddie constantine#john mackenzie#barry hanson#hateration holleration#if the fellow under hoskins in the poster (p.h. moriarty) looks familiar#he was featured in guy ritchie's#lock stock and two smoking barrels#although this isn't anything like as glib as lsa2sb#if you think of it as a modernized edward g robinson gangster movie#you'll approach it with the right set of expectations
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The Fourth Protocol, German lobby card. 1987
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Movie #2 of 2023: The Long Good Friday
Harold: “Who's having a go at me? Can you think of anyone who might have an old score to settle or something?”
Razors: “Who's big enough to take you on?”
Harold: “Well, there were a few.”
Razors: “Like who?”
Harold: “Yeah, they're all dead.”
#the long good friday#john mackenzie#barrie keeffe#crime#drama#mystery#francis monkman#phil meheux#mike taylor#english#french#35mm#1980#02
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"Unman, Wittering and Zigo" (1971) -
"February Film Favourites" Day 21/28
#February Film Favourites#Unman Wittering and Zigo#David Hemmings#Tony Haygarth#Carolyn Seymour#John Mackenzie#1970s films#1970s cinema#1970s horror#horror#horror film#fave films#film recommendations#film GIFs#motionpicturelover's gifs
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Rip to the people having a fit over queer and racial diversity in Bridgerton, you could never have handled Anne with an E
#bridgerton#anne with an e#the way that Anne with an E incorporated diversity while remaining mostly historically accurate would have floored you#francesca bridgerton#john sterling#michaela stirling#benedict bridgerton#cole mackenzie#josephine barry#Ka’kwet#sebastian lacroix#lgbtq#lgbt#lesbian#bisexual#pansexual
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UHQ stills from Outlander 7B
📸: FFAway
#outlander#jamie fraser#claire fraser#outlanderedit#outlander spoilers#Lord John Grey#Brianna Fraser#Young Ian#Roger Mackenzie#Ian Murray
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VANITY FAIR SALEM'S LOT FIRST LOOK...
#salem's lot#THANK IWTV for ushering in the classical vamp era#we got nosferatu and salem's lot coming now#stephen king#alfre woodard#lewis pullman#mackenzie leigh#jordan preston carter#Halloween comfort media to come#john benjamin hickey#bill camp
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John Duncan (1866-1945), ''Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth & Legend'' by Donald A. Mackenzie, 1917 Source
#john duncan#scottish artists#donald alexander mackenzie#Donald A. Mackenzie#scottish myth#scottish legend#mermaids#vintage art#vintage illustration
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#outlander#the frasers#outlander starz#outlander series#samheughan#jamie fraser#caitrionabalfe#claire beauchamp#john bell#young ian#ian & rachel#jamie&claire#izzy meikle small#david berry#lord john grey#charles vandervaart#william ransom#wiliam & lord jonh#outlander season 7#outlander season 7b#Youtube#richard rankin#sophie skelton#brianna mackenzie#roger mackenzie#bree & roger#i
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#movies#polls#chunky shrapnel#2020s movies#john angus stewart#stu mackenzie#ambrose kenny smith#joey walker#king gizzard and the lizard wizard#requested#have you seen this movie poll
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THE NEWSROOM 2.09 Election Night, Part II
#the newsroom#thenewsroomedit#tnedit#will mcavoy#jeff daniels#mackenzie mchale#emily mortimer#don keefer#thomas sadoski#jim harper#john gallagher jr.#mytn#userk8#omgari#userrobin#usertreena#usernanda#usercait#underbetelgeuse#tuserella#supervalcsi#userrex#tvarchive#dailytvfilmgifs#dailyflicks#userstream#userbbelcher#tvedit#cinematv#cinemapix
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new Season 7 bts y'all! 🍃
#outlander#outlander fans#outlander starz#outlander cast#outlander season 7#jamie fraser#claire fraser#brianna fraser#lord john grey#william ransom#roger mackenzie#young ian
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The Fourth Protocol, German lobby card. 1987
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A little throwback to Disney Channel's February 1999 schedule found in a copy of Behind the Ears magazine.
#so weird#so weird disney#disney so weird#disney plus#disney channel#behind the ears#zenon girl of the 21st century#erik von detten#cara delizia#mackenzie phillips#vault disney#paper brigade#growing pains#dinosaurs#muppets tonight#toon disney#the famous jett jackson#sleeping beauty#hercules#the hunchback of notre dame#turner and hooch#brink!#cleopatra in concert#omba mokomba#john henry#on promised land#the brave little toaster#wish upon a star#mr. magoo#rent a kid
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#confused frasers
OUTLANDER 3.04 | 4.11
for @saltybenchday ♡
#outlander#outlanderedit#perioddramaedit#tvedit#lgtbqedit#lordjohngreyedit#lord john grey#jamie fraser#brianna mackenzie
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