#John Mackenzie

[mariocki]

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?"

[cantsayidont]

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.

[lobbycards]

The Fourth Protocol, German lobby card. 1987

[cinesludge]

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.”

[motionpicturelover]

"Unman, Wittering and Zigo" (1971) -

"February Film Favourites" Day 21/28

[intotheroaringverse]

DECEMBER, 1st - 31rd. 2022. Coming Soon.

[bitching-barista]

Rip to the people having a fit over queer and racial diversity in Bridgerton, you could never have handled Anne with an E

[outlander-online]

UHQ stills from Outlander 7B

📸: FFAway

[sleepynegress]

VANITY FAIR SALEM'S LOT FIRST LOOK...

[thefugitivesaint]

John Duncan (1866-1945), ''Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth & Legend'' by Donald A. Mackenzie, 1917 Source

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[andasignificantbreakfast]

THE NEWSROOM 2.09 Election Night, Part II

[lobbycards]

The Fourth Protocol, German lobby card. 1987

[fernvehx]

new Season 7 bts y'all! 🍃

[soweirdondisney]

A little throwback to Disney Channel's February 1999 schedule found in a copy of Behind the Ears magazine.