After World War Two, just as the Us was getting hot under the collar about imaginary left-wing plots to seduce the nation via hidden messages in the movies, by a remarkable coincidence British cinema was infiltrated by a genuine socialist conspiracy.
Late in the war, as victory began to seem graspable, people started thinking about what kind of United Kingdom they wanted to live in: Winston Churchill may have led the nation through the conflict, but now something different was required. Sir Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studios, was part of a group of filmmakers and creative types working behind the scenes to prepare the ground for a Labour government and the introduction of socialist programmes like the National Health Service.
Humphrey Jennings' eloquently understated propaganda short A Diary for Timothy looks at a new-born baby and wonders what kind of world he'll grow up in: as critic Raymond Durgnat observed,...
Late in the war, as victory began to seem graspable, people started thinking about what kind of United Kingdom they wanted to live in: Winston Churchill may have led the nation through the conflict, but now something different was required. Sir Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studios, was part of a group of filmmakers and creative types working behind the scenes to prepare the ground for a Labour government and the introduction of socialist programmes like the National Health Service.
Humphrey Jennings' eloquently understated propaganda short A Diary for Timothy looks at a new-born baby and wonders what kind of world he'll grow up in: as critic Raymond Durgnat observed,...
- 11/28/2012
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
James Mason movies Turner Classic Movies, Saturday, August 11 (Edt) 6:00 Am Lord Jim (1965). After turning coward, a naval officer tries to redeem himself by helping Asian natives stage a revolution. Director: Richard Brooks. Cast: Peter O’Toole, James Mason, Curt Jurgens. Color, 154 minutes. Letterbox. 8:45 Am Thunder Rock (1942). A disillusioned writer moves into a lighthouse where some ghostly visitors restore his faith. Director: Roy Boulting. Cast: Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mullen, James Mason. Black and white, 107 minutes. 11:00 Am The Seventh Veil (1945). A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory. Director: Compton Bennett. Cast: James Mason, Ann Todd, [...]...
- 8/11/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
WSJ
Do you want 500,000 frequent-flier miles for free? In the age of Occupy Wall Street, how will the rich spend the holiday season? And how is it possible that someone can buy a $43 million house and not live there? A look at the most fascinating stories from the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Miles for Nothing and Your Trips for Free: Do you want 500,000 frequent-flier miles for free? It can be done, fairly easily. Hard-core frequent-flier junkies are churning credit card...
Do you want 500,000 frequent-flier miles for free? In the age of Occupy Wall Street, how will the rich spend the holiday season? And how is it possible that someone can buy a $43 million house and not live there? A look at the most fascinating stories from the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Miles for Nothing and Your Trips for Free: Do you want 500,000 frequent-flier miles for free? It can be done, fairly easily. Hard-core frequent-flier junkies are churning credit card...
- 10/21/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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