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Witchfinder General (1968)
A comment on the lighting and Vincent Price walks through it!
This film is shown periodically on British TV. Last time I watched it about 6 months ago, I noticed there are some outdoor scenes that are really black and contrasty,with no shadow detail at all. It was on the other night again ,and I recall it looking the same. Does anyone know for sure if its supposed to be like this? Parts of it are darker than the Godfather!
Maybe Michael Reeves and his photographer didn't have a lighting budget!
Dear old Vincent scowls his way through this,and I like to think,probably cursing the fact that only he seems to be licensed to appear in E A Poe adaptations! I'm sure he'd rather be cooking!
Knights of God (1987)
If you like the Tripods and Dr Who,Knights of God is for you!
Recently watched this again from a copy made at the time from TV in 1987 and was pleasantly surprised how gripping the story is. If you enjoy spotting the durable British character actors who seem to appear in everything made back in the 70's & 80's,Knights of God will keep you watching.
Would love to see it released on DVD,I don't know whether TVS still exists or was swallowed up by ITV at some point. However I fear it had limited appeal when first broadcast ,over looked on Sunday afternoons,which is a shame, because its definetely worth a second sight as they say!
Opération-mystère (1957)
Has anyone else seen this?
I was 9 years old when I first saw this program on CBFT Chan 2 in Montreal.It was in french and I was an english kid. I remember it had amazing theme music and sound effects.I recall very little happened,a robot(Oscar) would stand around doing nothing for minutes on end,accompanied by a lot of strange noises. Then he would shuffle off to be replaced by an alien in a shiny suit who cursed alot. The set had one of those huge spirals in the background. It was either live or on film and there are no references to it anywhere other than the IMDB. IF there is someone out there who remembers it as well, E-mail me by all means. AND if you have the theme music,well......!!