LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES – ‘FROM HELL’ 2001

LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES – ‘FROM HELL’ 2001

September 25, 2022 Alan Royle 0

  FROM HELL (2001)              This ‘Jack the Ripper’ Victorian England drama was filmed in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, not in London’s prohibitively expensive East End. The Czech capital provided a convincing impression of 1880s London at a far cheaper cost. Great care […]

RANDOM QUOTES – PT27.

RANDOM QUOTES – PT27.

June 23, 2020 Alan Royle 4

  JERRY LEWIS:                                                                     [The anything but modest comedian summed himself up] ‘I’m a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. I have an IQ of 190 – that’s supposed to be a genius. People don’t like that. My answer to all my critics is simple: I like me. I like […]

MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES PT3

November 12, 2018 Alan Royle 0

  CELESTE HOLM as Liz Imbrie with Frank Sinatra  in High Society (1956)   Celeste and husband Frank Basile Although Celeste Holm appeared in some wonderful movies, even winning a Supporting Actress Oscar for Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), she much preferred stage work and returned there at every opportunity. Indeed, it […]