@britfilmmelanie.bsky.social
Norwich-based film and media prof. Books on A Taste of Honey, 1960s, stardom, David Lean, Ealing, J. Lee Thompson, etc. Currently working on ace director Muriel Box. Opinions very much my own.
@danielsohege.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialOkay, so Reform is now actively advocating for the armed forces to murder unarmed civilians as official policy. At what point does the media at large stop treating these people as anything but fascistic far right thugs who under any normal functioning system would be condemned as extremists.
@britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialAlma Coogan is wonderful. Found this one harder to get on with.
@captainhowdy.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social'Don't Look Now' is on BBC2 at 22.45, tonight, which means I can swerve another day of making a fresh Hallowmeme.
@reelstreets.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialDo you recognise these buildings seen in the title sequence of 1963's 'Billy Liar'. If so, please let us know and the first to tell us will be credited with the identification. The film was mainly shot in Bradford, Leeds, London and Manchester. Thanks in advance for looking.
@paul-hayes.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social70 years ago today, the BBC showed a recording of the CBC's Flight into Danger - later remade as the film Airplane!, and one of the important steps on the way to the creation of #DoctorWho.
To celebrate, here's a much longer edit of my audio documentary telling Flight into Danger's story:
@britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialWoohoo! (thrilled to be described as a guru as well)
@paul-hayes.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialThis evening in 1956, at 7.55pm, BBC TV ran a trail for a drama they'd be showing the next day - a recording of the CBC play Flight into Danger. So it seems appropriate, exactly 70 years on, to trail that tomorrow I'll be putting out an extended edit of my audio doc on Flight - now 66 minutes long!
@goonpod.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialIf ever I write a book about British comedy this is the cover
@britishcomedy.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social"The show was well and truly doomed." Comedy Chronicles looks back at Hale & Pace moving to the BBC and their oddly titled final series, 'h&p@bbc.'
@britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialExcited to be keynote speaker for this essential biennial conference where all the feminist media historians gather!
@jonathancoe.bsky.socialReposted by @britfilmmelanie.bsky.socialTwo whole months of Wilder at the bfi! Really looking forward to this, of course - not least my own participation, at a discussion event with @christinalefou.bsky.social and season curator Ruby McGuigan on November 4th.
