1batfastardHi All,
The 39 Steps 1935 (Via BBCi Available until 15:35/3:35pm 6/10). Classic Hitchcock – 30’s B/W spy film, if your a fan of these early films you’ll not be disappointed…..;)
Starring:- Robert Donat,Madeleine Carroll,Lucie Mannheim,Godfrey Tearle,Peggy Ashcroft,John Laurie,Helen Haye,Frank Cellier,Wylie Watson,Gus McNaughton,Jerry Verno,Peggy Simpson
Matthew Boulton,Frederick Piper and Ivor Barnard.
The 39 Steps is a 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. The film is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. It is about an everyman civilian in London, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organization of spies called the 39 Steps from stealing British military secrets. After being mistakenly accused of the murder of a counter-espionage agent, Hannay goes on the run to Scotland with an attractive woman in the hopes of stopping the spy ring and clearing his name.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Star Trek Insurrection 1998 (Via Sky Cinema). Just a good watch for ST or Sci-Fi fans in general, it’s what you come to expect from a Trek film a bit of escapism that you can enjoy watching again…;)
Starring:- Patrick Stewart,Jonathan Frakes,Brent Spiner,LeVar Burton,Michael Dorn,Gates McFadden,Marina Sirtis,F. Murray Abraham,Donna Murphy,Anthony Zerbe,Stephanie Niznik,
Daniel Hugh Kelly,Gregg Henry,Michael Welch,Michael Horton,Tom Morello,Bruce French,Joseph Ruskin and McKenzie Westmore.
A Federation mission to the planet Ba’ku takes a dangerous turn when a malfunctioning android, Data (Brent Spiner), takes a cultural task force hostage. When Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew investigate, they uncover the truth about the Federation mission: It was actually a systematic ploy by the Son’a to displace the peaceful inhabitants of Ba’ku. Now Picard and his crew must thwart the plot even while experiencing strange side effects from exposure to the planet’s surface.
Geoff.
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Django Unchained 2012 (Via Sky Cinema). An excellent Western from Tarantino that I thoroughly enjoyed, good acting and drama along with some funny moments especially Mr Jackson at his M’F’King best, but just a good watch for any fan of Tarentino or Westerns in general easily watchable again….:cool:
Starring:- Jamie Foxx,Christoph Waltz,Leonardo DiCaprio,Kerry Washington,Samuel L. Jackson,Don Johnson,Walton Goggins,James Remar,Dennis Christopher,James Russo,David Steen,Tom Wopat
Dana Gourrier,Nichole Galicia,Laura Cayouette,Ato Essandoh,Sammi Rotibi,Clay Donahue,Escalante Lundy,Miriam F. Glover,Quentin Tarantino,Omar J. Dorsey,Franco Nero,Russ Tamblyn,Amber Tamblyn,
Don Stroud,Bruce Dern,M. C. Gainey,Cooper Huckabee,Doc Duhame,Jonah Hill,Lee Horsley,Rex Linn,Misty Upham,Danièle Watts,Clay Donahue Fontenot,Zoë Bell, Michael Bowen, Robert Carradine,
Jake Garber, Ted Neeley, James Parks,Tom Savini,Michael Parks and John Jarratt.
Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South’s most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django’s long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.
Geoff.
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The Red House 1947 (Via Talking Pictures channel on Sky 328). Classic B&W E.G.Robinson drama, anyone who likes classic B/W drama films shouldn’t be to disappointed…..;)
Starring:- Edward G. Robinson,Lon McCallister,Judith Anderson,Rory Calhoun,Julie London,Ona Munson,Harry Shannon,Arthur Space,Pat Flaherty and Walter Sande
Meg (Allene Roberts) lives with her adoptive parents, Pete (Edward G. Robinson) and Ellen Morgan (Judith Anderson). When Nath (Lon McCallister), a classmate of Meg’s, comes to help on their farm, Pete repeatedly tells Meg and Nath to stay out of the surrounding woods. Out of curiosity, they disobey, and Pete is irate, subsequently hiring Teller (Rory Calhoun) to guard the woods. As Pete’s rage devolves into madness, the kids start to discover the dark secrets that are buried in the nearby land.
Geoff.
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Star Trek First Contact 1996 (Via Sky Cinema) Still enjoy this NG franchise film has some rather funny moments and strikes the right balance of Action/Drama and amusement as all Star Trek should be, again ST and Sci-Fi fans in general will like this film IMHO….;)
Starring:- Patrick Stewart,Jonathan Frakes,Brent Spiner,LeVar Burton,Michael Dorn,Gates McFadden,Marina Sirtis,Neal McDonough,Alfre Woodard,James Cromwell,Alice Krige,Dwight Schultz,
Patti Yasutake,Whoopi Goldberg,Michael Horton,Robert Picardo and Ethan Phillips,
The Enterprise and its crew follow a Borg ship through a time warp to prevent the Borg from taking over the Earth in a past era. Stuck in the past, Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) helps a pioneer of space travel (James Cromwell) in his efforts to create the first warp drive while Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Cmdr. Data (Brent Spiner) battle the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) as she tries to take over the Enterprise.
Geoff.
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Star Trek Generations 1994 (Via Sky Cinema).The final appearance of three of the OC, a crossover film that passes the baton to The Next Gen cast quite smoothly again any Trek fan and Sci-Fi fan in general can enjoy this film…;)
Starring:-Patrick Stewart,William Shatner,Jonathan Frakes,Brent Spiner,LeVar Burton,Michael Dorn,Gates McFadden,Marina Sirtis,Alan Ruck,Malcolm McDowell,Jacqueline Kim,
Barbara March,Gwynyth Walsh,Patti Yasutake,Whoopi Goldberg and Tim Russ,
In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise’s new commander, Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster’s survivors, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him.
Geoff.
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The Mountain Between Us 2017. Not bad considering the small cast and the film being a survival film genre that has really been done many times over. Having said this it is not what I expected. and has a feel good factor about it…..;)
Starring:- Idris Elba,Kate Winslet,Dermot Mulroney,Beau Bridges,Raleigh and Austin as Walter’s dog
Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. Realizing that help is not on the way, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.
Geoff.
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Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country 1991 (Via Sky Cinema) The last of the OC franchise films and still a good one to end on enjoyable to the last for all Trek/Sci-Fi fans alike…;)
Starring:- William Shatner,Leonard Nimoy,DeForest Kelley,James Doohan,Walter Koenig,Nichelle Nichols,George Takei,Kim Cattrall,David Warner,Christopher PlummerChristian Slater,Grace Lee Whitney,
Rosanna Desoto,Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid,Brock Peters,John Schuck,Kurtwood Smith,René Auberjonois, and Michael Dorn.
Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship’s doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Tony’s reaction sums it all up to me What a great day!
Geoff.
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What A Whopper 1961 (Via Talking Pictures channel Sky 328). An amusing film that has some of the Carry On team and other early rolls for later well known stars of Tv and Cinema….;)
Starring:- Adam Faith,Sid James,Carole Lesley,Terence Longdon,Clive Dunn,Freddie Frinton,Marie-France,Charles Hawtrey,Spike Milligan,Wilfrid Brambell,Fabia Drake,Harold Berens,Ewan Roberts,
Archie Duncan,Terry Scott,Anna Gilcrist,Gordon Rollings,Bernard Hunter,Lloyd Reckford,Lance Percival,Molly Weir ,Fyfe Robertson,J. Stevenson Lang,Alistair Hunter,Allan Casley and Frank Forsyth.
An aspiring young author (Adam Faith) of a Loch Ness monster book fabricates photos of the creature to drum up sales.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
I just received the video via the LAHC e-mail looks and sounds fantastic, congratulations to Tony and the team all your efforts are almost complete…..:applause::eagerness::cool:
Tony Agar and HJ711 made history this evening, The port engine test was carried out this evening with no issues. Tony would like to to take this opportunity to thank all the team at East Kirkby. Video and comment courtesy of a Youtuber photokam many thanks matey…;)
Geoff.
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Just cam e across this video (Via http://www.facebook.com/globalaviationresource?ref=hl ) anybody departing from Manchester hope you don’t get these pillocks unloading your cases and bags…..:stupid:
To sack or not to sack that is the question.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Another update on Kermit’s BF108….;)
FoF Mechanic’s Corner – September 2018 update on the Messerschmitt Bf-108 restoration project. In this clip Fantasy of Flight restoration specialist Paul Stecewycz explains the process of removing parts from the plane, cleaning them up and preparing them to be repainted. He demonstrates the process sequence on several pieces from the wing, taking them through the sand blasting, chemical paint stripping and acid cleaning. It’s definitely an interesting look at this aspect of the restoration process.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Many thanks Ex Brat will have a look at that in depth in due time, I had just a quick scan I saw this below. Would you say this is more less hits the nail on the head why we do not have aircraft in the complex category flying ?
The more complex an aircraft is, the greater the level of organisational and operational support that will be required and, unless the CAA agrees alternative provision through a suitably competent design organisation, the continued involvement of the manufacturer will be required.
Geoff.
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Star Trek V The Final Frontier 1989 (Via Sky Cinema) Better than IV at least that still has some funny moments and still enjoyable to watch…..;)
Starring:- William Shatner,Leonard Nimoy,DeForest Kelley,James Doohan.Walter Koenig,Nichelle Nichols,George Takei,Laurence Luckinbill,Todd Bryant,Spice Williams-Crosby,David Warner,
Charles Cooper and Cynthia Gouw,George Murdock,Bill Quinn and Producer Harve Bennett (Cameo).
A renegade Vulcan makes Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the Enterprise go to a planet at the center of the galaxy.
Geoff.
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