Hi All,
B-17’s fly past Italian liner ‘Rex’ in 1937 (Image courtesy of this site some great images for anyone interested:- http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=14428&finish=16&start=368

Geoff.

Hi All,
Watched 50 Dead Men Walking last night a really good short low budget british Thriller/Drama based on true events that happened in Nth.Ireland well recommended….:cool: Starring:-Ben Kingsley,Jim Sturgess,Kevin Zegers,Natalie Press,Rose McGowan,Tom Collins,William Houston,Michael McElhatton,Gerard Jordan,Kris Edlund and Paschal Friel.

Marty McGartland, aged 16-17 street hustler from Ireland, living in the 1980s. He gets noticed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, but thinks their cruel justice is no good. The British want to use Marty as well, because of his connection to the community undetected. The British police want him to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. Marty decides to work for the police because of his IRA dislike. He soon forgets his political preferences when his powerful position takes over. Despite fearing that the IRA will find out about his spying, he builds up a new sense of self esteem. Afraid his family and friends will be murdered if they are informed, Marty starts to lead a double life. Even his new girlfriend Lara knows nothing of his work.

Things start to take their toll when the British sell them out. They explain their system could fall down and reveal Marty was their bait all along. The IRA capture and torture Marty, but he is able to escape. His best friend and former British police colleague finds Marty and decides to help him hide. Marty knows the IRA will turn to his family and is forced to make a decision, saving himself or his beloved ones.
( Courtesy of http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1097643/ )

Geoff.

Hi All,
RaketaObezyana,
I agree with your sentiments these days they rely on to much CGI rather the plot of the movie and most actors just see these type of films as a pay cheque rather than looking at them as it’s their job and give a good performance as the would in any other genre. Having said that there have been some quite good modern
Sci-Fi films such as the recent one I watched (Self/less) starring Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds is just one of them IMOHO….:eagerness:

I watched the short Horror film Knock-Knock via (Sky Cinema) a slow start but it’s vital to the film plot and should serve as a warning if your ever tempted to cheat on your partner especially if your married and have kids….:D Starring:-Keanu Reeves,Lorenza Izzo,Ana de Armas,Ignacia Allamand,Aaron Burns and Colleen Camp.

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. A sexy new thriller from director Eli Roth and written for the screen by Eli Roth & Nicolás López & Guillermo Amoedo and story by Anthony Overman and Michael Ronald, KNOCK KNOCK stars Keanu Reeves as the family man who falls into temptation and Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the seductresses who wreak havoc upon his life, turning a married man’s dark fantasy into his worst nightmare
(Above description courtesy of Lionsgate )

Geoff.

Hi All,
Cheers Nige….:eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
I have been following Karls progress for a while even had a couple of interactions with him via e-mail, I just hope that this most worthy of projects comes to fruition and fulfils that gap in his jello collection…….:applause:

For those interested.:- http://www.57rescuecanada.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Bomber-Command-Museum-of-Canada-101722206538665/

https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/417498

Geoff.

Hi All,
Can’t we all just wish them every success for the project I know I do ? As with any other project they need funds and with money getting tighter for everybody all around we have to pick and choose. I would assume the big question would be considering other major restoration to airworthiness projects which are the most likely to succeed in the current financial climate ?

i.e The RED Arrows asking for donations so you can vandalise their aircraft 😀 Just Jane needs money just as other current big projects, VTTS is always needing more and not just in Aviation orientated projects others such as the Bluebird will need to be funded etc.etc.etc. At the end of the day it all comes down to money as to whether these projects fulfil the creators dream as the donators are having to choose between which they see as the more important and viable increasingly.

It does make you wonder for every one that succeeds how many fall by the wayside to struggle for years ? I mean just take the Whirlwind project I love this project but just cannot afford to donate as I had wanted to and will this project suffer because of the new Tiffy project because it’s an airworthy restoration and not a ground running restoration ?

I have mentioned before an idea to offer tax breaks by funding these restorations it not only moves them along but benefits the tax payer as well. I think it was Tony who informed me the government in the UK would not support this idea sadly, such a shame that worthwhile projects are screaming for donations with no break from the government to aid them…..:apologetic:

Geoff.

Hi All,

Listening to the album Trial By Fire this track playing at the moment…..:cool:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Ok then from the surface to below…:D
A Fw 58 C crashed on 30 March 1943 in the Lac du Bourget (France) after a low-flying training pass over the lake went wrong, two of the four airmen were rescued by local fishermen. The local German command even freed four “terrorists” – local people jailed for suspected Resistance activities – as a goodwill gesture towards the local population. Due to the dark and cold water it is fairly well peresrved after 70 years, though the canvas over tube frame light structure is gradually deteriorating. #ww2 #battlefield #lake #bourget #crashed #1943 #secondworldwar #worldwar #luftwaffe #battlefieldrelicsphotography
Picture courtesy of :-http://www.imgrum.net/user/battlefieldrelicsphotography/1519031291

Geoff.