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accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20839

Snowy wrote:

The one scene in a film I like is the old black and white ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ At the final scene where after trekking across the North Africa the arrive and the famous Carlberg scene ensues with the Ice cold lager with the condensation running down the side of the glass….it could make you take up drinking.
Barry Norman reported back when it was made actually in ZLibya that they got pissed filming it. :laugh:

never been a lager drinker but that scene always made me want to try it on a hot day. anyone remember watching lawrence of arabia at the pictures where i,m sure they turned the heat up in those desert scenes to sell more cold drinks and ice cream at the break. never been one who took notice of any adverts but admit that i purchased a 1947 humber super snipe due to the car chase on the film the blue lamp after it was shown on the tele in the mid 70,s.

MutleyRules · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:38 am **Posts:** 1823

Watched 2 classics on Sunday...The Wickerman and Straw Dogs. Two easy watches for a Sunday evening. bbolt

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 38629

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20839

Snowy wrote:

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

the mention of fred astair as a racing driver gives me thoughts of le mans when they ran across the track to their cars. a hollywood version would have him dancing across the tarmac in full song to end with him in a dead heat with gene kelly.

Infidel · **Joined:** Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:20 am **Posts:** 730

On its fifty year anniversary Slade in Flame is getting a run out this weekend in selected cinemas.

If you’ve never seen it, it’s good. Gritty and funny with some good songs too.

MutleyRules · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:38 am **Posts:** 1823

I've got the soundtrack on vinyl.

Kenny Bottles · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2025 11:07 am

Infidel wrote:

On its fifty year anniversary Slade in Flame is getting a run out this weekend in selected cinemas.

If you’ve never seen it, it’s good. Gritty and funny with some good songs too.

I assumed the cinemas showing it wouldn't include any round here, and thus missed the fact that the Gala in Durham did. DOH...!!!

I have a rule that I don't buy anything on Blu-ray which I've already got on DVD, but I am seriously thinking of making an exemption in the case of Flame.

I fucking love Slade me like...!

Infidel · **Joined:** Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:20 am **Posts:** 730

Slade are for life - not just Christmas.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20839

think it was kettering who mentioned alick guiness . just remembered he played a part in another film The Card where he bought an ailing football club and brought them success to become the hero of bursley which had a look of burslam to me. Need a remake with pools in mind but our card would be a joker and a remake of jokers wild would be more appropiate.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 38629

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

the mention of fred astair as a racing driver gives me thoughts of le mans when they sadx

ran across the track to their cars. a hollywood version would have him dancing across the tarmac in full song to end with him in a dead heat with gene kelly.

But he ended up with a very dead heat in the garage.

Kenny Bottles · **Posted:** Tue Jun 03, 2025 12:23 pm

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

the mention of fred astair as a racing driver gives me thoughts of le mans when they sadx

ran across the track to their cars. a hollywood version would have him dancing across the tarmac in full song to end with him in a dead heat with gene kelly.

But he ended up with a very dead heat in the garage.

Are you two sure..? I thought Fred met his demise in "The Towering Inferno".

I'm puttin' on my top hat,
Tyin' up my white tie,
Stampin' out the flames...

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 38629

Kenny Bottles wrote:

Snowy wrote:

accrington fan wrote:

Snowy wrote:

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

the mention of fred astair as a racing driver gives me thoughts of le mans when they sadx

ran across the track to their cars. a hollywood version would have him dancing across the tarmac in full song to end with him in a dead heat with gene kelly.

But he ended up with a very dead heat in the garage.

Are you two sure..? I thought Fred met his demise in "The Towering Inferno".

I'm puttin' on my top hat,
Tyin' up my white tie,
Stampin' out the flames...

Nah…..’he was, driving in his sports car.
till radiation sickness,
came knocking on his door.’

Davcla · **Joined:** Wed May 12, 2021 7:58 pm **Posts:** 1006

The shining

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:57 pm

There's a fillum on tonight on TPTV ch.82 which I've seen before called The Last Man on Earth, made in 1957 and starring Vincent Price, I enjoyed it, probably one of the first ever zombie fillums but quite different as he voice overs virtually the whole fillum.

bobby lemonade · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:03 pm

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

There's a fillum on tonight on TPTV ch.82 which I've seen before called The Last Man on Earth, made in 1957 and starring Vincent Price, I enjoyed it, probably one of the first ever zombie fillums but quite different as he voice overs virtually the whole fillum.

It's a cracking film, love Vincent Price, he always puts on a performance.
The omega man with Charlton Heston and I am legend with will smith are adapted from the same novel.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20839

bobby lemonade wrote:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

There's a fillum on tonight on TPTV ch.82 which I've seen before called The Last Man on Earth, made in 1957 and starring Vincent Price, I enjoyed it, probably one of the first ever zombie fillums but quite different as he voice overs virtually the whole fillum.

It's a cracking film, love Vincent Price, he always puts on a performance.
The omega man with Charlton Heston and I am legend with will smith are adapted from the same novel.

for me its a film thats got better with age. first saw it in the 60,s and was bored by it but watched it a couple of years back and found it enjoyable even though it was not my thing. a case of giving something a chance or second chance that many refuse to do.

Brian Honour's Left Foot · **Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:53 am

Snowy wrote:

On the Beach…set in Australia after a nuclear war..Gregory Peck and surprisingly Fred Astaire as a retired racing driver..awaiting the nuclear cloud descending into the Southern hemisphere…Google film, but it could never be a musical. sadx

Great book by Neville Shute - they don't publish them like that anymore!

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