When I take power, every copy of Spartacus will be impounded and destroyed in honour of Stanley Kubrick's memory.
So will Il Sogno di Scipione, Mansfield Park, and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

And maybe every episode of Star Trek that shoots itself in the foot with plots allegedly involving time travel or evolution.

And every copy of WRG 7th edition. And most cookbooks in English or Czech.

Quote from: Fenton on 30 September 2014, 08:10:38 AM
I had the same problem bought and watched it when it first came out. A few years later went to watch it again, watched up until little round top. Then  spent 3 days looking for the second disc before remembering it was two sided

Boy, I am I glad to know it's not just me.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 30 September 2014, 12:51:54 PM
When I take power, every copy of Spartacus will be impounded and destroyed in honour of Stanley Kubrick's memory.
So will Il Sogno di Scipione, Mansfield Park, and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

And maybe every episode of Star Trek that shoots itself in the foot with plots allegedly involving time travel or evolution.

One can only await the day when your liberal and enlightened rule rids us all from the tyranny of the exercise of free will!   

Mollinary

At least I'm not claiming to be liberal and enlightened. Now that would be a danger sign.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 30 September 2014, 12:51:54 PM
and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

Whats wrong with the Terrorist Saint Nelson Mandela ( Says Orcs knowing he is pulling the Tiger by the tail). But as politics are banned on the forum so lets just say I agree with your sentiments

Is that a brown shirt FK is wearing in his photo?

QuoteHow did Tony Curtis get these historical roles - "Taras Bulba", "Spartacus", "the Vikings", and of course "the Black Shield of Falworth".

Well for the 'Vikings' it was simply that he, his wife (Janet Leigh) and Ernest Brgnine were great friends of Kirk Douglas, who financed the picture, and he wanted them in it. Simples. Oh and I love that film, especially the soundtrack and the bit where the run along the oars .

The Vikings was good, but I remember the Longships from my youth.  Sidney Poitier and Richard Widmark (in a role I can imagine Tony Curtis in, curiously enough!) in a rip roaring adventure with treasure and secrets and the "Iron Mare" (?) surely one of the most cringe making methods of execution ever shown on celluloid (at least for the male members of the audience (although I doubt it would be comfortable for the female members either).

Mollinary

PS also a great soundtrack.

The Longships was on over the weekend, and although not a great film IMHO, that method of execution is memorable.

I thought it was unfortunate that the only way they could think of differentiating Saxons from Vikings, in The Vikings, was to put the Saxons in C13th costume. Made the film naff to me, even at the tender age of 13.

Quote from: Steve J on 30 September 2014, 07:39:35 PM
The Longships was on over the weekend, and although not a great film IMHO, that method of execution is memorable.

Yes, I thought the guy who played the victim did a great job.

I recently watched Robin Hood, the Russel Crowe version. Overall the film was good, that is until the final battle scene, drop front landing ships  I ask you

It's thanks to the French inventiveness of the Middle Ages that D-Day was able to take place.

waiting to see the new Brad Pitt film Fury, shermans v tigers looks good,

Yes, wasn't the Tiger borrowed from Bovingdon?

The Tiger and the main Sherman (Fury) belong to Bovington.

From IMDBs "Fury"(2014) Trivia section:

- The Main Shermans used in Fury were : Fury M4A2 76mm HVSS from Bovington Tank Museum, M4A2 75mm VVSS from Tay Restorations, M4A2 76mm HVSS from Jeep Sud Est, M4A4 75MM VVSS from Adrian Barrell, M4A1 76mm VVSS.

- Fury marks the first time a genuine Tiger I tank has been used in the production of a WWII film. Fury features "Tiger 131" from the UK's Bovington Tank Museum, the only fully functioning Tiger tank in the world.

- The movie is also being endorsed by Belorussian gaming company Wargaming for the game World of Tanks.

- Fury is about the U.S. 2nd Armored division.

Saw the trailer at the cinema on Wednesday last week, looking forward to the film.

Fury, the American tank,
Wardaddy the heroic Yank
In a Hollywood tale,
But a history fail,
Single-handedly winning the war

You need another rhyme for "tank" (no, don't go there!). 

Trailer of new film from Russell Crowe about Gallipoli "the Water Diviner" - not your average war film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZiDJCwD-xFE

Looks promising....

Quote from: Hertsblue on 07 October 2014, 07:43:18 AM
You need another rhyme for "tank" (no, don't go there!). 

AABBC - perfectly acceptable rhyme scheme.

Also avoids the obvious rhyme

A bunch of American tanks,
Crewed by some heroic Yanks
In a Hollywood tale,
But a history fail,
Win the war so let us give thanks!

..... better?