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  1. @SaraR

    #KpopAdventCalendar #PopAdventCalendar #kpop #KpopChristmas #KpopHolidays

    Day 18 -- Holiday Movie You Would Watch With Your Bias(es)

    The invitees: all of my biases. so quite a quite a lot of idols. Here is an incomplete list from the beginning of the year: c.im/@jemmesedi/11169395271009

    The setting: screening room with comfortable armchairs and sofas, plus lots of blankets and cushions.

    The refreshments: hot tea and Walker's shortbread.*

    The film: The Snowman (1982)

    I chose this 25 minute animation because it's a charming holidayish film without any dialogue, the only words being those of the song "Walking in the Air" *. As such, it would be suitable for viewers with limited English.

    The film, based on a wordless picture book by Raymond Briggs, was made in 1982 for the British TV station Channel 4. It's become a staple of British holiday viewing, but I am not sure that it is that well known beyond the UK.

    The through-composed score by Howard Blake works so well.

    Although the film is suitable for young viewers, it isn't babyish. It doesn't have any religious content, nor could it be considered remotely controversial in any way.

    I think the Snowman is an ideal film for sharing with idols, and you all might enjoy it too!

    youtu.be/5A3THighARU?si=IoMw9O

    #TheSnowman #HolidayFilms #HolidayMovies #AnimatedFilms #BritishFilms

  2. @SaraR

    #KpopAdventCalendar #PopAdventCalendar #kpop #KpopChristmas #KpopHolidays

    Day 18 -- Holiday Movie You Would Watch With Your Bias(es)

    The invitees: all of my biases. so quite a quite a lot of idols. Here is an incomplete list from the beginning of the year: c.im/@jemmesedi/11169395271009

    The setting: screening room with comfortable armchairs and sofas, plus lots of blankets and cushions.

    The refreshments: hot tea and Walker's shortbread.*

    The film: The Snowman (1982)

    I chose this 25 minute animation because it's a charming holidayish film without any dialogue, the only words being those of the song "Walking in the Air" *. As such, it would be suitable for viewers with limited English.

    The film, based on a wordless picture book by Raymond Briggs, was made in 1982 for the British TV station Channel 4. It's become a staple of British holiday viewing, but I am not sure that it is that well known beyond the UK.

    The through-composed score by Howard Blake works so well.

    Although the film is suitable for young viewers, it isn't babyish. It doesn't have any religious content, nor could it be considered remotely controversial in any way.

    I think the Snowman is an ideal film for sharing with idols, and you all might enjoy it too!

    youtu.be/5A3THighARU?si=IoMw9O

    #TheSnowman #HolidayFilms #HolidayMovies #AnimatedFilms #BritishFilms

  3. @SaraR

    #KpopAdventCalendar #PopAdventCalendar #kpop #KpopChristmas #KpopHolidays

    Day 18 -- Holiday Movie You Would Watch With Your Bias(es)

    The invitees: all of my biases. so quite a quite a lot of idols. Here is an incomplete list from the beginning of the year: c.im/@jemmesedi/11169395271009

    The setting: screening room with comfortable armchairs and sofas, plus lots of blankets and cushions.

    The refreshments: hot tea and Walker's shortbread.*

    The film: The Snowman (1982)

    I chose this 25 minute animation because it's a charming holidayish film without any dialogue, the only words being those of the song "Walking in the Air" *. As such, it would be suitable for viewers with limited English.

    The film, based on a wordless picture book by Raymond Briggs, was made in 1982 for the British TV station Channel 4. It's become a staple of British holiday viewing, but I am not sure that it is that well known beyond the UK.

    The through-composed score by Howard Blake works so well.

    Although the film is suitable for young viewers, it isn't babyish. It doesn't have any religious content, nor could it be considered remotely controversial in any way.

    I think the Snowman is an ideal film for sharing with idols, and you all might enjoy it too!

    youtu.be/5A3THighARU?si=IoMw9O

    #TheSnowman #HolidayFilms #HolidayMovies #AnimatedFilms #BritishFilms

  4. The Film4 on demand service has British Indie flick Lola, which I caught at the 2022 @edfilmfest review here woolamaloo.org.uk/edinburgh-in

    I think that will be this evening's viewing sorted...

    #film #films #Lola #BritishFilms #2020sFilm #IndieFilm

  5. The Film4 on demand service has British Indie flick Lola, which I caught at the 2022 @edfilmfest review here woolamaloo.org.uk/edinburgh-in

    I think that will be this evening's viewing sorted...

    #film #films #Lola #BritishFilms #2020sFilm #IndieFilm

  6. The Film4 on demand service has British Indie flick Lola, which I caught at the 2022 @edfilmfest review here woolamaloo.org.uk/edinburgh-in

    I think that will be this evening's viewing sorted...

    #film #films #Lola #BritishFilms #2020sFilm #IndieFilm

  7. UK #film peeps, Timestalker by Alice Lowe, who brought us the brilliant, darkly funny Prevenge, is in cinemas this weekend (if you're in Edinburgh, the lovely Cameo Cinema has it).

    I caught it at the #Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, and it left me with a big smile - my film fest review is on @PhilEdwards 's Live For Films here liveforfilm.com/2024/08/27/eif

    #Timestalker #AliceLowe #Cinema #Films #movies #BritishFilms

  8. UK #film peeps, Timestalker by Alice Lowe, who brought us the brilliant, darkly funny Prevenge, is in cinemas this weekend (if you're in Edinburgh, the lovely Cameo Cinema has it).

    I caught it at the #Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, and it left me with a big smile - my film fest review is on @PhilEdwards 's Live For Films here liveforfilm.com/2024/08/27/eif

    #Timestalker #AliceLowe #Cinema #Films #movies #BritishFilms

  9. UK #film peeps, Timestalker by Alice Lowe, who brought us the brilliant, darkly funny Prevenge, is in cinemas this weekend (if you're in Edinburgh, the lovely Cameo Cinema has it).

    I caught it at the #Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, and it left me with a big smile - my film fest review is on @PhilEdwards 's Live For Films here liveforfilm.com/2024/08/27/eif

    #Timestalker #AliceLowe #Cinema #Films #movies #BritishFilms

  10. ...and the middle of the movie is taken up largely by a gay panic subplot that is cringey AF even if it is resolved gently and I hope wouldn't make it in the film if it were made today. #film #uk #britishfilms #movies #80s

  11. HELL DRIVERS (’57): Definitely not what I plan to show my 16 year old as an example of responsible road behavior. The premise of this is kinda nuts- drifters and other such desperate men hired to drive delivery trucks as fast as humanly possible on roads in horrific condition. Of course there’s a reason, eventually uncovered by ex-con hero of our #filmnoir tale. A good story with solid performances all around- also hey, young Sean Connery!- and one dynamite finish. #britishfilms

  12. HELL DRIVERS (’57): Definitely not what I plan to show my 16 year old as an example of responsible road behavior. The premise of this is kinda nuts- drifters and other such desperate men hired to drive delivery trucks as fast as humanly possible on roads in horrific condition. Of course there’s a reason, eventually uncovered by ex-con hero of our #filmnoir tale. A good story with solid performances all around- also hey, young Sean Connery!- and one dynamite finish. #britishfilms

  13. Anna Neagle on the cover of the British magazine, Film Weekly — Sep. 5, 1936

    #BritishFilms #AnnaNeagle #MagazineCovers

  14. Anna Neagle on the cover of the British magazine, Film Weekly — Sep. 5, 1936

    #BritishFilms #AnnaNeagle #MagazineCovers

  15. Anna Neagle on the cover of the British magazine, Film Weekly — Sep. 5, 1936

    #BritishFilms #AnnaNeagle #MagazineCovers

  16. “So Long at the Fair” (1950) — British entry in the Noir By Gaslight collection on #CriterionChannel. A mystery where a spectacular and tragic hot air balloon crash is a merely incidental occurrence.

    #BritishFilms #NoirByGaslight #Mysteries

  17. “So Long at the Fair” (1950) — British entry in the Noir By Gaslight collection on #CriterionChannel. A mystery where a spectacular and tragic hot air balloon crash is a merely incidental occurrence.

    #BritishFilms #NoirByGaslight #Mysteries

  18. “So Long at the Fair” (1950) — British entry in the Noir By Gaslight collection on #CriterionChannel. A mystery where a spectacular and tragic hot air balloon crash is a merely incidental occurrence.

    #BritishFilms #NoirByGaslight #Mysteries

  19. THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES (’36): Very enjoyable adaptation of famed HG Wells short story of, well, you can probably guess from the title. Perfect casting of Roland Young as said man. Bonus points for working in a “cloud cuckoo land” reference. The political messaging was fascinating, better than the usual jaunts into this area, especially the criticism of uneven society and war. Cracked up at Young’s power-mad moves at the end, especially (no spoilers here) the last one. #britishfilms

  20. THE WICKED LADY (’45): Yeah, this is how I like my melodrama. We start right out with Margaret Lockwood stealing her best friend’s man right before their wedding, and it only gets saucier from there. Gotta admire a woman who gets so bored scheming at home, she decides to become a highway robber. Beyond gorgeous costumes and photography, and grade-A performances from Lockwood and James Mason, this is just a terrifically fun romp. #britishfilms

  21. THE WICKED LADY (’45): Yeah, this is how I like my melodrama. We start right out with Margaret Lockwood stealing her best friend’s man right before their wedding, and it only gets saucier from there. Gotta admire a woman who gets so bored scheming at home, she decides to become a highway robber. Beyond gorgeous costumes and photography, and grade-A performances from Lockwood and James Mason, this is just a terrifically fun romp. #britishfilms

  22. THE WICKED LADY (’45): Yeah, this is how I like my melodrama. We start right out with Margaret Lockwood stealing her best friend’s man right before their wedding, and it only gets saucier from there. Gotta admire a woman who gets so bored scheming at home, she decides to become a highway robber. Beyond gorgeous costumes and photography, and grade-A performances from Lockwood and James Mason, this is just a terrifically fun romp. #britishfilms

  23. Ida Lupino in a scene from one of her early films in England, “Prince of Arcadia” (1933), with Peter Gawthorne and Annie Esmond — a musical in which she was featured with singer Carl Brisson and Margot Grahame. This is also one of the few films of Lupino’s I’ve not been able to track down a copy of. Any ideas?

    #BritishFilms #IdaLupino #PrinceOfArcadia