British Film Thingy

Swiped from Anna Lucia - who swiped it from others

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OK, here goes - bold means I've seen

1. The Third Man (1949)
2. Brief Encounter (1945) Such yearning... films don't end like this anymore
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Never all the way through in one sitting
4. The 39 Steps (1935)
5. Great Expectations (1946) A very young John Mills and Dickie Attenborough. Watched this because studied it for GCSE. Has character called 'Biddy' in it so has to be GOOD ;-)
6. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) I LOVE THIS FILM!! LOVE IT!! swoons at Alec G's brilliance
7. Kes (1969)
8. Don't Look Now (1973)
9. The Red Shoes (1948)
10. Trainspotting (1996) Another one I've seen in bits
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
12. If... (1968)
13. The Ladykillers (1955) Ahhh another great film
14. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
15. Brighton Rock (1947)
16. Get Carter (1971)
17. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
18. Henry V (1944) No but I have seen the Branagh version swoon
19. Chariots of Fire (1981) A long time ago... no memory
20. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
21. The Long Good Friday (1980)
22. The Servant (1963)
23. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) Heartwarming (as Anna says) and yes the secondary romances are good. The David Cassidy speech is worth the price
24. Whisky Galore! (1949) Own this! Which says it all
25. The Full Monty (1997)
26. The Crying Game (1992)
27. Doctor Zhivago (1965) I have memories of this, but I am blocking them
28. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Saw it even though the nuns banned it at school!!! I do prefer 'The Holy Grail' though...
29. Withnail and I (1987) I've seen half of it and couldn't understand the fuss.
30. Gregory's Girl (1980) Fab film!! Teen angst more believable than John Hughes
31. Zulu (1964)
32. Room at the Top (1958)
33. Alfie (1966)
34. Gandhi (1982) Seen it. Don't remember it.
35. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
36. The Italian Job (1969) It's got Noel Coward in it... gotta be good.
37. Local Hero (1983)
38. The Commitments (1991) Fun and has spawned way too many bad karaoke renditions of 'Mustang Sally'
39. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Good film, especially as the lady with the squished dogs was called Eileen Coady (my aunt's name)
40. Secrets & Lies (1995) Cried my eyes out.
41. Dr. No (1962) Agree with Ms Lucia - I think Pierce might have surpassed Sean.
42. The Madness of King George (1994)
43. A Man For All Seasons (1966) But have seen it on stage.
44. Black Narcissus (1947)
45. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
46. Oliver Twist (1948)
47. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
48. Performance (1970)
49. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Joseph Fiennes was FINE... I try and ignore Gwyneth Paltrow who does annoy me.
50. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
51. Tom Jones (1963)
52. 'This Sporting Life' (1963)
53. 'My Left Foot' (1989)
54. 'Brazil' (1985) Have seen it, can't remember much
55. 'The English Patient (1996) How much do I hate this film? Let me count the ways... Juilette Binoche, Juliette Binoche, Juliette Binoche!!! You know by the end of it I was begging for the bomb to blow up and take out yet another lover. I still shudder that I wasted money on this at the cinema
56. 'A Taste of Honey' (1961)
57. 'The Go-Between' (1970)
58. 'The Man in the White Suit' (1951) Saw this recently. Warm.
59. 'The Ipcress File' (1965)
60. 'Blow-Up' (1966)
61. 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' (1962)
62. 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995) Colonel Brandon drool
63. 'Passport to Pimlico' (1949) I have lived there, I live near there still... Brilliant.
64. 'The Remains of the Day (1993)
65. 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' (1971)
66. 'The Railway Children' (1970) Ahhh childhood memories
67. 'Mona Lisa (1986)
68. 'The Dam Busters' (1955)
69. 'Hamlet" (1948) No - but have seen Branagh's uncut, four hour version. Went to the cinema to see it. Good. I think I should point out that I have had a bit of a Branagh thing since I was about 16 (oh and I've seen him on stage a few times, including Hamlet)
70. 'Goldfinger' (1964)
71. 'Elizabeth' (1998) On a list to see
72. 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' (1939)
73. 'A Room with a View' (1985) To echo Ms Lucia "Oh, wow".
74. 'The Day of the Jackal' (1973)
75. 'The Cruel Sea' (1952)
76. 'Billy Liar' (1963)
77. 'Oliver!' (1968)
78. 'Peeping Tom' (1960)
79. 'Far From the Madding Crowd' (1967) I'm sure I have. Currently on page 2 of the book (started it today after Julie Cohen raved about it).
80. 'The Draughtsman's Contract' (1982) Can't remember much except was weird.
81. 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) Everytime I try this one I have to turn it off because I feel sick.
82. 'Distant Voices Still Lives' (1988)
83. 'Darling' (1965)
84. 'Educating Rita' (1983) Good
85. 'Brassed Off' (1996)
86. 'Genevieve' (1953)
87. 'Women In Love' (1969)
88. 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964) Woooo!! Beatles Film!!
89. 'Fires Were Started' (1943)
90. 'Hope and Glory' (1987)
91. 'My Name Is Joe' (1998)
92. 'In Which We Serve' (1942)
93. 'Caravaggio' (1986)
94. 'The Belles of St. Trinian's' (1954)
95. 'Life Is Sweet' (1990) Fab film.
96. 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
97. 'Nil by Mouth' (1997)
98. 'Small Faces' (1995)
99. 'Carry On Up The Khyber' (1968) This was on again recently *snortle*
100. 'The Killing Fields' (1984) I know I've seen this but have no other memory.

Some good films not on this list, what about 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'? Also I think 'Sliding Doors' should be on there (despite Gwyneth Paltrow)

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How Skary is YOUR journal?

Dreaming...

Last night around 3.30am I had this vivid dream. It woke me up, I thought about writing it down but decided I wanted sleep more.
Back in the land of slumber I had the same dream again and again, each time the story was added to.
Then I dreamt that my sister had had the same dream so we compared our dreams.
After this I dreamt it again.
At about 6.30am I decided to take the hint and stumbled into the living room for a notepad. I wrote it down by the early light coming through the curtains.
I fell back to sleep and found that the story carried on.
I found myself jumping in and out of the shower this morning adding more and more notes to the dream.
All day it has been nagging me, pulling at me.
I wouldn't mind but this is a thriller and I don't have time for it!!
ARGHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Good Friend/Bad Influence??

In May I went out for dinner with my good friend Matt. We have been friends since we were nineteen and have been through many ups and downs. I had noted that the only thing he was feeling passionate about recently was a juicer and a blender he had recently bought.
He is straight, early thirties and single.
Being excited about making smoothies seemed a little wrong.

So I called in 'The Biker Boyz'. Two blokes I work with who are mad keen bikers, The Two Mikes. I persuaded Matt to meet up with them for a teeny weeny bitty drink and a maybe a chat. I mean, he didn't have to listen. Did he?

They met on 1st June at about 6pm. The Boyz entered the pub in full leathers and placed their helmets on the table. Quite an entrance. Nothing like two well built men in leathers. I pointed out to Matt the pulling ability that becoming a biker would bring him.

By 6.02pm he was wavering, by 6.15pm they were pouring over biking magazines, by 6.30pm he had caved in.

Today he came round to show me his brand new shiny bike. In the past two months he has gone from never having ridden before to having passed his test to ride 500cc bikes.

I have NEVER seen him so happy.

So am I a good friend or a bad influence??

A Plea From The Management: The Rules

About 18 months ago I went through a little bit of a bad patch in the romance department, as opposed to the barren patch which I am currently travelling through. During this car crash/accident scene/horror movie period in my life (moi? over-dramatic? NO!) I came up with a list of rules which should govern all my actions from here to forever after. I printed them out and stuck them on my wardrobe and my mirror so they could stay with me when I was weak (which is often). I even toyed with the idea of writing a short story based on each of them.

Then I slowly stopped reading them. They were taken off the wardrobe and condensation caused a slow disintergration of them in the bathroom. I became complacent.

I could cope. Couldn't I?

This week has shown that I am currently racing with faulty brakes towards what looks like an oil slick on the Heartbreak Highway. I am hoping it is just weakness brought on by a cold and the slick is really just spilled olbas oil. But just in case and to help me avoid it, I am re-stating The Rules.

The Rules

1. Stop obsessing
2. Stop trying to romanticise things
3. There is NO double meaning in what he says
4. Be objective - if this was happening to a friend what would you tell them
5. Be yourself, don't apologise
6. His loss

If you would all please remember to SLAP ME with these if I seem to be straying from them.

The Management thanks you all for your time and hopes normal service will return soon.

Bunged Up

I have the obligatory summer cold *sniff*
This goes along with obligatory heavy work load *sigh* *sniff*

BUT....

Next week I go to Cumbria to see Anna!!!