Tag Archives: 1960s

Forget New York, the latest fashions are Made in Dagenham

Posted on 7 October 2010 by Movie Talk

It’s safe to say, reckons Movie Talk’s fashion expert Faye, that the clothing within the latest blockbusters often goes unnoticed. We tend to be far more gripped by the storyline, whether it is heartfelt romance or full-on guns-blazing action. Unless … Continue reading →

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation – Youth in love and revolt in 1960s Germany

Posted on 1 July 2010 by Jason Best

Almost a decade after making his 16-hour epic Heimat (see yesterday’s post), German director Edgar Reitz followed up with an even more colossal magnum opus – Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, which weighs in at 13 episodes and lasts … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The Boat That Rocked – Sleazy hi-jinks on board Richard Curtis’s leaky comic vessel

Posted on 8 September 2009 by Jason Best

The Boat That Rocked, Richard Curtis’s celebration of the world of 1960s pirate radio, is a hit and myth affair. For Curtis, the outlaw spirit of the pirates didn’t just shake up the nation’s airwaves. In his film’s version of … Continue reading →

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