Sunday 9 May 2010

The snapper

Long out of circulation movie (because it was made for TV) this is one of the most famous Irish movies. Except it's actually a BBC production! The whole housing estate is talking: who is the father of Sharon's baby? Could it be neighbour Burgess or a Spanish sailor. Filmed exactly like a low-budget telefilm it's got great dialogue and observations. Sadly writer Doyle has fallen out of favour because of his pre-Celtic Tiger working class characters. Yet another good movie made between the two Film Boards. Now that we're back in recession how about a few more of these films?

Master of the world

Dated movie from the 1960s with Vincent Price trying to stop wars around the world. He uses an airship to attack from the sky. A group of ...