Wednesday 30 June 2010

Man of no importance

Back in the 1990s several famous British actors decided they wanted to appear in Irish movies. One example was the great Albert Finney. In this film he played an Oscar Wilde-loving, gay, bus conducter. He tries to help a young lady get ahead in life only to discover that she's a slut! Set in '60s Dublin it's an average but enjoyable movie. The kind of picture where you admire the old buses used and famous locations. The kind of film they don't make in Ireland anymore - the light-comedy, nostalgic, character-driven drama.

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 ...