Showing posts with label Joseph McGrath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph McGrath. Show all posts

21.7.14

girls come first (1975)

"Would you believe it, that girl sends money home to her mother every week."
Artist Alan Street (John Hamill) is given the job of painting some glamour magazine's models, and also act as barman in a Soho nightclub. Alan finds his new jobs perfectly entertaining, as he gets to know the hostesses and models, but unfortunately his girlfriend (Sue Longhurst) is less enamored.
This supposed comedy, was by all accounts seen as a short B-feature in the UK, whilst a full length continental hardcore version played overseas.

11.5.11

rising damp (1980)


"Hello boys."
New resident John (Christopher Strauli) is conned by landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) into sharing a room with Philip (Don Warrington). Philip would rather have a room of his own, which happens to be next door to Ms Jones (Frances de la Tour). She would also like Philip to have a room of his own, so she can get him to herself. Then enters Seymour (Denholm Elliott) on the scene, who is obviously only after one thing from Ms Jones, her money.
The usual British film comedy routine. Take one popular tv series, stretch it to 90 minutes and end up with something weaker and less funny.

19.5.09

30 is a dangerous age cynthia (1968)

Rupert Street (Dudley Moore) is a piano player and composer, who decides to write a musical and marry before he reaches his thirtieth birthday. The only problem, he'll be 30 in six weeks. Then he meets his next door neighbour Cynthia (Suzy Kendall).
Throughout this film comic and musical interludes constantly impose themselves onto the most basic of plots, and are used to show Dudley's musical and comic versatility. It also serves to highlight the beauty of Suzy Kendall. A lightweight but entertaining piece of fluff that provides a great feeling for the period and swinging London.