Dambusters at the pictures, one night only
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Dambusters at the pictures, one night only
Tuesday 4th September, nationwide. See this link for participating cinemas:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishfilm/summer/cinemas/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishfilm/summer/cinemas/
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Those at the secret Oxon heli base can see it on 19th and 20th Sept at the Corn Exchange in Wallingford
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I read of this the other day. Apparently it's the original which has been "digitally cleaned" and restored so the quality is much better than seen since its release. And the mutt's name remains Nigger.
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Up here in Soviet Canuckistan it was just shown on History channel, unaltered. Watched it on the digital video recorder this morning 
Amazing on rewatching it how little of the film was taken up with the actual raid. If this was a Jerry Bruckheimer venture poor old Barnes Wallis would have gotten two minutes out of the movie's length. And the Humane Association people would have fed the dog iced tea or something rather than beer!
Amazing on rewatching it how little of the film was taken up with the actual raid. If this was a Jerry Bruckheimer venture poor old Barnes Wallis would have gotten two minutes out of the movie's length. And the Humane Association people would have fed the dog iced tea or something rather than beer!
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Nothing to do this evening?
Not much on the box?
No Football on Sky?
Too cold for a BBQ?
You might consider a trip to the local Cinema
The Dambusters
For one night only see the classic on a big screen near you
No Football on Sky?
Too cold for a BBQ?
You might consider a trip to the local Cinema
The Dambusters
For one night only see the classic on a big screen near you
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I will be watching it tonight with adequate sound on a 24" wide angle tv, with a bag of Tyrell's a couple of tinny's and I look forward to hearing the controller say "Nigger, it's Nigger!" Then AVM "Cochrane" saying to "Barnes Wallis" you could "sell me a pink elephant!"
That is what was said and no-one can change it. Real history cannot be changed and the people who try are fooling only SOME of the people. But they are making themselves look VERY foolish.
Good film anyway.
That is what was said and no-one can change it. Real history cannot be changed and the people who try are fooling only SOME of the people. But they are making themselves look VERY foolish.
Good film anyway.
PPRune Pop, I think you will have to take your Tyrells (not so sure about the tinnies} to a participating cinema near you. The Beeb will be doing the Wooden Horse later if you don't manage to tunnel out of PPRune Towers in time!
http://www.myfilms.com/home.asp
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The Wooden Horse was on this afternoon Chug. Dambusters is a classic and mine is a digitally re-mastered DVD which I will enjoy later. The doors close at 2115, NO interval and the phone will be off the hook - actually I just pull the plug 
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I went to see it this evening, enjoyed every minute. 60% full audience which surprised me a little, and an overt gasp when the dogs name was mentioned. Saw a Canberra and Lincoln bomber that I had never noticed before.
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Dear JOE-FBS,
Sitrep. Thanks for your post. I told a few people about this and all in all, 5 went along to various venues, all reported good turn outs. Thanks for the info.. perhaps this might be a commercially viable thing to do? Specialised screenings would appeal to a larger segment of the population I think, fed up with modern rubbish. One of them mentioned that for her, the best part was hearing the engines fill the space. She took along her fella (ex Matelot) as a birthday thing instead of twirling spaghetti, and they both loved it.
I wonder what other attendances were? Surely, if Showcase Cinemas are putting on F1 races in selected outlets at £20 a pop, there's a case for having themed days. Would the older part of the market have enough disposable wonga to want to fork out, say, £25-30 to watch 3 films on a Sunday, including buffet lunch? I bet the Legion would be able to send some folk along, and these are the people who don't normally go to the cinema. Slow commercial days are the ones to go for, which sadly maybe, aren't as important a consideration to the retired folk out there. I'd be pursuaded I think, to go along to a day which had perhaps, 633 Sqn, Reach for the Sky and a.n other and possibly a presentation about the Vulcan rebuild with some good accompanying footage, or perhaps something from the BBMF.
Extending that logic, why not a series of films from the 70s, appealing to a different sector than woul dpossibly like say, a Kenneth More day.
Sitrep. Thanks for your post. I told a few people about this and all in all, 5 went along to various venues, all reported good turn outs. Thanks for the info.. perhaps this might be a commercially viable thing to do? Specialised screenings would appeal to a larger segment of the population I think, fed up with modern rubbish. One of them mentioned that for her, the best part was hearing the engines fill the space. She took along her fella (ex Matelot) as a birthday thing instead of twirling spaghetti, and they both loved it.
I wonder what other attendances were? Surely, if Showcase Cinemas are putting on F1 races in selected outlets at £20 a pop, there's a case for having themed days. Would the older part of the market have enough disposable wonga to want to fork out, say, £25-30 to watch 3 films on a Sunday, including buffet lunch? I bet the Legion would be able to send some folk along, and these are the people who don't normally go to the cinema. Slow commercial days are the ones to go for, which sadly maybe, aren't as important a consideration to the retired folk out there. I'd be pursuaded I think, to go along to a day which had perhaps, 633 Sqn, Reach for the Sky and a.n other and possibly a presentation about the Vulcan rebuild with some good accompanying footage, or perhaps something from the BBMF.
Extending that logic, why not a series of films from the 70s, appealing to a different sector than woul dpossibly like say, a Kenneth More day.
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How about 'A Matter of Life and Death' for the next outing? Something for everyone, supernatural, romance, war, the struggle of good v evil, Anglo-American relationships, cinamatagraphic style etc
Oh and the dog's name caused some gasps in Norwich but seemed to be 'right'
Oh and the dog's name caused some gasps in Norwich but seemed to be 'right'