#Richard Haigh

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Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin

Splice the mainbrace with a #gin designed to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee from @MainbraceRum which I bought during a recent visit to @DrinkfinderUK

One of my favourite things to do after a visit to the gardens at Glendurgan and Trebah near Mawnam Smith on the Helford estuary is to pop into The Ferry Boat Inn, sit outside with a pint of foaming ale and watch the little boats sail up and down and across the river. It was such a moment that inspired the birth of Mainbrace Distillery, specifically when Richard Haigh, a co-founder, saw a member…

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Woken Furies by GUNSHIP featuring Richard K. Morgan

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In 1959, one moment, Kenneth Haigh was fleeing German fighter planes in 1917 and the next moment he was 42 years into the future. His confusion was heightened after he landed that not only was he in the future, but the air base he landed at was waiting for the arrival of a World War II hero that Haigh left to face the German fighters alone and die ("The Last Flight", Twilight Zone, TV)

[denimbex1986]

'Cinema in 2023 was full of excellent double-acts, from Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon to Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes’ May December. No doubt, the aforementioned foursome will receive a scattering of Oscar nods, but if the Academy have any sense, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott of Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers will also receive plaudits for their remarkable achievement in the haunting love story.

Adapted from Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers, Haigh’s awards hopeful sees Scott take the role of Adam, a screenwriter trying to reconnect with memories of his deceased parents who encounter their ghosts when revisiting his old family home. Meanwhile, Mescal’s Harry searches for companionship in Adam, his only neighbour in a tower block devoid of other inhabitants.

Thanks to his role in Haigh’s film, as well as celebrated appearances in the James Bond movie Spectre and the BBC drama Fleabag, Scott has gathered a loyal following, recently sitting down with Letterboxd to discuss his favourite movies of all time.

First on his list is another movie from Haigh, 2015’s 45 Years. A modern classic that delves into themes of love, loss and regret, 45 Years tells the story of a couple soon to celebrate a major wedding anniversary who hear the news that the body of one of their former lovers has been discovered encased in ice following a historic skiing accident. Though sounding rather absurd, 45 Years is a truly phenomenal drama.

Elsewhere, Scott names the spoof movie Airplane! as another of his favourites. Popularly known as one of the best comedies of all time, Airplane! inspired similar copycat films in the late 20th century, including the Scary Movie franchise, largely thanks to its offbeat humour that refused to let up, with almost each and every line being a one-liner delivered by some of the era’s greatest actors, including the iconic Leslie Nielsen.

No list of favourite movies is complete without a classic from Steven Spielberg, with Scott praising the “first film I ever saw”, 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. “It still does something to me,” the actor said of the celebrated film that tells the story of a young boy who becomes best friends with an alien who crash-lands on Earth, only for the pair to be pursued by the authorities.

The final film to grace his list is the 1993 Richard Attenborough movie Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins, who gives an “extraordinary performance” according to Scott. Certainly one of Hopkins’ most underrated films, Shadowlands is a biography of C.S. Lewis, the writer of the 1950’s novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, whose life was changed after he met the poet Joy Gresham.

Andrew Scott’s favourite movies:

45 Years (Andrew Haigh, 2015)

Airplane! (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, 1980)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)

Shadowlands (Richard Attenborough, 1993)'

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Truman Show, 1998

Directed by Peter Weir Cinematography by Peter Biziou Production design by Dennis Gassner Art Direction by Richard L. Johnson Set Decoration by Nancy Haigh

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ALL OF US STRANGERS:

Lonely screenwriter

Finds parents alive again

Finds love with stranger

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A very young Kenneth Haigh stars as intrepid reporter Tony Johnson in The Vise: Week-End Guest (1.26, ABC, 1955); this episode eventually aired in the UK in 1962 as part of ITV's Tension anthology

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Sapphire & Steel have been reassigned! 

Big Finish’s acclaimed audio dramas based on the ITV Studios sci-fi/fantasy series Sapphire & Steel are now available to buy as downloads for the first time. 

All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel.  Sapphire and Steel have been assigned. 

Sapphire & Steel, created by P. J. Hammond, was originally broadcast between 1979 and 1982. It starred Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as a pair of “interdimensional operatives” tasked with protecting the flow of time. Each story would see them take human form as they showed up in a new location, to investigate a dangerous anomaly. 

Between May 2005 and August 2008, Big Finish released 15 full-cast audio dramas based on the TV series. The late David Warner took on McCallum’s part to play the stubborn Steel, whilst Susannah Harker slipped into Lumley’s role as Sapphire. 

For three of the audio stories, original TV guest star David Collings returned to recreate his performance as Silver. Other notable guest stars in the range included Mark Gatiss, Colin Baker, Sarah Douglas, Richard Franklin, Angela Bruce, Arthur Bostrom and Louise Jameson. 

The audio series was only ever released on CD and has been unavailable for more than a decade.  

Now, in association with ITV Studios, all three series have been re-released as downloads, giving fans the chance to relisten or indeed discover the adventures for the first time. 

Each series comes packaged with a brand-new 30-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, offering an insight into the production of these beloved adventures. 

All three series are available to buy at an exclusive early-bird price for the first month; Series One (comprising five stories) is available for just £19.99, Series Two (comprising six stories) is just £24.99, and Series Three (four stories) is £19.99. 

Big Finish chairman Jason Haigh-Ellery said: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with ITV Studios to bring back our Sapphire & Steel releases as downloads. We have received regular requests over the years for it to be made available again, so we’re pleased that a whole new generation of listeners will be able to hear the late, great David Warner as Steel and Susannah Harker as Sapphire.” 

Nigel Fairs, who produced the series, added: “I’m absolutely delighted that people will be able to hear our version of Sapphire & Steel again, as it really was a labour of love. Re-imagining such a visual television series for audio was no easy task, but I think my decision to concentrate on the emotional story arcs of the characters who encountered ‘Time’ and our two agents bore some really tasty fruit! Dear David and Susie were the perfect leads, and the recording sessions were amongst the happiest I ever had at Big Finish. Creative times indeed. ‘Roll back time, Sapphire…’” 

The four-part stories in each series are: 

Series One: 

The Passenger by Steve Lyons

Daisy Chain by Joseph Lidster 

All Fall Down by David Bishop

The Lighthouse by Nigel Fairs 

Dead Man Walking by Nigel Fairs (based on a story by John Ainsworth) 

Series Two: 

The School by Simon Guerrier

The Surest Poison by Richard Dinnick

Water Like a Stone by Nigel Fairs

Cruel Immortality by Nigel Fairs 

Perfect Day by Steve Lyons

The Mystery of the Missing Hour by Joseph Lidster

Series Three: 

Second Sight by Nigel Fairs

Remember Me by John Dorney

Zero by Steve Lyons 

Wall of Darkness by Nigel Fairs 

All three series are available exclusively here. Series One is available for just £19.99, Series Two for £24.99, and Series Three for £19.99. 

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

-- Well bugger me!

I wonder if this means I've got access to the downloads now, since I bought the CDs way back when?

*goes to check* No, huh. Guess I'll go on using the rips of the CDs then!

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From the Golden Age of Television

Project Immortality - CBS - June 11, 1959

A presentation of "Playhouse 90" Season 3 Episode 36

Drama

Running Time: 90 minutes

Directed By Fielder Cook

Written By Loring Mandel

Produced By Peter Kortner

Hosted By Dr. Frank C. Baxter 

Stars:

Lee J. Cobb as Lawrence Doner

Kenneth Haigh as Martin Schramm

Gusti Huber as Eva Doner

Michael Landon as Arthur Doner

Patty McCormack as Ketti Doner

Paul Fix as General Adams

Richard Carlyle as Schoonover

Frank Ferguson as DeKlasch

Barney Phillips as Colonel Bender

Don Keefer as Leech

Frederick Worlock as Dr. Samman

Joseph Sargent as Liggett

Sheridan Comerate as Driver

Azaria Port as Agassiz

Donald Foster as Laniel

William Boyett as Weiner

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•Nicknames of serial killers•

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!This post is not a romanticization and does not support the actions of these people. The post was created solely for informational purposes!

-Stephen Shaun Griffiths - The Crossbow Cannibal

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-Robert Christian Hansen - The Butcher Baker

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-Ricardo "Richard" Ramirez - The Night Stalker

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-John George Haigh - Acid Bath Murderer

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-Charles Frederick Albright - The Eyeball Killer

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-Dale Shawn Hausner and Samuel John Dieteman - Serial Shooters

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-Carlton Michael Gary - The Stocking Strangler

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-Melvin David Rees - The Sex Beast

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-Dennis Lynn Rader - Bind, Torture, Kill (B.T.K)

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When You Grow up, Your Heart Dies by GUNSHIP [Also on: BandCamp, YouTube, Spotify]

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Dec 2023

Morvern Callar (2002, Lynne Ramsay)

Series 7: The Contenders (2001, Daniel Minahan)

Zero Day (2002, Ben Coccio)

Terminal USA (1993, Jon Moritsugu)

Girls Will Be Girls (2003, Richard Day)

Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special (1988, Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944, Vincente Minnelli)

AM1200 (2008, David Prior)

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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008, Todd Stephens)

It’s a Disaster (2012, Todd Berger)

Ned Rifle (2014, Hal Hartley)

The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981, Marty Callner)

Personal Velocity (2002, Rebecca Miller)

She-Man: A Story of Fixation (1967, Bob Clark)

New Releases:

All of Us Strangers (Andrew Haigh)

Ferrari (Michael Mann)

Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki)

Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (Beyoncé)

The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer)

[denimbex1986]

'Dear Mr. Haigh,

I want to express my gratitude for your luminous film, and share with you my initial response, then my later-considered response to it. From the beginning frames with “The Power of Love” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood accompanying, I was primed to cry. Adam’s journey resonated deeply. Although I can see he’s 10–15 years younger, certain commonalities bind us gay men from a certain time in history. I, too, longed for parents that would accept and love me for who I am, and when the opposite was the case, they died to me. I certainly died to them when I discerned my true sexuality (and on Gay Pride, 1982, of all times). That certain ache of being orphaned felt so familiar.

I live in this borderland between lived reality and a desired “reality” I’d rather inhabit. (I also happen to be a screenwriter like Adam, and so I create my own worlds in my work.) I have a remote job to pay the bills and could relate to the long hours Adam spends by himself.

After copious tears and releasing grief, I must admit I was crestfallen as the ending unspooled. It’s my own responsibility for my feelings, Mr. Haigh, and I grok you have your own artistic agenda. But I REALLY craved a happy ending. Going into the screening, my favorite film of 2023 was Celine Song’s PAST LIVES. And as I was walking from Iowa City’s Film Scene to my car, I was in a hollow, despairing space. Initially, I thought your film would be in the top 10, but further down the list.

It was later, when I consulted with my own counselor who is also an artist herself, that I gained further insight into the power of your film. After I mentioned that it was an adaptation of a Japanese novel, she reminded me Japanese stories live in their own special tributary in the river of Writing. The essential question to remember in watching your film is “how much of this is real?” And as I described the story of the film after taking that in, I shed more tears of unresolved grief.

I love comedies, but my favorite movies make me cry. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the obscure American film BIG EDEN, which is certainly flawed. However, it’s also my favorite of all time. It was the first gay film I’d seen with a legitimately happy ending, and it revealed to me I’d rather live in a small town than in a gay metropolis. My therapy session made me realize I cherish your film as much as PAST LIVES, so it leapt forward in my Top 10 to being tied with PAST LIVES — not that this is of any consequence. I’m sure further viewings of ALL OF US STRANGERS will cause the release of more grief about the loss of my ideal family and the recognition of how hard it is to trust others.

So, what is the upshot of all this? As a fellow screenwriter, I have a deep, desperate desire to make people cry. I doubt I have that ability as I’m more of a comic writer. With my own True Voice, I hope I can find that sweet spot of humor and tears. But it remains to be seen if I can create such deep empathy and pathos.

And more importantly, Mr. Haigh, you made this gay man who will be 60 in a few days feel seen and valued. That’s something that will always remain.

Thank you for the gift of your film.

Richard Morell'

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Truman Show, 1998

Directed by Peter Weir Cinematography by Peter Biziou Production design by Dennis Gassner Art Direction by Richard L. Johnson Set Decoration by Nancy Haigh

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John Turturro and John Goodman in Barton Fink (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 1991)

Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi. Screenplay: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. Cinematography: Roger Deakins. Production design: Dennis Gassner. Film editing: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. Music: Carter Burwell. 

The Coen brothers are nothing if not audacious, and attempting something so outrageous and anomalous as Barton Fink at the beginning of their careers -- it was their fourth feature, after Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Miller's Crossing (1990) -- shows a certain amount of courage. It's a melange of satire, horror movie, comedy, thriller, fantasy, and fable that had many critics singing its praises. It was their first film to receive notice from the Motion Picture Academy, earning three Oscar nominations: supporting actor Michael Lerner, art directors Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh, and costume designer Richard Hornung. And it was the unanimous choice for the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival; Joel Coen also won as best director and John Turturro as best actor. Evidently it took everyone by surprise. But although it's a provocative and unsettling movie, there's not enough of any one element in the melange to suggest to me that it's more than the work of a couple of extraordinarily talented writer-directors riffing on whatever comes to their minds. Barton (Turturro) is a playwright whose hit on Broadway in 1941 gets him a bid to come work in Hollywood. There, studio head Jack Lipnick (Lerner) assigns him to write a wrestling picture for Wallace Beery. Stymied in his attempt to come up with a screenplay, Barton decides to pick the brain of a famous novelist who has also come to work in Hollywood, W.P. Mayhew (John Mahoney). The playwright, the studio head, and the novelist are all caricatures of Clifford Odets, Louis B. Mayer, and William Faulkner, respectively. Each caricature is well-done: What we see of Barton's play is a deft parody of the Odets-style leftist "little people" dramas like Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing! that Odets was known for. Lipnick is a rich, sentimental vulgarian with a mean streak, who like Mayer was born in Minsk. And Mayhew not only goes by the name "Bill," as Faulkner did among his friends and family, he also has a wife back home named Estelle, just as Faulkner did. Moreover, he is an alcoholic who is looked after in Hollywood by his mistress, Audrey Taylor (Judy Davis), who is clearly based on Faulkner's Hollywood mistress, Meta Carpenter. But then we have the turns into horror-fantasy when Barton tries to hole up in a Los Angeles hotel and makes friends with his next-door neighbor, an insurance salesman named Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Good-time Charlie is later revealed to be a serial killer named Karl Mundt -- another of the Coens' in-jokes: The real-life Karl Mundt was a right-wing dunce who represented South Dakota (neighbor state to the Coens' Minnesota) in Washington from 1939 to 1973. Clearly, Barton Fink is not without a certain baroque fascination to it. It's the kind of film you can spend hours analyzing and annotating. But this makes it, for me, little more than a fabulous mess.