".....the prestige of Missile Command is a lot greater because it's a macho game.....It has a lot of paramilitary association.....It has a lot of phallic association.....like a missile is like a penis ya know.....there's a lot of penis envy involved.....I wouldn't play a Candy-Ass game like Pac-Man - that's for girls and chumps....."
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Sunday, 26 July 2015
The Fishing Party
Anyone who's seen 'Kes' (and who hasn't?), can testify as to the comedic genius of Brian Glover. Considering his limited screen time, his impact in the Ken Loach classic is beyond question.
Well, rejoice already, cos he's in 'The Fishing Party' from start to finish. Like so many A-Grade TV Plays from that era, this is criminally unknown - part of a trilogy featuring 'Shakespeare or Bust' (to be featured soon), and the more obscure 'Three for the Fancy' (a fine range of swaps, 0282 goodies and reasonable moolah for anyone with a decent copy of this). There's more to it than belly laughs though, with a nice line in social aspiration and class portrayal to boot. "We want to be out of sight of land, fisherman", proclaims an intoxicated Glover en route to the cod. And they are. Enjoy....
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Time Off for a start.
A short for starters then.
Not too much to say about this other than it's most excellent. That, and it features one of our local heroes in (a very young) Ian Martindale. Fellow of Tiger Tails. Lee Perry aficionado. Sound bloke. Enjoy...
Not too much to say about this other than it's most excellent. That, and it features one of our local heroes in (a very young) Ian Martindale. Fellow of Tiger Tails. Lee Perry aficionado. Sound bloke. Enjoy...
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