Film Illiterate, wherein the proprietor records movies seen, and sporadic progress through assorted lists of the "best". Originally started after regretfully renting something forgettable for the third time. I've forgotten what, but never again! A tedious endeavour since 2005. Hello. 🙂
It's almost funny how many conventions of screenwriting The Long Good Friday (written by playwright Barrie Keefe, who took 30 years before making another film) blithely ignores -- it takes a good 10 minutes before its protagonist is even introduced, and an hour more than that before the silent opening sequence is understood. But it's a brilliant character study of a London gangster (Bob Hoskins), scrambling to undo the mess that threatens his property development ambitions. The soundtrack and clothes might be dated but it's a fantastic script.
It's almost funny how many conventions of screenwriting The Long Good Friday (written by playwright Barrie Keefe, who took 30 years before making another film) blithely ignores -- it takes a good 10 minutes before its protagonist is even introduced, and an hour more than that before the silent opening sequence is understood. But it's a brilliant character study of a London gangster (Bob Hoskins), scrambling to undo the mess that threatens his property development ambitions. The soundtrack and clothes might be dated but it's a fantastic script.