Category: Oliver Reed

British Cinema, Crime, FilmStruck, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed

EQUAL SHARES FOR ALL: THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (1960)

The League of Gentlemen (1960) contains one of my favorite moments from postwar British cinema; a group of ex-soldiers carrying submachine guns plow through London’s narrow streets with their faces concealed behind gas masks. Instead of dodging an attack they are preparing to rob a bank and their military uniforms have been replaced by civilian clothing. These masked figures are the stuff of nightmares and … Continue reading EQUAL SHARES FOR ALL: THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (1960)

Kimberly Lindbergs
British Cinema, Directors, Drama, Horror, Interviews, Ken Russell, Oliver Reed

Discussing THE DEVILS (1971) with Kevin Flanagan

Kevin M. Flanagan received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2015 in English/Film studies (his dissertation: The British War Film, 1939-1980: Culture, History, and, Genre). A book based on this project is under contract with Palgrave (part of the Britain and the World series). Flanagan is also the editor of 2009’s Ken Russell: Re-Viewing England’s Last Mannerist and he contributed essays and an audio commentary to the … Continue reading Discussing THE DEVILS (1971) with Kevin Flanagan

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, British Cinema, Freddie Francis, Hammer Horror, Ken Russell, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, Richard Lester

Remembering Oliver Reed

Today should have been Oliver Reed’s 80th birthday but he left this world in 1999 at age 61. To celebrate the occasion I decided to compile a collection of links to various things I’ve written about the man and his work. Some are just bits and bobs while others are more thoughtful considerations of films he appeared in. Reed has been a constant figure of praise … Continue reading Remembering Oliver Reed

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, British Cinema, Comedies, FilmStruck, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, Richard Lester

ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE!

  Director Richard Lester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but he made some of the best British films of the 1960s. Inspired by Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati, he developed an acute funny bone and an appreciation of the absurd that allowed him to work side-by-side with bastions of British comedy such as Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. Lester’s sense of humor also appealed to … Continue reading ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE!

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actresses, British Cinema, Dirk Bogarde, Hammer Horror, Horror, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, TCM, Terence Fisher

Sept. & Oct. at The Movie Morlocks

It’s that time again. Time to collect & share links to the writing I’ve published on TCM’s Movie Morlocks blog in the past few months. In September I spent a lot of time obsessing over TCM Star of the Month Susan Hayward. I reference her in at least three of the pieces I wrote that month and I refer to her again in my first … Continue reading Sept. & Oct. at The Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Hammer Horror, Horror, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, TCM

WINE & WOLVES: THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)

I can’t let Halloween pass without talking about a Hammer film. They go hand-to-hand in my home and one of my favorites is Terence Fisher’s The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). The film features some sumptuous color photography, incredibly sophisticated make-up effects for its time and a powerful central performance from Oliver Reed. It also happens to contain many references to wine. The Curse of the Werewolf begins … Continue reading WINE & WOLVES: THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, Japanese Cinema, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed, Peter Lorre, Robert Redford, Television

Jan. & Feb. 2015 at TCM’s Movie Morlocks

Links to my writing at TCM’s official Movie Morlocks blog in January & February. 15 FAVORITE FILMS FROM 2014 Excerpt: “I know what you’re thinking. Another list?! Forgive me my trespass but as a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists I’m asked to compile a list of my favorite films each year and I wanted to share some of my viewing highlights with … Continue reading Jan. & Feb. 2015 at TCM’s Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, British Cinema, Movie Reviews, Oliver Reed

OLIVER REED AT 77: A CONVERSATION

Feb. 13th marks what would have been Oliver Reed’s 77th birthday if he was still with us. Reed died in 1999 but he has long been one of my favorite actors so to honor his memory I decided to contact filmmaker Kent Adamson who worked with Oliver Reed in the 1980s and is friendly with the actor’s son (Mark). What follows is a lengthy Q&A … Continue reading OLIVER REED AT 77: A CONVERSATION

Kimberly Lindbergs
Actors, Alain Delon, Ava Gardner, Books, British Cinema, Clint Eastwood, Directors, Eli Wallach, Ennio Morricone, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, Giallo, Hammer Horror, Horror, Italian Cinema, James Dean, Jean-Paul Belmondo, John Phillip Law, Mario Bava, Modern Mondays, Movie Reviews, Nicolas Roeg, Oliver Reed, Romance, Sergio Leone, TCM, Terence Fisher, Thrillers, Warner Archives

June & July at the Movie Morlocks

I haven’t been online much the last few months for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I’ve been having some medical problems with my left eye and spending lots of time on my computer reading, watching vids and writing can often be problematic. My eyes get easily irritated and I’m prone to headaches, etc. The other reason is simple net fatigue, particularly on social … Continue reading June & July at the Movie Morlocks

Kimberly Lindbergs
Ann-Margret, British Cinema, Composers, Directors, Drama, Experimental, Federico Fellini, Francois Truffaut, Horror, Jean Cocteau, Ken Russell, Movie Reviews, Musicals, Oliver Reed, Orson Welles, Rants

KEN RUSSELL: IN HIS OWN WORDS

Controversial film director Ken Russell passed away suddenly this week at the age of 84. Russell has long been considered the bad boy of British cinema or the original ‘enfant terrible’ of the empire, but for almost as long as I can remember he’s been one of my favorite filmmakers. I was introduced to his work as a young pre-teen in the late 1970s after … Continue reading KEN RUSSELL: IN HIS OWN WORDS

Kimberly Lindbergs