Tag Archives: Film

15 of the best war films of all time.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s only a week now until the release of my most anticipated film of the year, Dunkirk. Despite being pivotal to the entire WW2, the brave and often selfless actions of the British Expeditionary Force and allied French and Belgian … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Movies and Films | Tagged Cinema, Dunkirk, Film, Great Escape, Lawrence of Arabia, movies, War Films, War Movies, WW2, Zulu | 4 Comments

Roger Moore – Nobody Does It Better

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

We all have our own favourite James Bond actor and the films that go with it. There are always a few who like Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby but when it comes down to it, the choice is usually between … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture | Tagged 007, Cinema, Film, James Bond, movies, nostalgia, Sir Roger Moore | 7 Comments

Lion – The Movie Review

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’m not lucky in many ways but one thing I am fortunate in is that I really know what sort of movies I like. What I like is something substantial and thoughtful. The majority of films I see advertised … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture | Tagged Dev Patel, Film, Film Review, India, Life, Lion, Lion The Movie, movies, Saroo | 5 Comments

Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

The original Star Trek show was lauded for its starting point of putting a positive vision of the future in the otherwise gloomy world of the late 1960’s. Today, the world in some ways is under more threat than ever. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies and Films, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Captain Kirk, Cinema, Dr McCoy, Film, Film Review, movies, Sci-Fi, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Sulu | 5 Comments

Knebworth House – It was a dark and stormy night…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

One of the houses that I enjoy visiting but don’t actually get to very often is Knebworth House. It is an extremely distinctive looking country house in northern Hertfordshire just above London. The house has been in the hands of … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Film, history, India, It was a dark and stormy night, Knebworth House, Life, The pen is mightier than the sword, Tours, Travel, Tudor, Ye Olde England Tours | 2 Comments

Mr Turner, the movie and the man.

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I’m always a big fan of the longer movie. I enjoy getting into a story I can get my teeth into and that doesn’t necessarily revolve around car chases and fast cutting shooting and fighting. A small part of me … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Movies and Films | Tagged Art, Constable, Film, history, movies, Mr Turner, Painting, The Fighting Temeraire, The Royal Academy of Art, Timothy Spall, Victorian, William Turner | 10 Comments

The 50th anniversary of the film Zulu & the 135th of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

When I was a child there were a number films that were always on television whenever there was a national holiday. You could rely on them to appear like clockwork and these included The Great Escape, The Wizard of Oz, … Continue reading →