Film Pick UK

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "There's no place like home"  (said Dorothy in 1939)  Now ain't that the truth! Well "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" (also Dorothy in 1939)  Where ever you are in the world right now, hunker down and make it home at least for a while. Get cosy in your own private Kansas and watch some funny films. This is my Skinny on Comedy, let's get some laughs in for Gods sake. (There is no ranking system of any kind here) The Life Of Brian - 1979 Monty Pythons finest. This religious satire, always relevant, addresses religious dogma with humour. Brian, the simple boy next door gets mistaken for the Messiah. Cue big laughs and great lines "he's not the Messiah he's a very naughty boy" The film finishes with a message to us all; "Always look on the bright side of life"  Blithe Spirit - 1945 David Leans sublime adaptation of the Noel Coward play. This classic was restored and re released by the...

        ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mr Happer (Burt Lancaster) snores through a board meeting at Knox Oil & Gas. Plans to build an off shore oil refinery in Scotland are discussed in hushed tones so as not to disturb him.  An employee called Mac chosen for his Scottish name is subsequently sent to Scotland to buy up a remote village and its coastline. The film challenges our perceptions of those who live in small rural communities. The canny villagers in the fictional village of Ferness are all looking forward to becoming millionaires. They play a crafty game of cat and mouse with the American, but who is the cat and who is the mouse?  You may also ask who exactly is the ‘local hero’? Is it the wily Ben who makes a living working the beach? Is it Marina the enigmatic marine biologist who, when told of the plans for the refinery says simply ‘No, I don’t see that happening here’ Is it Mr Urquhart who runs the hotel with his wife and doubles up as the village accoun...