David Lynch is a, well, a weird one. Great visuals. Most of the time, no idea what on earth was going on. The Elephant Man is his most straight forward movie and rightly famous. His other films, for me, mostly completely bonkers. Still, can't fault a man's ambition. RIP.
I saw Marianne Faithful perform in New York's Bottom Line in 1987, when she was touring her new album "Strange Weather". She'd changed her style again and was now doing a sort of Edith Piaf/Kurt Weill type of thing, all worldweary cabaret ballads, chainsmoking throughout the show. This jazzier style suited her very well and the breaking voice was appropriate . The punk rock thing she'd been doing over the last decade was great too, but this new style seemed like what she was destined to do. looking online, it turns out that show was her first in four years, a triumphant comeback. the concert was awesome!
I was once on a plane and The Straight Story was the inflight movie! who couldve ever imagined a David Lynch film as an inflight movie? anyway I turned it off and read my book instead (Id already watched it once at the theatre). I wouldve liked to see the passengers reaction if Blue Velvet had been the inflight movie
on a related note, and the reason I post: the theme song from Twin Peaks was on my grocery store's radio station/playlist this morning, which usually plays 80s nostalgia and dance pop. The vocal version with Julee Cruise. I was trying to explain to the cashier why it was so unexpected to hear this music in a supermarket, but the youngster wasnt even born when the show was on tv and had no idea what I was ranting about
Sad news. My parents liked George and Mildred. I remember him best from the children's show Wizadora. I had to look the name of the show up but that's what it was called. He also had a memorable turn as a policeman in a Jonathan Creek episode. He was a good actor and was apparently still working pretty much up to his death.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Brian Murphy was one of those actors you might think had died years ago because he seemed pretty old in the 1970s and his co-star Yootha Joyce - who oddly was trending today while his name wasn't - died very young, and back around 1980. I suppose Eric Sykes' co-star Hattie Jacques also died very young.
But Murphy would pop up at Talking Pictures TV events even recently. Excellent in Man About The House spin-off George and Mildred, of course. Not too many of the 1970s sitcom stars left, though Likely Lad James Bolam survives as does Hot, Mum's Melvyn Hayes.
- that pairing of Brian and Yootha Joyce [above] was just amazing, real chemistry between them, where you could sense both the affection and the disappointment in every inflection - brilliant characters, brilliantly acted by brilliant actors.
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Brian Murphy was excellent in everything he was in…as chrisno1 says, he was brilliant against Yootha Joyce (a much underrated actor herself)…I liked him in This Is Jinsy as Melty Harris and as Neville in The Catherine Tate Show…RIP 🍸
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David Lynch is a, well, a weird one. Great visuals. Most of the time, no idea what on earth was going on. The Elephant Man is his most straight forward movie and rightly famous. His other films, for me, mostly completely bonkers. Still, can't fault a man's ambition. RIP.
Marianne Faithful 1946-2025 RIP
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Do THE STRAIGHT STORY if you really want something that's...well...straightforward. Wonderful film.
And the sale’s of Mars Bars drop 👀
RIP Marianne 🍸
I saw Marianne Faithful perform in New York's Bottom Line in 1987, when she was touring her new album "Strange Weather". She'd changed her style again and was now doing a sort of Edith Piaf/Kurt Weill type of thing, all worldweary cabaret ballads, chainsmoking throughout the show. This jazzier style suited her very well and the breaking voice was appropriate . The punk rock thing she'd been doing over the last decade was great too, but this new style seemed like what she was destined to do. looking online, it turns out that show was her first in four years, a triumphant comeback. the concert was awesome!
Oh, yes, forgot about that one - wierdly normal !
I was once on a plane and The Straight Story was the inflight movie! who couldve ever imagined a David Lynch film as an inflight movie? anyway I turned it off and read my book instead (Id already watched it once at the theatre). I wouldve liked to see the passengers reaction if Blue Velvet had been the inflight movie
on a related note, and the reason I post: the theme song from Twin Peaks was on my grocery store's radio station/playlist this morning, which usually plays 80s nostalgia and dance pop. The vocal version with Julee Cruise. I was trying to explain to the cashier why it was so unexpected to hear this music in a supermarket, but the youngster wasnt even born when the show was on tv and had no idea what I was ranting about
Brian Murphy 92 RIP. A great actor with superb comedic timing. Best known as George Roper in George And Mildred.
Sad news. My parents liked George and Mildred. I remember him best from the children's show Wizadora. I had to look the name of the show up but that's what it was called. He also had a memorable turn as a policeman in a Jonathan Creek episode. He was a good actor and was apparently still working pretty much up to his death.
Brian Murphy was one of those actors you might think had died years ago because he seemed pretty old in the 1970s and his co-star Yootha Joyce - who oddly was trending today while his name wasn't - died very young, and back around 1980. I suppose Eric Sykes' co-star Hattie Jacques also died very young.
But Murphy would pop up at Talking Pictures TV events even recently. Excellent in Man About The House spin-off George and Mildred, of course. Not too many of the 1970s sitcom stars left, though Likely Lad James Bolam survives as does Hot, Mum's Melvyn Hayes.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
RIP Brian Murphy
- that pairing of Brian and Yootha Joyce [above] was just amazing, real chemistry between them, where you could sense both the affection and the disappointment in every inflection - brilliant characters, brilliantly acted by brilliant actors.
Brian Murphy was excellent in everything he was in…as chrisno1 says, he was brilliant against Yootha Joyce (a much underrated actor herself)…I liked him in This Is Jinsy as Melty Harris and as Neville in The Catherine Tate Show…RIP 🍸