O Lucky Man!

Finally watched O Lucky Man!, the second film in the trilogy by Lindsay Anderson; a casual follow up of If.... . An excellent film, a workable, watchable, piece of art; Refreshingly pointed without being preachy or ridiculous or overly frought like Ken Loach's repetitive offerings.

Having limited funds I have been happily torrenting films from trusted sources for many years; However, being on a limited connection for the time being and certain changes in the lay of the digital land, mean I've been looking out for other resources. So far the best I've found is a brilliant online film resource called "Movies Found Online" that locates other websites streaming films, like youtube, googlemovies, etc and puts them into a tagged, easily searchable, browsable and viewable forum. Nice clean layouts, very few ads and nice connection. No login details needed either. The content is quite varied, and don't expect to find too many blockbusters, but plenty of public domain and intriguing flicks; What attracted me was Lilya-4Ever on the front page; Going through the collection, their informational section is a real gem: 50's propaganda, 70s sex-ed flicks, even 80's childrens warning videos! Excellent place to find free entertainment for an evening in. Let me know what you think.

I'm still loving The Auteurs, please add me if you've signed up! While they only have limited free movies, their catalogue is vast and awesome and no films cost over £3! Again, feel free to leave feedback with your thoughts here.

"My art is a miracle"

Last night I watched Bronson; A spectacular film by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. Refn takes a unique approach, drawing on dazzling the works of Baz Luhrman to give a very highly stylised approach to what could've been a dull documentary about Britain's most famous prisoner.
Mirroring Charles Bronson's talent for art, it shows his violence and brutality almost as an expressive dance, with a soaring soundtrack that has everything from Puccini, to Scott Walker and Kraftwerk. Tom Hardy, an actor clearly overlooked for too long, oozes charm and testosterone in a brilliant performance as the lead, aside from the physical dedication needed for such a role, his acting was magnificent - truly award-winning stuff; I look forward to seeing more from this very magnetic man.

I also discovered the website "The Auteurs"; A website that seems to combine everything cinephile with social networking. Ultimately, I like it because it focusses on auteurs, which, as I follow auteurs, makes it easy for me to find news, information and rumours about directors and films I'm interested in! Feel free to follow me, my user name is Square Glasses.