Update

Categories: religion, film, books, reading

Tags: Heaven Knows Mr Allison, Sovereign, Shardlake, CJ Sansom, Robert Duvall, Lee J Cobb, Robert Ryan, Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr

Date: 02 August 2009 14:01:44

This morning's sermon was at a little chapel up the road from our own. It is another of those Victorian wonders that are a symbol of the welsh vallies. We have several of them up and down our valley. Like many other the congregation is small, there were 8 today excluding me, and advancing in years but they have a desire to grow.

This afternoon I have watched a little of Assignment to Kill and have settled down to watch Heavens Knows, Mr Allison - with Robert Mitchum & Deborah Kerr. The story of a marine and a nun stranded on a Pacific island in WWII.

I also managed to fit in 3/4 of Black Sunday with Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern. This was the first Thomas Harris book and film adaption. It is a little of its time but good - he effects leave a little to be desired.

I also finished reading Public Enemies and have now started reading Sovereign by C J Sansom, the third in the Shardlake series.

Ian,

The Crimson Pirate is a cheesey but very enjoyable film from 1952. Very enjoyable - even FW was surprised at how enjoyable she found it. Lawman is from 1970 and was directed by Michael Winner (director of Death Wish and current Sunday Times restaurant critic). It has a great cast - including Robert Ryan, Lee J Cobb and Robert Duvall - and is well worth watching but it can be annoying with some of the repeated, unnecessary camera close-ups and zoom ins.

Jack,

The Last Crusade is definitely my fave Indi movie. The Crystal Skull was only just better than the Temple of Doom.