Ted Trotsky
@tedtrotsky.bsky.social
Retired structural engineer. Likes books, films, sports and music. Politically soft left. Loathe the likes of Nigel Garbage and Elon Muck.
It's a face off between Lee and Gray to see who had the plummiest English accent.
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
It's a face off between Lee and Gray to see who had the plummiest English accent.
The only film in which Sean Connery wore a nappy/diaper!
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The only film in which Sean Connery wore a nappy/diaper!
Great and truly original.
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Great and truly original.
I watched this years ago and it has stayed in my memory ever since. Demonstrates that true evil is to be found in quotidian. Denouement is chilling.
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I watched this years ago and it has stayed in my memory ever since. Demonstrates that true evil is to be found in quotidian. Denouement is chilling.
Too many people lazily and incorrectly refer to spectacles as glasses. You did not - well done you. I should add that I can be a boring pain in the ass pedant!
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Too many people lazily and incorrectly refer to spectacles as glasses. You did not - well done you. I should add that I can be a boring pain in the ass pedant!
Very impressed with the fact you called them SPECTACLES and not GLASSES!
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Very impressed with the fact you called them SPECTACLES and not GLASSES!
As the French say "plus ca change".
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
As the French say "plus ca change".
Chilling denouement.
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Chilling denouement.
It was titled Violent Streets when I saw it. I was blown away by the pulsating soundtrack. The highlight for me was the opening robbery sequence.
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
It was titled Violent Streets when I saw it. I was blown away by the pulsating soundtrack. The highlight for me was the opening robbery sequence.
Is that Nicholas Maduro dancing with Gene Wilder?
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Is that Nicholas Maduro dancing with Gene Wilder?
I like her but unfortunately she appears in one of the worst films I've seen - House of the Gorgon.
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I like her but unfortunately she appears in one of the worst films I've seen - House of the Gorgon.
Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame in the same film! What's not to like.
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame in the same film! What's not to like.