Rereleased as a curtain-raiser for a sequel, Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins and co continue to exert their grip over the national imagination
There can’t be many classic British family movies which feature Russian anti-tsarist writers exiled in Yorkshire. The Railway Children from 1970 is now re-released, as a curtain-raiser to a forthcoming sequel, The Railway Children Return, which will be set 40 years on and features Jenny Agutter playing a grownup version of her original character.
The original is robustly and adroitly directed by Lionel Jeffries, who also adapted the Edith Nesbit novel and it continues to exert its grip on our collective teatime imagination, due to its unworldly sweetness and gentleness and its forthright sense of decency – especially, maybe, that final scene where the children’s wrongly imprisoned father emerges from the steam on the railway platform, a moment as dramatic and mysterious as Omar Sharif galloping through the heat-haze in Lawrence of Arabia,...
There can’t be many classic British family movies which feature Russian anti-tsarist writers exiled in Yorkshire. The Railway Children from 1970 is now re-released, as a curtain-raiser to a forthcoming sequel, The Railway Children Return, which will be set 40 years on and features Jenny Agutter playing a grownup version of her original character.
The original is robustly and adroitly directed by Lionel Jeffries, who also adapted the Edith Nesbit novel and it continues to exert its grip on our collective teatime imagination, due to its unworldly sweetness and gentleness and its forthright sense of decency – especially, maybe, that final scene where the children’s wrongly imprisoned father emerges from the steam on the railway platform, a moment as dramatic and mysterious as Omar Sharif galloping through the heat-haze in Lawrence of Arabia,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Inverness gained a surprise win over Celtic at the weekend, who drop points following a European match yet again. Billy McKay scored the solitary goal for the visitors after a moment of genius from Arsenal loanee Phillip Roberts. The match has also caused some tension amongst the Celtic support, with manager Neil Lennon saying “If they’re not happy with me and want me to go, I’ll go, simple as that.” (quote courtesy of the BBC)
Celtic made three changes to the side that lost mid-week to Benfica. Kelvin Wilson, Scott Brown and Joe Ledley dropped out for Kris Commons, Beram Kayal and Tony Watt. They played their traditional 4-4-2.
Fraser Forster (Gk) – 7 Rarely tested. Made one excellent save in the second half.
Mikael Lustig (Rb) – 6 Was solid in defence and got forward a lot. Finish and crossing was poor, however.
Efe Ambrose (Cb) – 7 Defended well and had...
Celtic made three changes to the side that lost mid-week to Benfica. Kelvin Wilson, Scott Brown and Joe Ledley dropped out for Kris Commons, Beram Kayal and Tony Watt. They played their traditional 4-4-2.
Fraser Forster (Gk) – 7 Rarely tested. Made one excellent save in the second half.
Mikael Lustig (Rb) – 6 Was solid in defence and got forward a lot. Finish and crossing was poor, however.
Efe Ambrose (Cb) – 7 Defended well and had...
- 11/26/2012
- by Adam Henderson
- Obsessed with Film
Actor and children's television writer known for Catweazle, Robin of Sherwood and The Borrowers
Richard Carpenter, who has died of a blood clot aged 82, brought intelligent, imaginative entertainment to generations of young television viewers through the fantasy series he created. After almost two decades as an actor, he found his first success as a writer with Catweazle (1970-71), starring Geoffrey Bayldon as a dishevelled, eccentric, 11th-century magician transported to the 20th century. Comic misunderstandings were mixed with slapstick as Catweazle befriended a farmer's son, Carrot (played by Robin Davies), who unravelled for him modern-day mysteries such as "electrickery" and the "telling-bone".
In the second series, Carpenter had Catweazle searching for symbols of the 13 signs of the Magic Zodiac and being taken in by another boy, Cedric (Gary Warren), at his parents' country estate. "I've always been interested in the person who is outside society," said Carpenter in a 1990 interview with the magazine Time Screen.
Richard Carpenter, who has died of a blood clot aged 82, brought intelligent, imaginative entertainment to generations of young television viewers through the fantasy series he created. After almost two decades as an actor, he found his first success as a writer with Catweazle (1970-71), starring Geoffrey Bayldon as a dishevelled, eccentric, 11th-century magician transported to the 20th century. Comic misunderstandings were mixed with slapstick as Catweazle befriended a farmer's son, Carrot (played by Robin Davies), who unravelled for him modern-day mysteries such as "electrickery" and the "telling-bone".
In the second series, Carpenter had Catweazle searching for symbols of the 13 signs of the Magic Zodiac and being taken in by another boy, Cedric (Gary Warren), at his parents' country estate. "I've always been interested in the person who is outside society," said Carpenter in a 1990 interview with the magazine Time Screen.
- 3/5/2012
- by Anthony Hayward
- The Guardian - Film News
Wonder what those limousines were doing in front of the Tivoli last week? It was the10th Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and congratulations to everyone who had a hand in the 65 films that were shown. The Cinema St. Louis event was held July 17-22 and focused exclusively on the works, both shorts and features, of St. Louis-based filmmakers, as well as expatriates with strong local connections who have gone on to work in other cities. Attendance was high, the audiences enthusiastic, and it was great to see so much local talent on display. A packed post-fest party was held at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill Thursday night and awards were presented in various categories. It takes hard work and dedication to complete a film and every one of these St. Louis filmmakers involved is a winner. Here’s a list of what the judges at this year’s St.
- 7/26/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The St Louis-lensed Best Laid Schemes is a twisted new rom-com that’s surprising on many levels. In his previous feature film The Path Of Torment, writer/director Gary Warren played a smiling but demented Mormon missionary on a door-to-door calling of torture, murder, and depravity. When Warren said his follow-up was a romantic comedy, I thought he was putting me on. While watching Best Laid Schemes, I kept waiting for the story to take a turn for the gory or perverse, but it never did as Warren has made a fairly straightforward romantic tale of two people who weren’t meant to be together….. though one with plenty of dick-and-fart jokes! Warren, who understands that if you’ve got no budget you’d better have a good script, should not only be commended for going in a different direction for his sophomore feature effort but for pulling it off as well as he does.
- 7/18/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
You may have seen my blu ray review that I wrote earlier today and be excited to see the 40th Anniversary Edition of The Railway Children on DVD or Blu Ray this Monday, 3rd May. Well, why not save your pennies and enter our competition to win a copy on blu ray right here?!
We’ve been given five copies to give away in lovely high definition courtesy of the wonderful guys at Optimum Releasing who are distributing the movie. The Railway Children is a classic tale made in 1970 starring Jenny Agutter, Dinah Sheridan, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Bernard Cribbins and is directed by Lionel Jeffries.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of the movie all you have to do is answer the following question using the form below.
Who wrote the original novel, ‘The Railway Children’?
The small print:
This competition is open to the UK only.
We’ve been given five copies to give away in lovely high definition courtesy of the wonderful guys at Optimum Releasing who are distributing the movie. The Railway Children is a classic tale made in 1970 starring Jenny Agutter, Dinah Sheridan, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Bernard Cribbins and is directed by Lionel Jeffries.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of the movie all you have to do is answer the following question using the form below.
Who wrote the original novel, ‘The Railway Children’?
The small print:
This competition is open to the UK only.
- 4/29/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This Monday, 3rd May sees to the release of the 40th anniversary edition of The Railway Children on DVD and Blu Ray. Optimum Releasing were kind enough to send me a review copy where I got to see the movie for the first time in about 20 years. Find out what I thought of the movie and it’s conversion to blu ray below.
When I was trying to work out what word describes The Railway Children, the only one that I could think of was ‘quintessential’ and I’m not sure I’ve ever used that word before in my life! This Monday, 3rd May sees the release of Lionel Jeffries classic (based on the book by E. Nesbit) 1970 movie about 3 children (Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren) who’s lives are changed when they are forced to move from London to Yorkshire with their mother (Dinah Sheridan) after their...
When I was trying to work out what word describes The Railway Children, the only one that I could think of was ‘quintessential’ and I’m not sure I’ve ever used that word before in my life! This Monday, 3rd May sees the release of Lionel Jeffries classic (based on the book by E. Nesbit) 1970 movie about 3 children (Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren) who’s lives are changed when they are forced to move from London to Yorkshire with their mother (Dinah Sheridan) after their...
- 4/29/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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