Time for a little nostalgia I think. As BBC's Moviedrome was mentioned on another thread, this is a list of films broadcast over the years. Some true classics here for sure.
MOVIEDROME: The whole season in chronological order:
1988
THE WICKER MAN (8 May, 11:00pm)
ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (15 May, 10:30pm)
DIVA (22 May, 10:55pm)
RAZORBACK (29 May, 11:20pm)
BIG WEDNESDAY (05 June, 10:50pm)
FAT CITY (12 June, 11:20pm)
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (19 June, 11:30pm)
BARBARELLA (26 June, 10:20pm)
THE HIRED HAND (03 July, 10:35pm)
JOHNNY GUITAR (10 July, 10:40pm)
THE PARALLAX VIEW (17 July, 10:50pm)
THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH (24 July, 10:50pm)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (31 July, 10:55pm)
THE FLY (1958) (07 August, 10:00pm)
ONE FROM THE HEART (14 August, 10:30pm)
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (21 August, 10:15pm)
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (28 August, 10:05pm)
ONE-EYED JACKS (04 September, 9:55pm)
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1989
THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (07 May, 10:45pm)
JABBERWOCKY (14 May, 10:15pm)
D.O.A. (21 May, 10:15pm)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (28 May, 10:15pm)
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (04 June, 10:15pm)
CALIFORNIA DOLLS (11 June, 10:20pm)
THX 1138 (25 June, 10:15pm)
STARDUST MEMORIES (02 July, 10:05pm)
THE NIGHT OF THE COMET (09 July, 11:45pm)
THE GRISSOM GANG (16 July, 10:50pm)
ACE IN THE HOLE (23 July, 10:50pm)
ALPHAVILLE (30 July, 10:55pm)
TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (06 August, 10:30pm)
TRANCERS (13 August, 10:25pm)
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (20 August, 10:20pm)
FIVE EASY PIECES (27 August, 10:40pm)
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (03 September, 10:05pm)
SUNSET BOULEVARD (10 September, 10:40pm)
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1990
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (06 May, 10:00pm)
BRAZIL (13 May, 10:40pm)
GET CARTER (20 May, 10:00pm)
GOIN’ SOUTH (27 May, 10:35pm)
DEAD OF NIGHT (11 June, 00:05am)
THE TERMINATOR (24 June, 10:40pm)
THE HONEYMOON KILLERS (01 July, 10:20pm)
ULZANA’S RAID (08 July, 11:15pm)
THE LOVED ONE (15 July, 10:50pm)
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (22 July, 10:30pm)
YOJIMBO (29 July, 10:25pm)
A WEDDING (05 August, 10:20pm)
THE PHENIX CITY STORY (12 August, 10:20pm)
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (19 August, 10:20pm)
THE BIG SILENCE (26 August, 10:10pm)
A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL (02 September, 10:05pm)
DOWN BY LAW (09 September, 10:40pm)
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1991
THE BEGUILED (19 May, 9:50pm)
VAMP (26 May, 9:50pm)
KNIGHTRIDERS (02 June, 10:35pm)
SOMETHING WILD (09 June, 10:00pm)
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (23 June, 10:10pm)
BADLANDS (30 June, 9:35pm) / THE PROWLER (30 June, 11:10pm)
PERFORMANCE (07 July, 9:25pm)
AT CLOSE RANGE (14 July, 10:15pm)
THE DUELLISTS (21 July, 10:15pm) / CAPE FEAR (21 July, 11:55pm)
THE MUSIC LOVERS (28 July, 10:15pm)
MANHUNTER (04 August, 10:10pm)
HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS (18 August, 10:30pm) / RUMBLE FISH (19 August, 00:05am)
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (25 August, 10:15pm)
SOLARIS (01 September, 10:15pm)
MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS (08 September, 10:15pm)
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1992
MAD MAX 2 (24 May, 9:20pm) / F FOR FAKE (24 May, 11:00pm)
DEAD RINGERS (31 May, 10:15pm) / RABID (01 June, 00:10am)
JUNIOR BONNER (07 June, 9:00pm)
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (14 June, 10:25pm)
LES DIABOLIQUES (29 June, 00:30am)
THE SPIDER’S STRATAGEM (06 July, 00:30am)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (12 July, 9:40pm)
ALLIGATOR (19 July, 9:55pm) / Q - THE WINGED SERPENT (19 July, 11:25pm)
WISE BLOOD (26 July, 10:40pm) / WITCHFINDER GENERAL (27 July, 00:20am)
LOLITA (02 August, 11:30pm)
PLAY MISTY FOR ME (09 August, 9:30pm)
WALKER (16 August, 9:50pm)
TRACKS (23 August, 9:40pm)
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (30 August, 10:00pm) / THE BIG KNIFE (31 August, 00:20am)
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1993
DARKMAN (30 May, 10:15pm)
HOUSE OF GAMES (06 June, 10:00pm)
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (13 June, 10:35pm) / A MAN ESCAPED (14 June, 00:35am)
THE HILL (20 June, 11:10pm)
CRY-BABY (27 June, 9:40pm) / LENNY (27 June, 11:50pm)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) (04 July, 9:55pm) / ROMANCE OF A HORSETHIEF (05 July, 00:50am)
GOTHIC (11 July, 9:55pm) / THE NAVIGATOR (12 July, 00:05am)
WEEKEND (19 July, 00:55am)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (25 July, 10:35pm) / 200 MOTELS (26 July, 00:25am)
DJANGO (01 August, 9:50pm) / GRIM PRAIRIE TALES (01 August, 11:30pm)
RUN OF THE ARROW (08 August, 10:15pm) / VERBOTEN! (08 August, 11:40pm)
THE LONG RIDERS (15 August, 10:25pm)
THE BIG COMBO (23 August, 00:05am)
FACE TO FACE (29 August, 10:55pm)
REQUIESCANT (06 September, 00:00am)
WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? (20 September, 00:05am)
CARRIE (26 September, 10:15pm)
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1994
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (15 May, 10:35pm) / FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (16 May, 00:45am)
TALK RADIO (22 May, 11:30pm)
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (29 May, 10:35pm)
COOGAN’S BLUFF (05 June, 9:30pm) / THE NARROW MARGIN (05 June, 11:05pm)
THE HARDER THEY COME (19 June, 11:10pm)
SALVADOR (26 June, 11:25pm)
THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (03 July, 11:00pm)
HALLOWEEN (10 July, 10:00pm) / THE BABY (10 July, 11:40pm)
CARNY (17 July, 11:30pm)
GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (24 July, 10:00pm) / PSYCHOMANIA (25 July, 00:35am)
RACE WITH THE DEVIL (31 July, 10:00pm) / DETOUR (31 July, 11:30pm)
ROPE (07 August, 10:10pm) / 84 CHARLIE MOPIC (08 August, 00:10am)
TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (14 August, 11:00pm) / CONTEMPT (15 August, 00:45am)
EXCALIBUR (21 August, 10:20pm) / NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (22 August, 00:40am)
NAKED TANGO (28 August, 10:40pm) / APARTMENT ZERO (29 August, 00:15am)
MAJOR DUNDEE (04 September, 10:20pm) / BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (05 September, 00:25am)
KISS ME DEADLY (12 September, 00:10am)
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1997/98
SCARFACE (08 June, 10:05pm)
WESTWORLD (15 June, 10:15pm) / DEMON SEED (15 June, 11:45pm)
THE FLY (1986) (22 June, 10:05pm) / SOCIETY (22 June, 11:40pm)
EXOTICA (29 June, 10:20pm)
BLUE COLLAR (13 July, 10:10pm) / AMERICAN GIGOLO (14 July, 00:00am)
DAZED AND CONFUSED (20 July, 10:15pm) / THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE BELGIANS (20 July, 11:55pm)
THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT (27 July, 10:20pm) / TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCARF, TATJANA (28 July, 00:40am)
THE WARRIORS (03 August, 10:15pm) / LA HAINE (03 August, 11:55pm)
SPANKING THE MONKEY (10 August, 10:00pm)
LOGAN’S RUN (17 August, 9:20pm) / FAHRENHEIT 451 (18 August, 00:00am)
THE FOG (4 January, 10:00pm) / DARKNESS IN TALLINN (5 January, 00:15am)
STORYVILLE (11 January, 9:50pm) / RUTHLESS (11 January, 11:45pm)
VANISHING POINT (18 January, 10:00pm) / THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE (18 January, 11:40pm)
TARGETS (01 February, 11:30pm)
LIEBESTRAUM (08 February, 11:30pm)
BAD TIMING (15 February, 11:20pm)
THE CONVERSATION (22 February, 10:50pm)
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (01 March, 10:20pm) / THE RECKLESS MOMENT (02 March, 00:20am)
HIGHWAY PATROLMAN (08 March, 11:45pm)
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1998
TRESPASS (20 September, 10:45pm)
SHAFT (27 September, 10:45pm) / FORCE OF EVIL (28 September, 00:25am)
FUNNY BONES (04 October, 10:45pm)
CAT PEOPLE (11 October, 10:45pm)
THE KILLERS (1946) (19 October, 00:10am)
CAGED HEAT (25 October, 11:50pm)
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (01 November, 10:45pm)
CARRIE (08 November, 10:00pm)
LEON (15 November, 10:10pm) / LE SAMOURAI (16 November, 00:00am)
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1999
CLOCKERS (18 April, 10:30pm)
ED WOOD (25 April, 10:30pm) / THE BODY SNATCHER (26 April, 00:35am)
PRET-A-PORTER (02 May, 10:30pm)
VIDEODROME (09 May, 10:30pm) / KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE (10 May, 00:00am)
CARLITO’S WAY (16 May, 10:00pm)
THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND (23 May, 10:00pm)
MOMMIE DEAREST (06 June, 11:05pm)
JOHNNY GUITAR (12 June, 00:00am
BRANDED TO KILL (19 June, 00:55am)
THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (21 June, 00:10am)
ONE-EYED JACKS (11 July, 11:45pm)
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2000
BLOOD AND WINE (14 May, 9:55pm) / PLEIN SOLEIL (14 May, 11:35pm)
RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (21 May, 9:55pm) / CLUBBED TO DEATH (21 May, 11:25pm)
THE UNDERNEATH (04 June, 10:00pm) / THE HITCH-HIKER (04 June, 11:40pm)
THE KILLERS (1964) (11 June, 10:00pm) / ON DANGEROUS GROUND (11 June, 11:40pm)
WALKABOUT (18 June, 10:00pm) / DON’T LOOK NOW (18 June, 11:40pm)
WHITE OF THE EYE (02 July, 11:25pm)
THE LAST AMERICAN HERO (10 July, 00:20am)
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It's funny really. I was a regular viewer of the Moviedrome series, and there's a few films on there I can't remember. I guess my memory ain't what it used to be.
I remember Alex Cox introducing An American Werewolf In London, and he was stood in the moors (or what looked like them anyway) and I seem to recall a wolf howling every now and again while he was talking. It set the atmosphere nicely.
I remember Alex Cox introducing An American Werewolf In London, and he was stood in the moors (or what looked like them anyway) and I seem to recall a wolf howling every now and again while he was talking. It set the atmosphere nicely.
They should bring it back today because there is nothing like it on tv.
They should bring it back today because there is nothing like it on tv.
Couldn't agree more mate. I used to love that show, along with a series called The Film Club which was shown in the late 80's as well, and then there was Dr. Terror's Vault Of Horror in the early to mid-90's. This showed some decent horror films too.
I remember Alex Cox introducing An American Werewolf In London, and he was stood in the moors (or what looked like them anyway) and I seem to recall a wolf howling every now and again while he was talking. It set the atmosphere nicely.
As do I. Cracking film also. The Blu-ray is great with plenty special features.
As do I. Cracking film also. The Blu-ray is great with plenty special features.
I think it has to be one of my favourite werewolf movies, and yes the blu-ray is terrific - bought that as soon as I saw it.
Just reading through that list, there's films on there that have probably never been shown again since the Moviedrome years. Yet they're quite happy to show Mary Poppins and Sound Of Music every year! Now, I don't object to musicals, but it'd be nice if the BBC catered for us horror fans too.
I think it has to be one of my favourite werewolf movies, and yes the blu-ray is terrific - bought that as soon as I saw it.
Just reading through that list, there's films on there that have probably never been shown again since the Moviedrome years. Yet they're quite happy to show Mary Poppins and Sound Of Music every year! Now, I don't object to musicals, but it'd be nice if the BBC catered for us horror fans too.
Have to agree with that. Although Mamma Mia was a horror film of sorts!
Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).
Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).
I like Line Of Duty and Broadchurch, most other shows on broadcast are like you say, rubbish. The last cracking show except those two was Life On Mars.
Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).
Yes, totally agree with you. Soaps, make-over shows, reality TV - these are the kinds of programmes I detest. It's the reason why I don't watch a great deal of terrestrial TV any longer. The BBC (and even ITV to some extent) used to have decent interesting schedules which catered for everyone's tastes, but nowadays all channels are littered with the same garbage.
Channel 4 when it first began in the 80's used to be good because it was different to the other 3 channels, but sadly it's pretty much like the rest of them now. BBC4 is OK........at the moment.
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