#john cairney

[verecunda]

John Cairney looking distressingly fine as James Durie, the Master of Ballantrae in the 1962 TV series. (which even more distressingly appears to be completely unavailable to watch. ;___;)

#The Master of Ballantrae #Robert Louis Stevenson #James Durie #John Cairney #what does it say about me that my first response to this picture was to go 'HYLAS NOOOO' #😅

[mariocki]

RIP John Cairney (16.2.1930 - 7.9.2023)

"I really enjoyed A Night to Remember, and it has lasted so well. It was film number four of my seven-picture deal with Rank at Pinewood. We would finish one, have a quick break and move on to the next one. The first I knew about it was when I was asked if I could do an Irish accent."

#john cairney #rip #death ment tw #character actors #this man craig #jason and the argonauts #a night to remember #ill met by moonlight #target luna #the flesh and the fiends #victim #interpol calling #armchair theatre #cleopatra #ghost squad #man in a suitcase #the avengers #the devil ship pirates #gideon's way #danger man #a study in terror #the persuaders! #elizabeth r #special branch #scottish character actor par excellence‚ whose distinctive thick eyebrows and scots burr elevated many a brit tv guest spot #i must admit i hadn't realised he was still with us‚ but nevertheless his passing merits marking. his career seemed to be a bit back to #front‚ making a half dozen really quite big films (including romantic lead in A Night to Remember) before then settling into the life of #jobbing tv bit part player; the exception being his starring role in then well regarded series This Man Craig (then bc alas the series is #almost entirely lost save 2 episodes). latterly a renowned stage presence famous for his one man Robert Burns shows and a writer of books #about famous scots‚ he seems to have been a talented renaissance man. his small support in an ep of MiaS is a masterclass in banal villainy

[screamscenepodcast]

Your deadicated hosts enter 1960 with a bang! It's THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS from director John Gilling, a Burke and Hare true crime movie starring Peter Cushing, George Rose and Donald Pleasence!

Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 25:59; Discussion 36:19; Ranking 59:36

#podcast #horror #the flesh and the fiend #mania #horror podcast #horror movie #john gilling #burke and hare #robert knox #peter cushing #george rose #donald pleasence #dermot walsh #john cairney #billie whitelaw #resurrection men #robert baker #monty berman #tempean films #true crime #leon griffiths #jack slade #stanley black #triad productions #united kingdom #uk horror #uk #classic horror #SoundCloud

[spryfilm]

Blu-ray review: “A Night to Remember” (1958)

Blu-ray review: “A Night to Remember” (1958)

“A Night to Remember” (1958) Drama Running Time: 123 minutes Written by: Eric Ambler based on the book A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Directed by: Roy Ward Baker Featuring: Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Kenneth Griffith, David McCallum, Tucker McGuire, Frank Lawton, Richard Leech and John Cairney Steerage steward: [going through the steerage corridors, rousing the…

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#A Night to Remember #A Night to Remember blu-ray #A Night to Remember blu-ray review #blu-ray #blu-ray review #bluray review #bluray reviews #David McCallum #Frank Lawton #John Cairney #Kenneth Griffith #Kenneth More #Laurence Naismith #Richard Leech #Roy Ward Baker #Tucker McGuire

[thealmightyemprex]

COlumbia Pictures rewatch Review :Jason and the Argonauts

For our second Columbia review we are looking at a certified CLASSIC ,One I have seen many times ,the fantasy adventure Jason and the Argonauts

In this 1963 film Jason(Todd Armstrong ,though dubbed by Tim Turner ),seeks to regain his fathers throne and bring hope back to his kingdom by going on a quest to find the Golden Fleece,with aid by the goddess Hera (Honor Blackman )and a ship manned by Greeces great athletes

So I'll admit ,I am not too familiar with the myth of the Argonauts (Though I do know enough that Jason and his love interest Medeas relationship doesnt end well ) so I am not gonna do much comparison,this is gonna be viewed as a movie

Now lets start with criticims ,and I think the main one id because its based on myth ,its a little clunky to a film audience .Example the film establishes King Pelias as the main villain ,the usurper who killed Jasons father and sister .....Buuuuuuuuuuuut since the film is about Jason going on a quest ,and since the film ends with the capture of the Golden Fleece ,PElias kind of disappears from the movie after Act 1 then in act 3 taking over as the big bad is ANOTHER evil king ,King Aeetes .I also think its a shame that the Argonauts arent that developed aside from Jason,Argus ,Hercules ,Hylas and Acastus .Also Medea feels kind of genric which is funny when you know about her myth equivalent

That said this movie rocks .Its a fun adventure .I think the aspect of the story I like the most is how mankind are sort of playthings for the gods ,I love how casual the scenes in olympus are ,how casually they treat the fates and lives of men

The cast is mostly solid,Todd Armstrong brings an appropriatly heroic vibe to Jason ,Gary Raymond is appropriately conniving as Pelias's son /spy Acastus ,Laurance Naismith is fun as the ships builder Argus ,and Jack Gwiliam is scene stealingly hammy as the villainous King Aeetes (His "KILL KILL KILL THEM ALLLLL " has stayed in my mind for decades ).Honestly it is the supporting cast who steal the show though, Patrick Troughton as the blind king Phineus ,Niall MacGinnis as one of my favorite takes on Zeus ,Nigel Greene as hands down the best Hercules ever put to film, John Cairney as Hercules doomed friend Hylas ,and a fantastic performance by Honior Blackman as the goddess Hera

Now the best part of the film is the setpieces by special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen ,who brought the monsters of Ancient greece to life.There are 4 stop mostion set pieces in the film and they are all good.First is the clash with the bronze giant Talos ,who is a masterpiece of character animation .Next are the Harpies who torment Phineus ,who are probabbly the weakest sequence ,Im not to fondd of the bat like design for them ,though Troughton does some great mime acting.The most impressive scene is definately Jasons fight with the seven headed Hydra ,who is legit creepy,and with seven heads to animate mustve been a pain for Harryhausen to animate.Then you have the finale where JAson and co fight seven skeleton warriors (A sort of spiritual succesor to Sinbads fight with a skeleton in 7th Voyage of Sinbad ) which many have declared one of the best special effects sequences of all time and....Yeah I agree .Its an exciting and well done fclimax that ends the fiklm on a good note

Overall this film is a fantasy classic,highly reccomended

@ariel-seagull-wings @themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @angelixgutz @amalthea9 @princesssarisa

@filmcityworld1 @minimumheadroom

#jason and the argonauts

[scotianostra]

The Scottish actor Alex McAvoy died on June 16th 2005.

Most famous for two roles, Sunny Jim in the original Para Handy tales of The Vital Spark, through the 60’s and the teacher in Pink Floyds, The Wall, McAvoy was much more than a two horse trick! the two roles you might know him from.

Throughout his career he was a stalwart of Scottish theatre, especially pantos, starring at the top theatres in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was also a master of mime.

In the earlier part of his career, McAvoy ventured into the world of variety and light entertainment, and was the first foil to the kilted Scottish comedy singer Andy Stewart.

The summer show promoter George B Bowie envisaged him as a future star comedian, and headlined him in the holiday-season revue of 1963 at the Barrfields Pavilion, Largs. But despite success in that field, he was not cut out to be a Scotland-based funny man; a wider field, especially in mime, beckoned.

As a schoolboy growing up in Scotstounhill, Glasgow, second eldest of a family of eight, McAvoy was always an artistic lad, creating small puppets out of colourful old clothes and running his own mini-puppet theatre. He also loved to act.

The wee boy who just had to become an actor enhanced his love of the arts by enrolling for classes at the School of Art in Glasgow’s Renfrew Street; his first job was in the big fashion stores of the city, increasing the profits of the owners by dressing their windows with all the delicate artistry at his command. Young McAvoy had a flair for the arts, even in the sterner world of retail commerce.

Inevitably, in the fabulous 1950s, when Glasgow was seeing a new interest in the dramatic arts, he just had to join other aspiring thespians at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow’s Athenaeum building. The burgeoning Citizens’ Theatre in the Gorbals needed trained actors, which is why young McAvoy found himself alongside such future performers as John Cairney and (set to be a gem of television presenters) Mary Marquis. He had the built-in creative sense but he needed the basic study and training. Live theatre, especially in so vibrant a nursery as the Citizens’, then housed in the old Princess Theatre building, was to hone the talents of the lad from Scotstounhill.

Just look at his credits. Small parts and big parts, character roles in Z Cars and Dad’s Army, and meaty parts in Sunday night dramas. Old lags or angry army sergeants, McAvoy could transform each role into something truly realistic. He was also a performer in musicals, some of you might remember the original TV movie for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1972, before the 80’s revival, McAvoy starred as Joseph’s father Jacob in that, a role I know myself having appeared in my school production in 1978 as Jacobs youngest son, Benjamin. Other notable appearances include The Bill, Minder and the Peter Capaldi film, Strictly Sinatra alongside such Scottish stalwarts as Una McLean, Brian Cox, Iain Cuthbertson, Tommy Flanagan and Kelly McDonald.

Not everybody knows that McAvoy’s role as the Teacher made him a familiar face from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the 1982 global cult film with Bob Geldof as a burned-out rock star. It spawned thousands of items of memorabilia, and McAvoy’s animated character in the college cap was seen on t-shirts around the world, introducing him to millions.

His love of mime was intense, and he made a mark, naturally, in the busy world of Scottish pantomime, with featured roles at the King’s theatres in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The mime in pantomime had strong appeal. One day, borrowing from his actress friend Mary Marquis a French vocabulary and phrase book, he crossed the Channel to Paris to study and work in L'Ecole de Jacques LeCoq. It had been his secret ambition to go there for some years.

LeCoq was his idol, and friends at the school say his miming skill was such that he could make anyone know what he was saying without words. He became deeply immersed in the international world of mime and right up to his death was still in touch with that famous school.

McAvoy had been ill from leukaemia for some years, but retained his link with live theatre and, before being hospitalised, had taken on a cameo part on the London stage. He was a sensitive man of the arts to the end. He died on 16 June, 2005, in London, aged 77.

#scotland #scottish #actor #the wall #pink floyd #para handy #history

[nebris]

John Cairney (16 February 1930 – 7 September 2023)

[kwebtv]

Target Luna  -  ABC (UK)  -   April 24, 1960  -  May 29, 1960

Science Fiction (6 episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

David Markham as Professor Norman Wedgwood

John Cairney as Ian Murray

Frank Finlay as Conway Henderson

Michael Craze as Geoffrey Wedgwood

Sylvia Davies as Valerie Wedgwood

Michael Hammond as Jimmy Wedgwood

William Ingram as Flt Lt Williams

Deborah Stanford as Jean Cary

Robert Stuart as Dr Stevens

Phyllis Kenny as Pat Maxwell

Michael Verney as Mr Field

Annette Kerr as Mrs Wedgwood

Mel Oxley as the Newscaster

#Target Luna #TV #ABC (UK) #1960's #Science Fiction #David Markham #John Ciarney #Frank Finlay #Michael Craze #Sylvia Davies #Michael Hammond

[moviereviews101web]

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) Movie Review

The Devil-Ship Pirates – ABC Film Challenge – Action – D – The Devil-Ship Pirates – Movie Review  Director: Don Sharp Writer: Jimmy Sangster (Screenplay) Cast Christopher Lee (Dracula) Andrew Keir (Rob Roy) John Cairney (Jason and the Argonauts) Duncan Lamont (Quatermass and the Pit) Michael Ripper (The Mummy)   Plot: A damaged privateer deserts the Spanish Armada and makes land for…

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#Action #Devil-Ship Pirates

[the-oh-in-24601]

I sent you John Cairney please respond

Oh- it's... 😳 it's John Cairney 🤌 John Cairney as Patrick Murphy 🥰 in A Night to Remember 🗣

#friends posting

[mariocki]

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)

"I understand, sir, that you're not returning to Spain."

"That's correct."

"But the Armada will be reformed, sir. King Philip must try again, there's so much at stake."

"That sort of talk's for priests and women. And you."

#the devil ship pirates #hammer films #british cinema #1964 #don sharp #jimmy sangster #christopher lee #andrew keir #john cairney #duncan lamont #suzan farmer #natasha pyne #barry warren #claire warren #michael ripper #ernest clark #philip latham #charles houston #harry locke #annette whiteley #barry linehan #peter howell #michael newport #Hammer's follow up to their previous pirate film‚ Pirates of Blood River‚ doesn't mess with the formula very much; once again Chris Lee is #a dastardly foreign pirate who invades Andrew Keir's isolated village‚ but this film at least sets a few brief scenes at sea (including an #impressively staged sea battle in the opening‚ shrouded in gunsmoke and cannon fire bc nearby workmen were building a motorway and you'd #have seen their trucks otherwise..). Hammer went for a U rating on this which means a noticeable dip in nastiness but they still push it to #the very limit. Chris is great fun but i miss the eyepatch and outrageous accent from PoBR; Warren is perhaps the most interesting figure #as the sole spaniard of noble heart and good conscience. also johnny briggs drowns in a marsh and eastenders dr legg is a baddie #you just don't get that kind of cross over any more these days! good swashbuckly fun but without the guts of hammer horror

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

The Flesh and the Fiends (John Gilling, 1960)

#The Flesh and the Fiends #John Gilling #1960 #Peter Cushing #Black and White #horror #learn #medicine #skull #quote #John Cairney #school #university #sculpture #friends #friendship #metaphor

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Cleopatra 1963

#Cleopatra #Twentieth Century Fox #Elizabeth Taylor #Richard Burton #Rex Harrison #Pamela Brown #George Cole #Hume Cronyn #Cesare Danova #Kenneth Haigh #Andrew Keir #Martin Landau #Roddy McDowall #Robert Stephens #Francesca Annis #Grégoire Aslan #Martin Benson #Herbert Berghof #John Cairney #Jacqueline Chan #Isabel Cooley #John Doucette #Andrew Faulds #Michael Gwynn #Michael Hordern #John Hoyt #Marne Maitland #Carroll O'Connor #Richard O'Sullivan #Gwen Watford

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

#THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS (1960) #PETER CUSHING #DONALD PLEASENCE #GEORGE ROSE #BILLIE WHITELAW #DERMOT WALSH #John Gilling #June Laverick #Renee Houston #John Cairney #Melvyn Hayes #Andrew Faulds #George Woodbridge #Garard Green #Esma Cannon #Steven Berkoff #WATCHING #HORROR #TRUE STORY #BURKE & HARE #WILLIAM BURKE #WILLIAM HARE #MANIA (1961) #Psycho Killers (1961) #The Fiendish Ghouls #grave robbers #Dr. Robert Knox #British horror #thriller film #murderers

[scotianostra]

The Scottish actor Alex McAvoy died on June 16th 2005.

Most famous for two roles, Sunny Jim in the original Para Handy tales of The Vital Spark, through the 60’s and the teacher in Pink Floyds, The Wall, McAvoy was much more than a two horse trick! the two roles you might know him from.

Throughout his career he was a stalwart of Scottish theatre, especially pantos, starring at the top theatres in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was also a master of mime.

In the earlier part of his career, McAvoy ventured into the world of variety and light entertainment, and was the first foil to the kilted Scottish comedy singer Andy Stewart.

The summer show promoter George B Bowie envisaged him as a future star comedian, and headlined him in the holiday-season revue of 1963 at the Barrfields Pavilion, Largs. But despite success in that field, he was not cut out to be a Scotland-based funny man; a wider field, especially in mime, beckoned.

As a schoolboy growing up in Scotstounhill, Glasgow, second eldest of a family of eight, McAvoy was always an artistic lad, creating small puppets out of colourful old clothes and running his own mini-puppet theatre. He also loved to act.

The wee boy who just had to become an actor enhanced his love of the arts by enrolling for classes at the School of Art in Glasgow’s Renfrew Street; his first job was in the big fashion stores of the city, increasing the profits of the owners by dressing their windows with all the delicate artistry at his command. Young McAvoy had a flair for the arts, even in the sterner world of retail commerce.

Inevitably, in the fabulous 1950s, when Glasgow was seeing a new interest in the dramatic arts, he just had to join other aspiring thespians at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow’s Athenaeum building. The burgeoning Citizens’ Theatre in the Gorbals needed trained actors, which is why young McAvoy found himself alongside such future performers as John Cairney and (set to be a gem of television presenters) Mary Marquis. He had the built-in creative sense but he needed the basic study and training. Live theatre, especially in so vibrant a nursery as the Citizens’, then housed in the old Princess Theatre building, was to hone the talents of the lad from Scotstounhill.

Just look at his credits. Small parts and big parts, character roles in Z Cars and Dad’s Army, and meaty parts in Sunday night dramas. Old lags or angry army sergeants, McAvoy could transform each role into something truly realistic. He was also a performer in musicals, some of you might remember the original TV movie for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1972, before the 80’s revival, McAvoy starred as Joseph’s father Jacob in that, a role I know myself having appeared in my school production in 1978 as Jacobs youngest son, Benjamin. Other notable appearances include The Bill, Minder and the Peter Capaldi film, Strictly Sinatra alongside such Scottish stalwarts as Una McLean, Brian Cox, Iain Cuthbertson, Tommy Flanagan and Kelly McDonald.

Not everybody knows that McAvoy’s role as the Teacher made him a familiar face from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the 1982 global cult film with Bob Geldof as a burned-out rock star. It spawned thousands of items of memorabilia, and McAvoy’s animated character in the college cap was seen on t-shirts around the world, introducing him to millions.

His love of mime was intense, and he made a mark, naturally, in the busy world of Scottish pantomime, with featured roles at the King’s theatres in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The mime in pantomime had strong appeal. One day, borrowing from his actress friend Mary Marquis a French vocabulary and phrase book, he crossed the Channel to Paris to study and work in L'Ecole de Jacques LeCoq. It had been his secret ambition to go there for some years.

LeCoq was his idol, and friends at the school say his miming skill was such that he could make anyone know what he was saying without words. He became deeply immersed in the international world of mime and right up to his death was still in touch with that famous school.

McAvoy had been ill from leukaemia for some years, but retained his link with live theatre and, before being hospitalised, had taken on a cameo part on the London stage. He was a sensitive man of the arts to the end. He died on 16 June, 2005, in London, aged 77.

#scotland #scottish #actor #sunny jim #television #theate #film

[machetelanding]

#the devil ship pirates #action #adventure #movies #1960s #1964 #christopher lee #barry warren #john cairney #natasha pyne #andrew keir #suzan farmer #hammer films #movie posters #pirates