#michael elphick

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I was always attracted to the British actor Michael Elphick. He was rough, he seemed unsociable, with a compact physique and enormous sweaty masculinity. I especially loved him in Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime. Do you find him desirable?

I could do him.

#michael elphick

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Michael Elphick as Private Gerhard Schulz and Ian Richardson as Major Neuheim

Private Schulz (1981)

#private schulz #michael elphick #ian richardson #comedy #drama #ww2 #bbc comedy

[kwebtv]

Boon - ITV - January 14, 1986 - May 1, 1995

Drama (93 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Michael Elphick as Ken Boon

David Daker as Harry Crawford

Neil Morrissey as Rocky Cassidy

Rachel Davies as Doreen Evans

Lesley-Anne Sharpe as Debbie Yates

Amanda Burton as Margaret Daly

Elizabeth Carling as Laura Marsh

Brigit Forsyth as Helen Yeldham

Saskia Wickham as Alex Wilton

Joan Scott as Ethel Ellard

Gordon Warnecke as Hanif Kurtha

Christopher Eccleston as Mark

#Boon #TV #Drama #ITV #1980's #1990's #Michael Elphick #David Daker #Rachel Davies

[moviesandmania]

I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE Reviews of comedy horror

‘The bike that runs on blood not petrol’ I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle is a 1990 British comedy horror film directed by Dirk Campbell from a screenplay written by producer Mycal Miller and John Wolskel. The movie stars Neil Morrissey, Amanda Noar, Michael Elphick (The Elephant Man), Anthony Daniels (C3PO) Andrew Powell, George Rossi, Daniel Peacock, Midge Taylor, David Daker and Burt Kwouk (The…

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#1990 #Amanda Noar #British #comedy #film #horror #I Brought a Vampire Motorcycle #Michael Elphick #movie #Neil Morrissey #review #reviews

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W A T C H I N G

#CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970) #vincent price #Elisabeth Bergner #Essy Persson #Hugh Griffith #Patrick Mower #Hilary Dwyer #Sally Geeson #Stephan Chase #Andrew McCulloch #Marshall Jones #Michael Elphick #gothic horror #supernatural horror #watching

[cinemacentral666]

The Element of Crime (1984)

Movie #1,142 • Ranking Lars von Trier #4

Let it be known that during this LVT filmography viewing I made the executive decision to only ever watch full director filmographies in chronological order. That had always been my preferred method, but I thought it would be best if, from time to time, I mixed up the order for [insert reasoning here]. This is the sixth or seventh Trier flick I've consumed (depending on how you want to count his two early shorter films and both the first two seasons of his Danish TV show) and it's essentially ground zero for the man's career. It's as weird and as bold of a debut feature that I've ever seen.

I feel like it's worth mentioning that I am now starting at the beginning and only going forward, because everything about this felt like a shock having digested some of his other work, most notably: his prime "Golden Heart Trilogy" of films (1996-2000) and his most recent work, 2018's The House That Jack Built. It felt like a different director and I say that in the most positive way. Some similarities arose, naturally. The sepia tones were visually similar to The Kingdom's (though more on this later). The conversational voice-over between main character Fisher and his Cairo hypnotist felt like a direct through-line to how the character of Virgil functions in Jack. And the general "frustrated search for something largely intangible that will ultimately disappoint if not fully horrify" evoked pretty much everything I've seen by the man in some way.

But structurally and compositionally, this felt like a whole new world. In fact, in many ways, it is a complete invention of Trier's. This "Europe" consists of fictional cities and towns where it's always night and everything is drenched in liquid. Despite a few grounding allusions, there is no specific state or country, just this cold, wet dystopia broadcast under yellowy sodium lights. The sets used and built for this are fantastic, each a kind of micro-labyrinth, a small mystery onto themselves cutting against the larger noir framework of the movie's plot: a man is on the hunt for a serial killer of small girls before he strikes again. Detective Fisher (Michael Elphick) navigates this spaces in a literal daze, as the entirety of the action is presented as the memory of a man, now an expatriate in Egypt, spilling his guts to a guy with a monkey on his shoulder. This is the first of two primates to get screen-time. The second, notably of the lower order, Fisher finds in a gutter, scared to death and confused, perhaps a stand in for the audience….

I believe that guy is a loris. To start your film with monkey and end it with a loris speaks to some theme of reverse evolution. The fascist nightmares we see are a product of no less. In fact, this – coupled with the elements of his earlier student work and up through his unfortunate "I'm a Nazi" comments – provide much of the framework for understanding Trier's motives on a larger scale. I do believe it goes beyond simple provocation and is worth explorin. I think he's trying to make sense of a world still drying out from the tsunami that was WWII. But I'll put a pin in it that for now before I get to watch the rest of his films.

The Element of Crime is not a movie made for easily digestible 'understanding' or textbook mystery reveals. Even when you get the gist/uncover the trick, he throws a mysterious postscript that shrouds things further. I'm still trying to make sense of these manic bald men…

LVT created a world here. His stellar framing, innovative shots, and glorious use of light all cut against the frantic, obtuse and occasionally obscene script in such a delightful way. Sure, maybe it's all an amalgamation of influence (certainly Andrei Tarkovsky and Lynch's Eraserhead among others) but it's still wholly more than the sum of its parts.

I took a weird route to get to this beginning. In a way, I'm glad I did, but I'm even more excited to keep going forward.

SCORE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ll be counting down all of Lars Von Trier’s movies right here at @cinemacentral666 every Thursday through September 2023

#1984 #lars von trier director #crime #10 #🇩🇰 #michael elphick #esmond knight #meme lai #jerold wells

[mydarkmaterials]

#film #david lynch #the elephant man #michael elphick

[randomrichards]

THE ELEMENT OF CRIME:

Yellow tinged Europe

Detective use hypnosis

To find a killer

#the element of crime #random richards #poem #haiku #poetry #haiku poem #haiku poetry #haiku form #poetic #lars von trier #Michael elphick #Esmond knight #me me lai #jerold wells #Niels vorsel #William quarshie #Stephen Wakelam #criterion collection #criterion channel #Youtube

[byneddiedingo]

Michael Elphick, Me Me Lai, and Lars von Trier in The Element of Crime (Lars von Trier, 1984) Cast: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells, Ahmed El Shenawi, Astrid Henning-Jensen, János Herskó, Stig Larsson, Lars von Trier. Screenplay: Niels Vørsel, Lars von Trier. Cinematography: Tom Elling. Production design: Peter Hølmark. Music: Bo Holten. Film noir becomes film jaune. The sulfurous hues of Lars von Trier's first feature-length film were apparently achieved with the use of sodium-vapor lamps not unlike the ones used in some cities as streetlamps and parking-lot illumination to cut down light pollution. The nightmarish monochrome so pervades the film that an occasional irruption of blue light comes as a welcome relief, especially since the determined grunge of the settings gives the eye no place to rest.  The Element of Crime is, in short, an assault on our expectations that a film will involve us in either its characters or its story. It's a detective story, in which Fisher (Michael Elphick), a former police detective now living in Cairo, visits a therapist to help him in remembering his last case -- the one so disturbing that it caused him to go into exile from Europe. Under an induced trance, he returns to the scenes of the crimes committed by a serial killer who murdered and dismembered young girls who sold lottery tickets. But the Europe -- no specific country, but though everyone speaks English, the place names are German -- to which Fisher returns in the trance is not the one his conscious mind recalls: It's a trashed-out land where the sun never shines and it always seems to be raining. There is a conventional film noir plot at work throughout the movie, but von Trier is less interested in it than in crafting a sinister dreamworld. He succeeds at that exceptionally, but fails to create a film that lingers in the mind as more than a tour de force in giving you the creeps.

#The Element of Crime #Lars von Trier #Michael Elphick #Me Me Lai

[cultfaction]

Cult Faction Podcast Ep. 70: Withnail and I

Cult Faction Podcast Ep. 70: Withnail and I

This week the spotlight falls upon Withnail and I as we discuss it alongside our recent viewing habits! https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Episode-70.mp3

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#Anthony Wise #Bruce Robinson. #Daragh O&039;Malley #Eddie Tagoe #Irene Sutcliffe #Llewellyn Rees #Michael Elphick #Michael Wardle #Noel Johnson #Paul McGann #Ralph Brown #Richard E Grant #Richard Griffiths #Robert Oates #Una Brandon-Jones #Withnail and I

[docrotten]

KRULL (1983) – Episode 215 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“I am Ergo, the magnificent. Short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose, and wide of vision. And I do not travel with peasants and beggars. Goodbye!” No brag, just fact. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr  – as they check out the epic quest depicted in Krull (1983).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 215 – Krull (1983)

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A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

  Director: Peter Yates

Writer: Stanford Sherman

Special makeup designer: Nick Maley, Bob Keen

Visual effects: 

Steven Archer (animator);

Terry Reed (supervising modelmaker) 

Derek Meddings (visual effects supervisor)

Selected Cast:

Ken Marshall as Colwyn

Lysette Anthony as Lyssa

Trevor Martin as the voice of the Beast

Freddie Jones as Ynyr

David Battley as Ergo the Magnificent

Bernard Bresslaw as Rell the Cyclops (credited as Cyclops)

Bandits:

Alun Armstrong as Torquil, a man who favors an ax and is leader of the group of bandits that includes 

Liam Neeson as Kegan, an axe-wielding polygamist

Robbie Coltrane as Rhun (voice dubbed over by Michael Elphick), who fights with a spear

Dicken Ashworth as Bardolph, who favors daggers

Todd Carty as Oswyn, who uses a bō staff; 

Bronco McLoughlin as Nennog, who throws a net; 

Gerard Naprous as the archer Quain 

Andy Bradford as whip-wielder Darro

Bill Weston as whip-wielder Menno.

John Welsh as The Emerald Seer.

Graham McGrath as Titch, the Seer’s young apprentice.

Francesca Annis as The Widow of the Web

Tony Church as King Turold, father of Colwyn

Bernard Archard as King Eirig, father of Lyssa 

Clare McIntyre as Merith, one of Kegan’s many wives.

Belinda Mayne as Vella, Merith’s assistant

Crystal has always been a fan of fantasy and has loved Krull since her childhood so it’s not surprising that this is her pick. In fact, she always wanted to be Lyssa. She also loves the handsome and oh-so-precious lead and the costumes, and when she first saw the film, she was afraid of the Widow of the Web.

Steven Archer’s stop motion animation of the crystal spider is Bill’s favorite part of Krull. Well, that and the cyclops. He’s disappointed in the way the Beast is shot, especially after learning of all that went into its design. And, of course, you’ve got to love the glaive, a very stupid yet very cool weapon.

Chad is a big fan of sword and sorcery, and distinctive weapons so Krull is one of his favorites. He is particularly impressed with the cyclops, the beast, and some of the sets with their feel of German expressionism. He does, however, view it as being incohesive with a lot of the story that doesn’t make sense. Jeff describes Krull as a beautiful movie with its sets, locations, production design, and costumes, He also gives a special nod to Freddie Jones for the added gravitas he gives the film.

If you are hungering for some glaive-work or an 80s, sword and sorcery, quest movie with horrific elements (did we forget to mention the changelings?), Krull is just the ticket. At the time of this writing, Krull is available for streaming from HBOmax and various PPV options. As far as physical media, Krull is currently available as a Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be Cannibal Apocalypse (1983), directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring John Saxon! Or is it Cannibals in the Streets? Or Apocalypse domani? Or Invasion of the Fleshhunters? Or Cannibal Massacre? Or… well, you get the picture.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans:  leave them a message or leave a comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected]

Check out this episode!

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MIchael Elphick (Harry Slater from Eastenders, RIP) recorded a single which manages to combine being rapey and jaunty.  Hell to the no!

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Smiley's People - BBC Two - September 20, 1982 - October 25, 1982

Spy Drama (6 episodes)

Running Time: 360 minutes Total

Stars:

Alec Guinness as George Smiley

Eileen Atkins as Madame Ostrakova

Michael Byrne as Peter Guillam

Bernard Hepton as Toby Esterhase

Anthony Bate as Sir Oliver Lacon

Barry Foster as Sir Saul Enderby

Michael Lonsdale as Anton Grigoriev

Beryl Reid as Connie Sachs

Bill Paterson as Lauder Strickland

Siân Phillips as Ann Smiley

Mario Adorf as Claus Kretschmar

Tessy Kuhls as Frau Kretzschmar

Patrick Stewart as Karla

Curd Jürgens as Gen. Vladimir

Vladek Sheybal as Otto Leipzig

Rosalie Crutchley as Mother Felicity

Maureen Lipman as Stella Craven

Dudley Sutton as Oleg Kirov

Michael Gough as Mikhel

Michael Elphick as Detective Chief Superintendent

Paul Herzberg as Villem Craven

Stephen Riddle as Nigel Mostyn

Tusse Silberg as Alexandra/Tatiana

Norma West as Hilary

Ingrid Pitt as Elvira

Lucy Fleming as Molly Meakin

Andrew Bradford as Ferguson

Joe Praml as Paul Skordeno

Alan Rickman as Mr Brownlow

Tanya Rees as Beckie Craven

Alex Jennings as PC Hall

#Smiley's People #TV #Spy Drama #BBC Two #1982 #Alec Guinness #Eileen Atkins #Curd Jurgens #Dudley Sutton #Michael Gough #Vladek Sheybal #Bill Patterson #Anthony Bate #Michael Elphick

[rapturousrot]

The Element of Crime (1984) dir. Lars von Trier

#The Element of Crime #Forbrydelsens Element #Lars von Trier #Michael Elphick #Meme Lai #Movies #filmstills #Criterion Collection

[clemsfilmdiary]

The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch)

12/20/21

#The Elephant Man #David Lynch #Anthony Hopkins #John Hurt #Anne Bancroft #John Gielgud #Wendy Hiller #Freddie Jones #Michael Elphick #Hannah Gordon #drama #biography #true story #80s #oscar nominee #black and white #England #Victorian #British #doctors #carnies #freak show #deformity #human exploitation #tragedy #terminal illness #19th Century #surreal #ugliness #beauty

[mariocki]

Three Men in a Boat (BBC, 1975)

"Medmenham Abbey once sheltered the notorious Hellfire Club. It stands on the site of a Cistercian monastery of the 13th century. The monks wore rough tunics; ate no fish, meat, or eggs; rose at midnight for Mass; and passed the day in total silence, a mode of life which might, if not overdone, be a benefit to some of us - especially Harris, who not only eats fish, meat, and eggs at every opportunity, but often talks at the same time."

#three men in a boat #jerome k. jerome #Single play #classic tv #BBC #1975 #tom stoppard #stephen frears #tim curry #michael palin #stephen moore #George camiller #William Russell #Russell Dixon #George innes #Michael elphick #Bill Stewart #David fanshawe #caught this on bb4 after the recent Imagine doc on Stoppard (a very...illuminating piece for better and for worse) (honestly i felt quite #disheartened after). Any opportunity to see archive plays like this is of course a source of joy but i can't help wishing the powers that #be might have shown an adaptation of an actual Stoppard original (perhaps one of the several productions of After Magritte made for British #tv). Still! This was a delight and although Stoppard may have been adapting someone else's work there are still very clear flashes of his #voice here (for example his decision to not simply have the quoted Shelley lines read in VO but to actually have Shelley onscreen reading #them and then have Jerome's characters literally run into him). It's this kind of textual playfulness which makes Stoppard such a good fit #with Jerome's deadpan irony. The cast is large and talented but of course the focus is firmly on our three leads: a young and fresh faced #Curry anchors it all with deliberate dry wit while the slightly more excessive plot moments are shared between Palin (newly freed from the #Python shackles) and the much missed Moore. As in the book this is as much a celebration of a place and time as any kind of narrative #but it's still a deceptively strong story with surprising moments of pathos and depth in among all the frivolity and sardonic wit #a joyous little thing. im not sure if it's still on iplayer but if it is i highly recommend it to anyone and everyone