Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Occasionally I'll listen to movie scores on Apple Music. I find the act of experiencing these suites of music without pictured accompaniments concentrates the mind into a more focussed evaluation of their artistic integrity. Allowing a more informed critique supporting the merits of the audio underpinning the film; an element often inadvertently ignored by an... Continue Reading →
Old Ealing comedies - Comfort films that, if I wasn't outdoors playing a habitual game of football or cricket with pals, eased me through Sunday afternoons in childhood. Bestowals from a West London studio, whose post WWII peak offerings blessed movie goers with celluloid classics such as 'Man in The White Suit', 'Passport to Pimlico',... Continue Reading →
Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Words from a lament in Disney’s movie Beauty & The Beast, accompanying scenes of thawing of the Beast's ill tempered behaviour; softened by the charms of enticing French girl Belle. The increase in warmth towards his guest, enhanced by her absence of fear at his grotesque visage,... Continue Reading →
The Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter is 85 years old today. The Lincolnshire born writer studied Classics at Christ’s College, Cambridge following a public school education and the completion of his national service. After graduating in 1953, he undertook many menial jobs, including one as a hat stand in his local pub, before starting upon... Continue Reading →