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Mike Hodges in Conversation (2022, 60 mins): the director discusses his career in this interview recorded at BFI Southbank Sylvester Stallone Gets Candid About Career, Regrets, Feuds: "I Thought I Knew Everything" ". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 November 2022. Empire's 500 Best Movies of All Time. Empire. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012 . Retrieved 21 February 2012. What drove Lewis's demons is still a mystery, and Triplow largely avoids the temptation to play armchair psychologist. Lewis did share with many men of his generation a hard-drinking lifestyle that eventually gave way to alcoholism, and there are hints of childhood abuse at the hands of a malevolent headmaster and a conflicted sexuality. But none of this accounts for the gaping moral abyss that Ted Lewis stared into time and time again in his novels. He was, in the end, a genius eaten alive by some unnamed dark force. Nelson, Richard (16 February 2002). "Northern revival". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.NT: Yes, Paul Oliver of Soho Print in New York is a big Ted Lewis fan and republished some of Ted’s novels a few years ago. So, you can buy them online from the States. Bennett, Ray (9 September 2004). "Dead Man's Shoes at the Venice International Film Festival". Hollywood Reporter. NT: They’re pretty much the same. The book came out in March 1970 and it had already been optioned as a film and was already in the early stages of production by the time the book hit the shelves.

Bryan Mosley as Cliff Brumby. MGM executives initially wanted Telly Savalas for the part of the "big man", but were impressed by Coronation Street actor Mosley's performance in fight scenes in Far from The Madding Crowd. [16] A devout Roman Catholic, Mosley was concerned about taking part in such a violent film with depictions of criminal behaviour, and consulted his priest over the moral implications. [17] DVD was released in Region 1 on February 13, 2001, [5] and Region 2 on 24 June 2002, it was distributed by Warner Home Video. George Sewell, Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011 . Retrieved 14 February 2012. Hoping to get Caine for coastal spectacle". The Northern Echo. 28 August 2000. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 . Retrieved 24 February 2012. Gidney, Chris (2000). Street Life: The Bryan Mosley Story. HarperCollins. p.129. ISBN 978-0-00-274082-1. After reading the script the priest returned with his conclusion; "I was pretty astounded when he said it was a pretty good morality play! The tone of the piece, although violent, did not condone such actions, indeed even condemned them. I was relieved and at peace with the decision to go ahead"The film is now more than half a century old, and yet it continues to win fans with each new generation – and the latest are bound to be enthralled by a 4K and Blu-ray release from the BFI. Director Mike Hodges says the quality is fantastic – and he’s absolutely right. In fact, the film probably looks better now than it did on its big screen release in 1971. Up Next: Caine gets up to some historical highland hi-jinks in the Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation Kidnapped There was no sign of Caine, but two of the stars of the film, Rosemarie Dunham who played the lonely guest house landlady Edna, and Geraldine Moffat who portrayed the ill-fated gangster's moll, Glenda, were in attendance.