Comments on: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/03/the-rise-and-rise-of-michael-rimmer/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Darren https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/03/the-rise-and-rise-of-michael-rimmer/#comment-22873 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:18:05 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=2023#comment-22873 Thank you Daphne

]]> By: Harry Purdie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/03/the-rise-and-rise-of-michael-rimmer/#comment-22872 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:51:24 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=2023#comment-22872 Daphne,

Also watched ‘Twelve Angry Men’ a few weeks ago. The original, with Henry Fonda. Maybe we need someone like him to turn around the anger, hatred and misconceptions on the ‘Rock’. Are you listening Mr. Schembri?

]]> By: Harry Purdie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/03/the-rise-and-rise-of-michael-rimmer/#comment-22871 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:34:50 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=2023#comment-22871 Daphne,

Didn’t see it, but I watched The Candidate last night on TCM–Robert Redford. Talk about the cynicism of political campaigning. Could have been filmed on the rock.

[Daphne – I caught that on TCM a couple of weeks ago. I really enjoyed it. After a whole week of grim-looking men in the streets, at work, at play, it was a bloody relief to spend two hours looking at a young Robert Redford.]

]]> By: Darren https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/03/the-rise-and-rise-of-michael-rimmer/#comment-22870 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:28:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=2023#comment-22870 Lots of films from that era and before have lost their bite. One film that comes to mind is ‘Alfie’ (the Michael Caine film); at that time it was very controversial because it dealt with an abortion, a big taboo in those days. On the other hand, its remake, with Jude Law, seems very tame, and you end up asking yourself, ‘what’s the fuss’? Yet ‘The Godfather’ stood the test of time.

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