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August 4, 2019

Simon Pegg in HOT FUZZ Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

Filed under: Movies — Tags: Edward Woodward, hot fuzz, Jim Broadbent, simon pegg — Tom Stockman @ 7:16 pm

” It’s not murder, it’s ketchup!”

Simon Pegg in HOT FUZZ (2007) plays midnights this weekend (August 9th and 10th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series. A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

HOT FUZZ tells the story of London supercop Constable Nicholas Angel (played by Simon Pegg). Angel is one baaaad man! He has a ridiculously high arrest rate and is in top physical and mental shape. But his cronies in the London police are jealous of his success b/c he is as the London Chief Inspector says ‘making them all look bad’. So Angel is transferred to the small, quiet English burg of Sandford. The head of Sandford’s police force, Inspector Frank Butterman (played by Jim Broadbent in a lively, funny performance) assures Angel that nothing ever goes on in Sandford and that there hasn’t been a murder or major case in 20 years! Of course, Angel, ever the suspicious and dedicated cop, immediately finds trouble in virtually EVERY situation. There are times in the film where you actually believe that Angel is actually paranoid b/c of his anal personality, even though you know that he is indeed right: there’s SOMETHING wrong in Sandford! We constantly see right before several ‘accidents’ a mysterious hooded figure murdering prominent town citizens.

HOT FUZZ sports a great cast of quirky characters that, along with Inspector Butterman, comprise the town’s NWA (for Neighborhood Watch Alliance) played brilliantly by veteran actors: grocery store magnate Simon Skinner (one of the former JAMES BONDs Timothy Dalton), surveillance expert Tom Weaver (THE EQUALIZER Edward Woodward), the bicycling schoolmarm Amanda Paver (Lorraine Hilton), Dr. Hatcher (Stuart Wilson), hotel owner Joyce Cooper (Billie Whitelaw), pub owners Roy and Mary Porter (Peter Wright and Julia Deakin), Rev. Shooter (Paul Freeman), candy shop owner Annette Roper (Patricia Franklin), local farmer James Reaper (Kenneth Cranham), and flower shop owner Leslie Tiller (Anne Reid). Don’t miss the chance to see it again on the big screen when it plays midnights at The Tivoli this weekend!

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

Here’s the line-up for the other films coming to ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli:

Aug. 16-17 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL – New digital re-master – 40^th Anniversary

Aug. 23-24 NINJA SCROLL (1993) – subtitled

Aug. 30-31 LABYRINTH

Sept. 6-7 HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH New 4K digital re-master

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July 2, 2016

Robin Hardy Dead at 86 – Directed THE WICKER MAN

Filed under: Obits — Tags: christopher lee, Edward Woodward, THE FANTASIST, The Wicker Tree — Tom Stockman @ 8:32 pm

“Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man”.

Christopher Lee claimed THE WICKER MAN (1973) was the greatest film he was ever part of. For good reasons, as this is one of the most unusual and original cinematic masterpieces ever brought to screen and an absolute must-see for everybody interested in movies. The unique greatness of THE WICKER MAN combines elements from a variety of genres; Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Drama, and even Musical, but it cannot really be limited to one particular genre. Scottish police sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) is called by an anonymous letter to investigate the disappearance of a young girl on the remote Scottish island Summerisle. Upon his arrival, nobody seems to have ever heard of the girl. The deeply religious Sergeant Howie, however, is shocked to find out that the residents of the island, above all the sophisticated but mysterious Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), are practicing pagan customs and free sexuality as they await their next human sacrifice…… The final moments of THE WICKER MAN must rank amongst the finest ever committed to film. As Christopher Lee leads the crazed inhabitants of Summerisle in a chorus of ‘Summer Is A Comin’ In,’ Edward Woodward’s cries of anguish and frantic prayers are intermingled with the death throes of the sacrificed animals. The moment when Woodward first casts eyes on the giant Wicker Man of the title never fails to send a chill down the spine. If Robin Hardy has directed nothing but THE WICKER MAN, who would still go down in cult movie fame, and he really did little else cinematically. There was THE FANTASIST in 1986 and a Quasi/spiritual sequel to THE WICKER MAN in 2010 called THE WICKER TREE. He wrote several novels, the most successful being “The Education Of Don Juan”. He founded Hardy & Sons, a production company that specialized in historical dramas, which was eventually headed by his son, TV director Justin Hardy. Robin Hardy died July 1^st at age 86.

From THE BBC NEWS:

“Film director Robin Hardy has died at the age of 86, a family friend has confirmed. He was best known for cult British film The Wicker Man, starring Sir Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. The 1973 film told the story of police sergeant Howie, played by Woodward, who was sent to search for a missing girl on the fictional island of Summerisle. Hardy, who went on to make follow-up The Wicker Tree in 2011, died on Friday, the friend said. Last year, Hardy said he wanted to make a third Wicker Man film as a tribute to Sir Christopher……”

Read the rest HERE

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36693545