Black Narcissus (1947) may seem like a strange choice for my third Film First post. I wouldn’t call it a favourite film. That suggests one that I’ve seen hundreds of times and know it off by heart. In fact, before writing this post, I’d only seen it twice. But it has always sort of haunted me. I first saw it…
Film First Time for another Film First! We bookish types are always complaining that the book is better – but what if you saw the movie first? Would you STILL prefer the book? Or has the movie already improved upon it? This time, I’m talking about Freaky Friday. No, not the 2003 Jamie Leigh Curtis version. And definitely not the…
Film First What happens when you read the book of a movie you love? First up, one of my favourites, chosen at random: The Guns of Navarone. I couldn’t tell you the first time I saw this movie. I associate it with rainy Sunday afternoons with my family, lounging about eating egg sandwiches and Wotsits. Back in those days, if…
