Freaks
The Tod Browning classic. Wonderfully acted by genuine freaks of their day, the wee midget in the lead role pulls out an acting tour de force, his face is so full of expression and pathos, amazing.

Torso man, well, he speaks for himself, and the pinheads, like pets, but with a shard of intelligence, like when one of them spills a drink from the goblet and uncued, at the back, wipes their face.

A life affirming film that proves that the freaks, the underdogs cannot be beaten by the normals.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQkYGhmdMig

Just a Boys Game

Not a film, more of a play. Set in Greenock, Scotland, it follows our 2 anti heroes Jake and Dancer as the collide and interact with everything late 70's clydeside, shipyard, west of scotland has to throw at them. Grim and relentless it doesn't shrink back from exposing the murky filth and law of the street that held that era together.

Frankie Miller puts in an astonishing performance as Jake McQuillan, his one and only acting role. A talent wasted.

Bathe yourself in the liquid patter of this clip. Probably my favourite film of all time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsVYudrpriI
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 22:42, Reply)