Bill Forsyth King of the 'Whimsy'

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Bill Forsyth,Glaswegian born in 1946 is known for his light hearted comedies.
Films such as Gregory's Girl,Local hero and Comfort and Joy remain favourites of mine when wanting a break from horror and violence.

It's a pity there's not a decent dvd of his 'That Sinking Feeling'

IMO,Forsyth's films deserve the red carpet treatment on DVD,and I'm sure a lot of the familiar faces would eagerly participate on these.

Any other fans of his films out there?

[thundercrack]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Bill Forsyth,Glaswegian born in 1946 is known for his light hearted comedies.
Films such as Gregory's Girl,Local hero and Comfort and Joy remain favourites of mine when wanting a break from horror and violence.

It's a pity there's not a decent dvd of his 'That Sinking Feeling'

IMO,Forsyth's films deserve the red carpet treatment on DVD,and I'm sure a lot of the familiar faces would eagerly participate on these.

Any other fans of his films out there?

I've never seen any of his films and would like to, but I know Mark Kermode is a huge fan as has been mentioned on the 5 Live film review show and when they were live in Edinburgh.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

You ought to seek them out.
Who can forget that Mark Knopfler theme........

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Being a Glaswegian myself, I love Gregory's Girl. It's up there with Restless Natives as one of my favourite Scottish films.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

You seen Comfort and Joy mate?

[the blob]

Only seen Gregory's Girl when I was a kid. Great film.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

You seen Comfort and Joy mate?

Not seen Comfort And Joy in years. I should really seek it, and Local Hero out.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Great fun picking out all those Glasgow locations!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Would you reckon these films deserve the SE treatment Steve?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Would you reckon these films deserve the SE treatment Steve?

Definately, and someone has to use that artwork for Gregory's Girl. Every release I've ever seen has had horrendous covers, usually just a couple of photos from the movie of John Gordon Sinclair and Dee Hepburn.