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Old 12th November 2010, 09:52 PM
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Default Bill Forsyth King of the 'Whimsy'

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?

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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.
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Old 12th November 2010, 10:11 PM
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You ought to seek them out.
Who can forget that Mark Knopfler theme........









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Being a Glaswegian myself, I love Gregory's Girl. It's up there with Restless Natives as one of my favourite Scottish films.
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You seen Comfort and Joy mate?
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Only seen Gregory's Girl when I was a kid. Great film.
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You seen Comfort and Joy mate?
Not seen Comfort And Joy in years. I should really seek it, and Local Hero out.
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Great fun picking out all those Glasgow locations!
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Would you reckon these films deserve the SE treatment Steve?
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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.
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