Good as Gold?

From the Soho News (September 17, 1980). The owners of this newspaper at the time, if I’m not mistaken, were owners of South African gold mines, and I doubt that this article enhanced my job security — although I remained there as a freelancer for another 14 months. I haven’t (yet) gone back to Bad Timing to see how wrong I might have been. — J.R. My Childhood Written and Directed by Bill Douglas My Ain Folk Written and Directed by Bill Douglas My Way Home Written and Directed by Bill Douglas The Gamekeeper Written and Directed by Ken Loach Based on the novel by Barry Hines Bloody Kids Written by Stephen Piliakoff Directed by Stephen Frears Long Shot Written by Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann and the cast Directed by Maurice Hatton Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession Written by Yale Udoff Directed by Nicolas Roeg “British Film Now” –- a package of nine programs (at the Paramount Theater on Broadway at 61st) consisting of eleven features selected by Richard Roud, to be shown over six days preceding the 18th New York Film Festival -– is being presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the British Film Institute, with financial assistance from the British Council and the Cultural Department of the British Embassy, the British Film Producers Association, and Amcon Group Inc. Read more

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From the Soho News (September 17, 1980). The owners of this newspaper at the time, if I’m not mistaken, were owners of South African gold mines, and I doubt that this article enhanced my job security — although I remained there as a freelancer for another 14 months.

I haven’t (yet) gone back to Bad Timing to see how wrong I might have been. — J.R.

My Childhood
Written and Directed by Bill Douglas

My Ain Folk

Written and Directed by Bill Douglas

My Way Home

Written and Directed by Bill Douglas

The Gamekeeper

Written and Directed by Ken Loach

Based on the novel by Barry Hines

Bloody Kids

Written by Stephen Piliakoff

Directed by Stephen Frears

Long Shot

Written by Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann and the cast

Directed by Maurice Hatton

Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession

Written by Yale Udoff

Directed by Nicolas Roeg

“British Film Now” –- a package of nine programs (at the Paramount Theater on Broadway at 61^st) consisting of eleven features selected by Richard Roud, to be shown over six days preceding the 18^th New York Film Festival -– is being presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the British Film Institute, with financial assistance from the British Council and the Cultural Department of the British Embassy, the British Film Producers Association, and Amcon Group Inc. Read more