Charles Drazin
@charlesdrazin.bsky.social
After having some time ago pointed out the resemblance of the “Bond for Bond” book cover to Film Finances’ boardroom cushions, I was sent this picture of a Dr No frock. Really looking forward to the day when the owner turns up at the Film Finances office.
October 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
After having some time ago pointed out the resemblance of the “Bond for Bond” book cover to Film Finances’ boardroom cushions, I was sent this picture of a Dr No frock. Really looking forward to the day when the owner turns up at the Film Finances office.
It was a pleasure to be able to introduce Zoltàn Korda's "Cry, the Beloved Country" last Saturday during the Budapest Classics Film Marathon. One of the highlights was experiencing a brief moment of infinity in the lobby of the Urania cinema. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/zolt%C3...
September 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It was a pleasure to be able to introduce Zoltàn Korda's "Cry, the Beloved Country" last Saturday during the Budapest Classics Film Marathon. One of the highlights was experiencing a brief moment of infinity in the lobby of the Urania cinema. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/zolt%C3...
I can't believe it's taken me ten years to notice, but Film Finances' boardroom cushions – by some pleasing serendipity – are colour-coded to match the cover of my book on the company's role in the making of "Dr No". Accident beats the algorithm!
September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I can't believe it's taken me ten years to notice, but Film Finances' boardroom cushions – by some pleasing serendipity – are colour-coded to match the cover of my book on the company's role in the making of "Dr No". Accident beats the algorithm!
#JohnFowles on #TerenceStamp in #TheCollector: "Most girls would give their all to get in a cellar with him."
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#JohnFowles on #TerenceStamp in #TheCollector: "Most girls would give their all to get in a cellar with him."
Horribile dictu! The Grim Reaper is now swinging his scythe through the Swinging Sixties. RIP #TerenceStamp #filmsky
August 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Horribile dictu! The Grim Reaper is now swinging his scythe through the Swinging Sixties. RIP #TerenceStamp #filmsky
Nobel prizewinner on the future of AI in today's Guardian: “Assuming we steward it safely and responsibly into the world, ... then we should be in a world of what I sometimes call radical abundance.” Time for some monster laughter.
August 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Nobel prizewinner on the future of AI in today's Guardian: “Assuming we steward it safely and responsibly into the world, ... then we should be in a world of what I sometimes call radical abundance.” Time for some monster laughter.
Working hard to keep the skies blue!
June 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Working hard to keep the skies blue!
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." What a difference four years makes even in #RichmondPark. The inscription is almost gone and the only thing that hasn't changed is the dead tree (although it has lost a few twigs)!
June 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." What a difference four years makes even in #RichmondPark. The inscription is almost gone and the only thing that hasn't changed is the dead tree (although it has lost a few twigs)!
True grit and false grit: why it is best to leave alone a masterpiece. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/brief-e...
#filmsky #BriefEncounter
#filmsky #BriefEncounter
May 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
True grit and false grit: why it is best to leave alone a masterpiece. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/brief-e...
#filmsky #BriefEncounter
#filmsky #BriefEncounter
All the recent drama about tariffs reminds me of the UK's post-war 75% tax on Hollywood films. When Hollywood boycotted Britain in retaliation, the UK industry then launched a totally unsustainable campaign to promote British films, which only antagonized Hollywood even more.
#filmsky
#filmsky
April 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
All the recent drama about tariffs reminds me of the UK's post-war 75% tax on Hollywood films. When Hollywood boycotted Britain in retaliation, the UK industry then launched a totally unsustainable campaign to promote British films, which only antagonized Hollywood even more.
#filmsky
#filmsky
"This is England" was the US title for "The Heart of Britain", a short film about the Nazi Blitz on Britain's provincial cities. Widely shown in the US, it won some much appreciated solidarity in a fight that had to be fought. #filmsky www.charlesdrazin.com/post/only-co...
March 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"This is England" was the US title for "The Heart of Britain", a short film about the Nazi Blitz on Britain's provincial cities. Widely shown in the US, it won some much appreciated solidarity in a fight that had to be fought. #filmsky www.charlesdrazin.com/post/only-co...
It has been a pleasure to re-read "The French Lieutenant’s Woman". It is a fantastic novel, which has taken me back to the time when I was lucky enough to be able to sit at the desk of its writer – le grand John Fowles!
www.charlesdrazin.com/post/john-fo...
www.charlesdrazin.com/post/john-fo...
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It has been a pleasure to re-read "The French Lieutenant’s Woman". It is a fantastic novel, which has taken me back to the time when I was lucky enough to be able to sit at the desk of its writer – le grand John Fowles!
www.charlesdrazin.com/post/john-fo...
www.charlesdrazin.com/post/john-fo...
Happy birthday to Film Finances, 75 years old today!
February 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Happy birthday to Film Finances, 75 years old today!
Yesterday I posted a statuette of Lindsay Anderson. Today I thought I should post the whole picture – in honour of Paul Ryan, who got a sculptor friend of his to make the maquette. I imagine him and Lindsay in the afterworld lamenting – and laughing together – at the ever-growing folly of mankind.
February 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yesterday I posted a statuette of Lindsay Anderson. Today I thought I should post the whole picture – in honour of Paul Ryan, who got a sculptor friend of his to make the maquette. I imagine him and Lindsay in the afterworld lamenting – and laughing together – at the ever-growing folly of mankind.
The chart of the rocketing post-war crime figures that can be seen on the wall of the inspector's office in "October Man" offer a good context for post-war British "noirs", but I don't think the quoted subtext is actually what most of these films show.
February 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The chart of the rocketing post-war crime figures that can be seen on the wall of the inspector's office in "October Man" offer a good context for post-war British "noirs", but I don't think the quoted subtext is actually what most of these films show.
Did you know that Lindsay Anderson once became an Oscar himself?
February 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Did you know that Lindsay Anderson once became an Oscar himself?
At the National Portrait Gallery, now that the latest Francis Bacon show is over, I imagine they will soon be taking this picture down. A few thoughts on why the portrait it offers of Henrietta Moraes does not do her justice. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/henriet...
January 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
At the National Portrait Gallery, now that the latest Francis Bacon show is over, I imagine they will soon be taking this picture down. A few thoughts on why the portrait it offers of Henrietta Moraes does not do her justice. www.charlesdrazin.com/post/henriet...
Very pleased that Sarah Bloomfield, one of the great characters from the past of the Everyman Cinema in #Hampstead, is now on the website devoted to its history. Back where she belongs! everymancinemahistory.co.uk/sarah-bloomf...
January 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Very pleased that Sarah Bloomfield, one of the great characters from the past of the Everyman Cinema in #Hampstead, is now on the website devoted to its history. Back where she belongs! everymancinemahistory.co.uk/sarah-bloomf...
A good excuse to post a photo of my favourite London gravestone.
November 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM
A good excuse to post a photo of my favourite London gravestone.