101 Exceptions
According to CHUD, Ricky Gervais – in an interview with Empire magazine – said of British films: “The Americans are just better at it than us. There’s an odd exception, but when it comes to making movies we don’t really cut the mustard. Not since about 1950.”
Not one to let it lie, Edgar Rice has come up with 101 such exceptions, from The Lavender Hill Mob to Son of Rambow. And being the modest man he is, he has failed to list either Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz – both of which deserve a mention in any list of Great British Films.
There are many, many more. But, given the number of films that are either co-productions or draw cast and crew from both sides of the Atlantic, is it even meaningful to talk about British Films as a separate category any more? Was it ever meaningful to make such a distinction?
Tuesday 23 Sep 2008 | Paul | Random film talk
