5 month ago
philgyford : We Are The Lambeth Boys - Really, really lovely 1959 documentary by Karel Reisz about young men and women at a London youth club. Fascinating for both similarities and differences to now. Do watch. 49 mins.
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22 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : One never knows when a homosexual is about - One never knows when a homosexual is about: at least I can claim I wasn't alive when this stuff was made
plasticbag : Glumbert.com has a 1950s Anti-Homosexual Propoganda film from the United States - [converted to Unicode] ?There's so much I'd say about this if I had more time. The important thing to remember is that there is a sizeable population in the US who would like to start making films like this again. Never believe that the progression in gay
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25 month ago
philgyford : LRB | David Edgar : Stalking Out - Review of a John Osborne biography with lots of interesting history about 1950s/60s London theatre, especially 'Look Back in Anger', Stratford East, and the Royal Court, and whether theatre was shaken up or not.
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28 month ago
philgyford : Royal Festival Hall | Information Pages - The RFH are selling mats made out of the 1950s carpet they took up for their refurbishment. Nice, but £55.
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