This reminded me of . . .


a British mini-series on PBS called Danger:UXB. It was about a British bomb diposal team in WWII. I'll have to see if I can get it. I felt this movie was a bit uneven at times, but overall I liked it.

Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever.

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FYI, Danger UXB is on DVD--I have it in my Netflix queue.

Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever.

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Just saw this film and was impressed with how serious it was,as well as with the experimental film techniques it used to move the story along. It's also one of the very few films I've seen from that era to deal upfront with an alcoholic's struggle to wean himself off the bottle---which made it even more interesting considering what his profession was.


Also, why did Powell and Pressburger call themselves "The Archers"? What was the significance of that name? Just curious.

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Also, why did Powell and Pressburger call themselves "The Archers"? What was the dignificance of that name? Just curious.

Unknown. Powell suggested a few possible reasons for the name and for the archery logo in his autobiographies but didn't give any one definite reason.

The archery logo is reminiscent of Olde England and is also reminiscent of the RAF roundel

Steve

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