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You're right, it's on again tomorrow at 10.10pm so if you're going out be sure to set your Betamax.

Atlantic City cherie. Another BL film on my list to rewatch after more than 30 years. Burt et les citrons... https://youtu.be/4GHztDaHvVA

I don't think it was under appreciated. I think it did ok at the box office considering it was a British movie and Bill Forsyth won a BAFTA for best director with six nominations in other categories including best film.

Not forgetting Sweet Smell of Success

Atlantic City is another Burt Lancaster film I've seen only once over 30 years ago which I've always intended to watch again but never got around to. Apparently he couldn't really swim before he made The Swimmer and had to have an intensive course to learn in the months before filming started...

"The Swimmer" 9pm tonight on Talking Pictures. An underappreciated gem of a film. I strongly recommend this little known film starring Burt Lancaster which touches on themes of mental illness, identity and self delusion. The first and only time I saw it was over 35 years ago and it left a...