tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post1771797992483801092..comments2024-01-09T04:01:00.672+00:00Comments on Breakfast In The Ruins: Sitting Target (Douglas Hickox, 1972)Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-54433385143741719342014-04-01T16:35:13.237+01:002014-04-01T16:35:13.237+01:00Great to read a detailed review of the film. Sitti...Great to read a detailed review of the film. Sitting Target was based on the book by Laurence Henderson (my father-in-law). Interesting you think the first half (which is pretty faithful to the book) is better than the 2nd half (which isn't) :)<br />Worth a read, if you can track it down on eBay: Gritty crime drama which predated the likes of The Sweeney by several years. His other books (Cage Until Tame, With Intent and The Final Glass) are also crackers.<br />The Penguin Partyhttp://www.thepenguinparty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-52439078606606818382013-04-26T11:33:29.399+01:002013-04-26T11:33:29.399+01:00Thanks Andy, glad you enjoyed it! (I actually just...Thanks Andy, glad you enjoyed it! (I actually just re-edited the post a little to make the wordage flow a little better... should have done a final read thro0ugh before posting, etc.)<br /><br />I'd not heard of 'Offbeat', but it looks like a great read - copy duly ordered!<br /><br />Re: getting a copy of 'Sitting Target', I'd very much recommend the recent MGM made-on-demand DVD that I think is currently available on Amazon UK through several sellers. It's off-puttingly pricey for just a DVD-R in a box, but the widescreen print just looks so much better than the full-screen TV versions I found, uh, "elsewhere".Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369610344911858466.post-83931116755718517292013-04-25T21:04:57.259+01:002013-04-25T21:04:57.259+01:00I was just reading about this in 'Offbeat'...I was just reading about this in 'Offbeat' by Julian Upton... that gave me a taster, your write up served up a delicious banquet, the film itself can be pudding, an irish coffee and a cigar... thank youa fog of ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682778424637149836noreply@blogger.com