Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 22, 2023

I was fascinated with It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) long, long before I ever saw it. I came across a picture of the film’s poster on the Internet, was immediately drawn to it, and printed out a copy, where it decorated my work cubicle for several years. That was...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 28, 2020

“Lovely weather for a manhunt.” Childhood vacations to England have given me a lifelong cache of fond memories of the British Isles. Tea and scones conjure up only good things as do Cathedrals and cobblestone streets. Somehow even the daily drizzle, when it feels quintessentially Englis   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on May 8, 2020

Arthur La Bern's 1945 debut novel It Always Rains on Sunday shone a realistic spotlight on the East London the journalist knew so well from his upbringing. The 1947 film from Ealing Studios written and directed by Robert Hamer (Kind Hearts and Coronets) and Angus MacPhail (The Captive Heart) would...   read more