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Also look for then-Cambridge student Stephen Fry as part of the chorus during a musical scene around the 30 minute mark (I believe). He's very easy to spot toward the right of the frame in a full shot.Robert Harris said:Look for a young Kenneth Branagh as a Cambridge student.
Ordered! Awesome deal on an awesome movieJParker said:Chariots of Fire Blu-ray is on sale today!
If anyone here wants to buy the Blu-ray, go to this link and click on "See it" at the right of the screen to give a small commission to Home Theater Forum to support the site. Thank you.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/321732/a-few-words-about-chariots-of-fire-in-blu-ray
Adam Gregorich said:On sale for $12.50 at Amazon today http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=hometheaterforum-20&l=ur2&o=1
(Thanks for the heads up Ron!)
Robert Crawford said:Great job guys, order completed. :tu:
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Well, the sale lasted only for a few hours but I didn't enjoy "Mr. Bean's" intrusion into what would have been a terrific performance of the Vangelis' theme last night!ackbak said:Ordered! Awesome deal on an awesome movie
Some of the very British elements of the Olympics Opening Ceremony may have left some viewers across the world bemused, but at least one character was instantly recognisable - bumbling funnyman Mr Bean.
The London Symphony Orchestra took centre stage playing Chariots of Fire as Mr Bean - British actor Rowan Atkinson - took to a keyboard.
Half-way through the performance he took out his phone and then proceeded to sneeze, while playing one key repetitively.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180052/Bumbling-Mr-Bean-brings-house-leads-orchestra-hilarious-rendition-Chariots-Of-Fire.html#ixzz21w64JDpn
Amazon is price matching Best Buy's sale price this week. But you'll pay $12.99 at Best Buy with a $5 "Upgrade and Save" dvd trade-in.Robert Crawford said:Amazon is currently selling this BRD for $17.99 I don't expect that price to last long either.
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Thanks so much for sharing this memory, Alan!AlanPaterson said:'Chariots of Fire' is a special film for me as I have memories of working with Ian Charleson (who played Eric Liddell) just before he died in 1990. I scripted, shot (on 16mm) and directed a short film ('This Civilised World') for the Institution of Civil Engineers here in the UK and Ian was hired to provide the links and voice over to the engineering projects covered by the film. I remember during the filming that Ian looked very thin and his eyes were quite puffy so we couldn't use many of his close ups. At the same time as we were shooting this film in and around London, Ian was playing Hamlet at the Barbican. I remember his gentle sense of humour and his politeness. Being a fellow Scot probably helped and the shoot went well. It was on a Sunday evening that I heard on the radio that he had passed away and I was pleased that he had got to play Hamlet before he died - the pinnacle of an actor's career. He had bravely requested that it be announced that he had died of AIDS, so that a focus was placed on the problem - and I believe he was the first celebrity to have died of it.
Ian's death, sad as it was, left us with a problem though, as he died before recording his voice over for our film. Another male voice would have sounded odd within the same sequence so in the end we got Sue McGregor to do it and it worked well as a 'two hander'.