Arena; Nicolas Roeg etc

[Stanley Stewart]

Didn't expect much from the Sunday evening TV schedule (28 June) but have just set the recorder for Arena: Nicolas Roeg, 22.00hrs, a profile of the imaginative director's work, followed by a screening of Walkabout (1970) at 23.00hrs. Probable reminders of Don't Look Now, Performance and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Include me in!

Good measure, too, as Pappano's Classical Voices - a new 4 part series - will start shortly at 21.00hrs.

[Stanley Stewart]

A breathless erratum. Programmes on :erm BBC 4, of course!

[muzzer]

Proper telly ;)

[Serial_Apologist]

Wonderful programme.

Funny: I cycled home from Sutton this afternoon, passing for the first time in my life through a district called Mitcham. Switched on the telly, and there was an ad for some product called Mitchum. An hour later Nicholas Roeg was on talking about coincidences!

[Stanley Stewart]

I found the documentary and feature film, Walkabout (1970), engaging and stimulating. A fresh interpretation on Ways of Seeing. Strangely moving, too. Did an overnight transfer to DVD. Imaginative programming for regular viewing.

[Nick Armstrong]

Duly recorded and looking forward to an opportunity for a good watch

"Don't Look Now" is one of my favourite and most-watched films.

[Stanley Stewart]

Encouraged to note that Far From The Madding Crowd, 1967 version, directed by John Schlesinger, will be shown on BBC 4, Sunday,(5July) 22.00-00.40hrs (6July). Saw the film at the Odeon, Marble Arch, on its theatrical release; the film a bit ponderous but Nicolas Roeg's photography is powerful against the landscapes of rural England in the late 19th century. A cast of stalwarts, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch register well, supported by Richard Rodney Bennett's score.

It would be good to see more of Nicolas Roeg's substantial output over a season.

[Conchis]

The Arena documentary on N.R., though it only skimmed the surface, provided a useful reminder of his pedigree and the great work he did as cinematographer and director. I'd forgotten how many great films he's been associated with.

A shame that Castaway somewhat blotted his copybook but he deserves to be judged by his best stuff.

[gurnemanz]

The Arena documentary on N.R., though it only skimmed the surface, provided a useful reminder of his pedigree and the great work he did as cinematographer and director. I'd forgotten how many great films he's been associated with.

A shame that Castaway somewhat blotted his copybook but he deserves to be judged by his best stuff.

I didn't know about the rift with Lean during Dr Zhivago, with his cinematography contribution thus going uncredited and Freddie Young taking the Oscar.

(Good to be reminded of the Julie Christie poster I had on the wall of my student room late 60s.)

[Conchis]

I didn't know about the rift with Lean during Dr Zhivago, with his cinematography contribution thus going uncredited and Freddie Young taking the Oscar.

(Good to be reminded of the Julie Christie poster I had on the wall of my student room late 60s.)

Yes: I was completely unaware of his Zhivago involvement.

N.R. looked in very good shape indeed for his years.

His last film, Puffball (2008) is not one of his very best but is certain worth a watch.

[eighthobstruction]

Fantastic....what an incredible mind....

Lucky enough to get interested in Roeg, when a friend of mine was having problems writing her thesis at Uni in 80's....and asked me to double up on the research....I was immediately hooked....and had the way I looked at life and films changed forever....and this doc' of course reminded me of that time, repeated the time....The excerpts of the film opus had new/fresh meaning and lucidity in their new doc' context....well done producer/director....

....on a human banal basis, I was intrigued....IS Roegs house always so dust free, even with all those gee-gaws, artefacts, and props....or did beeb send in the cleaners....