Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

I'm Shocked. I Really am!

This morning, George Gideon Oliver Osborne, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, opened a little brown envelope from HMRC. Inside was a letter containing the information that many of our wealthiest people pay virtually no tax at all. For someone familiar... Read more →

Remember the hanging chad?

Brian Barder and Carl Lundquist here are discussing the 2000 US Presidential election. Gore won the popular vote but lost in the electoral college. Florida Governor, Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, handed the 25 electoral college votes... Read more →

She's right

Catherine Deneuve Says Venice Beats Cannes-Any doubt? powered by performancing firefox Read more →

CineFesta

I mentioned Il Gattopardo-The Leopard- here before when the British Film Institute’s DVD was released last September. It is a wonderfully restored version of Visconti’s masterpiece. On Sunday as part of its CineFesta season, The Tyneside Cinema showed the same... Read more →

What DVD was Made For

Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale in the "Ball Scene" from Visconti's film The Leopard It’s funny how often when you’ve been looking forward to something it’s arrival is soon followed by disappointment. My mother used to remind me “ anticipation... Read more →