Josephine Botting

@ReelJoBotting

Curator @BFI National Archive. Film appreciation. Stars of yesteryear. Lifelong learning. Opinions my own.

Joined August 2016

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 23

I've written a blog about a little-known British feature tackling the difficult subject of artificial insemination. bfi.org.uk/features/quest…

ReelJoBotting's tweet card. Censors quibbled some of the adult language in the script, but otherwise passed this boundary-pushing drama starring Julie London and Anthony Steel as a married couple seeking out a fertility clinic.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 23

Lovely afternoon with Melvyn Hayes yesterday. So many great stories from his long career.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 19

Watching the Man About the House feature film from 1974. I'm now coveting Chrissie's Lucky Luke shirt.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 7

Thought for the day.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 5

Visited the locations of one of my favourite films today. Thanks to the lovely Neil Brandwood for taking me.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jul 2

July's archive film @BFI Southbank is The Saint Strikes Back. Don't miss the chance to see peak George Sanders as the smooth sleuth in 35mm, plus Jonathan Rigby on the Saint on screen and some vintage trailers. 8 July 6.15. A few tickets left: shorturl.at/QMsP9

ReelJoBotting's tweet image. July's archive film @BFI Southbank is The Saint Strikes Back. Don't miss the chance to see peak George Sanders as the smooth sleuth in 35mm, plus Jonathan Rigby on the Saint on screen and some vintage trailers. 8 July 6.15. A few tickets left:
shorturl.at/QMsP9

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · Jun 17

I've written another blog about a forgotten British feature, with a major Hollywood star in the lead role. bfi.org.uk/features/edwar…

ReelJoBotting's tweet card. Frustrated in his Warner Bros career, gangster movie star Edward G. Robinson came to the UK in the 1930s to play a brash marketing man visiting from across the pond. Robinson’s arrival caused much...

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · May 31

Lovely to meet the family of the legendary Ray Deahl at last night's special screening. Ray was @BFI member governor for 8 years and a passionate cinephile who insisted on perfection. He sent regular reports to the director detailing any shortcomings. He's missed.

ReelJoBotting's tweet image. Lovely to meet the family of the legendary Ray Deahl at last night's special screening. Ray was @BFI member governor for 8 years and a passionate cinephile who insisted on perfection. He sent regular reports to the director detailing any shortcomings. He's missed.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · May 27

Screening this week @BFI Southbank! Friday 30 May 6.10 NFT1 cbr.com/the-red-house-…

ReelJoBotting's tweet card. This classic Edward G. Robinson movie exists in the same vain as The Shining and fans everywhere need to check it out.

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Michael Leader@MichaelJLeader · May 21

Now on the Mediatheque at @BFI Southbank: a curated collection celebrating the work of animator Emma Calder, who passed away last year. A near complete retrospective of her work, from Madame Potatoe to The Queen's Monastery to her final finished work, Beware of Trains.

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · May 17

I've written about another forgotten British feature for the @BFI website. One of my favourites - an outrageous post-war melodrama featuring the vivacious Christine Norden as 'Queen of the Half-world' bfi.org.uk/features/idol-…

ReelJoBotting's tweet card. It made the Observer film critic laugh until her ribs ached, but its scenes of women fighting and men licking their lips caused trouble with the 1940s censors. Curator Josephine Botting digs into the...

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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting · May 12

Last chance to see super rare British thriller Blackmailed (1951) before the 35mm print goes back to the archive. Dirk Bogarde and Mai Zetterling star. Weds 14 May 6.20 @BFI Southbank. Book here: tinyurl.com/4kw6b5s6 Images #BFINationalArchive

ReelJoBotting's tweet image. Last chance to see super rare British thriller Blackmailed (1951) before the 35mm print goes back to the archive. Dirk Bogarde and Mai Zetterling star. Weds 14 May 6.20 @BFI Southbank. Book here: tinyurl.com/4kw6b5s6 Images #BFINationalArchive

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Ian O'Sullivan@BFI_Ian · May 6

Jason Lee @transgressErr and Terry Bamber (Casino Royale, World is Not Enough) will be talking about their company Evolution Film and how it addresses disability and equality in the film industry. Mon 12 May @BFI Library tinyurl.com/r2f8uz4n @DisabilityIsDEI @FwdDoc

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