pferguson | August 29, 2022
Ever More Connected Artist Eric Henri Kennington was a war artist and sculptor– creating well known works of both the Great War (The First World War) and the Second World War. Kennington’s work is housed in several public collections including the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Tate Gallery (London), the National Galleries of Scotland, and […]
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Tags: 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish), Cyrus Wesley Peck VC DSO and Bar, David Lean, Eric Henry Kennington, Film History, James Richardson VC, Lawrence of Arabia, The Conquerors, War Artists
pferguson | May 7, 2017
Echo 1 Finding Tales within the Mortar The days turn warm and the flowers come out sharing their colours for all of us who walk by, as steadfast pollinators dance between petals. Their steady hum another song to this ear. I watch as a robin on duty, fleet of foot, tilts its head towards the […]
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Tags: David Lean, Echo, Echoes, Film, François Ozon, Frantz, Imagry, James Gray, Lawrence of Arabia, Lone Scherfig, Mortar, Storytelling, The Lost City of Z, Their Finest, Vision
pferguson | March 5, 2015
Actors and the Great War Seemingly one just has to ferret about the internet and much will be revealed simply by coming up with the right combination of search terms. Recently I was reviewing none other than Basil Rathbone’s Great War service, with the Liverpool Scottish, when I learned of three actors who served during […]
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Tags: 14th London Regiment, 1914, 1915, 1917, A Double Life, Academy Awards, Actors, Amputee, Arras, Battle of Messines, Bedford Regiment, Blinded, Comines–Ypres Canal, David Lean, David Niven, Film, Film History, Gas Attack, Golden Globe, Greta Garbo, Herbert “Bart” Brough Falcon Marshall, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Humphrey Bogart, Insignia, John Gielgud, Katherine Hepburn, Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence Olivier, London Scottish, London Scottish War Memorial, Marlene Dietrich, Phantom Pain, Prosthetic Limb, Race to the Sea, Rampant Lion, River Douve, Ronald Charles Colman, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Scottish Thistle, Silver War Badge, Sniper, Strike Sure, Theatre, Tony Awards, West Middlesex Dramatic Society, William Claude Rains, Wytschaete
pferguson | August 27, 2014
Soundtracks that Make Us… As I continue to watch and listen to this film I am never dissatisfied with its composition. I am always eager from one scene to the next. The “el ‘awrence” imagery, score and sound are captivating, bringing the viewer deeper into the fold. When I watched the film recently I took […]
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Tags: David Lean, Film, Film History, Lawrence of Arabia, Maurice Jarre, Peter O'Toole, Soundtracks
pferguson | January 27, 2012
As I wander about, at the start of my day, I inevitably look upon the cracked concrete slab of the parkade and allow myself to drift. I follow the lines in their contortions and soon find myself turning to a great adventure. I am reminded of Burton and Speke, the Mountains of the Moon and […]
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Tags: Burton and Speke, Concentration, Exploring, Film, Great War, Imagination, Landscapes, Lawrence of Arabia, Messines Ridge, Mountains of the Moon, Observing History, Rivers, The Nile, Waterways