Withnail & I

It's easy to say why "Withnail" is so hilarious. The character of Withnail is a poorer, more life-beaten version of the teddy-bear-toting Sebastian Flyte, but his fate is similar. Alas, poor Withnail, we ourselves may have known him well. ... Full Review

Partly down to students swooning over the waster chic, but mostly thanks to writer/director Bruce Robinsons erudite yet spectacularly profane dialogue (My hearts beating like a fucked clock! Most of the extras are directly shipped over from the previous release, with Robinsons presence by far the most special thing about the edition. ... Full Review

So, on the set, I didn't want the slightest edge of awareness of what I believed was going to be a very funny film. There's that sense of, 'Oh this is a funny film. We put the film up and they start laughing. ... Full Review

It's spawned websites , books , a documentary short , and a drinking game (basically, drink when Withnail does) that inspired its own short film . The real star of the movie is the dialogue, hilariously vulgar and articulate, lines that you wouldn't hear anywhere else (and that they won't let me type here). ... Full Review

Well, its just a great film. The film is as grey and bleak in many scenes as wet old England itself. Its one of the better making of documentaries, with the same quirky humour as the film itself. A good production of a standout movie. ... Full Review

The farmhouse featured in Withnail And I is going under the hammer with a guide price of offers over £145, 000. According to PA , the remote Sleddale Hall in Cumbria is being sold by water company United Utilities and... ... Full Article

"May I have a large gin and tonic, please?" No problem, she says. But first: Does he have a gin preference? Griffiths, it turns out, certainly does: "Anything excessive," he says. "Oh, that gin again," he says happily as the ... Full Article

With Peace (For Mom) , Jon Whitney has assembled something rare: a consistently listenable Various Artists double album. By their very nature, compilations can be patchy and infuriating as flow is sacrificed to accommodate things that really don't belong together. ... Full Article

I am convinced that London Bridge exists in multiple dimensions. No matter how many times I go there, I never figure out the complex, multi-tiered system of wormholes by which one is supposed to leave the station. ... Full Article

For years, student union bars have resounded to such memorable lines as "I demand to have some booze" and "Officer, I've only had a few ales", as generations of students attempt to match the characters' prolific alcohol intake drink for... ... Full Article

When I cast my ballot for my favorite films of the 1980s, I did so with some thought, but in retrospect, not enough. I forgot a good many films for which I have an absolute affinity - for instance, Withnail... ... Full Article