four films, no connection apart from that they all looked amusing.

11:50 – Convict 99 (uk – vintage comedy)
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.

13:14 – The Horses Mouth (uk – slightly less vintagecomedy)
An ill-behaved, lovably scruffy painter, Gulley Jimson, searches for a perfect canvas, determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision.

14:48 – Shot Down (strong language – possible violence – not watched it yet – RSA)
Made in 1986 during a State of Emergency by the Johannesburg group Weekend Theatre, Shot Down follows the moral and political confusion of one Paul Gilliat, hired by the State Bureau to investigate a subversive township performance group and track down its leader, enigmatic Black artist Rasechaba.

16:27 – Pray TV (USA – alleged comedy)
A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, but which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.

17:53 – Mind the Gap (between this and Sheepy’s Show)