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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

"Glenda. You don't offer a man like Jack a drink in those piddling little glasses. Give him the bloody bottle."—John Osbourne playing Cyrill Kinnear ¶ From the moment that Michael Caine boards the Newcastle train from London you know you're in for a film treat on the scale of a The Conversation or perhaps even GoodFellas. Get Carter (1971) isn't just good British gangster film, this is classic cinema that transcends genre. You don't even have to be an Anglophile to enjoy this picture. If you've ever spent any time in any working class town (Canadian substitutes include: Sudbury, Hamilton, Sydney) you'll appreciate this location-heavy film. Real extras (watch for the six-fingered man early on), real locations, and documentary filmmaking techniques make Carter extremely enjoyable to watch. Add to that a taught script and possibly Caine's best performance, and you've got a film worth owning. To boot: it doesn't feel dated. And when you consider the dramatic pretense, it could have—and easily so. ¶ My drawing of Jack Carter here. ¶ More on Wikipedia.

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Antony Hare is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in publications including B.C. Business, Chatelaine, Esquire UK, Maisonneuve, Forbes, Seattle Metropolitan, Town & Country, Bon Appétit, and National Post (for which he won a Silver Medal from the Society of News Design). His work is at the meeting point between portraiture and caricature. Antony is a member of the Society of Illustrators and works from his office in downtown Toronto. ¶ Learn more about Antony.


Siteway was launched in 1996. It is Antony Hare's personal web site and is affiliated only with him. It contains his gallery of illustrations and blog since 2000. His illustrations are available for sale and for licensing in film and advertising. Siteway World is Siteway, Phelts, Tonicville, and Coastalmatic. Siteway used to be updated every week, usually Tuesday, with a new feature illustration. I am currently working on the all-new Siteway so illustration updates here will be sporatic until December 2008.