I don’t envy Steven Knight. The talented writer behind “Peaky Blinders” has been tasked by Amazon/MGM to reboot the James… Read more Goldfinger and Trump: The Kiss of Death for Mr Bond?
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Sherlock’s Boswell: The Curious Case of John Watson
“It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing… Read more Sherlock’s Boswell: The Curious Case of John Watson
That’s Not The Ticket: Sid Field’s Phantom First Film
Comedian Sid Field (1904-1950) was the king of the West End in the mid-1940s. An entire generation of comics –… Read more That’s Not The Ticket: Sid Field’s Phantom First Film
Hancock’s Lost Hours: Rediscovering the ATV Series
Millions of words have been typed on the life and talent of Tony Hancock, but even in 2022 there are… Read more Hancock’s Lost Hours: Rediscovering the ATV Series
The Pleasure Garden: Hitchcock’s Daring Debut
Alfred Hitchcock was already a film veteran when at just 25 he was offered the chance to direct his first… Read more The Pleasure Garden: Hitchcock’s Daring Debut
Keaton: Comedian of the Future
Buster Keaton was always one of the greatest innovators of screen comedy. From his very first co-directing jobs with Roscoe… Read more Keaton: Comedian of the Future
Chaplin vs Keaton?
The heavyweight battle of the cinematic ages, between two titans of comedy. This rather tiresome debate has been raging for… Read more Chaplin vs Keaton?
Flesh and Blood: The Footprints of the Hound of the Baskervilles
“The more outré and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined.” Sherlock Holmes “The Hound… Read more Flesh and Blood: The Footprints of the Hound of the Baskervilles
Film Review: Stan & Ollie
There have been calls to get Laurel and Hardy back on free to air TV for years, but with the… Read more Film Review: Stan & Ollie
Stanley The Fearless: Laurel Before Hardy
I’m really looking forward to “Stan & Ollie” the new biopic portraying my favourite film comedians, Laurel and Hardy. The… Read more Stanley The Fearless: Laurel Before Hardy
