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I Dig This: Tom Cruise Makes THE Film of 2026
Heads are apparently rolling already at the Hollywood studio, Warner Brothers. Soon to be taken over by billionaire IT bastard and Trump and Israel fan, Larry Ellison. The six-times married corporate parasite who runs Oracle and Tik-Tok, censoring your social…
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Goldfinger and Trump: The Kiss of Death for Mr Bond?
I don’t envy Steven Knight. The talented writer behind “Peaky Blinders” has been tasked by Amazon/MGM to reboot the James Bond franchise with a fresh take for the 2020s and introduce a new incarnation of 007. Reportedly his first draft…
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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 genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.” Sherlock Holmes (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1901) Always the master of…
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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 – from Spike Milligan to Tony Hancock – was influenced by his gallery of absurd and lovable characters. But he’s a…
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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 still new discoveries and revelations to be made about this unique performer. Back in 1960 he was arguably the most…
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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 motion picture by producer Michael Balcon. Starting out a few short years before as the guy that wrote and designed…
