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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Rare Films: 24 Hour Psycho (1993)
A rare film indeed, so much so that it is not, of course, commercially available! Wikipedia states: ’24 Hour Psycho is the title of an art installation created by artist Douglas Gordon in 1993. The work consists entirely of an … Continue reading
#33: Ghostwatch (1992)
This one could go under the ‘Rare Films’ heading as well because the film has never been reshown on terrestrial TV, I believe anyway. It was aired as part of the Screen One strand on the BBC. Despite the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in 1000 Films, Rare Films, TV Movies
Tagged 31/10, Amelia Dyer, BBC, British Film Institute, British Medical Journal, Casualty, Craig Charles, Derren Brown, Edge of Darkness, Enfield Poltergeist, Ghostwatch, Ghostwatch Behind the Curtain, Going Live, Halloween, Lesley Mannning, Michael Parkinson, Mike Smith, Most Haunted, Nigel Kneale, Northholt, Orson Wells, Pipes, Quatermass and the Pit, Radio Times, Raymond Tunstall, Sarah Greene, Scream, Screen One, Sky, Stephen Volk, Suzanne Early, The Invisible Dot, The Quatermass Experiment, The War of the Worlds
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Review: The Theory Of Everything (by Steve)
This film, a “biopic” on Stephen Hawking, has attracted a lot of publicity recently mostly because of Eddie Redmayne’s (Birdsong, Les Mis etc.) portrayal of the celebrated cosmologist. Well having seen the film last week at the Vue Paignton, I … Continue reading
Posted in Steve's Reviews
Tagged Birdsong, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Golden Globes, Les Mis, Paignton, Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything
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The Other Doctor’s of Doctor Who
Following on from the feedback I got from the post regarding the various James Bond’s actors, I thought I would do a similar post regarding Doctor Who, albeit not the Doctor’s we know and love! There have been 13 Doctors on Doctor … Continue reading
Posted in Brett's Articles
Tagged Christopher, Dalek Invasion Earth: 2150 AD, Daleks, Doctor Who, Douglas Camfield, First Doctor, Fourth Doctor, George Gallacio, Graeme Harper, Hammer FIlms, IMDB, John Guilor, John Hurt, Jon Pertwee, Mentalfloss, Morbius Doctor's, Patrick Troughton, Peter Cushing, Philip Hinchcliffe, Richard Hurndall, Robert Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, Tardis, The Brain of Morbius, The Daleks, War Doctor, William Hartnell
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In Memorium: Rod Taylor (1930-2015)
I was sad to hear about the passing of Rod Taylor on the 7th January. He featured in two of the films in my overall top twenty, namely The Time Machine and The Birds. (Source: Website, Wikipedia) ‘Rodney ‘Sturt’ Rod Taylor … Continue reading
Posted in In Memorium
Tagged Blue Hills, Charles Sturt, Easy Sydney Technical College, George Macleay, Hell on Frisco, Inland With Stuart, Isreal Hands, Laurence Olivier, Lee Robinson, MarK Foy, Mercury Theatre, Old Vic, Parramatta High School, Rod Taylor, Studio 57, Sydney, Tarzan, The Time Machine, WIkipedia
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Preview: The Return of Broadchurch
For those who still haven’t seen season one, there will be no spoilers here, rest easy. I have to say though I have only just caught this series after originally missing it. I got the DVD out from the library … Continue reading
Posted in Brett's Previews
Tagged Bafta, BBc America, Bristol, Broadchurch, Charlotte Rampling, Chris Chibnall, David Tennant, Eve Myles, Fox Broadcasting Company, Gracepoint, ITV, ITV Encore, James D'Arcy, Jurassic Coast, Kudos, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Meera Syal, Olafur Arnalds, Olivia Colman, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Somerset
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