Tag Archives: Hollywood

THE COMANCHE FROM BERLIN: JULIA ROBB’S ‘DANCES WITH WOLVES’

Posted on December 20, 2015 by [email protected]

We all remember Kevin Costner’s best movie, Dances with Wolves, in which Mary McDonnell played a white woman who had been captured and raised by the Sioux. This wasn’t the product of a Hollywood scriptwriters’ imagination. It was a fate … Continue reading →

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In Like Flynn

Posted on August 31, 2015 by [email protected]

During the 1940’s the name Errol Flynn became synonymous with silver screen swashbuckling and romantic heroism. The truth was a touch less glamorous; when Flynn tried to enlist in the army in 1942, he failed the physical exam due to … Continue reading →

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Sex, Lies and Braveheart

Posted on August 25, 2015 by [email protected]

Braveheart won five Academy Awards on its release twenty years ago and took its place in the pantheon of iconic historical movie epics. For a lot of people, it remains the one thing they remember about Scottish history. Which is … Continue reading →

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STAY WEIRD

Posted on February 25, 2015 by [email protected]

Stay weird. That was the message from Graham Moore when he won the little bald naked man for his screen adaption of The Imitation Game. It’s the story of Alan Turing, the man credited for inventing the first analogue computer … Continue reading →

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THE ENIGMA BEHIND THE ENIGMA

Posted on January 23, 2015 by [email protected]

So who was the enigma behind the Enigma in that movie with Brendan Cumberbatch? His name was Alan Turing and The Imitation Game portrays the seminal moments in the life of one of Britain’s top code breakers. Turing led Hut … Continue reading →

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THE SECRET TO BEING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD

Posted on January 18, 2015 by [email protected]

In 1938 Louis B Mayer called her the most beautiful woman in the world and the press clamored to learn her secret. She famously said there was nothing to being beautiful; all she had to do was stand there and … Continue reading →

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I WAS GOING TO WRITE A LONG POST ON NOT BEING LAZY BUT I CAN’T BE BOTHERED

Posted on January 13, 2015 by [email protected]

Last night at dinner my sister in law accused my brother of being lazy. ‘I am not lazy,’ he said. ‘I AM NOT LAZY! … I just can’t be bothered.’ I hope that clears up any confusion. Oh bro, you’re … Continue reading →

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2B OR NOT 2B? ROBIN WILLIAMS DOES SHAKESPEARE

Posted on November 3, 2014 by [email protected]

The late Robin Williams with his take on Shakespeare. Robin, we miss you. We know Shakespeare was England’s greatest dramatist. But did you know his cousin was the world’s first gumshoe? EVERY MONTH YOU COULD WIN A COPY OF ONE … Continue reading →

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Brush up your Shakespeare!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by [email protected]

Brush up your Shakespeare - from Kiss Me Kate … If your blonde won’t respond when you flatter ‘er Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer If she fights when her clothes you are mussing What are clothes? Much ado about … Continue reading →

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THE DANGERS OF OMNIPOTENT VOICE IN FICTION

Posted on October 2, 2014 by [email protected]

A very funny video, illustrating the dangers of omnipotent voice in fiction. If you are easily offended, don’t watch this. If not, you’re in for a belly laugh. WIN A COPY OF ROUGH JUSTICE, JUST RELEASED TODAY!!! JUST SUBSCRIBE TO … Continue reading →

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