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Roger Moore – Nobody Does It Better

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

We all have our own favourite James Bond actor and the films that go with it.  There are always a few who like Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby but when it comes down to it, the choice is usually between … Continue reading →

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North Korea – The Bad Hair Day Country

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

All these years that I have been blogging and only around 2 or 3 countries have never visited my blog.  This is my concerted effort to get 1 viewer from one such country, North Korea. If this doesn’t work then … Continue reading →

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Taboo

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

As always, I have been really very busy this spring but when I haven’t been busy then I have been engrossed in Taboo.   It’s set in the Georgian times but to call it a costume drama would be rather … Continue reading →

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So, we’re going on YouTube!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Sooooo, I’ve spent the last day or so creating two YouTube channels as it seems to be the way the world is going.   Unlike some channels, hopefully I can put up some videos of interest and perhaps even a … Continue reading →

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Lion – The Movie Review

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

I’m not lucky in many ways but one thing I am fortunate in is that I really know what sort of movies I like.   What I like is something substantial and thoughtful.  The majority of films I see advertised … Continue reading →

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A timely Sherlock Holmes tour of London

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

Originally posted on Luxereporter:
It’s 130 years since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock Holmes novel and his character is, after numerous incarnations on screens large and small, probably going stronger now than it has since the early…

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Why has 2016 seen so many celebrity deaths?

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

It was back in early spring that it was said that 2016 was obviously being written by Game of Thrones writer, George RR Martin.   The number of famous people who have died in 2016 is almost too big to … Continue reading →

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