10 Tuesday Sep 2024
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Arthur Miller, Diana Dors, Italy, ITV, Jack Hylton, John F. Kennedy, Lookalikes, Marilyn Monroe, Milan, Opera, Rosalina Neri, The Misfits
Rosalina Neri, the singer and actress known as ‘la Marilyn Italiana’ (or ‘Marilina’) has died aged 96 after a short illness. Continue reading
23 Thursday Dec 2021
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A Year in Films and TV, Alexandre Rockwell, Barry Jenkins, Billie Holiday, Bloody Nose Empty Pockets, Chase Dillon, Chloe Zhao, Colson Whitehead, David Simon, Denmark, Diana Dors, Docudrama, HBO, I Never Cry, Jane Russell, Jeanette Nordahl, Joel Edgerton, John Garfield, Lana Rockwell, Marilyn Monroe, Melina León, Nella Larsen, Passing, Perry Mason, Peru, Piotr Domalewski, Rebecca Hall, Robert Machoian, Ross Brothers, Ruth Negga, Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Song Without A Name, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Sweet Thing, The Killing of Two Lovers, The Plot Against America, The Roads Not Taken, The Underground Railroad, Thuso Mbedu, Wildland, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Zofia Stafiej
After Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins triumphs again with his serial adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s historical fantasy, The Underground Railroad. As fugitive Cora, actress Thuso Mbedu is a guiding light, with able support from Joel Edgerton and Chase Dillon as her relentless pursuers. This small-screen masterwork is the cinematic event of the year. Continue reading
18 Tuesday Dec 2018
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A Year in Films and TV, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, Andrew Norman, BlackKKlansman, Carnival of Souls, Carnivale, Charles Casillo, Charlize Theron, Claire Trevor, Diana Dors, Elisa Jordan, Elizabeth Debicki, First Reformed, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harry Dean Stanton, Howard Hughes, I Am Not A Witch, Joaquin Phoenix, Julia Garner, Karina Longworth, Lady Bird, Lean On Pete, Leave No Trace, Louise Brooks, Lucky, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Morgan, Netflix, Ozark, Peterloo, Private Life, River's Edge, Saoirse Ronan, Sharp Objects, Shoplifters, Spike Lee, Sweet Country, Tamara Jenkins, The Florida Project, The Rape of Recy Taylor, The Rider, The Ruth Ellis Files, Thomas Gladysz, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tommy Redolfi, Tully, Widows, You Were Never Really Here
I’m lucky enough to live just around the corner from the Duke of York’s, England’s oldest independent cinema; and so this year I made the most of my Picturehouse membership. I like movies that blend a touch of realism with a sense of style: Sean Baker’s The Florida Project, Mike Leigh’s Peterloo and Kore-Eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters satisfied those needs. Continue reading
Tara Hanks 
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