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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Film Review – Battle of the Sexes
The famous “Battle of the Sexes” 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and former champion Bobby Riggs is dramatised to very agreeable effect in this satisfying drama, co-directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Featuring outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Films
Tagged Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Drama, Emma Stone, Film Reviews, Films, Steve Carrell, Tennis, True Story
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Interfaith Romance: An interview with DM Miller
In the next in my occasional interview series, I caught up with author DM Miller, whose interfaith romance Heart series, chiefly concerning the relationship between Muslim Abdul and Jewish Catherine, caught my interest some time ago. The Religion of the … Continue reading
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, based on a memoir by Peter Turner, is about the brief but passionate relationship between Peter and Oscar-winning but fading Hollywood star Gloria Grahame, who had memorable supporting roles in films like It’s a … Continue reading
Film Review – Justice League
A very troubled production history has beleaguered DC’s Justice League film. It had already been plagued by reshoots when personal tragedy meant director Zack Snyder had to be replaced by Joss Whedon. Another round of rewriting and reshoots ensued and, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Affleck, DC Comics, Films, Gal Gadot, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Superheroes, Zack Snyder
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Download The Birds Began to Sing FREE – for five days only
Love a gripping, page-turning psychological thriller? Download my novel The Birds Began to Sing absolutely FREE – for five days only! Here is the blurb from the back of the novel: When aspiring novelist Alice Darnell enters a competition to … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Books, Free books, Mystery, Simon Dillon, Suspense, The Birds Began to Sing, Thriller
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Film Review – The Death of Stalin
Very loosely based on the political tumult following Stalin’s demise, Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin is a superb, darkly hilarious historical satire, and a must-see for Iannucci fans. Amid the chaos and paranoia after Stalin’s death in 1953 Soviet … Continue reading
Film Review – Paddington 2
Every bit as good as it’s predecessor, Paddington 2 is an absolute blast for the entire family, and one of the best films I have seen this year. After the events of the first film, talking bear Paddington is happy … Continue reading
All my novels now available as paperbacks from Amazon
At long last, I have stopped procrastinating, deferring, delaying, dilly-dallying, putting off, hanging fire, dragging my feet, beating about the bush and taking a rain check (or a “precipitation verification” as I sometimes call it, since the expression, American in … Continue reading
Film Review – Murder on the Orient Express
Hercule Poirot’s luxuriant moustache is depicted far more as described in the novel in Kenneth Branagh’s new take on the Agatha Christie classic. Here the sheer volume of exquisitely groomed whiskers are endlessly distracting to quite amusing effect, far more … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Films, Hercule Poirot, Kenneth Branagh, Murder, Murder on the Orient Express, Mystery, Thriller
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Film Review – The Killing of a Sacred Deer
I’ll cut to the chase: director Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a stone cold masterpiece. Capitalising on the promise shown in his previous works, Dogtooth and The Lobster, here he crafts his best film yet; a … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Farrell, Films, Nicole Kidman, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Yorgos Lanthimos
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