Author: Rob Williams
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Oscar Nominations 2023
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It’s that time of year again! The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards have been announced. And, guess what…we’re a cinema-centric organisation, so we do tend to take an interest in this sort of thing. Of all the titles mentioned in the most prestigious categories we’ve seen and reviewed around half so…what did we think…
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Best Of British Biographies – John Hurt
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in BiographyThere was a meme I saw recently which said “Which singer can you recognise from the first note?” If you are interested, my thoughts ran to Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel, and Roger Hodgson. But then I wondered if there was something similar with actors; are there any actors you can recognise as soon as they…
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Entrepreneurship: Captain Of Your Ideas – A RunPee Book
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in RunPeeWelcome to what is the first book out of RunPee Towers! It’s written by the man who started it all, our very own Dan Gardner. Entrepreneurship: Captain of your Ideas is a concise blend of advice and inspiration to help entrepreneurs nurture their Fabulously Great Notion along the winding path to success. This is a…
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We’re Still Up And Running So You Can Be Up And Peeing!
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in RunPeeHi there everyone! Just a quick reminder that we here at RunPee Towers are back full time following all that COVID-19 malarky! Films are being watched, Peetimes are being calculated, reviews are being written and it is all being posted ready for you to read. We’ve all had an unusual couple of years. This sort…
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Get Your Knives Out!
Way back in 2019, before the days of Plague 2.0, there was a film which took the whodunnit theme, gave it a good shaking, brought it up to date, and whacked it onto the big screen. That film was Knives Out and we were all over it. I went to see it a few…
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Welcome To January…The Dump Month?
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Ah January. The start of a new year. Fresh starts, new beginnings, and resolutions that can last as long as a week. Everything is all hunky dory and sparkly bright. That is, until you realise that one of the alternative names for January, in the film industry at least, is the Dump Month. The thinking…
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Christmas TV Movie Review – Christmas Carole
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It seems a bit obvious but, just in case you didn’t get here via the Scrooge/Christmas Carol hub, this is a modern day reinterpretation of A Christmas Carol. Christmas Carole sets the story in the present day with Scrooge being replaced by the eponymous Christmas Carole MacKay (Suranne Jones). The rest of the story is,…
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Movie Review – The Amazing Maurice
It’s the end of the Christmas holidays. My good lady wife and I find ourselves tasked with looking after our granddaughter, Alice. Alice is nine, going on 36, and starting to hit that time of life when you need to check everything; she gets annoyed if we park in a “Parent and Child” slot, insists…
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The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar – What You Need To Know
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Roald Dahl has proven to be a rich source of stories for film makers: The BFG, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, and The Witches are all Dahl stories that have been filmed during this millennium. Indeed, four of those five titles have been filmed more than once. It can’t be denied…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #146 (December 28th, 2022)
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in NewsletterThe app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Happy Whatever You Celebrate At This Time Of Year! It’s this time of year again and we at RunPee would love to wish the compliments of whichever winter holiday you’re celebrating. We wish you a…
