Author: Rob Williams
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Halloween Movie Classics – Night Of The Demon -1957
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in HorrorDespite me having said on many occasions that I not a fan of horror films as a genre, there are, however, one or two exceptions to my self imposed rule. Seeing as how it is the Halloween season I thought I’d have a little watch of one or two. The first one is nearly as…
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RunPee Horror Hub
We all like a good scare. Well…we all like a good scare that doesn’t come when you open a letter from the bank or a utilities company. There is a lot of discussion of why we like to be made to feel uncomfortable and I am nowhere near qualified enough to weigh in on any…
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Captain America: Brave New World – What You Need To Know
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Ah, yes…Captain America. I don’t pretend to know all the mythology as laid down in the comic books due to never having read them! All I know is what I’ve seen on various screens large and small. Also, the plot is seriously under wraps; I’m guessing that means no part for Tom Holland then! Also,…
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Reacher: Season 2 – What You Need To Know
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I said elsewhere how much I enjoyed the Jack Reacher series whether it was on the page, the cinema screen, or on the TV. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that I am chuffed to bits that the second season has actually started filming. Who is Reacher? Jack Reacher was a major…
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Best Of British Biographies – Robbie Coltrane
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in BiographyIn 2006 the Loch Ness monster, Robert Burns, Sean Connery, Robert the Bruce, and William Wallace were placed as the top five in a poll of UK adults looking for the most famous Scot. The person who was placed sixth was Robbie Coltrane. I have only just finished a biographical piece following the death of…
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Best Of British Biographies – Angela Lansbury
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in BiographyLast night I heard the sad news of the passing of Angela Lansbury. As is my habit, I posted something along the lines of “Aww…Angela Lansbury has died” to my FaceBook page. Usually that just means a few people add a “Sad” react emoji and that’s about it. This time, though, there were comments along…
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Indie Short Review – Yard Kings
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I do like a short! I think we’ve all sat through a full length feature film and thought “well, that’s two hours I’ll never get back!” At least with a short film you haven’t wasted too much time. I also remember a time when a trip to the cinema included a short or two before…
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RunPee James Bond Hub
Let’s face it, the man’s an icon. Since the mid-fifties, when the original novel was written, James Bond has been the epitome of cool, class, and creepiness, depending on when you want to look at him. Over the years he’s spawned copycats, clones, and parodies. If you want to kill an hour or two, just…
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Deadpool 3 – What You Need To Know
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Deadpool is one of those areas of the greater Marvel Universe which is a blank to me. I’ve said elsewhere that I preferred Marvel comics over the DC ones. However, I stopped reading comics of any flavour back in the early seventies. As a result, I’d never heard of Deadpool before the film came out.…
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Casino Royale – 1967 vs 2006
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Two films forty years apart but based on the same source novel. It’s not Sherlock Holmes, A Christmas Carol, or even La Planète Des Singes but this story has a few twists in the story of getting it from paper to celluloid. It is Casino Royale: the first Bond novel written and, subject to debate,…
