Saturday, 25 March 2023

Reflections on ... Pearl (2022)

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Recently watched: Pearl (2022). Spare a thought for teenage newlywed Pearl (Mia Goth). It’s 1918, the US is plagued by a Spanish influenza ...
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Saturday, 18 March 2023

Reflections on ... The Horror Show! Exhibit at Somerset House

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  / The entrance to the exhibit at Somerset House suggested a gaping demonic mouth. Come on in! All photos by me unless stated otherwise! / ...
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Monday, 6 March 2023

Reflections on ... Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)

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  / Mae West in 1928 when she was appearing in her play Diamond Lil (which she later adapted for the screen as She Done Him Wrong (1933)) ...
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Saturday, 4 March 2023

Dolly Parton’s Southern Style Perfectly Moist Banana Flavoured Cake Mix – Part Deux!

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  In February our much-missed ex-pat friend Louise (aka “Weezie”) blew into London from her adopted home of Galloway, Ohio for a whirlwind v...
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Thursday, 2 March 2023

World Book Day 2023!

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“Liz Renay is a most unusual woman with a most unusual past. A prominent author recently said, “I looked into her eyes, and they held me, an...
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Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Next Lobotomy Room Film Club: The Star (1952) on 16 March 2023

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  / “Never has the Hollywood story been told so frankly … so boldly … so completely! Here is every woman who ever climbed the stairway to th...
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Sunday, 12 February 2023

Reflections on ... The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

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Recently re-visited: The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968). Tagline: “Overnight she became a star. Over many nights she became a legend.”   Kl...
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