Saturday, 30 November 2024

Dame Zandra Rhodes' Christmas Pop-Up on 28 November 2024

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  Last week, venerable fuchsia-haired doyenne of fashion Dame Zandra Rhodes threw open the doors to her salon to the public for her annual C...
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Friday, 22 November 2024

Reflections on ... Rent-A-Cop (1987)

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Recently watched: Rent-A-Cop (1987). When Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli were originally teamed for the 1975 film Lucky Lady, the result ...
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Monday, 30 September 2024

Reflections on ... The Substance (2024)

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  / Demi Moore in The Substance (2024) / Hagsploitation truly is the horror sub-genre that keeps on giving. Sparked by the unexpected succe...
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Wednesday, 4 September 2024

Reflections on ... The Weak and the Wicked (1954)

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  / Pictured: Diana Dors and Glynis Johns in The Weak and the Wicked (1954) / Recently watched: The Weak and the Wicked (1954) (re-titled ...
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Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Reflections on ... The Deliverance (2024)

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  Recently watched: Netflix’s The Deliverance (2024). Tagline: “Every family has its demons.”   Directed by the reliably juicy and lurid ...
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Saturday, 24 August 2024

Reflections on ... Faye (2024)

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  / Pictured: portrait of Faye Dunaway by Helmut Newton for Vanity Fair magazine, 1987 / Recently watched: Faye (2024), Laurent Bouzereau’s...
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Thursday, 11 July 2024

Reflections on ... MaXXXine (2024)

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Recently watched: MaXXXine (2024).   Tagline: “She’s gonna be a star no matter what it takes!”  MaXXXine , of course, represents the hotly a...
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