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WolfmanOz at the Movies #5
“Bond. James Bond” And with those 3 words spoken after 8 minutes into Dr. No, a cultural and movie icon was born, 60 years ago ! Initially created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953 in which the American singer Hoagy Carmichael was Fleming’s vision of the character. But when the first Bond film Dr. No…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #4
Well we could probably do with a bit of cheering up now. So, to get the smile on our faces let’s look at a film that’s 100 years old this year! Buster Keaton’s comedy short Cops tells the tale of a man who inadvertently is mistaken for a terrorist at a police parade and is…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #3
We have certainly been living in strange times at present. I’m sure that most of us would say that what we are seeing now would be in the realm of dsyoptia; something unimaginable only 5 years ago. So this weeks theme is looking at dsyoptian movies which mostly relate to an imagined state or society…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #2
Everyone loves a line and a quote from a movie Whether it be dramatic or comedic there’s always a pithy line or two from countless movies that everyone can either relate to or enjoy. One of my favourites, is from a now often forgotten comedy from the early 1930s, Dinner At Eight. It’s still priceless…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #1
Well with Christmas upon us it would be a good place to start the Weekly Film Thread for Cats to post their most memorable Xmas movies, to get their minds off the insanity of the world today. To start things off I’ve always had a soft spot for the 1970 musical Scrooge starring Albert Finney in the…