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Wednesday, not the day, the girl …
Tim Burton’s Wednesday, Cats – I was hugely sceptical until having realised the immensely talented adidas fan Miss Jenna Ortega had also appeared in various other televisual feasts I’d recently seen, most notably the second season of “You”. Spoiler Alerts, Cats … “Wednesday” may be among the last few gasps of Hollyweird greatness, which of…
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Sport – who really pays
After the Matildas lost their game to England last Wednesday the TV talking heads tried to outdo each other in their calls for more government spending on sport. It was probably inevitable that, sensing an opportunity to appease the women’s lobby and maybe garner a couple of votes, Albo swung into action and pledged $200…
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Rabz’ Radio Show August 2023: Cars
There has always been an intimate link between cars and contemporary music and car stereos (aka sound systems) enable the immediacy of that link. As the (almost) ultimate freedom machines, cars can enable a young man to impress an aesthetically pleasing young woman in more ways than might be immediately obvious. However – there is…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #80
Songs My Mother Taught Me Was the autobiography of actor Marlon Brando. Considered one of the greatest actors of the 20th century he is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting, to mainstream audiences. Born on April 3rd, 1924 and by the time he was…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #79
Nuts am I ? The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (released in 1948) written and directed by John Huston is a brilliantly sharp-edged study of the effects of greed on otherwise normal men, and one man in particular – Fred C. Dobbs, superbly realised by Humphrey Bogart. Dobbs and Bob Curtin (Tim Holt) are down…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #78
You must just remember this. Casablanca arguably remains Hollywood’s finest moment, a film that succeeds on such a vast scale not because of anything experimental or deliberately earthshaking in its design, but for the way it adhered to and reaffirmed the movie-making conventions of its day. This is the film that played by the rules…
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Rabz’ Radio Show July 2023: Music Videos
This is a difficult one, given that these monthly threads were always meant to be about the music. As far as I’m concerned there’s a golden rule regarding music videos – ideally, they should never be more memorable than the song. Having said that, if a great song has a great video, that’s a bonus.…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #77
Charles Calthrop. From start to finish, The Day Of The Jackal (released in 1973) is one stylish thriller that qualifies among the best of its genre. Based on Frederick Forsyth’s best-selling novel and handsomely photographed it is impressively acted by the entire cast, whilst showcasing Edward Fox as The Jackal in a performance of smooth…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #76
The Return of the Great Adventure With the impending release of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny it’s opportune to look back at the film that started it all Raiders Of The Lost Ark released way back in 1981. Nowadays we keep forgetting how magnificent blockbusters can be. Too much CGI makes everything possible…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #75
Tourists on the menu. The first time watching of a favourite film can be a particularly memorable event, and I will always recall my first viewing of Jaws when the family went to see it way back in the summer of 1976. It would have to rank as one of my top five most purely…