Tim Almond

As a fan of both Star Wars and PT Anderson, this rates as genius.

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I note that Ridley Scott has a really, truly, honestly, last and final, definitive director’s cut of Blade Runner called The Final Cut. It’s easy to see how films with the impact of Blade Runner, Amadeus or Apocalypse Now get this treatment, because they have a huge geek following that will buy them up.
But Shanghai […]

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The AFI have today voted for Citizen Kane as the greatest American movie ever made.
I saw Citizen Kane some time ago, and whilst it’s a good movie, it didn’t do a great deal for me. I’ve seen a whole heap of classics that I’ve enjoyed more: Casablanca, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, His Girl Friday.
What I […]

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From the Daily Mail
This week, Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow brings his mixture of menace and mockery back to the big screen in Pirates Of The Caribbean 3. But the real pirate he is based on would have eaten the skittish Jack Sparrow for breakfast and spat out his bones into the deep […]

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1. Which 1992 film received a nomination which gave away the plot twist? 
The Crying Game, for Jaye Davidson’s nomination. If you don’t understand why, email me, as I don’t want to give it away. 
2. Who is the only actor to have won 2 Oscars for the same performance?
Harold Russell, a wartime amputee in Best Years […]

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A bit of fun…
1. Which 1992 film received a nomination which gave away the plot twist? 
2. Who is the only actor to have won 2 Oscars for the same performance?
3. Which director didn’t collect his Oscar in person because he was playing clarinet that night?
4. What is the only animated movie to have received a […]

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Channel Five were showing The Terminator on Friday night. I haven’t seen it in a while, and it’s a great perennial that I can’t resist watching, like Where Eagles Dare and Casablanca.
I decided to check what "trivia" there was for it. It’s got one I’ve never heard before:-
"O.J.Simpson was considered for the role of the […]

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Tron’s not a great movie, but the light cycles sequence was very cool.

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A* grades for brightest A-level students
(if you’re puzzled, click here) 
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