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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 14h

Got admire the ambition of the Running Man ad campaign... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

Police manhunt after Algerian man mistakenly released from London prison - live updates

The Met say they were told by Wandsworth prison on Tuesday that the prisoner had been

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 1d

Another Substack Premium Post - the latest 100 entry: Cool Hand Luke... richardluck.substack.com/p/100-cool-h...

100 - Cool Hand Luke

A journey through 'my' films.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 19h

Hats off to the BBC for restoring Peter Watkins' The War Game to the iPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

The War Game

Controversial drama depicting the consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain. The film was made in 1965 but not televised until 1985 as the BBC judged it 'too horrifying'.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 1d

Another Substack Premium Post - the latest 100 entry: Cool Hand Luke... richardluck.substack.com/p/100-cool-h...

100 - Cool Hand Luke

A journey through 'my' films.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 1d

It was #onthisday in 1985 that *this* first aired... #edgeofdarkness www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Edge of Darkness - Series 1: 1. Compassionate Leave

Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 2d

Another Premium Substack post - running the rule over Kill Bills: Vol.1 and 2... richardluck.substack.com/p/kill-bills...

Kill Bill(s) - Under Review

A film of two halves.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 2d

Remembering the brilliant Ian Bannen who died on this day in 1999. Here he is having the shit kicked out of him by fellow Scot Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's The Offence.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 2d

Remembering the brilliant Ian Bannen who died on this day in 1999. Here he is having the shit kicked out of him by fellow Scot Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's The Offence.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 3d

Born #onthisday in 1913, Burt Lancaster. And while I know I've posted this FREE Substack piece before, you can never celebrate The Swimmer enough in my opinion... richardluck.substack.com/p/in-the-dri...

The Sober Companion - The Swimmer

John Cheever's acclaimed short story, Frank Perry's cult film, that Levi's advert - a couple of lengths with the cultural phenomenon.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 3d

Born #onthisday in 1913, Burt Lancaster. And while I know I've posted this FREE Substack piece before, you can never celebrate The Swimmer enough in my opinion... richardluck.substack.com/p/in-the-dri...

The Sober Companion - The Swimmer

John Cheever's acclaimed short story, Frank Perry's cult film, that Levi's advert - a couple of lengths with the cultural phenomenon.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 4d

Chin chin, Tchéky Karyo. So pleased he finally had his days in the sun. So sad they didn't last longer.
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Julien Baptiste - Centre stage at last

Tchéky Karyo’s fame reaches a whole new level appearing as Baptiste

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 5d

Many happy returns, Michael Kitchen. And if you've never seen Unman, Wittering And Zigo, now's your chance... www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

Watch Unman, Wittering and Zigo | Prime Video

When a young man takes a vacant teaching spot at a British public school he quickly learns he may have gotten into more than he expected. The upper class schoolboys, intent on scholarships, threaten t...

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 5d

Remembering Sean Connery who died #onthisday in 2020 - great in so many things but never better than in Sidney Lumet's The Hill. richardluck.substack.com/p/the-hill-c...

The Hill - Connery, Lumet And Their Under-sung British War Picture

A celebration of a picture that deserves a place in the British war movie pantheon.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 6d

Airing tomorrow on BBC Two at 11.40pm, Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. www.thenewworld.co.uk/love-and-dea...

Love and Death in Venice: Don't Look Now at 50

Cinema's most infamous sex scene; a shattering opening sequence and a truly unforgettable finale – Nicolas Roeg's Daphne du Maurier adaptation has lost none of its power with the passing of time

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 6d

Just been reminded of the couple whose wedding dance was to U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 6d

Michael Winner was born on this day in 1935. Here he is selling condoms in Piccadilly Circus after losing a bet with Marlon Brando over the correct pronunciation of 'integral'.

Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 7d

A FREE Substack post - John Carpenter's The Thing receives the Classic Scene treatment... richardluck.substack.com/p/classic-sc...

Classic Scene - The Thing (1982)

"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot..."

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 8d

Many happy returns, Kevin Macdonald. To mark the occasion, here's a Premium Substack post the making of his BAFTA-winning mountaineering documentary, Into The Void...

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Kevin Macdonald - Mountain Man

Talking the Oscar-winning director about the trails of his mountaineering documentary Touching The Void...

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 8d

A short FREE Substack post - celebrating Ray Harryhausen's fx masterpiece, The Valley Of Gwangi... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-valley...

The Valley Of Gwangi - Under Review

Before there was CGI, there was RAY!

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 9d

A FREE Substack post to kick-off the week - The Player gets the Classic Scene treatment...

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Classic Scene - The Player (1992)

"No stars, just talent."

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 10d

On what should've been his birthday, a free look at five of Bob Hoskins' greatest performances... richardluck.substack.com/p/five-of-th...

Five Of The Best - Bob Hoskins

Still very much missed, still in a class of his own.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 10d

The Ghost Of Tom Joad, The Wrestler.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 10d

"Daylight savings time? Ha, I give it about six months." Norm Macdonald

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 10d

With School For Scoundrels on BBC Two at 12pm, here - FREE! - is my celebration of the life and times of the inimitable Terry-Thomas... richardluck.substack.com/p/hard-chees...

Hard Cheese, Old Boy - The Tale Of Terry-Thomas

Celebrating Britain's favourite bounder.

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Richard Luck @rmgluck2017.bsky.social · 11d

Finally got around to watching the latest Jurassic World movie. The most far-fetched thing about it? In the future, people have grown bored with dinosaurs.