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Author: john hobson

The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog (1927)****

August 30, 2020 john hobson #AugustProject, Film & TV

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock The first real Hitchcock film, The Lodger uses the idea of a Jack the Ripper type serial killer on the prowl in Twenties London. There’s a trademark opening murder of a

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Tenet **

August 26, 2020 john hobson Film & TV

Directed by Christopher Nolan Sooner or later, Christopher Nolan was bound to produce a dud. It’s just a bit unfortunate that it’s with Tenet, a film pushed to encourage people to return to the Cinema.

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Casablanca***** The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp****

August 25, 2020 john hobson Uncategorized

In 1943, the top three box office hits in the UK were In Which We Serve, Casablanca and Colonel Blimp. By chance I saw the latter two on the same day which gives a chance

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Solar Lottery*

August 12, 2020 john hobson Books

by Philip K Dick Solar Lottery was the first full length novel by Philip K Dick’s to be published. Be under no illusions, this is hard going. The basic plot concerns an attempt to overthrow

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The Pleasure Garden (1925)

August 1, 2020 john hobson #AugustProject, Film & TV

Alfred Hitchcock’s first film as solo director (and the first film he was involved in to survive) is The Pleasure Garden, a typical melodrama where two hoofers discover and lose love. A major obstacle in

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#AugustProject

August 1, 2020 john hobson Books, Film & TV, Music

The post Lockdown period has proved the most stressful, like living outside the world. With the likelihood of a return to the total lockdown possible, it seems a good time to try and accept this

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Eurovision****

July 2, 2020 john hobson Film & TV

Director: David Dobkin …although for those who hate Eurovision, I’d suggest it’s 5* purgatory. As camp and as ridiculous as the real thing,  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a great romp

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The Fallen Series***

May 4, 2020 john hobson Film & TV

Lockdown has presented a problem. Whilst challenging films can work a treat in a cinema, at home you are faced with access to mobiles, drink and nibbles, an undercurrent of unease and a desire to

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