SPARTACUS - "I'M SPARTACUS!" Very few 3 hour films hold my attention for the full duration and, to my surprise, this is one of them. Kubrick's epic work here is astounding with sterling performances from the cast (Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov and more). Incredible!
To quote @weirdwyrdweird.bsky.social "Possibly the only librarian action hero". Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Anthony Head. He managed to tread comedy, horror, fantasy, and drama and naturally fit like a glove into every single one. Pour out a little Nescafe Gold Blend in tribute. R.I.P.
Not Anthony Head! This is devestating news. What an actor! I always wish I had seen him play Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror. Can you imagine how good that would have been?! He was so talented and apparently an absolute sweetheart. Let us all raise a mug of Nescafe Gold blend in his honour. R.I.P. ðŸ˜
ROBOT DREAMS - I did like this but people had hyped it too much for me so it wasn't as good as I'd anticipated. There is an overuse of Earth, Wind and Fire's 'September' (and that's one of my fave songs). However, the jazzy music score is utterly beautiful and I could listen to that just on its own.
Thanks again so much to all my guests this series and to you for listening and following. I really do love making this show. Series 6 production already underway. Watch this space. In the meantime, I'm getting ready for my holiday! X
Last night, I saw Lil Wenker 'Boyking' at Soho Theatre. What a show! Hysterical and accomplished character and clown narrative comedy from a massively talented and incredibly likeable performer. And this was just a work-in-progress! You have to see it!