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Britain was hugely influential in the creation of the new wave of science fiction. But unlike America, virtually none of these texts made it to the screen. THE FINAL PROGRAMME is one of the very few exceptions.

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It’s nasty but good.

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Certainly in the 1970s & 1980s. Yeah, there are a smattering of others but v few

Britain was hugely influential in the creation of the new wave of science fiction. But unlike America, virtually none of these texts made it to the screen. THE FINAL PROGRAMME is one of the very few exceptions.

More 1970s Australian horror comics.

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“Who knows the ways of the human heart?”

Last night l watched Neil Jordan’s THE CRYING GAME for the 4th or 5th time (?). A lot of great performances in it but, for me, Jim Broadbent’s character steals the film, despite having very little to do. This line, in particular, l think about all the time

Sick of them, too.

Kind of bored with Mark Gatiss now.

Exactly. I mean, big League of Gentlemen fan, but enough is enough

Kind of bored with Mark Gatiss now.

“Who knows the ways of the human heart?”

Last night l watched Neil Jordan’s THE CRYING GAME for the 4th or 5th time (?). A lot of great performances in it but, for me, Jim Broadbent’s character steals the film, despite having very little to do. This line, in particular, l think about all the time

CP would be the closest. Others, SWP, RCP had influence in some cities, but none were mass

Depends what you mean by mass. None of them have really been ‘mass’

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This almost brought a tear to my eye. A small but important victory.

America, you must know by now, celebrities will not save you.

America, you must know by now, celebrities will not save you.

Yes

Renato Casaro poster illustration for Italian release of Norman Jewison’s ROLLERBALL (1975).

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Yeah, it is

Renato Casaro poster illustration for Italian release of Norman Jewison’s ROLLERBALL (1975).

Vale the great Italian poster artist Renato Casaro. Chances are you don’t know his name but if you are in any way into aesthetics of genre cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s, you sure as hell would have known his work.

Vale the great Italian poster artist Renato Casaro. Chances are you don’t know his name but if you are in any way into aesthetics of genre cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s, you sure as hell would have known his work.

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