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The Missionary (1982)

In 1982, Monty Python began filming its swan song, The Meaning of Life (1983), which would close with the opening credits of 1969’s Flying Circus playing on a TV set drifting off into space – a fitting bookend to 15 … Continue reading

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Clash of the Titans (1981)

So yesterday I went to Thor: The Dark World (2013), and – probably because I had just re-watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) that morning, I was particularly struck by how far special effects have come, how casually sophisticated … Continue reading

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