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BIZARRE: 3 - You Need To See This

In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…

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The 10 worst Oscar acceptance speeches of all time: ‘You like me, you really like me!’

Some are too saccharine, others too long – and the worst are when an actor thinks only of themselves

The Independent UK

Streaming: the best films about journalism

Gritty drama She Said, about the two reporters who exposed Harvey Weinstein, joins newsroom classics from His Girl Friday to All the President’s Men

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The 10 worst Oscar acceptance speeches of all time: ‘You like me, you really like me!’

Some are too saccharine, others too long – and the worst are when an actor thinks only of themselves

The Independent UK

‘You like me, you really like me!’ The 10 worst Oscar acceptance speeches of all time

Some are too saccharine, others too long – and the worst are when an actor thinks only of themselves

The Independent UK

Movies about movies – ranked!

Odes to cinema from Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Damien Chazelle will jostle for Oscar glory next year – until then, here are 20 of the best films about film-making well worth dimming the lights for

The Guardian - UK

Actor Kamal Haasan and writer Jeyamohan discuss world literature, filmmaking and the power of narrative

Jeyamohan’s new book ‘Stories of the True’, the translation of his well-known short story collection ‘Aram’, will be out soon

The Hindu

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64 years ago, Hollywood made the most rip-roaring Viking movie ever

Richard Fleischer’s 1958 widescreen spectacle, 'The Viking,' hails from a different era, one that supplied reliable Sunday afternoon movies in an earlier era when you’d just curl up in front of the TV to see what was on.

Inverse

Martin Schram: Seven days in May — saving America from within

“Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about right-wing Pentagon generals who tried to topple the U.S. government.

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‘Name names? Never, never, never!’ Lee Grant on her decades of defiance

The Oscar-winning actor lost 12 years of her career refusing to out her partner as a communist, then had to endure his lectures about Marx while being treated as a ‘maid’. But a remarkable third act as a documentarian showcased her unique voice

The Guardian - UK

The 10 worst Oscar acceptance speeches of all time

Some are too saccharine, others too long – and the worst are when an actor thinks only of themselves

The Independent UK

A piece of Hollywood history: Kirk Douglas’ Beverly Hills home sells for £1 million over the asking price

Inside the one-storey Beverly Hills home with its very own Walk of Fame.

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