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How fitting that the Boris Johnson I know went down in a blazing shoot-out

There was something film noirish about Boris Johnson’s position. The film noir hero, usually played by Robert Mitchum or Fred MacMurray, is often a man of apprehension and talent, not, as is usually supposed, an illiterate mug. He knows from the beginning that his actions are self-destructive and will lead…

Evening Standard

Elvis Presley as Willy Wonka? The films the King of Rock’n’Roll almost made

West Side Story, Midnight Cowboy and The Godfather would all have been very different if Elvis had got his way – or if his manager Col Tom Parker hadn’t turned down so many roles on his behalf

The Guardian - UK

20 best film noirs: From Double Indemnity to Shadow of a Doubt

Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the 20 greatest film noirs of the classic era

The Independent UK

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Q&A: Mark Rylance on his still-evolving life in movies

With London’s stages closed for much of the pandemic, Mark Rylance — one of the theater’s most soulful actors — made six films

The Independent UK

By the Grace of God to 45 Years: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

François Ozon takes on child abuse in the French Catholic church, and Charlotte Rampling stars in the devastating drama about a 40th wedding anniversary gone sour

The Guardian - UK

Mitchell Ryan, ‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ actor dies at 88

His career spanned more than a half-century, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1958 Robert Mitchum film “Thunder Road.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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