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Swimming against the tide is one thing, but I’ve not found many takers for my opinion of Force Majeure, critical darling and Golden Globe nominee; I hated it. 440 more words via Downhill 2020 *** — The Film Authority

“Give us your politics, Elvis!’ demanded a voice at an Elvis Costello concert circa 1989. ‘Why, have you none of your own?’ caustically replied the beloved entertainer. 697 more words via At home with Seth Meyers and Steven Colbert circa March 2020… — The Film Authority

‘This is not America…’ sang David Bowie at the end of John Schlesinger’s under-seen espionage story, torn from the headlines and released to an uncaring audience circa awards –season January 1985. 727 more words via The Falcon and the Snowman 1985 ***** — New

Time to disavow another opinion; I was still at school when Desperately Seeking Susan came out, and the clips playing in rotation as promos for Madonna’s hit single Into the Groove made it look like a female Beverly Hills Cop. 475 more words via Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 **** — New

‘The best British comedy in years’ was how The Observer described Clive Owen’s comedy on release; it’s probably fair to say that the shadow thrown over popular culture by this vehicle for comedian Dick Emery is not one which has endured. 360 more words via Ooh…You Are Awful 1972 *** — New

A change of pace is required, perhaps; 1936’s My Man Godfrey is certainly something out of the ordinary, a screwball comedy, a massive hit at the time, but making all kinds of assumptions which seem fantastically odd by modern standards. 384 more words via My Man Godfrey 1938 **** — New

Wild horses couldn’t have dragged me into a cinema showing Overboard in 1987; a cute comedy with real life husband and wife Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn would have been somewhat passé in the year of Robocop and Angel Heart. 453 more words via Overboard 1986 **** — The Film Authority

A dear, departed friend appeared with British comic duo Morecambe and Wise as part of their much-loved television show, and told me this anecdote; after the show was taped, the cast were invited to fill a table at a black-tie do. 378 more words via The Magnificent Two 1966 *** — film-authority.com

After winning an Oscar for Get Out, his proposed Police Academy reboot is probably not looming large on Jordan Peele’s mind. That’s a pity, because if you strip back the Police Academy franchise to the bare roots, there’s significant if problematic American film in there. 598 more words via Police Academy 1984 **** — film-authority.com

It’s increasingly hard to find good films as opposed to original content on Netflix, while Amazon Prime seems to be pulling in a back catalogue of big films at an urgent rate. 424 more words via Midnight Run 1988 **** — film-authority.com