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Film review | The Rum Diary – Johnny Depp & Bruce Robinson raise a glass to Hunter S Thompson

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Jason Best

Stir together Johnny Depp, Bruce Robinson and Hunter S Thompson and you’d think you would get a pretty intoxicating cocktail. Yet the combination of Hollywood maverick Depp, Withnail & I director Robinson and legendary Gonzo writer Thompson on this screen … Continue reading →

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News Hound | Nigella Lawson inspires Tim Burton and Bruce Willis wants to Die Hard a fifth time

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Adele Craciun

Tim Burton says that his inspiration for the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland comes from UK’s very own Nigella Lawson. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Giovanni Ribisi has only great things to … Continue reading →

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The Best view – Swing Vote

Posted on 26 September 2008 by Jason Best

With the American presidential race getting scarier by the day, surely only the savage iconoclasm of Hunter S Thompson could do justice to the election’s madness and mendacity. Just imagine the ferocious spleen the author of

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52nd Times BFI London Film Festival – first look at this year’s lineup

Posted on 10 September 2008 by Jason Best

I’ve just returned hotfoot from the press launch of this year’s Times BFI London Film Festival, clutching a copy of the hefty programme. It’s over a hundred pages, so it will take me a while to get to grips with … Continue reading →

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