Tag Archives: Peter O’Toole

Film review | Lawrence of Arabia – David Lean’s epic biopic gets a 50th aniversary re-release

Fifty years old and still the benchmark by which all historical epics should be measured, Lawrence of Arabia, director David Lean’s stunning biopic of enigmatic British soldier and adventurer TE Lawrence gets a big screen re-release with Sony’s meticulous restoration … Continue reading

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Who won the Lawrence of Arabia 50th anniversary Blu-ray?

Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema, David Lean’s epic masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has been restored and released on Blu-ray in a two-disc set. To … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Paradox: Movies you have to see on the big screen

Well, it seems that my recent post about the benefits of a local cinema hit a nerve with many of you, judging by your many comments. Clearly, I’m not the only one longing for a picturehouse in close proximity to … Continue reading

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Dean Spanley Competition Winners

  Our competition to win a copy of the charming period comedy drama Dean Spanley on DVD is now closed. Thanks to Icon Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes. And well done to all our entrants who answered correctly that … Continue reading

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Out On DVD | Dean Spanley

Does cross-species reincarnation exist? That’s the idea entertained by the period comedy drama Dean Spanley, which comes out on DVD today. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Peter O’Toole star in this sweetly charming tale about an Edwardian cleric who believes he … Continue reading

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Win a copy of Dean Spanley on DVD

This competition has now closed. Does cross-species reincarnation exist? That’s the idea entertained by the period comedy drama Dean Spanley, which comes out on DVD on Monday 27th April.  Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and Peter O’Toole star in this sweetly … Continue reading

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The Best view | Dean Spanley

A shaggy dog story if ever there was, Dean Spanley is a slight but sweetly charming tale about an Edwardian cleric who believes he has had a past life as a dog. The film opens in 1904 in London, where … Continue reading

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The Best view | Caligula on DVD

It’s one of the most notorious films of the 1970s: a multi-million-dollar historical epic about the infamously decadent Roman emperor that boasted a script by novelist Gore Vidal, lavish sets by an Oscar-winning designer and a cast of distinguished British … Continue reading

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