by NRB | 28 Mar 2024 | Non-fiction |
Cancel culture is nothing new: Scott Eyman’s biography shows how Charlie Chaplin’s fame was no protection when the tide turned against him. I flip-flopped into success from being a frightened, lonely person … Success brought life into focus and showed me the...
by NRB | 16 May 2014 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
When I was young, back in the late 1940s and early 1950s. I went often to Hollywood musical films, at first with my parents, later with my older sister or friends. I saw a great many – Annie Get your Gun, Oklahoma, Luxury Liner, Kiss Me Kate, Singin’ in the Rain,...
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