Jay @CineEssentials

Film fan and cultural historian. Editor of film site https://t.co/zgkit2mBmT. Also international man of mystery (Saturdays only). cinemaessentials.com Marlinspike Hall Joined September 2011

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Jay @CineEssentials

3 years ago

Here's a movie quiz for Friday afternoon. 12 films with actors playing cops. It's a bit more difficult than I originally intended, but see how may you can name. cinemaessentials.com/2022/08/movie-… #quiz #movies

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3 years ago

Keanu Reeves was born on this day in Beirut in 1964. The perfect time to check out probably his greatest film, The Matrix: cinemaessentials.com/2019/10/the-ma… #BOTD

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3 years ago

In this post I take a look at the big screen version of the classic 1970s crime series The Sweeney, starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman: cinemaessentials.com/2022/02/sweene…

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3 years ago

Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien premiered on this day in 1979. Still a great film. #alien #sigourneyweaver

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3 years ago

Harold Russell as one of the returning war vets in the classic The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Russell won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a 2nd special Oscar, making him the only person to win two for the same role in the same film. #classicfilm #classichollywood #Oscars

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4 years ago

Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution stars Charles Laughton as a barrister defending Tyrone Power on a murder charge. Also in the mix is Power's wife Marlene Dietrich. This is one of the best courtroom dramas ever made. #AgathaChristie #Classicfilm cinemaessentials.com/2022/01/witnes…

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4 years ago

'Twas the night before Christmas and everyone was wondering "What's the best movie version of A Christmas Carol?" Well, wonder no more, because here's a list I made earlier: cinemaessentials.com/2017/12/best-f… #Christmas #Scrooge #ChristmasMovie

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4 years ago

I take a look at a classic crime film for Noirvember, Stanley's Kubrick's early feature The Killing, starring Sterling Hayden as the mastermind of a $2 million heist. #Noirvember #classicfilm #StanleyKubrick cinemaessentials.com/2021/11/the-ki…

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4 years ago

Richard Burton was born on this day in 1925. Star of Becket, Where Eagles Dare, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Look Back in Anger. Its the perfect time to check out his underrated gangster film Villain from 1971. #botd #RichardBurton #classicfilm cinemaessentials.com/2018/05/villai…

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4 years ago

This is my post exploring all 7 of the Amicus horror anthologies (and a few copycats too) for the Hammer-Amicus blogathon hosted by @realweegiemidge and @Barry_Cinematic #classicfilm #HorrorMovies cinemaessentials.com/2020/04/amicus…

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4 years ago

As #MichaelCaine announces he's retiring from acting, here's a shameless plug for my 12 underrated and overlooked Michael Caine films: cinemaessentials.com/2019/04/12-und…

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4 years ago

Did you ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?! The French Connection is 50 today! Check out the review, which is mercifully brief by my standards: cinemaessentials.com/2017/11/the-fr… #classicfilm

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4 years ago

The 1970s version of The 39 Steps doesn't seem to be that well known outside the UK, but this Robert Powell film is an entertaining period adventure. Here's my review for the Rule Britannia blogathon, hosted by @mercurie80: cinemaessentials.com/2021/09/the-th…

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4 years ago

Very sad to hear that the brilliant Sean Lock has died at only 58. One of the funniest men on TV, he will be sorely missed.

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4 years ago

The Hammer-Amicus blogathon is back! Book your choices now.

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4 years ago

This week I'm looking at Star Trek's big screen debut in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Starring Kirk, Spock, Dr McCoy and a woman with no hair: cinemaessentials.com/2021/07/star-t… #StarTrek

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4 years ago

This picture of Roger Moore in a cowboy hat never gets old. #classictv #RogerMoore

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4 years ago

Before he was Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood was Coogan, the Arizona lawman who always gets his man. In this post I take a look at the classic crime flick Coogans Bluff, from 1968: cinemaessentials.com/2021/03/coogan… #classicfilm #ClintEastwood