Author: John Spry
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“Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials” (2023) Television Series Sci-Fi Three Specials Written by: Russell T Davies Featuring: David Tennant and Catherine Tate The Doctor: “I really do remember, though. Every second with you. I’m so glad you’re back, ’cause it killed me, Donna. It killed me, it killed me, it killed me.” Donna Noble: “We can have more days, can’t we?…
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“Damages: The Complete Series” (2007-2012) Television Fifty Nine Episodes Created by: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman Featuring: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Željko Ivanek, Noah Bean, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson, Anastasia Griffith, Marcia Gay Harden, Timothy Olyphant, William Hurt, Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Dylan Baker, John Goodman and Ryan Phillippe Martin Cutler: “If you were…
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“The Invisible Monster” (1950) Science Fiction Running Time: 100 minutes Written by: Ronald Davison Directed by: Fred C. Brannon Featuring: Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, Stanley Price, John Crawford and George Meeker CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Slaves of the Phantom; 2. The Acid Clue; 3. The Death Car; 4. Highway Holocaust; 5. Bridge to Eternity; 6. Ordeal by Fire; 7. Murder Train; 8. Window of…
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“The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” (1994) Comedy Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Stephan Elliott Featuring: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Bill Hunter Bernadette: [to Shirley] “Now listen here, you mullet. Why don’t you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it’s the only bang you’re ever gonna get, sweetheart!” Few films…
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“Sing Sing” (2003) Drama Running Time: 105 minutes Written by: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Directed by: Greg Kwedar Featuring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José and Paul Raci Sean Johnson: “We here to become human again, to put on nice clothes and dance around and enjoy the things that is not in our reality.” “Sing…
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“Convoy” (1978) Action Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: B. W. L. Norton Directed by: Sam Peckinpah Featuring: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye and Ernest Borgnine Melissa: “Why do they call you the Duck?” Rubber Duck: “Because it rhymes with “luck.” See, my daddy always told me to be just like a duck. Stay smooth on the surface and paddle like…
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“Blake’s 7 : Series One” (1978) Television Series Sci-Fi Thirteen Episodes Created by: Terry Nation Featuring: Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Paul Darrow, David Jackson, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell, Jacqueline Pearce and Stephen Greif Vila Restal: [about Jenna] “She’s a big name. It’s an honor to be locked up with her.” Blake’s 7, created by Terry Nation, debuted in 1978 as a dystopian British sci-fi series that quickly…
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“A Bridge Too Far” (1977) War Drama Running Time: 176 minutes Written by: William Goldman based on A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan Directed by: Richard Attenborough Featuring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O’Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: “Remember what the general said; we’re the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in…
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“A Real Pain” (2024) Drama Running Time: 90 minutes Written and directed by: Jesse Eisenberg Featuring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes Benji Kaplan: “Dave, we’re on a fuckin Holocaust tour. If now isn’t the time and place to grieve, to open up, then I don’t know what to tell you, man.” “A Real…
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“Flying Disc Man from Mars” (1950) Science Fiction Running Time: 167 minutes Written by: Ronald Davidson Directed by: Fred C. Brannon Featuring: Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, James Craven, Harry Lauter and Richard Irving Trent: “You know, I’ve never flown one of these things before.” Flying Disc Man from Mars is a fascinating relic from the 1950s, encapsulating an era when science fiction…
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“Eureka” (2006 – 2012) Television Series Seventy Seven Episodes Created by: Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia Featuring: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Debrah Farentino, Jordan Danger, Ed Quinn, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Niall Matter, Matt Frewer, Tembi Locke and James Callis Marshall Jack Carter: [about heat signatures in the morgue] “I swear if this turns into a zombie attack, I am quitting!” Eureka is a captivating blend of science fiction, drama, and comedy that…
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“Wicked: Part 1” (2024) Musical Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman Directed by: Jon M. Chu Featuring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum Wizard: “The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy.” “Wicked,” the 2024 film adaptation of the acclaimed…
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“Conclave” (2024) Drama Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Peter Straughan Directed by: Edward Berger Featuring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini Lawrence: “Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand-in-hand with doubt. If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery. And therefore no need for faith. Let us pray that…
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“Anora” (2024) Drama Running Time: 139 minutes Written and directed by: Sean Baker Featuring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan and Aleksei Serebryakov Ani: “When you give me health insurance, workers’ comp and a 401K, then you can tell me when I work.” “Anora,” directed by Sean Baker, is a 2024 American comedy-drama that delves into the whirlwind life…
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“Judge John Deed” (2001 – 2007) Television Drama Twenty Nine Episodes Created by: G.F. Newman Featuring: Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Thorn, Louisa Clein and Simon Ward Judge John Deed: [sentencing the producer of a TV game show after a contestant has died] “Celebrity. The pursuit of the talentless, by the mindless. It’s become a disease of the twenty-first century. It pollutes our society,…
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“The Two Ronnies” (1971 – 1987) Television Comedy Ninety three Episodes Created by: Bill Cotton Featuring: Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Corbett: “And now, it’s goodnight from me…” Ronnie Barker: “…and it’s goodnight from him.” Few comedy duos have left as indelible a mark on British television as Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, collectively known as The Two Ronnies. Running from…
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“The Durrells” (2016 – 2019) Television Drama Twenty Six Episodes Created by: Simon Nye Featuring: Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Josh O’Connor, Daisy Waterstone and Callum Woodhouse Spiros Halikiopoulos: “Mrs. Durrells, I love to help, and your family gives me so many chances.” The Durrells, a charming British television series based on Gerald Durrell’s autobiographical trilogy, captures the whimsical adventures of the Durrell family…
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Trailer: “Superman” (2025) Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios have premiered the first trailer for James Gunn’s “Superman” film, the clip arriving approximately seven months ahead of the film’s release. The clip gives us good looks at both the new Superman and Lois Lane who are already in a relationship in the film. There’s also…
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“The Adventures of Merlin” (2008 – 2012) Television / Fantasy Sixty Five Episodes Created by: Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy Featuring: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, John Hurt and Nathaniel Parker [introduction to each episode] The Dragon: [voiceover] “In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on…
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“King of the Rocket Men” (1942) Sci-Fi Running Time: 1657/ 65 minutes Written by: Royal Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor Directed by: Fred C. Brannon Featuring: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven and I. Stanford Jolley Glenda Thomas: “Am I glad you caught up with me again.” Jeffrey King: “It’s getting to be a habit that I’d like to break.” Glenda Thomas: “Well, I…
