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Tango & Clash!
Being the thrilling saga of how the infamous Stallone-Russell buddy disasterfest saw out the 1980s in appropriately chaotic style. First...

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Jun 23, 202412 min read
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The Abyss: Deep, Deep Down
Being the soggy tale of how James Cameron commandeered an abandoned nuclear reactor, half drowned his cast and delivered the greatest...

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Nov 17, 20238 min read
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Irwin Allen: The Disaster Artist
Being a blockbuster reckoning with the man who invented the disaster movie. First published in Empire Magazine, 2014 "I have the most...

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Mar 27, 202318 min read
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The Negotiator: The Sue Mengers Story
Being an (extended) account of the astonishing life and career of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's first superagent. Original version first...

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Mar 10, 202312 min read
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The Fall Of The Crow
Being the story of how Alex Proyas's adaptation of James O'Barr's dark fable would end in tragedy. First published in Empire Magazine,...

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Feb 13, 202311 min read
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Gordon's Alive! The Making Of Flash Gordon
Being the true story of one of the greatest, loopiest, sci-fi movies ever made. First published by Empire online, 2017. Sometime in early...

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Dec 22, 202213 min read
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True Bromance: The Corey Story
Being the sad ballad of Coreys Haim and Feldman, the teenage princes of 80s cinema. First published in Empire Magazine, October, 2017 A...

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Nov 30, 202213 min read
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John Holmes: The Real Boogie Knight
Being the hair-raising true story of John Holmes, hardcore's first male superstar. First published in Empire Magazine, February 2004...

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Nov 28, 202216 min read
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The Fantastic Mr Fox
Being a career interview with Michael J. Fox, for my money the finest light-comic actor of his generation. First published in Empire...

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Nov 23, 202214 min read
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The Fall Guys
Being the predictably tragic tale of a pair of world-class stuntmen who competed to see who could fall farthest. First published in...

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Nov 22, 202212 min read
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Elizabeth Holmes: The Blood Test
Being the true story of how wannabe tech-guru Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos took investors for a ten billion dollar ride....

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Nov 19, 202210 min read
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Epic Fail: Spidey On Stage
Being the true and terrible story of Julie Taymor's doomed attempt to put Spidey on the stage. First published in Empire Magazine, March,...

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Nov 15, 202218 min read
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Pete & Dud
Being the story of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's brilliant, doomed partnership. Originally published in Empire Magazine, April, 2011...

adam6am
Nov 13, 202217 min read
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The Original Natural Born Killers
Being a gruelling account of teenage thrill-seekers and cinematic lodestars Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. First published in...

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Nov 13, 202217 min read
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Doctor Devil And The Big Wombassa
Being a florid account of the wonder that is Jack Nicholson. First published in Edgar Magazine, May 2015 Is there anything in the...

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Nov 13, 20228 min read
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