Richard Luck
@rmgluck2017.bsky.social
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Writer/editor. Substack: As Luck Would Have It (
https://richardluck.substack.com/publish/home
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Now available on the BBC iPlayer, Mr Burton.
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Mr Burton
Film biopic about the power of an inspirational teacher and how talent can sometimes transcend the circumstances in which it is found.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002m3tl/mr-burton
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Just learnt of Lee Tamahori's passing. A career that yielded Once Were Warriors is worthy of acknowledgement.
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And with Quiz Show on Great! TV from 9pm, here's my piece for
@thenewworldmag.bsky.social
about American TV's first great scandal...
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Called in to question: The show that brought TV into disrepute
RICHARD LUCK looks back at one of the greatest and most defining scandals of the TV age. Among this year's most anticipated dramas is ITV's Quiz. Starring
https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/brexit-news-called-in-to-question-the-show-that-brought-tv-into-75644/
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Another FREE Substack post and the 100 has a new entry - Michael Apted's The Squeeze...
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100 -The Squeeze
When '70s British TV crime drama hit the big screen.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/100-the-squeeze
3 days ago
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On the anniversary of his passing, a FREE Substack piece on my idiosyncratic relationship with Steve McQueen...
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Me And Steve McQueen
This year almost saw me rekindle my relationship with the 'King of Cool'. Almost.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/me-and-steve-mcqueen?utm_source=publication-search
3 days ago
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A FREE Substack post - 10 Greatest Movie Hit-Men, Part One!
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10 Greatest Movie Hit-men - Part One
Killing is their business. And business is good.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/10-greatest-movie-hit-men-part-one
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A FREE Substack post - 10 Greatest Movie Hit-Men, Part One!
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10 Greatest Movie Hit-men - Part One
Killing is their business. And business is good.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/10-greatest-movie-hit-men-part-one
4 days ago
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Got admire the ambition of the Running Man ad campaign...
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Police manhunt after Algerian man mistakenly released from London prison - live updates
The Met say they were told by Wandsworth prison on Tuesday that the prisoner had been
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5ylvz217ept
5 days ago
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Another Substack Premium Post - the latest 100 entry: Cool Hand Luke...
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100 - Cool Hand Luke
A journey through 'my' films.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/100-cool-hand-luke
6 days ago
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Hats off to the BBC for restoring Peter Watkins' The War Game to the iPlayer.
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The War Game
Controversial drama depicting the consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain. The film was made in 1965 but not televised until 1985 as the BBC judged it 'too horrifying'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02zy7nt/the-war-game
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Another Substack Premium Post - the latest 100 entry: Cool Hand Luke...
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100 - Cool Hand Luke
A journey through 'my' films.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/100-cool-hand-luke
6 days ago
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It was
#onthisday
in 1985 that *this* first aired...
#edgeofdarkness
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Edge of Darkness - Series 1: 1. Compassionate Leave
Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074p8c/edge-of-darkness-series-1-1-compassionate-leave
6 days ago
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Another Premium Substack post - running the rule over Kill Bills: Vol.1 and 2...
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Kill Bill(s) - Under Review
A film of two halves.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/kill-bills-under-review
7 days ago
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Remembering the brilliant Ian Bannen who died on this day in 1999. Here he is having the shit kicked out of him by fellow Scot Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's The Offence.
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Remembering the brilliant Ian Bannen who died on this day in 1999. Here he is having the shit kicked out of him by fellow Scot Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's The Offence.
7 days ago
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Born
#onthisday
in 1913, Burt Lancaster. And while I know I've posted this FREE Substack piece before, you can never celebrate The Swimmer enough in my opinion...
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The Sober Companion - The Swimmer
John Cheever's acclaimed short story, Frank Perry's cult film, that Levi's advert - a couple of lengths with the cultural phenomenon.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/in-the-drink-the-swimmer?utm_source=publication-search
8 days ago
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Born
#onthisday
in 1913, Burt Lancaster. And while I know I've posted this FREE Substack piece before, you can never celebrate The Swimmer enough in my opinion...
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The Sober Companion - The Swimmer
John Cheever's acclaimed short story, Frank Perry's cult film, that Levi's advert - a couple of lengths with the cultural phenomenon.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/in-the-drink-the-swimmer?utm_source=publication-search
8 days ago
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Chin chin, Tchéky Karyo. So pleased he finally had his days in the sun. So sad they didn't last longer.
thenewworld.co.uk/brexit-news-...
#tchekykaryo
#themissing
#baptiste
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Julien Baptiste - Centre stage at last
Tchéky Karyo’s fame reaches a whole new level appearing as Baptiste
https://thenewworld.co.uk/brexit-news-westminster-news-baptiste-bbc-one-drama-8155624/
9 days ago
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Many happy returns, Michael Kitchen. And if you've never seen Unman, Wittering And Zigo, now's your chance...
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Watch Unman, Wittering and Zigo | Prime Video
When a young man takes a vacant teaching spot at a British public school he quickly learns he may have gotten into more than he expected. The upper class schoolboys, intent on scholarships, threaten t...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00FZIQZGA/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_Tn74RA_1_1_1?sr=1-1&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B00FZSW91A&qid=1761920467683
10 days ago
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Remembering Sean Connery who died
#onthisday
in 2020 - great in so many things but never better than in Sidney Lumet's The Hill.
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The Hill - Connery, Lumet And Their Under-sung British War Picture
A celebration of a picture that deserves a place in the British war movie pantheon.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/the-hill-connery-lumet-and-their
10 days ago
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Airing tomorrow on BBC Two at 11.40pm, Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now.
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Love and Death in Venice: Don't Look Now at 50
Cinema's most infamous sex scene; a shattering opening sequence and a truly unforgettable finale – Nicolas Roeg's Daphne du Maurier adaptation has lost none of its power with the passing of time
https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/love-and-death-in-venice-dont-look-now-at-50/
11 days ago
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Just been reminded of the couple whose wedding dance was to U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.
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Michael Winner was born on this day in 1935. Here he is selling condoms in Piccadilly Circus after losing a bet with Marlon Brando over the correct pronunciation of 'integral'.
11 days ago
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A FREE Substack post - John Carpenter's The Thing receives the Classic Scene treatment...
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Classic Scene - The Thing (1982)
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot..."
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/classic-scene-the-thing-1982
12 days ago
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Many happy returns, Kevin Macdonald. To mark the occasion, here's a Premium Substack post the making of his BAFTA-winning mountaineering documentary, Into The Void...
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Kevin Macdonald - Mountain Man
Talking the Oscar-winning director about the trails of his mountaineering documentary Touching The Void...
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/kevin-macdonald-mountain-man
13 days ago
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A short FREE Substack post - celebrating Ray Harryhausen's fx masterpiece, The Valley Of Gwangi...
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The Valley Of Gwangi - Under Review
Before there was CGI, there was RAY!
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/the-valley-of-gwangi-under-review
13 days ago
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A FREE Substack post to kick-off the week - The Player gets the Classic Scene treatment...
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Classic Scene - The Player (1992)
"No stars, just talent."
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/classic-scene-the-player-1992
14 days ago
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On what should've been his birthday, a free look at five of Bob Hoskins' greatest performances...
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Five Of The Best - Bob Hoskins
Still very much missed, still in a class of his own.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/five-of-the-best-bob-hoskins
15 days ago
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"Daylight savings time? Ha, I give it about six months." Norm Macdonald
15 days ago
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With School For Scoundrels on BBC Two at 12pm, here - FREE! - is my celebration of the life and times of the inimitable Terry-Thomas...
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Hard Cheese, Old Boy - The Tale Of Terry-Thomas
Celebrating Britain's favourite bounder.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/hard-cheese-old-boy-the-tale-of-terry?utm_source=publication-search
15 days ago
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Finally got around to watching the latest Jurassic World movie. The most far-fetched thing about it? In the future, people have grown bored with dinosaurs.
16 days ago
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Coming late to Apple TV's Severance, I was very chuffed when the writer Jerry Stahl popped up playing Magnus. As a big fan of the man and his work, here again - FREE! - is my piece on Jerry's Permanent Midnight, his extraordinary addiction memoir...
#severance
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The Sober Companion - Why Permanent Midnight Is The Ultimate Addiction Memoir
Jerry Stahl was a top TV writer with a bear of a drug habit. Here I celebrate the autobiography that helped me sober up.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/permanent-midnight-the-ultimate-addiction
16 days ago
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Coming late to Apple TV's Severance, I was very chuffed when the writer Jerry Stahl popped up playing Magnus. As a big fan of the man and his work, here again - FREE! - is my piece on Jerry's Permanent Midnight, his extraordinary addiction memoir...
#severance
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The Sober Companion - Why Permanent Midnight Is The Ultimate Addiction Memoir
Jerry Stahl was a top TV writer with a bear of a drug habit. Here I celebrate the autobiography that helped me sober up.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/permanent-midnight-the-ultimate-addiction
16 days ago
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On the anniversary of Vincent Price's passing, a Premium Substack piece on Michael Reeves, the young British filmmaker who directed the mighty Mr Price to one of his greatest performances in Witchfinder General...
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Michael Reeves - Bigger Than Death
Over 40 years on from his untimely passing, interest in the British filmmaker and his small but compelling body of work has yet to dim.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/michael-reeves-bigger-than-death
16 days ago
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A Premium Substack piece taking a look at a handful of cult movies including Aussie masterpieces like Peterson and The Last Of The Knucklemen...
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Cult Movies - Under Review
They're not for everyone but then that's kinda the point.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/cult-movies-under-review
17 days ago
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"Hello? I need a film clip that sums up 1980s West Germany in toto. Any clues?" "I believe I have just the thing, Sir."
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax with Lemmy (Motorhead)
YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRlvwDVuk0&list=RDcqRlvwDVuk0&start_radio=1
17 days ago
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Have been re-reading Werner Herzog's autobiography. As a young child, his pet goose was eaten by a wolf. It would seem Werner Herzog's life was Werner Herzog-ian pretty much from the off.
17 days ago
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A year-old today - a short piece about the terrible movies Sirs John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness and Laurence Olivier made in their twilight years. It can only be, Knights In Shite Cash-Ins!
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Knights In Shite Cash-Ins
British acting legends and the dire movies they appeared in in their twilight years.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/knights-in-shite-cash-ins
17 days ago
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Very sad to learn of the death of Soft Cell's Dave Ball. The first rehab I attended, we weren't allowed to listen to non-Christian music (oh, imagine the fun!) A month in, however, I was flicking through the TV channels when I chanced upon a TOTP2 repeat... /1
#daveball
#softcell
18 days ago
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A FREE Substack post - and after posting that atmospheric Straw Dogs photo, here's what I made of Sam Peckinpah's picture.
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Straw Dogs - Under Review
When Sam Peckinpah brought his unique brand of mayhem to the West Country...
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/straw-dogs-under-review
18 days ago
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Today's Premium Substack - and the Greatest Actor survey goes international!
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The Greatest Actors Of All Time! - Part Five
The rest of the world
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/the-greatest-actors-of-all-time-part-ee8
18 days ago
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Between the recent Sky History series on witchcraft and various pre-Halloween posts, there's been lot of talk of late about this chap, Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled Witchfinder General. What there's been less talk of is the economic benefits of his 'craft'. At the height of his... /1
19 days ago
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Dirk Bogarde, Accident,
@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
, 9.10pm
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Tonight on BBC Two at 12.10am, The Haunting.
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BBC Two - The Haunting
Four people spend the night in Hill House, which is said to be haunted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026ctl
19 days ago
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Today's Premium Substack post find me running the rule over three music documentaries, starting with John Dower's BritPop celebration Live Forever...
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Music Documentaries - Under Review
Putting non-fiction film under the microscope.
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/music-documentaries-under-review
19 days ago
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A short FREE Substack post - and with Halloween around the corner, now's the perfect time to get acquainted with Les Diaboliques...
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Les Diaboliques - Under Review
Sink or swim?
https://richardluck.substack.com/p/les-diaboliques-under-review
20 days ago
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Re: the recent passing of Drew Struzan, here's the documentary about the man and his work I've sometimes mentioned. Worth 97 minutes of anybody's time, if you're a Struzan fan, this is damn near essential.
#DrewStruzan
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Watch Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Prime Video
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00SBDQMNM/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_WdescK_2_2?jic=8%7CEgRzdm9k
20 days ago
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Many happy returns Everett McGill - still one of my favourite movie cavemen.
#questforfire
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If, like me, you love seeing Stephen Colbert shedding tears of laughter, the following excerpt from Too Funny To Fail is especially for you!
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Too Funny to Fail - Home Improvement time slot
YouTube video by YesDaddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDjnAdczQI
20 days ago
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Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery and Nicol Williamson, Robin And Marian, Film4, 4.30pm.
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