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An Abraham Lincoln signed check written one week after being named the Republican presidential candidate sold for $35,255, according to Boston-based

100 years of the British phone box: a design icon on screen Ring in the centenary celebrations for the iconic telephone box with a round-up of some of its most memorable cinematic supporting roles. 22 May 2021 Local Hero (1983) Making its first appearance on Britain’s streets 100 years ago, the telephone box is often celebrated as one of our quintessential landmarks. On film, however, it tends to take on a more subversive role. As a space of secrecy for illicit negotiations or a means to co...

As libraries start a new chapter as they reopen as Covid-19 restrictions are eased we take a look at venues from back in the day.

Package Includes: Blu-ray Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer) Region: A MSRP: $24.99 The Production: 4/5 On a ship bound for England from the West Indies, Olivia Harwood (Ann Todd) – a missionary’s widow – meets the mysterious Mark Bellis (Ray Milland) while nursing him back to health from malaria. Upon arriving in Liverpool, Olivia is persuaded by Mark to let him live with her in the boarding house she inherited. Over time, it’s revealed that Mark is a con man whose previous escapades as an a...

▶︎ Phantom Thread is widely available on digital platforms, 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. The ‘phantom thread’ in the title of Paul Thomas Anderson’s eighth feature refers to a term that seamstresses working in the East End of Victorian London used to describe the sensation they felt after emerging from long, repetitive hours in the workshop. After returning home exhausted, the women would find their hands moving involuntarily, their fingers clasped as though sewing invisible, ‘phantom...