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Absolutely rip—roaringly good. lets put that on the poster — surprisingly good. quick thoughts about dvds. the duke is out on dvd. this is the stranger—than—fiction true story about the theft of a painting, great performances by jim broadbent and helen mirren. i mention this because its directed by roger michell, whose last picture was elizabeth, a portrait in parts, which was in cinemas obviously for thejubilee and is now available on prime video. i thought the duke was very likable and...

Its absolutely fascinating to watch. and also, it works. i mean, the emotional beats get you. and im sitting there, im crying when im watching it thinking, "im really cross that its making me cry, "but its working really, really well." and tom cruise is really good in it. yes. and, yeah, its beautifully made. and for those of us of our generation, just those strains of that wonderful, wonderful music. yeah, but it starts off with kenny loggins. it starts with kenny loggins doing them. that was i...

A portrait in parts, which was in cinemas obviously for thejubilee and is now available on prime video. i thought the duke was very likable and very watchable and elizabeth is a very interesting documentary. and roger michell, a great man that we lost too soon. a great loss and a very, very talented and versatile filmmaker. and i actually think those two films demonstrate that perfectly. mark, thank you so much. and that is it for this week. enjoy your cinema—going wherever you choose to go an...

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