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"I first heard 'Frank Sinatra' when Erasure where recording the album Erasure in 1994 at the Strongroom in Shoreditch East London, which has now become metrosexual electro Grand Central. I love her completely nonchalant don't give a fuck attitude on Hollywood Star, it kind of reminds me of my pre-Erasure work with Pierre Cope - very minimal. On 'Frank Sinatra' she sounds like a Russian Mafia gangster that would kill you stone dead. They're also brilliant live."

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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

7.0 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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Contemporary updating of Hammer's Dracula series, inspired by American International's Count Yorga...

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Enduring Song

Jesse Briton

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France, 1096. Matthew, a young French knight, sets out on the First Crusade. Behind him he leaves a...

Stuart Cooper recommended Ashes and Diamonds (1958) in Movies (curated)

Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

1958 | Drama, Romance, War

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"Andrzej Wajda’s films had an enormous influence on me as I began writing and directing. I had lunch with him at the National Film Theatre in London, after he had just made Everything for Sale, a film I loved. It was Wajda’s tribute to Zbigniew Cybulski, his friend and the star of Ashes and Diamonds, who died young. In Ashes, Cybulski plays a resistance fighter stranded by a sellout peace. His broodiness and manner seemed to mourn James Dean."

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Amen Dunes recommended Everyone is a Door by Panorama in Music (curated)

Everyone is a Door by Panorama

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"I was turned onto this record—and to Firecracker Recordings in general—in London at Kristina Records, the best record shop I’ve been to in a while. The Panoram record rules. Really abstract and minimal like a lot of stuff coming out this year, but has this very melodic, positive, clubby, acid/’90s vibe to it as well that I really love. The subtle club vibe reminds me of when I was a kid. Super nostalgic and musical."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated These Lost & Broken Things in Books

Sep 24, 2020

These Lost & Broken Things

Helen Sarah Fields | 2020 | History & Politics, Romance, Thriller

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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The protagonist of this book is Sofia Logan, a woman who suddenly lost her husband, and needs to learn how to survive in a very unwelcoming London, especially if you are a woman in 1905, and have two other mouths to feed. This book is told from Sofia’s perspective, and I really liked her as a character. The author is very detailed when it comes to Sofia’s thoughts and experiences, it is a blessing and a curse.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Business (2005) in Movies

May 30, 2020

The Business (2005)

2005 | Action, Crime, Drama

7.4

(5 Ratings)

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Good Gangster Film

Far from being in the same league as Goodfellas, Casino. However this is an enjoyable British film showing the rise and fall of an East London gangster getting involved in the drug scene in Spain. Set in the 80's with the typical fashion of the time but with a great soundtrack to boot. Quite violent, brutal and with a lot of swearing as well but an interesting story all the same.