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Family Likeness

Caitlin Davies

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In a small Kent town in the 1950s, a bewildered little girl is growing up. Ostracised because of her...

What a Way to Go

Julia Forster

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1988. 12-year-old Harper Richardson's parents are divorced. Her mum got custody of her, the Mini,...

Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Who am I, again? in Books

Jul 24, 2020

Who am I, again?

Lenny Henry | 2019 | Biography

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I have seen Lenny Henry in many things over the years and I don't know why but i always assumed he walked straight into television, boy was i wrong. Here is an in-depth look at life growing up in 70's England and the prejudices and racism that was so prevalent in our society (and still is unfortunately). From 3 minute stints at impressions to being Trevor Mcdonut on TISWAS. Its a wonderful read and a real eye opener on what society and the entertainment industry was like. Lenny paints a picture of a time when being 'black' was a joke in itself and his frank account of incidents is a revelation (sometimes a disturbing one). Definitely a great read :)

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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

8.1 (22 Ratings) Rate It

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The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. The...

Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook: A Follow-Along Book

Dana Gunders

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Despite a growing awareness of food waste, many well-intentioned home cooks lack the tools to change...

Sharlto Copley recommended The Goonies (1985) in Movies (curated)

The Goonies (1985)

1985 | Adventure, Comedy

8.5

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"I definitely have films that, for whatever reason, had an impact on me. One of the first ones is The Goonies, which I watched when I was a little kid growing up in South Africa. I actually came home from watching The Goonies and planned a whole movie that I recorded on the tape recorder. It was about some kids in a gang. They stumble upon a stolen piece of art. It’s actually not such a bad idea now that I think about it. [The Goonies] was definitely one of those films that I distinctly remember pushing me into, “This is what I’m going to do.” I’d been playing around with the camera, but that was like the turning point for me, The Goonies."

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Will Young recommended Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John in Music (curated)

"[sings] "When am you gonna come down?" That was a late entry. It was another album that my parents had. It was before I got into Elton John, because I knew of him growing up from 'I'm Still Standing'. Then I listened to this record, and I was: "Oh my god, this dude smashed America", and he was one of the biggest pop stars around, but I hadn't discovered how amazing the actual songwriting was, and on that record you really did - each track was so individual. It's also great to hear how groundbreaking it all was, and how extraordinary his music was. Again, a very varied record that you can't pin down, but it's so cohesive in its entirety."

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Raul Castillo recommended Night of the Living Dead (1968) in Movies (curated)

"Growing up, I had a poster of the mid-nineties Tony Todd remake of Night of the Living Dead hanging on my bedroom wall that I had gotten it from the local video store when they were planning on tossing it. I love the remake, but it was the original George Romero black-and-white film that made me want to be a storyteller. It made me want to be a horror movie makeup artist. Making movies looked like fun! And looking back, aside from all that, the film has a racial and social component that I think elevated it beyond the typical horror film. And it was cool to see a Latino last name in the credits, quite frankly."

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Ed O'Brien recommended Chopin: Nocturnes by Vladimir Ashkenazy / Virtuoso Series in Music (curated)

"Classical music reminds me a lot of when I was growing up. I learned violin and trumpet in school, and I sang; my mum listened to classical music a lot, too. All of it I discarded at thirteen, of course, when I became a teenager, as you do. But Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were always there at home. They were this incredible musical wallpaper.  I didn't know Chopin's Nocturnes, though, until my wife introduced me to them about twenty years ago. Because of that, they're very dear to me. This music is properly of the night in its melodies, and the sparseness of its arrangements. The playing by Ashkenazy is incredible, too. It's music that goes straight through you, in the best possible way. "

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