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Bridegroom
From the opening scenes of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s heartbreaking documentary which covers the accidental death of 29 year old Tom Bridegroom you know that the story is going to be overwhelmingly sad, but what you are not prepared for is the undeserved rancour and animosity of his parents. Tom’s life partner was Shane Bitney Crone…
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UNHUNG HERO
When Patrick Moote proposed to his girlfriend on camera at a Baseball Game the video of her brusque rejection went viral on YouTube within days. It wasn’t the fact that he had been so un-ceremoniously dumped in public that upset him, it was the reason she gave for her refusal. It really hit poor humiliated Patrick…
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SUMMER IN FEBRUARY
Based on a novel that was based on a true story about love and lust amongst some about-to-be famous artists in Edwardian Britain this pretty period costume drama is the most tedious of affairs. Essentially the tale of A J Munnings, who would go on to not only become Britain’s most famous painter of horses but…
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Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge is a comic phenomenon in the UK : an iconic fictional inept character that has been something of a national treasure since he first appeared as a bumbling Sports Reporter on BBC Radio in 1991. He went on to host his own parody television talk show ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You ….with Alan Partridge’. As…
