Many happy returns, Sir Michael. #michaelcaine #sirmichaelcaine richardluck.substack.com/p/michael-ca...
Many happy returns, Sir Michael. #michaelcaine #sirmichaelcaine richardluck.substack.com/p/michael-ca...
Remembering the remarkable John Cazale who died #onthis day in 1978, aged just 42.
You're welcome, Ray. I am here to astonish.
Hope everyone's doing something nice for L Ron Hubbard's birthday...
Geoffrey Hayes of Rainbow fame was born #onthisday in 1942. Before he moved in with George, Bungle and Zippy, he delivered a propeller to David Hemmings in Antonioni's Blow-Up. That's him on the right.
With Scandal airing on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.20pm, here's a Premium Substack piece on the men in Christine Keeler's life besides Messrs Profumo, Ivanov and co... richardluck.substack.com/p/christine-...
Still more from the Oscars Review Board. In this Premium Substack post, I put actors under the spotlight... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-oscars... #oscars
The Oscars Review Board is busy as ever in the run-up to the Academy Awards. In this FREE Substack post, I take a look at the actresses who got lucky and the ladies who lost out... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-oscars... #oscars #oscar2026
The Oscars Review Board is busy as ever in the run-up to the Academy Awards. In this FREE Substack post, I take a look at the actresses who got lucky and the ladies who lost out... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-oscars... #oscars #oscar2026
Great to see Anthony Page's Absolution available on Prime again - Richard Burton, Billy Connolly, Andrew Kier, Big Deal's Sharon Duce, Kes's David Bradley and Brian Glover, Robin Of Sherwood's Robert Addie *and* comedy producer extraordinaire Jon Plowman!
Today's Premium Substack post - reviewing James Toback's Fingers, the film which features Harvey Keitel's greatest performance... richardluck.substack.com/p/fingers-un...
Yes, I was thinking 'well used'.
A very rare shot from the aborted British, 1950s-set Ghostbusters remake.
Wonder how sinister the Fuzzy Felt Judas looked?
Another - yes, another! - FREE Substack post - reviewing The Sand Pebbles, a film that's aged about as well as I have... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-sand-p...
With the Academy Awards almost upon us, my Oscars Review Board is sitting again. In this - FREE- piece, I look at the Best Director winners who should have been shunned, and the people who ought to have been praised in their place... #Oscars #Oscars2026 richardluck.substack.com/p/the-oscars...
With the Academy Awards almost upon us, my Oscars Review Board is sitting again. In this - FREE- piece, I look at the Best Director winners who should have been shunned, and the people who ought to have been praised in their place... #Oscars #Oscars2026 richardluck.substack.com/p/the-oscars...
Another FREE Substack post, from back when I used to compile the Classic Scenes for the Australian version of Empire magazine... richardluck.substack.com/p/classic-sc...
Remembering the incomparable Ken Adam who died #onthisday in 2016. www.thenewworld.co.uk/richard-luck...
Another Premium Substack review - Spike Jonze's Adaptation... richardluck.substack.com/p/adaptation...
Another Premium Substack post - Donnie Darko goes under review... richardluck.substack.com/p/donnie-dar...
A new Soho Bites podcast is always worth getting excited about. One featuring Stephen Armstrong doubly so.
Another FREE Substack post - running the rule over the awesome Airplane! and it's so-so sequel... richardluck.substack.com/p/airplane-a...
For International Women's Day, the ultimate international woman. #InternationalWomensDay youtube.com/watch?v=uWhk...
A new Premium Substack piece - reviewing Black And White (2002), the Australian crime drama starring Charles Dance and, as the young Rupert Murdoch, Ben Mendelsohn... richardluck.substack.com/p/black-and-...
They like that, the little girls.
Remembering Stanley Kubrick who died #onthisday in 1999. Here he is demonstrating his version of Danny' The Dealer's drink-driving doll from Withnail And I... #StanleyKubrick #kubrickday
Remembering Gordon Parks who died #onthisday in 2006.
Remembering Stanley Kubrick who died #onthisday in 1999. Here he is demonstrating his version of Danny' The Dealer's drink-driving doll from Withnail And I... #StanleyKubrick #kubrickday
Guy Pearce and John Hurt, The Proposition, @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social, 12.40am.