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Alan Sharp’s ROB ROY also includes John Hurt’s fantastic turn as James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, & Tim Roth as the vicious dandy Archibald Cunningham. Although Archie is fictional (& framed as English in the film, despite his Scottish name), he is based on a real Scot who defeated Rob Roy in a duel: Henry Cunningham of Boquhan

4/5

#Scottish #literature #history #historicalfiction #romanticism #film #LiamNeeson #JohnHurt #TimRoth

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Assoc for Scottish Literature Mar 7

“Neither asked nor given…”

Written by Alan Sharp, & directed by Michael Caton-Jones, ROB ROY (1995) is an underappreciated gem of Scottish film. It also contains what is widely regarded as one of the best swordfights in #cinema history

3/5

https://fictionmachine.com/2020/09/15/neither-asked-nor-given-rob-roy-1995/

#Scottish #literature #history #historicalfiction #romanticism #cinema #film #swords #LiamNeeson #JohnHurt #TimRoth

“Neither asked nor given” | Rob Roy (1995)

Robert Roy MacGregor was born in 1671 near Loch Katrine in Scotland’s Perthshire. As a young man, like many Scottish patriots, he was drawn to the 1689 Jacobite uprising – an armed rebellion …

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B-Movie Enema Mar 6

This week's review at B-Movie Enema looks at the gothic time-travelling adaptation of Frankenstein Unbound, which also was the final film Roger Corman directed.

Read the new review at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-7vM

#blog #review #90s #frankenstein #rogercorman #brianaldiss #johnhurt #rauljulia #bridgetfonda #sciencefiction #horror

Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

A new review from B-Movie Enema is bounding your way! 2025 was the year of Frankenstein. Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel of a scientist who …

Critiks Moviz Mar 2

John Hurt au sommet de son art dans SCANDAL (1989). Retour sur l'affaire Profumo qui a ébranlé l'Angleterre. Ma critique sans complaisance est en ligne ! 🎬 #Scandal #CinemaBritannique #JohnHurt #CritiksMoviz #CKMZ

https://critiksmoviz.fr/2026/03/02/scandal-1989-avis-critique/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

SCANDAL (1989) : Avis et Critique du film sur l'affaire Profumo

Avis sur Scandal (1989). John Hurt est époustouflant dans ce thriller politique. Découvrez pourquoi ce film reste un chef-d'œuvre méconnu.

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Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛Feb 1

Yet another movie I hadn't seen in a very long time...

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#ElephantMan #DavidLynch #JohnHurt #AnthonyHopkins #AnneBancroft #Cinema #Movies

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Celia à Paris / Celia at Paris Jan 25

l’un d’eux tente de lutter. Car l’être humain ne changera jamais…

Rencontre avec @CeliaAtParis de www.cinemacoreen.fr

#cinéma #film #CoréeDuSud #adaptation #BD #bandedessinée #SF #ScienceFiction #postapo #résilience #environnement #vivant #écologie #train #adaptation #JacquesLob #BenjaminLegrand #OlivierBocquet #JeanMarcRochette #Matz #Alexis #postapo #thriller #action #changementclimatique #glaciation #송강호 #고아성 #스티브박 #ChrisEvans #EdHarris #JohnHurt #TildaSwinton #OctaviaSpencer #EwenBremner

Antinous the Gay God Jan 24

🪷 24 January 41 AD, #Caligula was assassinated, setting a dangerous precedent which later emperors dreaded. In the BBC's #IClaudius #JohnHurt is Caligula. His successor #Claudius, who literally stumbles onto the slain body, is #DerekJacobi. Watch: https://youtu.be/Z0IW157-ElI 🪷