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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10h

A somewhat hammered ORSON WELLES getting some bloopers in whilst shooting a commercial for Paul Masson ‘Champagne’ in 1978.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h

John Schlesinger’s glorious adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s novel. If you haven’t yet, seek it out. BILLY LIAR (1963) #TomCourtenay #JulieChristie

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h

John Schlesinger’s glorious adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s novel. If you haven’t yet, seek it out. BILLY LIAR (1963) #TomCourtenay #JulieChristie

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h

John Schlesinger’s glorious adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s novel is classic British New Wave, classic 60’s, and just a classic all round. If you haven’t yet, seek it out. BILLY LIAR (1963) #TomCourtenay #JulieChristie

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h

WILLEM DAFOE talks about his approach to portraying a complex character in a more rounded way (so as to challenge an audiences preconceived notions & ideas). Class Actor (& person).

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12h

Olivier and Caine on location shooting SLEUTH (1972) at Athelhampton House in Dorset.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14h

‘The Holy Hand Grenade’ MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) #MichaelPalin #GrahamChapman #TerryJones

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14h

A hilarious censor negotiation letter for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (1975) discussing cuts for the movie.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14h

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

Marlon Brando and 70’s pap Ron Galella in 1974. Galella always wore a helmet around Brando after getting sucker-punched by him in an encounter that ultimately led to a broken jaw, a lawsuit and a forty-thousand-dollar settlement.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

THE PASSENGER (1975) was one of JACK NICHOLSON’s favourite of his own films. So much so he acquired the rights to the film from MGM in compensation for a film project that fell through, and was the principal figure behind the film getting a DVD release. #MichelangeloAntonioni

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

Nicholson on the set of Antonioni’s THE PASSENGER (1975)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

LEE MARVIN plays an enforcer from the Chicago Irish Mob sent to Kansasto collect a debt from a meatpacker boss (played by Gene Hackman). PRIME CUT (1972)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

Sissy Spacek in her first credited on-screen role PRIME CUT (1972)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

“There’s 4 left in the box.” RAIN MAN (1988) A huge box office success ($400million+) & winner of 4 Academy Awards. #DustinHoffman #TomCruise

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA talks about his young ‘assistant’ GEORGE LUCAS and problems with Warner Bros, whilst DUSTIN HOFFMAN talks about not wanting to do “The Graduate” - when all three were on the set shooting “The Rain People” (1969)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

MALCOLM McDOWELL on why Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” was so prophetic, how the “Singing In The Rain” sequence came to be, and why — as he puts it — the right to choose is a key message in the film.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

Coppola’s team placed 110 brass casings with gunpowder squibs and fake blood inside Caan’s clothing & 200 explosive squibs in predrilled holes inside the Continental. The scene cost $100k ($650k today) and they got the shot on the first take. THE GODFATHER (1972)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth in a beautiful publicity still for their 1942 picture - ‘You Were Never Lovelier’

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16h

"If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one.” SPOTLIGHT (2015) A brilliant, important, double-Oscar winner. #StanleyTucci

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

On May 27th 1987 - 800,000 people gathered (peacefully) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

The Paramount Pictures Gate: - under construction in 1926 - in the 1930’s - in 1945 - and in 1970

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

A little film production company called UNITED ARTISTS was formed by 4 of Hollywood’s biggest stars - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks - and the most powerful Director at the time, D. W. Griffith. Here they are signing the contract.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

33yr old MORGAN FREEMAN as you may not have seen him before, in 1971 on the kids show The Electric Company as ‘Easy Reader’. #RitaMoreno

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

"He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way.” THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) #SeanConnery #KevinCostner #DavidMamet #BrianDePalma

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Behind the scenes on THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Remembering French poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic — JEAN COCTEAU — who left us 63yrs ago today, aged 74.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Remembering French poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic — JEAN COCTEAU — who left us 63yrs ago today, aged 74.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1963) One of the greatest episodes from this iconic TV series — starring WILLIAM SHATNER — first aired 63yrs ago today. Created by ROD SERLING

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

“Thank you. Thank you.” CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013) Real-life Navy Corpsman Danielle Albert was told to simply follow regular operational procedure for this scene, and her contribution to and impact on it cannot be underestimated. Released 13yrs ago today.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

DIANE KEATON — who left us a year ago today, aged 79 — in a publicity photo as part of the original Broadway cast of “Hair” in 1968

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Remembering the late great, Oscar-winning DIANE KEATON — who left us a year ago today, aged 79.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Remembering the late great, Oscar-winning DIANE KEATON — who left us a year ago today, aged 79.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18h

Remembering the late great, Oscar-winning DIANE KEATON — who left us a year ago today, aged 79.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

ANGELA LANSBURY — who left us 4yrs ago today, aged 96 — once told how her daughter fell under the spell of a Hollywood deadbeat who’d pick her up from school & get her to steal money & food from her parents. Worried, Lansbury moved the entire family to Ireland. The ‘deadbeat’ was Charles Manson.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

Yousuf Karsh took the first picture of a 20yr old ANGELA LANSBURY — who left us 4yrs ago today, aged 96 — in 1946 and the second of her 45yrs later aged 65 in 1991.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

Remembering the wonderful, multi-talented ANGELA LANSBURY — who left us 4yrs ago today, aged 96.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

DORIS DAY & ALFRED HITCHCOCK on location in London's Bayswater for ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1956)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

The late great DAVE ALLEN in 1984 on Smoking…

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

LEONARD NIMOY scaring the crap out of folk in the ‘mysterious phenomena’ TV show IN SEARCH OF … (1976-82)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

ROGER MOORE & PIERCE BROSNAN ‘bonding’ on the set of GOLDENEYE (1995)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

ROGER MOORE & PIERCE BROSNAN ‘bonding’ on the set of GOLDENEYE (1995)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

Old friends Michael Caine, Sean Connery & Roger Moore having some fun at the 1989 Oscars.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

Roger Moore, Donald Sutherland & Sean Connery — France, 1981

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

ROGER MOORE had such a brilliant sense of humour.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

ROGER MOORE parodies 007 as ‘Seymour Goldfarb Jr.’ — a nice Jewish boy who thinks he’s James Bond — in the 80’s action-comedy that did very nice box office (at $160m off an $18m budget). THE CANNONBALL RUN (1981)

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