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    Author: jameslintonwriting

    James is a graduate of English Literature from Newcastle University. Across his life, he’s written silly stories about talking birds and cats, teenage angst-ridden poetry and is currently working on his first novel. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him imagining scenarios that will never happen.

    The Seventh Seal review

    Number 130 on the top 1000 films of all time is Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 epic historical fantasy, The Seventh Seal. Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow) is a Swedish knight… Read more “The Seventh Seal review”

    November 16, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    The Gold Rush review

    Number 129 on the top 1000 films of all time is Charlie Chaplin’s the Gold Rush. Set during the great Gold Rush of the late 19th century, Charlie Chaplin… Read more “The Gold Rush review”

    November 16, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    Downfall Review

    Number 127 on top 1000 films of all time is the German WW2 film: Downfall. Set in Nazi Germany, Downfall explores the last ten days of Adolf Hitler (Bruno… Read more “Downfall Review”

    November 16, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    Ran review

    Number 126 on the top 1000 films of all time is the historical Japanese epic: Ran. Adapted from Shakespeare’s, King Lear, Ran is set in Medieval Japan.  It tells… Read more “Ran review”

    November 9, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    Oxford for the day 04/11/2024

    Read my Norwich Travelogue here               The fifteenth city on my list is Oxford. Can you believe that I have never been to Oxford before? I’ve been… Read more “Oxford for the day 04/11/2024”

    November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 by jameslintonwriting

    The Hunt review

    Number 124 on the top 1000 films of all time is the Danish psychological thriller, the Hunt. Set during Christmas in a small Danish town, the Hunt focusses on,… Read more “The Hunt review”

    November 2, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    Inglorious Bastards review

    Number 120 on the top 1000 films of all time is Quentin Tarantino’s war-comedy-drama Inglorious Basterds. Set during WW2, Inglorious Basterds tells the storyfictional story of two different attempts… Read more “Inglorious Bastards review”

    November 2, 2024May 2, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

    Norwich for the day 28/10/24

    Read my Lichfield Travel logue here The fourteenth city on my list to visit is the East Anglian city of Norwich, 109 miles from London. Norwich has… Read more “Norwich for the day 28/10/24”

    October 30, 2024November 5, 2024 by jameslintonwriting

    Ten films that will be on IMDB’s next list of the top 1000 films of all time

     I started watching IMDB’s original list in 2015. Almost a decade later, I am 620 films deep. I don’t know when the original list was released, but presumably 2015,… Read more “Ten films that will be on IMDB’s next list of the top 1000 films of all time”

    October 30, 2024 by jameslintonwriting

    Unforgiven Review

    Number 123 on the top 1000 films of all time is Clint Eastwood’s swan song to the Western genre: Unforgiven. Directed, produced and starring Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven tells the… Read more “Unforgiven Review”

    October 26, 2024May 7, 2022 by jameslintonwriting

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