| The Stingy; Famous films remade | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 14 2014, 12:04 PM (2,239 Views) | |
| tafkaj | Jun 14 2014, 12:04 PM Post #1 |
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On the lines of the Don't Let Me Drown thread, but with films ... Take the title of a film. Then, by ADDING OR REMOVING a single letter, change the films topic - then precis the film's new plot. For example ... DINE ANOTHER DAY: James Bond assays the 5/2 diet. Edited by tafkaj, Jun 17 2014, 02:07 PM.
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| Norm Deplume | Jun 14 2014, 03:27 PM Post #2 |
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Paradise Broad...a "lady of the night" in Bermuda
Edited by Norm Deplume, Jun 15 2014, 08:30 AM.
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 14 2014, 04:51 PM Post #3 |
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The Cruel Seat - a true story of a murderer who survived the electric chair. |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 14 2014, 06:00 PM Post #4 |
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One With The Wind - an old fart's tale. |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 14 2014, 06:45 PM Post #5 |
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Pup Fiction - A prequel to Reservoir Dogs |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 14 2014, 09:41 PM Post #6 |
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Far From The Madding Crow - A prequel to The Birds |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 15 2014, 10:36 PM Post #7 |
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Sons and Plovers - The story of a group of young men obsessed with plump-breasted wading birds. |
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| tafkaj | Jun 16 2014, 11:35 AM Post #8 |
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American Beaut: Aussie remake of a Hollywood classic. |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 16 2014, 12:28 PM Post #9 |
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Singing in the Drain ~ Featuring the Boomtown Rats |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 16 2014, 02:32 PM Post #10 |
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Star Dwarfs -Coming out of retirement - let's hear it for Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey and Doc. (yes I know I've added 2 letters, but rules are meant to be broken) |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 16 2014, 02:50 PM Post #11 |
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Ben Hurt - Bill's practical jokes result in an injury to his best friend. |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 17 2014, 02:09 AM Post #12 |
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One With The Wind ~ The tale of the flatulent tennis player |
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| tafkaj | Jun 17 2014, 02:09 PM Post #13 |
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["(yes I know I've added 2 letters, but rules are meant to be broken)" - so are heads! ;-) ] Ali Ian - A Scotsman converts to Islam. Edited by tafkaj, Jun 17 2014, 02:10 PM.
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 17 2014, 06:23 PM Post #14 |
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Not sure about my head being broken, but my brain is hurting trying to work that one out. |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 17 2014, 06:36 PM Post #15 |
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The Hat - A sequel to The Cat In The Hat |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 18 2014, 03:55 PM Post #16 |
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Supperman Returns - The great gourmand is back to try and beat his record of eating 12 lbs 8.75 oz of Deep Fried Asparagus Spears in ten minutes. (followed by a light salad). |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 20 2014, 01:06 AM Post #17 |
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12 Years A Slav - The story of Britain's latest tennis hope. |
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| tafkaj | Jun 20 2014, 11:29 AM Post #18 |
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Closet Encounters: a US documentary showing what happens when you leave the door unlocked in a public lavatory. Edited by tafkaj, Jun 23 2014, 11:28 AM.
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| Mobson | Jun 23 2014, 09:49 AM Post #19 |
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All good so far, me have go now... Easy Ride: The untold story of a biker slut who gets passed from club member to club member.
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| tafkaj | Jun 23 2014, 11:30 AM Post #20 |
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Severn: Brad Pitt surfs upstream from Bristol to Worcester. Edited by tafkaj, Jun 23 2014, 11:30 AM.
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| Mobson | Jun 23 2014, 01:04 PM Post #21 |
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Babette's Fast: Woman tries to lose weight.
Edited by Mobson, Jun 23 2014, 01:05 PM.
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| tafkaj | Jun 28 2014, 12:44 PM Post #22 |
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Leo the Pig Farmer: a lion takes up agrigulture. |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 28 2014, 03:33 PM Post #23 |
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The Full Mounty: Canadian policeman goes on a binge. |
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| Norm Deplume | Jun 28 2014, 04:42 PM Post #24 |
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The Dram Busters...Demobbed wartime bomber crew on a binge |
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| Mobson | Jun 29 2014, 09:24 AM Post #25 |
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The Blue Brothers: A short story about two brothers who died of hypothermia. |
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| tafkaj | Jul 19 2014, 12:34 PM Post #26 |
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Le Gran Bleu ~ a French grandmother wins the presidential election for Le Pen's party. |
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| dai Cottomy | Jul 19 2014, 12:48 PM Post #27 |
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Angela's hashes: the renowned chef launches her range of delicious ready meals.
Edited by dai Cottomy, Jul 19 2014, 01:14 PM.
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| tafkaj | Jul 22 2014, 02:29 PM Post #28 |
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EAT: Greedy aliens land on Earth and consume all its plant life. |
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| Mobson | Jul 23 2014, 12:40 AM Post #29 |
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The Ion King: An epic journey of discovery as a young scientist strives to reach fame and fortune in the world of physics. |
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| waiting4atickle | Jul 23 2014, 04:36 PM Post #30 |
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The Ting: Irish remake of "The Thing" |
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| Mobson | Jul 25 2014, 10:08 AM Post #31 |
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Raveheart. The moving tale of a teenage boy in Scotland who goes against his English parents wishes in order to follow his dream of being a dancer. |
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| dai Cottomy | Jul 25 2014, 08:34 PM Post #32 |
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Shriek: a musical. Not recommended for the aurally sensitive |
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| Mobson | Jul 25 2014, 09:47 PM Post #33 |
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Snake on a Plane: Samuel L Jackson finds one small garden snake on a plane and yells at it for 2 hours |
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| tafkaj | Jul 26 2014, 12:17 PM Post #34 |
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Godfellas: documentary charting life in a Benedictine monastery. |
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| Mobson | Aug 5 2014, 12:14 PM Post #35 |
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Oy Story: Old Jewish men sitting around exchanging stories... |
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| tafkaj | Aug 5 2014, 01:49 PM Post #36 |
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All the Presidents, Me ~ The tale of the struggle for fame of an impressionist how could impersonate any American president on request. |
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| Mobson | Aug 6 2014, 03:26 PM Post #37 |
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Jurassic Par : the story of how a T-Rex overcame his short arms and learned to play golf. |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 6 2014, 05:37 PM Post #38 |
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The Beagle Has Landed ~ A heart-warming story of Snoopy's first solo flight |
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| Mobson | Aug 7 2014, 07:39 AM Post #39 |
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Petty Woman: A lady who gets really nitpicky over small things. |
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| tafkaj | Aug 9 2014, 12:58 PM Post #40 |
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Hard Da's Night ~ A Geordie lad tells the story of his father's night shift down the pit. |
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| Mobson | Aug 10 2014, 08:32 AM Post #41 |
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Forrest Gum ~ A candy maker attempts a new flavor of gum |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 10 2014, 01:16 PM Post #42 |
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Live and Let Diet ~ Hilarious goings on at a health farm |
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| Mobson | Aug 11 2014, 01:18 AM Post #43 |
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continuing the Bond theme.... Oldfinger ~ The story of a man with an index finger that ages much faster than the rest of his body. |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 11 2014, 11:49 AM Post #44 |
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Life of Pig: Adventures of an ambitious Gloucestershire Old Spot |
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| waiting4atickle | Aug 11 2014, 10:17 PM Post #45 |
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Finding Nemoy: The crew of the Starship Enterprise search the galaxy for a missing actor. |
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| Mobson | Aug 11 2014, 11:49 PM Post #46 |
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irates of the caribbean - a bunch of jamaicans get angry.... |
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| tafkaj | Aug 30 2014, 12:08 PM Post #47 |
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Casino Roy Dale: A gruff Yorkshireman opens an amusement arcade in Huddersfield. |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 30 2014, 02:35 PM Post #48 |
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A Brief History of Tim: A biopic of the Speaking Clock over the years, featuring the people behind the voices giving the time every ten seconds during the ninety five minutes of the film. |
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| Mobson | Aug 30 2014, 05:18 PM Post #49 |
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both posts....Rainspotting: heroin addicts predict the weather |
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| waiting4atickle | Aug 30 2014, 05:57 PM Post #50 |
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Roy: Melchester Rovers' comic strip hero comes to the big screen. |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 31 2014, 11:59 AM Post #51 |
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How Green Was My Alley: A rhapsodic reflection on the lost countryside - featuring Hugh Grant as William Cobbett |
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| Mobson | Sep 5 2014, 02:52 AM Post #52 |
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West Side Tory: a homophobic member of the British Conservative Party gets lost in London's West End and finds out what it truly means to be gay. |
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| Mobson | Oct 14 2014, 07:58 AM Post #53 |
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The Brie of Frankenstein: About a cheese-loving monster. |
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| waiting4atickle | Mar 19 2015, 09:16 PM Post #54 |
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Still Lice: The Nit Nurse returns! (Come back, Taf, we need you.) |
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| dai Cottomy | Mar 21 2015, 10:02 PM Post #55 |
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The Cruel Seat ~ The story of the electric chair |
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| waiting4atickle | Mar 23 2015, 10:11 PM Post #56 |
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The Limitation Game: Warren Buffett evaluates stop-loss strategies. |
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| dai Cottomy | Mar 27 2015, 12:05 PM Post #57 |
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Ten Days Without Glove ~ The original title of the Puccini aria: Your Tiny Hand is Frozen |
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| Mobson | Mar 27 2015, 07:23 PM Post #58 |
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Twilight: New Moo ~ Bella finds out that Jacob is secretly a werecow |
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| waiting4atickle | Dec 24 2015, 02:10 AM Post #59 |
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Made me chuckle reading through this thread - but how sad it is that Taf is no longer with us. I hope he is with someone. Chard to Be a God: the deification of a leafy green vegetable. |
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| dai Cottomy | Dec 24 2015, 05:31 PM Post #60 |
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Gumbo - A stew made from baby elephant
Edited by dai Cottomy, Dec 24 2015, 05:45 PM.
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| Mobson | Jan 14 2016, 10:46 AM Post #61 |
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Edited by Mobson, Sep 14 2016, 03:43 PM.
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| Reg Chronotis | Jan 17 2016, 05:52 PM Post #62 |
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Jungle Boo - The World's Cutest Dog leads an expedition into a tropical forest.
Edited by Reg Chronotis, Jan 17 2016, 05:57 PM.
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| Mobson | Jan 18 2016, 01:47 PM Post #63 |
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Like Water or Chocolate: A morbidly obese woman faces a final question - embrace a healthy lifestyle, or lose her legs to Type II diabetes... (love the real film... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103994/ ... it's beautiful & sad) |
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| waiting4atickle | Feb 21 2016, 01:50 AM Post #64 |
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Dad's Barmy ~ Head of the family goes off his rocker. |
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| dai Cottomy | Feb 26 2016, 03:34 PM Post #65 |
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The Big Snort - A pig discovers a stash of cocaine |
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| waiting4atickle | May 26 2016, 10:00 PM Post #66 |
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Stair Wars - gang warfare in south London's high-rise estates. |
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| waiting4atickle | Jun 14 2016, 12:28 AM Post #67 |
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The Wild Brunch ~ cooking with Bear Grylls |
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| dai Cottomy | Jun 14 2016, 12:35 PM Post #68 |
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The Whining - Fifty per cent of the population bemoan the result of the referendum. |
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| Douglas | Aug 18 2016, 05:12 PM Post #69 |
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The Road to Brio - How a Swedish basket maker Ivar Bengtsson founded a world brand of wooden toys. |
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| Douglas | Aug 18 2016, 05:30 PM Post #70 |
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Mobson's Choice - Life in the West End. |
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| dai Cottomy | Aug 18 2016, 08:00 PM Post #71 |
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| Douglas | Aug 19 2016, 10:43 AM Post #72 |
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The Cruel See - Spanish bishop calls in the Inquisition |
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| Douglas | Aug 19 2016, 10:43 AM Post #73 |
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The Cruel Pea - Saga of a hyper-sensitive princess. |
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| Douglas | Aug 19 2016, 10:44 AM Post #74 |
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The Cruel Seal - Life and death among the penguins. |
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| Douglas | Aug 19 2016, 11:21 PM Post #75 |
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The Malteser Falcon ~ A bird of prey is addicted to confectionery. |
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| Douglas | Aug 22 2016, 12:02 PM Post #76 |
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Brown on Revolution - Gordon teams up with Jeremy
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| Douglas | Aug 23 2016, 10:38 AM Post #77 |
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The Twentynine Steps - An abridged version
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| Douglas | Aug 24 2016, 05:35 PM Post #78 |
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Grief Encounter - In this remake, Laura does throw herself under the train. |
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| Douglas | Aug 31 2016, 12:45 PM Post #79 |
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Blazing Paddles - Desperate rivalry in Kayak racing. (With apologies to Gene Wilder RIP) |
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| Mobson | Sep 14 2016, 03:42 PM Post #80 |
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GW Sven Samurai - A poor village under attack by bandits recruit Sven, a recently retired Ikea cashier, as a samurai to help them defend themselves. |
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| Mobson | Sep 14 2016, 03:44 PM Post #81 |
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...and also Tar Wars ... The story of the intense rivalry between road work contractors. |
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| waiting4atickle | Sep 14 2016, 10:20 PM Post #82 |
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Northern Seoul ~ Lonely Planet looks at hiking trails and temples in Dobongsan |
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| dai Cottomy | Sep 16 2016, 02:28 PM Post #83 |
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Diet Another Day ~ A documentary about Henry The Eighth's banquets |
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| waiting4atickle | Sep 23 2016, 11:29 PM Post #84 |
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Vroom ~ yet another car chase movie |
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