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Blade Runner – the final cut

February 1st, 2008 · Comments Off

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For Christmas I got the great 25th anniversary Blade Runner box set, and although I didn’t get down to watching the film until last night, I did find time to watch the hours of documentaries included.
The great news is that Ridley Scott has really excelled in this new [...]

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The Vesper martini from Casino Royale

January 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment

One thing I was happy to see in Casino Royale was the appearance of the Vesper. This drink is featured in the book and, as in the film, it was concocted by 007 himself and later named after the heroine.
Now, one of the ingredients in the Vesper is Kina Lillet and author Kinsley Amis took [...]

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