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Evelyn Waugh and “Sylvia Scarlett”

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Turner Classic Movies channel will tomorrow broadcast the 1935 George Cukor adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1918 novel The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett. Waugh came close to adapting the screenplay for the film. According to TCM’s notes … Continue reading →

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Mid-October Roundup

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

–The US cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has announced two broadcasts of The Loved One in November and December. They have also published what look like they may be expanded program notes (by Jeff Stafford) for the occasion: In … Continue reading →

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The Loved One in Gay Hollywood; D&F in the Antipodes

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Intro and “Outro” discussions of the film version of The Loved One from the recent broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies cable channel have been posted on YouTube. Appearing are Dave Karger from TCM and writer William J Mann. … Continue reading →

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Screen Credit Blues

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Irish Times has a story by Donald Clarke about the dissatisfaction of screen writer Neil Jordan with the final versions of the TV series Riviera episodes now running on Sky TV. According to the IT story, the final versions reflect … Continue reading →

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