Dame #AgathaChristie is the best-selling fiction #Writer of all time. Internationally celebrated as the Queen of #Crime , many of her detective stories have been adapted for #Film & #TheMousetrap is the longest-running #Play in the world. Yet, despite her fame, she led a quiet, private life in Wallingford. To see her timeline open: aftercloud.co.uk/timelines/page/agatha-christie
In Source: Dame Agatha Christie
10.46 PM, 11 September 2023
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#AldwychStation opened #StrandStation in 1907, & closed due to low footfall in 1994. Built on the site of the #RoyalStrandTheatre which stood until 1831, it has been used as a #WW2 bomb shelter & for #Art storage. Now a disused part of the #London #Underground it is a #Film location #TheDarkestHour & subject of many unrealised expansion proposals. #StrandAldwych #StrandStories
In Source: Aldwych Station
2.38 PM, 20 September 2022
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#Screenplay by #AnthonyMinghella #TheTalentedMrRipley is a #Psychological #Thriller based on the 1955 #Novel by #PatriciaHighsmith . Starring #MattDamon as #TomRipley with #JudeLaw , #GwynethPaltrow , #CateBlanchett & #PhilipSeymourHoffman the #Film was a critical & commercial success, grossing $128 million worldwide & five Academy Award nominations.
In Source: The "Talented Mr.Ripley". Screenplay
2.38 PM, 19 September 2022
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Featured in many works of #Culture including the gangster thriller #BrightonRock , the comedy #CarryOn at Your Convenience & #TheWho 's concept #Album & #Film #Quadrophenia , the decorative ironwork of this #Victorian #Pier celebrates #British #Heritage . The biggest seaside attraction in #Brighton and home to state-of-the-art thrill rides & games. #VisitBrighton
In Source: Brighton Palace Pier
5.20 PM, 25 July 2022
#PhilipKDick wrote 44 novels & 121 shorts exploring philosophical questions around #Perception #HumanNature #Identity & the nature of #Reality . The struggle against authoritarian governments, monopolistic corporations, #DrugAbuse & an illusory #AlternateReality are themes that inspired numerous #Film adaptations, yet none convey the humour I found in his books. #ScienceFiction
In Source: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
1.02 PM, 11 July 2022
Le Debut a soirée like no other #viewpark #soundpark Spice of Life Yacht, Jetée Albert Édouard Berth N7 #cannes #film #festival #2020 https://vsclub.io
In Source: VSClub.io
4.24 PM, 21 May 2022
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#DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep is a dystopian #ScienceFiction novel by American writer #PhilipKDick first published in 1968. The inspiration behind the #Film #BladeRunner and Blade Runner 2049, the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic #SanFrancisco , where Earth's life has been greatly damaged by a nuclear global war, leaving most animal species endangered or extinct. #Book
In Source: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
4.55 PM, 27 April 2022
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