Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove — Armando Iannucci to adapt for stage

It seems Stanley Kubrick’s estate are not prone to allowing his (many) classics to be revisited, let alone adapted, but they’ve given permission for Armando Iannucci to bring the 1964 film Dr Strangelove to the stage. The film (starring Peter Sellers in multiple roles) is brilliant, and very much a product of the Cold War. Iannucci (and the Kubrick estate) believe this makes it a … Continue reading Dr Strangelove — Armando Iannucci to adapt for stage

Quatermass and the Pit Hobbs End

Quatermass and the Pit one of many November highlights on Legend

I know it’s often shown again on various channels, but nice to see Quatermass and the Pit as one of the Legend highlights for November. There’s plenty else as well: Legend bring us the UK TV premieres of Doron and Yoav Paz’s unnerving, original Israeli terror experience The Golem and Eric Bress’s grisly Brit supernatural horror film Ghosts of War. Plus, there is a channel premiere for John … Continue reading Quatermass and the Pit one of many November highlights on Legend