Mark Allison

Broadcast journalist / Contributor for @BBC_Culture, @LWLies, @denofgeek / Blog at / Don't follow leaders, watch your parking meters

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An article I wrote was just shared by Roger Moore's twitter account. Not sure I can handle this. https://t.co/OX9l7VUqBh

[Sir Roger Moore (Legacy) @sirrogermoore]

A tribute to The Man Who Haunted Himself – Roger Moore’s finest hour https://t.co/KSAcFFFESA via @denofgeek

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@007GameIOI Please fix the classic tuxedo! The model advertised before release had a single button, jetted pockets, and silk gauntlet cuffs, but the one in game has pocket flaps and two buttons - much less stylish, and looks like a re-textured business suit, not a real dinner jacket.

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@monstroso thoughts on this Charlie? https://t.co/kLJz95A5F9

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@catgirlprostate Hbb

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@capybaroness The main theme was recorded pretty last minute when it became clear original composer Monty Norman didn't have the sauce, and John Barry was brought in to arrange the theme. It was so much better than all the other music that they just threw it at everything.

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@dcsandbrook @bookclubpodhq Any of the Bond novels planned? Would love to hear the two of you discuss Casino Royale.

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@monstroso @LicenceToQueer Loved these books Charlie, stole one of your metaphors for my Yr 6 English SATs.

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@ElliotRoberts5 Every bit of archive footage has gone through ugly AI upscaling, they've just stuck a layer of fake grain over everything to try and hide it. So disappointing.

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@almurray @OsterleyNT @WeHaveWaysPod @James1940 @terrystiastny Cover of the Ambrose book is from the filming of the Longest Day, quite appropriate considering how much that film shaped the historiography.

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@MrMiller007_ It doesn't make sense for him to drive an Aston Martin or frequently attend black tie events either. We shouldn't be messing with the character's iconography to appease a tiny number of (mostly American) gun nerds on the internet.

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@DonaldClarke63 Everyone in this Beatles project is too old. Should have cast unknowns.

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@tomsmason91 How much of the score is actually Monty Norman? Barely any of the tracks from the soundtrack album are heard in the film.

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@empiremagazine @AmazonUK You can't beat Borodino in Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace.

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@danceyrselfdean Do you get Old Speckled Hen much in the US? v popular beer in old England.

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@ElliotRoberts5 There was no reason to AI upscale the 4k masters of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, or James Cameron's films, or even Get Back, but Peter Jackson did it all the same. It's a shame but Apple have hitched their wagon to the worst film "restoration" company in the business.

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@ThePCCLondon Perfect, cheers.

[John Frankensteiner @JFrankensteiner]

Thelma Schoonmaker talking about Michael Powell and A Matter of Life and Death 😭

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@jamesbondlive What's up with all the ugly AI illustrations on your socials and website these days?