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Jun 23, 202412 min read
Tango & Clash!
Being the thrilling saga of how the infamous Stallone-Russell buddy disasterfest saw out the 1980s in appropriately chaotic style. First...
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adam6am
Nov 17, 20238 min read
The Abyss: Deep, Deep Down
Being the soggy tale of how James Cameron commandeered an abandoned nuclear reactor, half drowned his cast and delivered the greatest...
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adam6am
Mar 27, 202318 min read
Irwin Allen: The Disaster Artist
Being a blockbuster reckoning with the man who invented the disaster movie. First published in Empire Magazine, 2014 "I have the most...
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adam6am
Mar 10, 202312 min read
The Negotiator: The Sue Mengers Story
Being an (extended) account of the astonishing life and career of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's first superagent. Original version first...
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adam6am
Feb 13, 202311 min read
The Fall Of The Crow
Being the story of how Alex Proyas's adaptation of James O'Barr's dark fable would end in tragedy. First published in Empire Magazine,...
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adam6am
Dec 22, 202213 min read
Gordon's Alive! The Making Of Flash Gordon
Being the true story of one of the greatest, loopiest, sci-fi movies ever made. First published by Empire online, 2017. Sometime in early...
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adam6am
Nov 30, 202213 min read
True Bromance: The Corey Story
Being the sad ballad of Coreys Haim and Feldman, the teenage princes of 80s cinema. First published in Empire Magazine, October, 2017 A...
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adam6am
Nov 28, 202216 min read
John Holmes: The Real Boogie Knight
Being the hair-raising true story of John Holmes, hardcore's first male superstar. First published in Empire Magazine, February 2004...
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adam6am
Nov 23, 202214 min read
The Fantastic Mr Fox
Being a career interview with Michael J. Fox, for my money the finest light-comic actor of his generation. First published in Empire...
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adam6am
Nov 22, 202212 min read
The Fall Guys
Being the predictably tragic tale of a pair of world-class stuntmen who competed to see who could fall farthest. First published in...
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adam6am
Nov 19, 202210 min read
Elizabeth Holmes: The Blood Test
Being the true story of how wannabe tech-guru Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos took investors for a ten billion dollar ride....
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adam6am
Nov 15, 202218 min read
Epic Fail: Spidey On Stage
Being the true and terrible story of Julie Taymor's doomed attempt to put Spidey on the stage. First published in Empire Magazine, March,...
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adam6am
Nov 13, 202217 min read
Pete & Dud
Being the story of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's brilliant, doomed partnership. Originally published in Empire Magazine, April, 2011...
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Nov 13, 202217 min read
The Original Natural Born Killers
Being a gruelling account of teenage thrill-seekers and cinematic lodestars Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. First published in...
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adam6am
Nov 13, 20228 min read
Doctor Devil And The Big Wombassa
Being a florid account of the wonder that is Jack Nicholson. First published in Edgar Magazine, May 2015 Is there anything in the...
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