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Title: The secret English passions of 'Mr Movies'.(Movie Review)
Author: Bill Collins
Publication: Meanjin (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: Meanjin Company Ltd.
Volume: 63 Issue: 3 Page: 108(9)Article Type: Movie ReviewDistributed by Thompson Gale
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REVIEWING FELLOW AUSTRALIAN BRIAN MCFARLANE'S NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH FILM, LONG-TIME TV PRESENTER OF THE GOLDEN YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD, BILL COLLINS, REVEALS HIS OWN LOVE OF BRITISH MOVIES FOR nearly forty years my name has been irrevocably linked with 'the Golden Years of Hollywood'. I have also been referred to as 'Mr Movies' and these days as 'Foxtel's Mr Movies'. That nomenclature barely suggests who and what I am--and surprisingly little about my interest in and enthusiasm for films. For a start, my interests are as closely related to literature, history, music and the fine arts as they are to movies. On the subject of films my passion includes Japanese, German and French cinema, and particularly those...
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