Remembering Kenneth Cope’s immaculate ‘Marty’ Mr Hopkirk – aka Kenneth Cope – is, sadly, deceased. Again. Though this time at the ripe old age of 93, instead of cut-off-in-his-prime. As a kid I loved the 1969 ITC produced UK detective show he is best known for, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), about two private… Read More »Randall & Hopkirk (Redux)
Dwelling upon the day-dreamy romance movie ‘All of Us Strangers’ I finally found it within myself to overlook all the rave reviews and watch All of Us Strangers. It was free on Disney +, I had a bad cold, and was bored. And maybe feeling a bit sorry for myself. Andrew… Read More »Stranger Danger
Hulu’s George Lazenby doc is a ‘curious’ yarn I recently caught up with the curious Hulu 2017 docudrama ‘Becoming Bond‘ about George Lazenby, the Australian male model who was the first 007 after Connery – and, famously, for only one film: ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969). He was also… Read More »James Bond’s Gay Test
A recent poll claims most Brits now find male toplessness “unacceptable” You might be unaware that male toplessness in public places was banned in most US states until the late 1930s, even at swimming pools and the beach. To prevent the provocative sight of male nippleage inflaming the lusts of goodly… Read More »The Pressing Problem of Male Nipples
‘Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!’ – Lord Henry Wooton, The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde I WANT TO TALK about Andrew McCarthy’s eyes. And what became of them. He never quite had classic Hollywood lead looks: his face was sensitive boy-next-doorish; a… Read More »The Early Supper Club – Andrew McCarthy’s doc Brats