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David Hyman
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Reading, watching, doing... All views my own.
The Siege Of Trencher’s Farm by Gordon M. Williams (Secker & Warburg, 1969). Cover Art by Marty Stein. Filmed as Straw Dogs. #TheSiegeOfTrenchersFarm #GordonMWilliams #1960s #book #books #cover #coverart #artwork #thriller #thrillers #SeckerAndWarburg #MartyStein
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Paper Chase by Oliver Weld Bayer (Eleanor Rosenfeld Bayer and Leo Grossberg Bayer) (Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., no date, 1940s). #PaperChase #OliverWeldBayer #1940s #book #books #cover #coverart #artwork #Crime #mystery #thriller #thrillers #thrillerbooks
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Doctor Syn On The High Seas by Russell Thorndike (Arrow 532, 1966, Third Impression). #DoctorSynOnTheHighSeas #RussellThorndike #1960s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #ArrowBooks #ArrowBook
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Fifty-five years ago today, UK cinemagoers could get Loot at the Prince Charles Cinema... #Loot #1970s #film #films #JoeOrton #SilvioNarizzano #HywelBennett #RichardAttenborough #LeeRemick #RoyHolder #MiloOShea #comedy
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Fifty-four years ago today, diamonds were forever at the Odeon Leicester Square… #DiamondsAreforever #1970s #film #films #SeanConnery #JamesBond #JillStJohn #CharelesGray #GuyHamilton #thriller #OdeonLeicesterSquare
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Reaching Hand by Andrew MacKenzie (Andrew Carr MacKenzie) (T. V. Boardman And Company Limited 159, 1957). Cover Art by Denis McLoughlin. #TheReachingHand #AndrewMacKenzie #1950s #book #books #cover #DenisMcloughlin #TVBoardman #crime #MYSTERY #thriller #thrillers #coverart #artwork
December 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Beach by Cesare Pavese (Consul 1364, 1965). Cover Art by Sam Suliman. #TheBeach #CesarePavese #SamSuliman #1960s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #ConsulBook #ConsulBooks
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Au Pair Boy by Andrew McCall (Corgi, 1970, reprint). #TheAuPairBoy #AndrewMcCall #1970s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #CorgiBooks #CorgiBook
December 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
December 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Fifty-two years ago today, audiences at the Paris Pullman could see the true facts about revolution in South America… #StateOfSiege #1970s #film #films #CostaGavras #YvesMontand
December 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
They Die With Their Boots Clean by Gerald Kersh (Panther 702, 1957). Cover Art by Cy Webb (Reginald Cyril Webb). #TheyDieWithTheirBootsClean #GeraldKersh #1950s #book #books #paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #CyWebb #ReginaldCyrilWebb #PantherBook #PantherBooks
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Forty-three years ago today at the Warner West End, they were going to make the day pay off all night long… #NightShift #1980s #film #films #RonHoward #MichaelKeaton #HenryWinkler #ShelleyLong #comedy
December 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Forty-four years ago today, The California Dolls (Original Title: …All The Marbles) opened in UK cinemas… #TheCaliforniaDolls #AllTheMarbles #1980s #film #films #RobertAldrich #PeterFalk #LaureneLandon #VickiFrederick
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Forty-five years ago today, Smokey and the Bandit rode again in UK cinemas… #SmokeyAndTheBanditRideAgain #1980s #film #films #BurtReynolds #SallyField #JackieGleason #HalNeedham
December 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Forty-seven years ago today, just when they thought it was safe to go back in the water, Jaws 2 opened in UK cinemas… #Jaws2 #1970s #film #films #RoyScheider #LorraineGary #JeannitSzwarc
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Forty-six years ago today, the Leicester Square Theatre was hell frozen over… #BearIsland #1970s #film #films #DonaldSutherland #VanessaRedgrave #RichardWidmark #ChristopherLee #AlistairMaclean
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Forty-nine years ago today, The Enforcer blasted its way into West End cinemas… #TheEnforcer #1970s #film #films #ClintEastwood #TyneDaly #HarryCallahan #crime #thriller #thrillers
December 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Fifty-two years ago today at the Empire Leicester Square, all it took was a little confidence… #TheSting #1970s #film #films #PaulNewman #RobertRedford #RobertShaw #GeorgeRoyHill
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fifty-three years ago today, the explosive story about cops by a cop - and which was originally titled The New Centurions - opened at the Columbia Shaftesbury Avenue… #TheNewCenturions #1970s #film #films #RichardFleischer #GeorgeCScott #JosephWambaugh
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
December 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Thursday Turkey Murders by Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig( (Nicholson & Watson, 1946). #TheThursdayTurkeyMurders #CraigRice #1940s #book #books #cover #coverart #artwork #crime #mystery #thriller #thrillers #NicholsonAndWatson
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Marnie by Winston Graham (Hodder & Stoughton, 1961). Cover Art by Von Briesen. #Marnie #WinstonGraham #1960s #book #books #cover #coverart #artwork #HodderAndStoughton #VonBriesen #crime #thriller #thrillers #thrillerbooks #mystery
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Fifty-eight years ago today, London cinema audiences got it Point Blank... #PointBlank #1960s #film #films #JohnBoorman #LeeMarvin #AngieDickinson #RichardStark #DonaldWestlake #crime #thriller #MYSTERY
December 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM