Richard Luck
@rmgluck2017.bsky.social
Writer/editor. Substack: As Luck Would Have It (https://richardluck.substack.com/publish/home)
Happy New Year, Offbeaters! Kick-off 2026 the right way by catching The Appointment on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.55pm! @headpress.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Happy New Year, Offbeaters! Kick-off 2026 the right way by catching The Appointment on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.55pm! @headpress.com
Meant to post this following the news of Brigitte Bardot's death - Alex Cox introducing Godard's La Mepris (aka Contempt) on his last season of Moviedrome... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmp...
Moviedrome - Le Mepris (Alex Cox)
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January 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Meant to post this following the news of Brigitte Bardot's death - Alex Cox introducing Godard's La Mepris (aka Contempt) on his last season of Moviedrome... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmp...
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You can catch the gritty 1960 Soho noir "The Shakedown" on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tomorrow at 2:55am (maybe pop a tape in!) We spoke to @rmgluck2017.bsky.social, film critic of the New European (as it was then) way back in episode 20 sohobitespodcast.com/episode/20 youtu.be/TodW88fz4Rc
Excerpt from Soho Bites episode 20
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December 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
You can catch the gritty 1960 Soho noir "The Shakedown" on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tomorrow at 2:55am (maybe pop a tape in!) We spoke to @rmgluck2017.bsky.social, film critic of the New European (as it was then) way back in episode 20 sohobitespodcast.com/episode/20 youtu.be/TodW88fz4Rc
And by way of thanks, here's the terrific news Soho Bites is returning in 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzYx...
December 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
And by way of thanks, here's the terrific news Soho Bites is returning in 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzYx...
If you missed @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social's wonderful conversation with Terence Stamp, it's now available via the iPlayer... #terencestamp www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Scene by Scene - Terence Stamp
Actor Terence Stamp joins Mark Cousins to talk about his life and career. Together, they watch clips from Stamp's films, including Billy Budd, Far from the Madding Crowd and Blue.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If you missed @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social's wonderful conversation with Terence Stamp, it's now available via the iPlayer... #terencestamp www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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For anyone in the mood for more Ghost Story For Christmas-style entertainment, here's 1973's The Return starring Peter Vaughan and Rosalie Crutchley... youtu.be/MkPCslMN-ps
The Return 1973 - A Forgotten Ghost Story in full
YouTube video by Who Gives A Folk
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December 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
For anyone in the mood for more Ghost Story For Christmas-style entertainment, here's 1973's The Return starring Peter Vaughan and Rosalie Crutchley... youtu.be/MkPCslMN-ps
John Carpenter's They Live, @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social, 12.35am.
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
John Carpenter's They Live, @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social, 12.35am.
For anyone in the mood for more Ghost Story For Christmas-style entertainment, here's 1973's The Return starring Peter Vaughan and Rosalie Crutchley... youtu.be/MkPCslMN-ps
The Return 1973 - A Forgotten Ghost Story in full
YouTube video by Who Gives A Folk
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December 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
For anyone in the mood for more Ghost Story For Christmas-style entertainment, here's 1973's The Return starring Peter Vaughan and Rosalie Crutchley... youtu.be/MkPCslMN-ps
A special FREE Take One Substack post for Christmas, featuring the star of a film that's long been a UK festive fixture... richardluck.substack.com/p/take-one-p...
Take One - Part 7
Revisiting an original draft.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A special FREE Take One Substack post for Christmas, featuring the star of a film that's long been a UK festive fixture... richardluck.substack.com/p/take-one-p...
A new Ghost Story For Christmas tonight on BBC Two at 10pm - The Room In The Tower. #aghoststoryforchristmas www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - A Ghost Story for Christmas, The Room in the Tower
Roger has been haunted by a recurring dream. What is lurking in the room in the tower?
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December 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A new Ghost Story For Christmas tonight on BBC Two at 10pm - The Room In The Tower. #aghoststoryforchristmas www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
An evening of Ghost Stories For Christmas on BBC Four tonight, starting with Woman Of Stone at 10pm, followed by Lot No.249, Count Magnus, The Mezzotint and, at 12.05am, Jonathan Miller's Whistle And I'll Come To You... #aghoststoryforchristmas
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An evening of Ghost Stories For Christmas on BBC Four tonight, starting with Woman Of Stone at 10pm, followed by Lot No.249, Count Magnus, The Mezzotint and, at 12.05am, Jonathan Miller's Whistle And I'll Come To You... #aghoststoryforchristmas
Alan Partridge, note to self: "Dry-Stone Walling With Stanley Kubrick."
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Alan Partridge, note to self: "Dry-Stone Walling With Stanley Kubrick."
A FREE Substack post - underrated Aussie crime comedy Gettin's Square is Under Review. And yes, that really is Faramir lounging in a paddling pool. richardluck.substack.com/p/gettin-squ...
Gettin' Square - Under Review
An Australian comedy worthy of rediscovery.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A FREE Substack post - underrated Aussie crime comedy Gettin's Square is Under Review. And yes, that really is Faramir lounging in a paddling pool. richardluck.substack.com/p/gettin-squ...
Remembering Peter O'Toole who died #onthisday in 2013. Here he is on Letterman treating a Dromedary to a refreshing can of lager. And yes, you are awake.
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Remembering Peter O'Toole who died #onthisday in 2013. Here he is on Letterman treating a Dromedary to a refreshing can of lager. And yes, you are awake.
Saddened to learn of Peter Greene's passing. Excellent as Redfoot in The Usual Suspects, great as Gus in Permanent Midnight, he's probably best known for The Mask and Pulp Fiction. However, if you haven't seen his debut performance in Laws Of Gravity, you're in for a treat. #petergreene
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Saddened to learn of Peter Greene's passing. Excellent as Redfoot in The Usual Suspects, great as Gus in Permanent Midnight, he's probably best known for The Mask and Pulp Fiction. However, if you haven't seen his debut performance in Laws Of Gravity, you're in for a treat. #petergreene
With Scandal on @TalkingPicsTV tomorrow at 9pm, here's a Premium Substack post concerning the other men in Christine Keeler's life, such as slum landlord Peter Rachman and philanthropist and keen zoo-goer Charles Clore... richardluck.substack.com/p/christine-...
Christine Keeler - The Other Men In Her Life
With The Trials Of Christine Keeler available on Acorn TV, I profile the men of means who shared their bed with the woman at the heart of the Profumo affair
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December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
With Scandal on @TalkingPicsTV tomorrow at 9pm, here's a Premium Substack post concerning the other men in Christine Keeler's life, such as slum landlord Peter Rachman and philanthropist and keen zoo-goer Charles Clore... richardluck.substack.com/p/christine-...
With the George Harrison-scored Wonderwall now available on Amazon Prime, here's a FREE Substack piece in which I celebrate leading lady Jane Birkin's incredible career. richardluck.substack.com/p/jane-birki...
Jane Birkin - "I Also Act"
With the singer-actor-model's journals finally translated into her native tongue, now feels a fitting time to assess the big-screen career of the Chelsea girl who took France by storm.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
With the George Harrison-scored Wonderwall now available on Amazon Prime, here's a FREE Substack piece in which I celebrate leading lady Jane Birkin's incredible career. richardluck.substack.com/p/jane-birki...
A FREE Substack post, because you said I looked nice - The Right Stuff Under Review... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-right-...
The Right Stuff - Under Review
How America entered the space race.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A FREE Substack post, because you said I looked nice - The Right Stuff Under Review... richardluck.substack.com/p/the-right-...
Remembering Mike Nesmith who died on this day last year. The Monkees, Repo Man, Tapeheads and cracking solo numbers like this one - there was so much going on under that hat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcY...
Micheal Nesmith - Rio
YouTube video by Risjah
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December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Remembering Mike Nesmith who died on this day last year. The Monkees, Repo Man, Tapeheads and cracking solo numbers like this one - there was so much going on under that hat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcY...
Thrilled to see that John Hillcoat's The Proposition (2005) is airing on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social on December 20th at 9pm. Here's my quick capsule review...
In our topsy-turvy world, it’s perhaps to be expected that great westerns emanate from Australia. With Ray Winstone superb as the... /1
In our topsy-turvy world, it’s perhaps to be expected that great westerns emanate from Australia. With Ray Winstone superb as the... /1
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thrilled to see that John Hillcoat's The Proposition (2005) is airing on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social on December 20th at 9pm. Here's my quick capsule review...
In our topsy-turvy world, it’s perhaps to be expected that great westerns emanate from Australia. With Ray Winstone superb as the... /1
In our topsy-turvy world, it’s perhaps to be expected that great westerns emanate from Australia. With Ray Winstone superb as the... /1
A Premium Substack post - Part One of Movies That Changed The World, featuring Fight Club, Victim and The Story Of The Kelly Gang... richardluck.substack.com/p/films-that...
Films That Changed The World, Part One
They came, you saw and they conquered world.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A Premium Substack post - Part One of Movies That Changed The World, featuring Fight Club, Victim and The Story Of The Kelly Gang... richardluck.substack.com/p/films-that...
Remembering Rene Auberjonois who died #onthisday in 2019 - born in New York, died in Los Angeles, educated in Welwyn Garden City.
December 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Remembering Rene Auberjonois who died #onthisday in 2019 - born in New York, died in Los Angeles, educated in Welwyn Garden City.
Company names - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, named after Alan Price, Matthew 'Adric' Waterhouse and 'Cyanide' Sid Cooper.
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Company names - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, named after Alan Price, Matthew 'Adric' Waterhouse and 'Cyanide' Sid Cooper.