Retrospect: Blackadder’s Dish & Dishonesty

Possibly the show’s finest episode?

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Written by: Richard Curtis & Ben Elton
Original Air Date: 17 September 1987

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SceneKid#8: Binary Sunset

Watching Star Wars drunk is guaranteed to result in a bit of Tatooine sand getting in your eye…

Star Wars
Dir: George Lucas
Original Release Date: 25 May 1977

Part One of a Star Wars SceneKid series special.

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2015 Finds Action in the Midst of a New Golden Age

After years of inconsistency in the genre, action movies have once again blossomed in recent times, with 2015 set to typify what looks to be an increased ascent toward the peak of a new golden age.

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SceneKid#7: “I will be your champion”

With season five of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ fully underway, a look back at one of the standout emotional scenes from the previous season, featuring two of the series’ finest performances thus far…

Game of Thrones
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Dir: Alik Sakharov
Original Air Date: 18 May 2014

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Guitar & Lens: The Narrowing Memories of an Era

Watching Pete Townshend’s wailing finale to The Who’s set at Woodstock 1969, it dawned on me that by the time the next generation rolls around, film reels and video will be our only memories of rock’s most explosive era.

But what memories…

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SceneKid#6: “What they did was tech-nic-ally high treason!”♫

Seth McFarlane and co.’s take on the 1980s Iran-Contra affair provides a painfully funny history lesson…

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Dir: Pam Cooke
Original Air Date: 11 May 2008

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TurningJapanese#1: Battle Royale バトル・ロワイアル

ILT’s new TurningJapnese series will serve as a discussion of all things hōga in the Land of the Rising Sun, seeking to share the latest productions and reminisce about the history, the classics, and the downright bizarre.

First up, a look back at many of my generation’s introduction to Japanese cinema…

Battle Royale
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
Original Release Date: 16 December 2000

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ScenedKid#5: “What the hell is a Dim Mak?”

Bloodsport
Dir: Newt Arnold
Original Release Date: 26 February 1988

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SceneKid#4: The Wave Speech

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Dir: Terry Gilliam
Original Release Date: 22 May 1998

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SceneKid#3: Jazz Drummin’

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Dir: Debbie Allen
Original Air Date: 10 September 1990

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