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David Parkinson is a film critic and historian with several books to his credit. He has been writing for The Oxford Times and its sister newspapers since 1985.
Posted at 7:36am Thursday 19th January 2012
Parky at the Pictures (DVD 19/1/2012)
Reviews of Charlie Chan: Warner Oland; Charlie Chan: Sidney Toler; Kurosawa Classic Collection; The Theo Angelopoulos Collection; The Flamenco Trilogy; The Russ Meyer Collection: 19 Upstanding Classics; Swedish Erotica: The Complete Collection; Citizen James; and Great British Railway Journeys: Series 2
Posted at 7:33am Thursday 12th January 2012
Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 12/1/2012)
Reviews of A Useful Life; Tatsumi; and Margin Call
Posted at 7:31am Thursday 12th January 2012
Parky at the Pictures (DVD 12/1/2012)
Reviews of The Skin I Live In; Cell 211; Los Bastardos; Liverpool; Life, Above All; In a Better World; The Big Picture; Bluebeard; Attenberg; and Troll Hunter
Posted at 7:37am Thursday 5th January 2012
Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 5/1/2012)
Reviews of Wreckers; Despair; Zelig; Hannah and Her Sisters; A Christmas Carol; and Magic to Win)
Posted at 7:34am Thursday 5th January 2012
Parky at the Pictures (DVD 5/1/2012)
Reviews of Sint; A Lonely Place to Die; The Holding; Curio; Rogue River; Blood Runs Cold; Strigoi; Who Can Kill a Child?; Stormhouse; Deadheads; Satan Hates You; Cat o' Nine Tails; and Panic Button
Posted at 8:15am Thursday 29th December 2011
Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 29/12/2011)
Overview of cinema releases in 2011 and the Top 10 films of the year
Posted at 8:10am Thursday 29th December 2011
Parky at the Pictures (DVD 29/12/2011)
Reviews of The Brigand of Kandahar; Come On Eileen; Conan the Barbarian; Devil's Gate; Erotibot; Last Night; The Legend of Bruce Lee; Lovely By Surprise; Margin Call; The Poet; The Scarlet Blade; and Weekender
Posted at 7:59am Thursday 22nd December 2011
Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 22/12/2011)
Reviews of Dreams of a Life and Meet Me in St Louis
Posted at 7:56am Thursday 22nd December 2011
Posted at 7:40am Thursday 15th December 2011
Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 15/12/2011)
A survey of the top 10 documentaries released in cinemas in 2011
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