Dispatch 42 – Thor, The Day Of The Jackal and The Hunger Games

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On this week’s podcast we discuss Thor: The Dark World and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as the joy of seeing classic films on the big screen – such as The Day Of The Jackal, which recently played as part of Tokyo’s Toho 10am Festival. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Read more »

The Day Of The Jackal

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Screened as part of Toho Cinema’s ongoing 10am series of classic films, The Day Of The Jackal (1973) is an adaption of Frederick Forsyth’s acclaimed novel. Set in 1963, the story traces a fictional attempt to kill the former president of France, Charles de Gaulle. de Gaulle had made enemies over the independence of Algeria […] Read more »