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Start Your Engines | The Journal

New look, new format, same Journal. Welcome to Series 4. It was a film that introduced non-F1 viewers to the iconic Hunt/Lauda rivalry with Chris Hem…
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First Take: F1: The Movie - it really is lights out and away we go

SYNOPSIS: Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing o…
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First Take Classics: Jaws - the sharks are circling, the water’s getting clearer…

SYNOPSIS: When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an …
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First Take: The Phoenician Scheme - family business, Wes Anderson style

SYNOPSIS: Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, th…
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First Take: Ballerina - when has Ana de Armas ever put in a bad performance?

SYNOPSIS: An assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organization sets out to seek revenge after her father’s death. 11 years ago Lions…
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12 Years In. Time to judge a Festival. | TheJackSmit.com expands partnership with Lytham International & CineWyre

So this is a post we’ve had to wait a very long time to put out. Earlier in the year, those fine folks at the Lytham International Film Festival g…