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The TWO FISTED TALES collection is great.
Parted with all those EC boxes sets years ago, sadly, but still have that big Nostalgia Press book colection from around 1974. The E.C.s are great, and never what people expect. I did keep several of the portfolios of covers that Russ Cochran published simultaneously with the black and white hardback boxed sets.

Just done reading THE LION ROARS, Ken Russell's very funny look at British films, including his own. His alternate view of BRIEF ENCOUNTER (a favourite film for both of us here) had us in stitches.

It was also interesting to see Russell say that LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM had been a huge hit in Australia (it was). I have a great fondness for Ken (even the badly misjudged stuff) and he was one of the most innovative, taboo-breaking dirctors of 70s film.

Catching up on the last 3 months of VANITY FAIR magazines, just finished a late Patricia Highsmith which I rather liked... and made me realise that Woody Allen's MATCH POINT is not dissimilar to Highsmith's Ripley stories.

Also a big LeCarre fan and read every Eric Ambler I can find... pretty close to all of them now.